로그인Inside, Blair sat on the sofa, her hand resting on her slight belly, while Roman stood nearby deep in conversation with Luca. Two-year-old Olivia was showing off her drawings to anyone who would look."Aunt Keira!" Olivia shouted, abandoning her colouring-in to run across the room. Keira bent down,
Olivia, growing restless, wiggled off Blair’s lap. “Can I go play with my blocks?”“Yes, but stay in the playroom,” Roman told her. “I’ll be there in a minute.”As Olivia skipped off, Roman pulled Blair to her feet and into his arms. “You look tired. You should have let me bring someone in to handle
“Mama! Look!”Blair looked up from her laptop to see her two-year-old daughter, Olivia, proudly showing off a crayon drawing that was mostly colorful scribbles.“That’s beautiful, sweetheart,” Blair said, genuinely impressed with the artwork of her toddler. “Is that our family?”Olivia nodded madly,
"Is that what you think?" Niko's voice was dangerously quiet. "That your only value is as a... what? A royal broodmare?""It's the reality of our position," she insisted. "The Wystovian crown needs an heir. You need an heir. And I can't—" Her voice broke.Niko crossed the distance between them in th
"I'm trying to protect him—""From what? From having a choice?" Keira's voice grew stronger. "You're deciding what's best for Niko without asking him what he wants. That's not protection, that's control."Amelia stared at her, startled by the blunt assessment."Look, I get it. The pressure is overwh
Amelia shook her head, the weight of her failure pressing down on her. "The doctors say there's nothing wrong with Niko, which means the problem lies with me. I'm considering stepping aside, letting him divorce me so he can marry someone who can actually give him an heir." She glanced at Keira, sudd
Sutton took the folder, fingers brushing his momentarily. The brief contact sent a familiar spark through her that she tried desperately to ignore.“You said there were two things?” she prompted, eager to finish this meeting before her traitorous body betrayed her further.“When is your next doctor’
The click-clack of Nicole’s heels echoed across the Cyber10 development floor, drawing Sutton’s attention away from her monitor. She knew that woman’s walk anywhere. It was almost angry. Nicole was heading directly for her workstation, fake smile in place.“Sutton,” Nicole said, voice dripping with
“Come on,” Blair said, wrapping an arm around Sutton’s waist while pulling Keira along. “Let’s go outside.”As they moved, Keira kept glaring back at Luca like she really wanted that flamethrower right now.Sutton didn’t look. Couldn’t look.Rose followed them to the terrace doors. “Are you sure you
Luca looked like he wanted to object but then nodded. “Okay. But we’re not done talking about this.” “Well we are for now. I have work to do.” “And one more thing,” Luca added as she turned to leave. “You shouldn’t be answering phones and not with your skills.” Sutton frowned. “What?” “Roman sai







