LOGINI spent the following days in a solitude heavy with sorrow. I had already fallen far too deeply for the strange man whose life I had saved that night. Yet, I was self-aware enough to know that I could do nothing, nor could I lay claim to any rights, because on the flip side, I had indeed committed a fatal mistake.
He should have received proper medical treatment and regained consciousness much faster if I had immediately brought him to the city hospital that night. However, my blind eg
After hours that felt like slow torture, the silence of the night was suddenly shattered. The faint but piercing wail of a newborn's cry pierced through the solid doors of the operating room.Waaah... waaah...In an instant, my heart thundered violently, racing so hard that my chest grew tight. Every drop of blood in my veins seemed to freeze for one whole second. Was that Gabriel's cry? Had my little prince truly been born into this world?My eyes suddenly welled with tears. Relief, disbelief, and overwhelming emotion tangled together in my mind. I stood frozen where I was, hardly able to believe that in this very instant, my status had officially changed—I was a father.“Papa... that’s... that’s my child’s voice, isn’t it?” I asked, my voice hoarse and trembling violently, turning toward Papa Arturo, who had faithfully stayed beside me in the corridor since he’d arrived a while ago.Papa Arturo brok
"Sir, get Madam to the hospital immediately! My team and I will handle the rest!" shouted one of Papa Lucas's men, the veins in his neck straining as he fired his weapon at the car that had rammed into us.I nodded swiftly, not wasting a single second. Fortunately, in this critical moment, the remaining reinforcements from my team and Papa Lucas's team had arrived on the scene to provide backup.Ignoring the thunder of battle erupting once more behind us, I immediately gathered Emelia's body into my arms, carrying her bridal-style to rush her to the waiting medical evacuation vehicle."Samuel... it hurts... hnghh, it hurts so much," Emelia moaned again, her voice growing weaker by the second. Large beads of cold sweat now drenched the entire surface of her pale face."Hold on, my love. Just bear with it a little longer, we're on our way to the hospital now," I whispered against her ear, struggling hard to suppress the panic that nearly drove
"Stay calm, sweetheart. Wait inside the car for now, all right," I said, fighting to keep the panic from bleeding into my own voice. A furious blaze scorched through my chest — every instinct screamed at me to throw open the door, draw my weapon, and hunt down whoever had dared to shatter our peace.But Emelia shook her head in quick, desperate denial. Her beautiful eyes had already welled with tears she was barely holding at bay. I could feel every inch of her trembling violently within my arms, a terror so profound it radiated from the very depths of her gaze."Hey… look at me. Your husband is right here, darling. Nothing is going to happen to you. I swear it," I said again, cradling her face in my palms and pressing my lips to her brow over and over, pouring into her the calm I could not summon for myself."I'm scared, Samuel… Please, let's get out of here, please…" she whimpered, her voice raw and trembling.CR
POV SamuelIn truth, there was a tremendous hesitation lodged deep within my chest at the thought of agreeing to Emelia's request this time. Venturing to a place so far from the reach of my primary surveillance — the very idea unsettled me, made me afraid. And yet, every time I looked into those beautiful eyes of hers, brimming with hope and quiet longing, I found myself utterly incapable of uttering a single word of refusal. Beyond that, I had made a promise to myself — a vow I intended to honor — to fulfill every dream, every wish, that my beautiful wife carried in her heart.And so, the day before our departure, I immediately ordered the forward-line team of my men to move ahead. Their mission: to sweep and ensure that the remote flower garden and its surrounding area were completely sterile, entirely clear of any potential threat or danger.I would not allow even the smallest oversight to tarnish my woman's day of happiness.Co
"Our firstborn grandchild shall be named Albert!" Papa Arturo announced grandly, his voice slicing through the quiet of the living room the moment we all arrived home from the hospital."Absolutely not!" Papa Lucas fired back without missing a beat. He rose from the sofa, planting both hands on his hips with the air of a man who would not be moved. "His name will be Maxim. It sounds far stronger and more distinguished!""That's not your decision to make, Lucas! He is my grandchild!" Papa Arturo protested, shooting his co-grandfather a look of indignant reproach at the unilateral proclamation."Have you forgotten that he is also mine?" Papa Lucas shot back, his brow furrowing deep with barely concealed frustration.I could only smile softly at the spirited — if thoroughly ridiculous — debate unfolding before me. My fingers moved in slow, tender circles over my rounded belly, cradling the warmth of the life growing within. My gaze
Emelia's POVI feel like an absolute queen right now. Whatever I desire, whatever I ask for—Samuel, Papa Lucas, and Mama Melissa will always rush to fulfill it without exception.From the childhood dream of going shopping with a mother, to visiting the beach with the man of my dreams, to something as simple as a relaxed dinner together—everything has been made real, and made perfect. Ah, I feel wrapped in an overflowing happiness each and every day.Without my even noticing, the days have slipped by so quickly that my pregnancy has officially entered its fourth month.Fast, isn't it? Samuel—my impossibly overprotective husband—hasn't set foot in his office once this entire time. He always uses the excuse that he still cannot bear to be far from me because of the baby's sympathetic effects on him. Though lately, I haven't seen him suffer through a single bout of nausea or complain of headaches from his symp
Pov MelissaI let out a long, shaky breath, feeling a profound sense of relief once our car finally pulled up and parked perfectly in the driveway of Samuel’s estate. To shake off the fatigue and the lingering unease that had been clinging to my mind since earlier, I chose to s
Pov LucasMy eyes simply couldn’t stop drifting to a single spot since the moment Melissa stepped foot back into this house. Honestly, a massive surge of happiness completely enveloped my heart, being able to see her in the flesh again after decades of being torn apart by time.
I stepped closer to the small glass slot in the heavy iron door, peering into the silent, partitioned room. In the corner of the bed, a middle-aged woman sat with her knees pulled to her chest, clutching a small brown teddy bear tightly. The stuffed animal looked incredibly worn-out, dingy, and t
Our soundproof master bedroom suddenly felt incredibly quiet, leaving only the sound of our ragged breaths chasing each other, growing faster by the second. Samuel pinned my body beneath the power of his strong physique, yet he supported his own weight with both elbows braced beside my head. He d







