The silence that followed Adam's departure was awkward. Maxwell waited a few minutes, then got up, too. “I'm going to work. Do you want a ride to the hospital?” He asked Anna, ignoring the others at the table. “Can we have lunch together?” Anna asked worriedly. “If you don't mind waiting... I don't know how long the trial will last.” “I'll go to the courthouse as soon as the consultation is over. I'll take the ride.” Anna said decisively, and stood up. “Why are you going to the doctor? Are you pregnant?” The hope in Bonnie's voice was unmistakable. “No, Bonnie. It's just a routine check-up.” Anna replied and turned to her father. “Can you look after Ian, please? Can I trust that I'll find him here when I get back?” “Of course, my child. Don't treat me as if I'm unreliable.” “You can't be trusted, Dad. You'll need to regain my trust.” She said and left with Maxwell. Bonnie looked at Anna's father and found him very handsome. “Could you call a taxi? I need
Adam became pensive. It seemed that Vicenzo had forgotten that he could read his thoughts. “I made a mistake, yes. But I regretted it almost immediately.” “Your regret doesn't erase what you did to her... Did you at least apologize to her?” “No. She didn't give me the chance. She ran away before I could get my head together and understand that what I did was wrong.” “Maybe that's the first step I should take now to win her back.” “Do you think I have a chance of winning her back?” Adam asked wryly, but Vincenzo didn't notice. “With the right words and attitude, you have a fifty percent chance of getting her love back. But if she accepts your apology but refuses to go back to you.... Well, there's no blackmail that works better than what I have to give you about her. As you know, I have a law degree, and I only don't practice law because research has become so lucrative and enjoyable. So I can give you all the tips on what you should do.” “First of all, Vincenzo,
Adam was in no hurry to return to the apartment. He was happy to know that he had a son, and he already loved him, with a love unknown to him until then. When he saw Ian for the first time, he felt the thrill of knowing he was a father, but somehow, just that day, he was feeling like his father. He felt like protecting him, but at the same time, he wanted to teach him how to defend himself, and to be cruel to anyone who didn't deserve his consideration. He had a lot to teach Ian. He would be a king and have all his desires satisfied. The world he had conquered, both the mafia and the werewolves, would be his. He would lack nothing. Now, he had plans to have a few more children with Anna, so that he could follow her pregnancy closely. He wanted to hear the child's heartbeat, feel its kicks and take part in its childhood. He had never wanted to have a child with any other woman but her. And now he was sure that she would accompany him back. As he walked along, dreaming of his l
“You could also have warned me that the price for protecting my daughter was for her to lie with you as one of your whores.” “That's not how it happened. I married her! I fell in love with her!” “That's why you still have your tongue in your mouth, talking to me. Do you think I wouldn't scour the world for something that could destroy bizarre animals like you and your brother? You're like venomous snakes. We need to guard against your attacks.” “You've always known what kills werewolves, Henry.” “Yes. But you're unusual. Your father, it wasn't too difficult. I could have given him a fatal dose, but... I wanted the pleasure of seeing him wither away. And I hear that you've found the antidote to that poison, and that all werewolves can already smell it, but the weapon I have now is implacable and indestructible.” “My son.” Adam said without surprise. “Conveniently, it can destroy creatures just like your brother, too.” “I never imagined that you would betray me like
Anna listened attentively to her gynecologist and her recommendations. She had a urinary tract infection and should not have sex for a few days. She took a deep breath and went to the pharmacy, where she bought the necessary antibiotics. She never got sick and recovered supernaturally, but perhaps Maxwell was the kind of creature who could pass on longer-lasting things in her body. She looked at the time and thought it was too early to go and meet Maxwell. She wanted a chance to think and there it was. She crossed the street, which wasn't very busy, and started walking through the park. She began to think about Adam. She could see in his eyes that he still loved her, even if he hadn't said so. She also couldn't deny that seeing him made her heart flutter and that she had to try very hard not to run and hug him. Maxwell wouldn't understand. She loved Adam, but not as a man, but with the affection of a friend and the father of her child. However, he made a healthy conversation betwee
Bonnie could hear the laughter from her bedroom, which was next to the kitchen. She wanted to kill that child. She had never seen Adam so happy. Let alone laughing, as if there were no worries or problems to be solved. Perhaps it was her fault. She insisted on coming with him. But what could she do? He was hers, and he would always be hers. She was determined to accept being in the background. She couldn't compete with a son. And the boy was so much like him, it was scary. With the influence of his grandfather and father, this boy would be a monster when he grew up, and there was already something in his eyes that was threatening. She knew it was time to distance herself and let Adam come to her when he needed her. She had never been afraid of anything, and she had come to know fear there, with her rival's father. She couldn't do anything against Anna or the child, or she would die an agonizing death. There was no doubt about that. But he also knew that if she stayed close, she
As soon as she left, Ian looked at his father seriously. “Did your son come with you?” Adam exchanged an astonished glance with his son's grandfather. He paid attention to details, which is unusual for children his age. “Actually, he was already here when I arrived... We'll talk about it over lunch tomorrow.” Adam said, not wanting to start his relationship with his son with lies. “Did you like this woman, Ian?” “No. She's garbage.” The boy said and got down from his chair and ran to his grandfather, taking his hand and leading him to sit where Bonnie had been sitting, and turned to Adam. “Shall we make Grandpa a guinea pig?” Adam smiled and stood up. “Sure.” He said and took the cake that the two of them had made out of the oven. As they ate, with a cup of coffee that the cook had made, after their entrance into the kitchen had been admitted again by Ian, between one mild conversation and another, Anna's father said so quickly, and so covertly between one sentence
Anna stared at him, thinking about everything he was saying. Starting a new life, away from all the dirt her father and Adam had brought into her life, and that of her children, wasn't a bad idea. But it still hurt to think that he would never be able to see his father again. But he saw Maxwell's way out, like a lifeboat. He couldn't live away from his son, and he would die if he saw Adam taking Ian away from her. It would hurt too much, and he had caused enough unhappiness in his life. She would have to learn to live without her father, after all, she had lived without him for a few years. If she had to choose, she would stay with her husband, and with her children. “You'd have to give up your toga, your profession.” “I don't need them to live, Anna. You and our children are more important.” “Did you know that when I see you in that robe I get turned on?” Anna said with a burning gaze. Maxwell was surprised by Anna's sudden change of subject. However, it was flattering th