Se connecterDanny’s POVA week after flying back from China, the estate had settled into a quiet, heavily guarded routine. But inside our bedroom, my mind was a chaotic mess.I stood in front of the full-length mirror, turning to the side as I stared down at my reflection. My belly had visibly popped over the last seven days, round and prominent beneath my shirt. My hips had broadened to accommodate the pregnancy, and my face looked softer, rounder."I look fat," I grumbled under my breath, poking at my waist with a deep, dramatic frown. "I literally look like a balloon."From behind me, two broad arms slid wrapped around my waist, warm and comforting as Chad pulled my back against his chest. He pressed a soft kiss to the crook of my neck, his dark eyes meeting mine in the mirror."Still going to wear a crop top with that bump, love?" he teased softly, his lips twitching into a smug grin.I turned around in his grip, frowning up at him as I beat his chest with my palm. "This is entirely your fa
Danny's POV He frowned deeply, letting out a sharp groan, and my heart lurched right up into my throat. "What's wrong?! Does your chest hurt?! Should I call Dr. Greene?!" I scrambled closer on my knees, my hands frantically reaching for his shoulder. "Chad, please, don't do this! You just woke up! What if something is wrong with your heart?!" Then I heard it. A quiet, rumbling laugh coming from the very man who had just nearly stopped my heart. I stared at him. He was grinning at me, a full breathtaking, smug grin. "You!" I gasped, my jaw dropping. "You were joking?!" Chad’s grin widened. "I missed you." I gaped at him as though he'd just announced that the earth was flat. "You missed me?!" "Very much." "YOU WERE IN A LITERALLY COMA!" "I know." "You couldn't even open your eyes!" "I was aware of that, too." I stared at him, utterly speechless. "Then how could you miss me when you weren't even conscious enough to know I existed in this world?!" His playful smile softe
Danny's POV "We lost one of the babies." His hand in my hair stopped moving. I stared blankly at the hospital gown covering his chest, suddenly finding it impossibly difficult to look up at his face. "They said the other three are fine. They're still alive, and they're doing well, but..." My voice cracked, tears burning the back of my throat. "There were supposed to be four, Chad." His arm tightened around me, holding me flush against him. "I am sorry, Danny." I swallowed painfully, a tear slipping down my cheek and soaking into his gown. "I keep thinking about it. I keep remembering the scan and hearing all four of those heartbeats. I was so shocked when we discovered there were four of them, and now..." I couldn't even finish the sentence. Chad gently stroked my hair, his lips pressing firmly into the crown of my head. "I am so sorry, love." He repeated the words softly, over and over, pressing gentle kisses to my hair between apologies. I knew he couldn't magically bring
Danny’s POV The doctors rushed into the room almost immediately after I unlocked the door. Within seconds, they had surrounded Chad's bed, checking his vitals, examining his wounds, and adjusting the monitoring machines beside him. I stood awkwardly near the foot of the bed, watching them with my heart still hammering against my ribs. He was awake. My husband was finally awake. And yet, for some reason, I still couldn't stop worrying that I would blink and discover that this had all been another cruel, agonizing dream or someone would just pop out and shoot us again. "His vitals are stabilizing," Dr. Greene announced after a few tense minutes. He let out a long breath, looking genuinely relieved as he checked the monitors. "Considering the amount of blood he lost and the severity of his injuries, this is nothing short of a miracle." "Well, I'm glad the universe is still on our side," Chad remarked weakly, his raspy voice laced with that familiar, arrogant charm. Dr. G
Danny’s POVMy legs were trembling so badly I thought my knees were going to give out right there on the cold tiles. But the second Grandma pulled me into a tight, secure embrace, a wave of real warmth washed over my shivering body."Granny..." I whimpered into her shoulder, my voice cracking. "Chad won't wake up."Granny gently pulled back from the hug, looking up at me with a soft, confident smile. "He will, sweet boy."I glanced over her shoulder at the motionless figure on the bed, plugged into all those terrifying machines. "It doesn't look like it..."Granny let out a sudden, boisterous laugh. "Oh, you know him! He could just be pretending!" She cackled softly, tapping my cheek. "Besides, I heard you've been giving everyone a hard time since you woke up."Despite the heavy lump in my throat, I found myself smiling. Leave it to Granny to make me laugh in the middle of a literal tragedy.Granny reached out, gently taking my hand. "Before we go unleash absolute fire on Xuyi, you s
Danny’s POV"Are you people going to force me back into that room?!" I shouted back at them, my voice echoing off the sterile walls."Danny, you need to rest. You just woke up!" Noah pleaded, taking a cautious step toward me with his hands up.I glared at him, my eyes narrowing into slits. "If you are not going to handcuff me back into the hospital room, then forget about it."I pushed straight past Dr. Greene, the nurses, and Noah, ignoring their desperate attempts to get me back on the bed. They wanted me lying down like everything was perfectly fine, while a bunch of bastards had just come together to destroy my entire life and take one of my babies away from me."Where's Chad's room?" I demanded, standing in the middle of the hallway.Neither of them answered."I don't even need you people to find my husband anyway," I cursed under my breath, turning my head.That was when I caught it a faint, warm trail of deep cedar and pine. Chad’s pheromones were leaking softly from the suit







