Novels by Selome

Chapter 431Nathan blinked."So?""So?"I stared at him."Give me my child."Nathan looked offended instantly."Our child."Mom laughed from the chair near the window.Lucian shook his head."Nathan has entered father mode."Carmen smiled while rocking Luca gently in her arms.Luca stared toward Athena with curious little eyes.Liam folded his arms dramatically.

Chapter 430Liam folded his arms."What is she then? Baby Cain?"I burst into laughter.Nathan stared at him.Then slowly looked down toward our sleeping daughter.His expression softened.Very quietly he reached over and touched her tiny hand.Then he looked at me."What do you think?"I looked at our little girl.Then at him.And suddenly………

Chapter 429Her lips trembled."Oh..."That was all she said.Just one word.Lucian looked over Nathan's shoulder.Then blinked."...She's tiny."Carmen elbowed him immediately."What kind of observation is that?""I'm saying she's cute."Liam moved closer.Very carefully.Then his eyes widened."Wait."

Chapter 428For a few seconds, I heard nothing except that tiny cry.Everything else disappeared.The room.The voices.The movement.Everything.Then I looked at Nathan.He hadn't moved.Not even a little.His eyes stayed fixed on the small bundle the nurse held.Completely fixed.I turned my head slightly.And finally……..

Chapter 427I smiled."Very bravely."Before he could answer, the door opened.Mom walked in carrying a small bag.Behind her came Lucian.Then Liam.Then Matthew.I stared."...Why are all of you here?"Liam pointed dramatically."Family support."Matthew looked annoyed."He forced me to come with him.""I invited you.

Chapter 426The next few hours passed steadily.The nurses moved in and out of the room, checking monitors and asking questions.Mom stayed for a while before leaving with Lucian to give Nathan and me some space.The hospital gradually quieted as evening approached.Nathan remained beside me the entire time.No pacing.No dramatic reactions.No emergency research.Just Nathan………………. My husband, Nathan……He held my hand, adjusted my pillow when I shifted, and brought water before I even asked.Somewhere along the way, the nervous energy faded.Something else had replaced it.Focus.I looked at him after one of the nurses left."You've become very quiet."Nathan glanced toward me."Have I?"I nodded.He looked down at our hands."I was thinking."I smiled faintly."Dangerous."A small laugh escaped him.Then he looked back at me."I kept imagining this day differently."I frowned slightly."Differently how?"Nathan leaned back in the chair."I thought I would panic more."I raised an ey