a's

just couldn't. I walked down the air stairs, taking in my surroun

was beginning to bulge, and everything treated

ill, all I wanted to do was talk to Ryan and let him know what he thought, but

You should come in. The doctor is waiting for you already, and he is here

me to a step, gazing at me. " Yes, I a

t for a jiffy before she

e doesn't know. Neve

ill up in the air. She had kept asking me what happened, but

other who had fought tooth and nail to get me all to herself. I

e everything possible to work so

celerated in years, with branches across the cou

, I refused, letting her know that I didn't want to. I made su

han to let me go, but she hadn't attended the wedding, that was the f

She loved it when I became friends with people who were already known and huge; she called

ut as years passed, her disapproval had only worsened, an

here, and they will bear my name, that would be better than having th

anding her bag to the housekeeper, who acc

ing in the company once you give birth to y

licted and my head hurt. " I need to sleep. I will place a cal

uld get you settled in, make sure the kids are fine, and

ead. She wou

e when I am about to give birth. I am sure that having her

f, I took in a deep breath w

o the sky. Painted rose gold and silver, I slipped on a smile

n the scent I had always remembered hit

g. Huge silver drapes flowed from the ceiling to the ground,

om, and the stairs, spiraling as I

remembered. Although there have

meeting to attend in minutes from now. You will be fine, the housekeeper is around and whatever yo

fine." I nudged her toward the door, watching

es when I was alone, thought

shoulders or let me be. I saw her as she placed a hand on my shoulder, wa

sip flew faster than anything anyone could think of, and I certa

although I could tell that there had been renov

countless texts of Reina asking where I was to

didn't have a say unless she gave her the go-ahead, and he was putty whenever he was

sob wrecked through my body, my hands smoothening m

ver expected, and I was going

aw it was Ryan, my eyes swept through immediately. He

licked away on the keypad, wanting to tell him where I was wh

ierced through my heart, wriggling it in until I slammed the

way; he had ...my eyes went dim when I felt a trickle down my leg, and a sh