ログインArlari's POVMy hand trembled as I held the phone to my ear.“That’s not possible,” I said quickly. “There has to be a mistake.”The doctor’s voice stayed calm. “I understand your reaction, but I ran the test more than once.”“How many times?” I asked, my voice shaking.“Three times,” he replied. “The result was the same each time.”My chest tightened.“No… that doesn’t make sense,” I whispered. “Severiano is infertile.”There was a short silence on the line.“I am only telling you what the test shows,” the doctor said carefully. “You are pregnant.”My head started spinning again. Pregnant?The word felt heavy in my mind, impossible to comprehend. Completely impossible.“I need you to check again,” I said quickly. “Please… maybe something went wrong in the lab.”“I already did,” he said gently. “I wouldn’t call you if I wasn’t certain.”Tears filled my eyes again.This was too much, first it was Danny, threats, deadline, and now this?“I… I don’t want him to know yet,” I said sudden
Arlari's POVThe water from the shower did nothing to calm me, even after crying under it for an hour.After taking a warm bath, I laid on my bed, but I did not sleep.I tried, but every time I closed my eyes, I saw Danny, tied to a pole, bleeding. HelplessMy heart shattered into a thousand pieces, like something heavy was sitting on it. I turned on the bed again and again, pulling the blanket over me, then throwing it away. Nothing helped.Severiano was gone, gone to fix everything.I curled on my side and hugged the pillow tightly.“Please…” I whispered into the darkness. “Just bring him back…”. My voice broke, tears slipped quietly down my face.Then my phone buzzed.For a second, I didn’t want to look, maybe my heart already knew it wasn’t good news.The phone buzzed again.Slowly, with shaking hands, I reached for it.I unlocked it to see a message from an unknown number.My breath caught when I opened the message.>>You have seven days to steal the drive from Severiano and bri
Arlari's POVMy breath stopped.It was Danny, tied to a pole, blindfolded.His head hung forward, his arms pulled tight behind him, there was blood on his lip, and his shirt was torn. His body looked still, too still.For a second my mind refused to understand what I was looking at.“No…” I whispered, the word slipped out before I could stop it.My body went cold.“No. No, no…”I pushed myself up quickly, ignoring the soreness between my thighs. My heart started racing so fast it hurt.“That’s not real,” I said, my voice shaking. “That’s not real…”But it was, and I knew it was.Severiano didn’t move, he was still looking at the screen. Completely still.“Severiano,” I whispered, panic rising in my chest. “Say something.”He didn’t answer, his jaw tightened slightly.That was the only reaction from him, but I understood that his silence meant danger. Serious danger.My breathing became uneven.“We have to do something,” I said quickly. “We can’t just—”His phone buzzed again, and the
Arlari's POVI couldn’t sit still in the car, my heart was already racing before we even left the mansion. Severiano looked calm as always, one hand on the wheel, the other resting on my bare thigh under my short black dress he had chosen for me. It was tight, low-cut, no panties allowed.He drove a few poles away from the mansion, and pulled over.“Why are we stopping?" I asked, confused.He didn't respond, he just turned to me.“Open your legs,” he said quietly.I hesitated briefly and parted my legs, then he pulled out the kegel balls from his inner pocket."Why do you walk around with that?”"I don't,” he said, holding it up for me to see." Then why do you have that?”He scoffed." I told you, you need to clear your mind.”I swallowed hard, heat spread between my legs.My breath caught when I felt the cool metal of the kegel balls against my entrance. He pressed them in slowly, one after the other, the weight settled deep inside me right away. Heavy, and full. I clenched before I
Arlari's POVHe leaned forward and pulled me into a deep kiss, claiming my tongue and breath.I kissed him back, desperately.He pulled out of the kiss but kept his forehead on mine, nose brushing, lips an inch apart.“I’m keeping you forever with me," he breathed, voice hoarse. “You don't get to opt out on me."“Never," I whispered.He claimed my lips again, but just then, his phone buzzed with a call." This better be important,” he murmured.I chuckled as I watched him step out to take the call.He didn't return again for the night, and I soon fell asleep waiting for him to return.***When I woke up the next day, I stayed under the blanket for a few seconds, staring at the ceiling and thinking about last night. The way Severiano had looked at me when I asked if he would ever leave me, the long silence before he answered with a kiss, and the promise he made mid-kisses.Finally, I forced myself out of bed.After washing my face and getting dressed, I stepped out of my room and walk
Arlari's POV“I thought so,” I said, rolling my eyes.He paused.“You thought so?" He repeated.“I'm just a contract."“You keep lying to yourself about that.”“You keep avoiding commitment."His fingers brushed my cheek bone.“I'm not avoiding commitment, Arlari. I just don't want to make promises that'll be out of my control to keep."My heart sank.“Out of your control?" I asked, panic etched on my face.His smile broadened.“You worry too much. Go to bed, and don't forget that you're here because I want you to be."Without waiting for me to say anything further, he tugged me in, kissed my forehead and left.***When I opened my eyes the next day, the first thing I felt was the heaviness in my chest.For a moment I did not understand why I felt so tired, then the memory of last night returned. The crying, the way I had completely broken down in Severiano’s arms. Heat rushed to my face immediately.I sat up in bed and rubbed my forehead.“That was embarrassing,” I muttered quietly
Arlari’s POVSleep came easily. Smooth.It dragged me under without warning, pulling me back into that familiar dark place my mind never forgets. The same room. The same smell. The same helpless waiting. I was small again. Too small to understand. Too small to understand why blood could keep spill
Arlari’s HeartThe next day was a weekend, and the mansion fell into a strange kind of stillness. No meetings. No visitors. No reason for anyone to leave. Everyone stayed home.Everyone except Severiano.From what I could tell, he had locked himself in his office since morning. I did not see him on
Arlari's POVThe headache came back without warning.At first, it was only a dull pressure, sitting low behind my eyes. I ignored it.Pain was inconvenient, not dangerous. Feelings were worse. Pain could be measured.I adjusted the screen brightness and continued working.The code blurred slightly,
Arlaris POVMatteo appeared from inside the mansion.His face was cold. Hard. A look I did not know he could wear.No warmth. No smile.No trace of the man who leaned too close to me at the office. No trace of the man who asked me out as he meant it. No trace of the man who pulled me into a sudden







