Semua Bab He Presented His Heir, I Disappeared With His Twins: Bab 1 - Bab 8

On the night Valen Varesi's dying first love went into labor, his parents stationed armed men outside my suite to make sure I stayed far away from the private maternity floor and the birth of the Varesi family's heir.I never gave them the scene they were expecting.Not when Sabina Orsini was taken into surgery, not when the baby's first cry carried through the corridor, and not when the whole family finally relaxed.His mother sat beside Sabina's bed, clutching her hand with relief. "As long as we're here," she said, "that barren wife of his won't get anywhere near you or the baby."Valen stood at Sabina's side, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a tenderness I had once believed was mine. "Don't worry," he said. "My father has men covering every exit. If Nerina tries anything, she'll be gone before the night is over."Only then did he finally let himself breathe.As far as Valen was concerned, he had done nothing unforgivable. He had granted a dying woman one final wish and secur

Such a betrayal should have shattered the room.Instead, Valen had delivered it as if he were explaining a sensible arrangement.I finished packing the last of my clothes just as his mother pushed open the bedroom door. Her eyes went straight to the suitcase at my feet, and for a second, satisfaction flickered across her face before she covered it with contempt."While you were gone, I moved Sabina into your room," she said. "The study next door has been turned into the nursery. You can sleep on the sofa tonight. If that doesn't suit you, there's a guest cottage by the back drive."I was too exhausted to argue. The journey home, the shock, the pregnancy, the humiliation—it all sat in my body like lead.So I only nodded.That night, the baby cried on and off from the master bedroom. I turned on the sofa and tried to block it out until I heard Sabina's voice, thin with complaint."Valen, do something. He won't stop crying, and I can't sleep."Then Valen laughed softly."You're the one I'

[Valen's POV]I stared at the report until the word twins blurred.The whispers in the chapel rose around me, but I could hardly hear them.Impossible.How could Nerina be pregnant?How could she be carrying my children and leave without telling me?I wanted to run after the courier, drag a destination out of him, tear through the city until I found her. But the moment I moved, Sabina gave a sharp cry and clutched the baby tighter."Valen," she whispered, her face draining of color. "Something's wrong with him."The baby had started wailing, small body twisting in her arms, his cries turning thin and ragged.My mother pushed past one of the doctors, panic rising in her voice."Valen, what are you doing? If something happens to that child now, will that woman answer for it?"Then she pointed toward the doors."This is exactly her style. A forged report, a dramatic exit, all timed to humiliate you in public. If she were really pregnant, why would she run?"My father struck the marble onc

[Nerina's POV]I left the city under a sky full of cloud.From the plane window, the coastline and towers kept shrinking until there was nothing left to recognize. For the first time in years, the silence inside me did not feel like loss. It felt like relief.From that moment on, I no longer belonged to the Varesi family.Twelve hours later, I landed in the frontier territories.It was a lawless place, crowded with smugglers, mercenaries, and private militias. The air smelled of diesel, blood, and cordite. Nothing there resembled the polished order of Valen's world.The head of the neutral medical unit met me at the gate and handed me a heavy vest."Wear it," he said. "Out here, no one cares that you're a doctor."That was true in more ways than one.For years, I had treated Valen as though he were the center of my life. I had let myself believe that orbiting him was love. But the man who once seemed to see only me had long since disappeared into duty, entitlement, and convenience.I r