LOGINMom shot to her feet at once. Scarlet and Serenity didn't know what to do.“What? Pregnant?” Serenity blurted out in shock. She stared at me with wide eyes. Scarlet looked just as stunned.“What have you done to my daughter?!” Mom screamed.I felt the blood drain from my face. I couldn't say a word. Alaric took my hand, trying to calm me down.“Ate... What is this? Is it true?” Scarlet asked quietly. It was obvious she didn't want to believe what she was hearing.“If you want revenge, leave my children out of it!” Mom shouted. Her eyes were bloodshot.“What revenge?” Serenity asked, completely confused.“I don't intend to upset you, Mrs. Salazar. Perhaps we can talk about this calmly,” Alaric suggested in a serious tone.I couldn't sense even a hint of fear from him. It was as if this was nothing new to him—as though there was nothing frightening about the situation at all.“Seraphina, how could you let this happen?” Mom turned to me. “You're better than this. Why did you let this man
It took me a week before I found the courage to tell my parents about my pregnancy. It's Sunday today, and everyone's home. Since Dad isn't around, I'll tell Mom first. I haven't told Alaric that we're going to tell them today. I'll talk to Mom first and let her know that I have a boyfriend. She'll be shocked if I suddenly tell her I'm pregnant when she doesn't even know I have one.We were all in the living room. Scarlet was watching TV. Serenity was busy texting on her phone. Mom was reading a book. I stared blankly at the television, but my mind was elsewhere. I kept rehearsing in my head how I was going to tell them.I shifted in my seat before finally deciding to speak.“Mom…”“Hm?” She didn't even look at me. She simply acknowledged me with a hum.I swallowed.“I have something to tell you.”My voice was so shaky that everyone stopped what they were doing. Mom lowered the book in her hands and looked at me. Serenity stopped typing and lifted her gaze. Scarlet turned the TV volum
Seraphina skye Salazar I changed my mind. The thought of aborting the baby was no longer part of my plans. Alaric made me believe that everything would be okay—that I didn't have to be afraid anymore because he would take care of everything. His words put my mind at ease. If only I had known he was all it would take to calm the storm inside my head, I would've told him the moment I found out I was pregnant. But I was in complete denial back then. I didn't want anyone to know because I kept hoping there was still another way. Maybe some miracle would happen and it would turn out I wasn't really pregnant after all.But who was I trying to fool?Alaric wanted to talk to my parents after we left the hospital, but I stopped him."Not yet. I'll tell you when the time is right," I said quietly as he drove."Why not now, huh?" I could tell he wasn't happy with my answer. His voice was calm, but restrained."Because I'm still trying to process all of this. I also want to wait until Mom's in a
Alaric Frost Ferrer I was in my office, working, when the door opened. My friend Cole walked in. Judging by the look on his face, he was in a foul mood because of another problem with a woman.I smirked. "What brought you here? Don't you have work?""Tss!" he scoffed irritably before dropping onto the sofa across from me. He raked a hand through his hair in frustration.I stopped working and gave him my full attention. Smirking, I raised a brow."You know we shouldn't let women control our emotions. It's easy enough to replace them once they start becoming a headache.”He glared at me. Then he loosened his tie and sighed in defeat. He used to play with women. The moment one of them grew attached to him, he'd throw her away and move on to someone new. That's why I couldn't understand why he wouldn't just leave his fiancée, who constantly gave him headaches."Speaking of that, I was informed that a Salazar applied to my company," he said, completely ignoring my advice about his woman.
Alaric was furious, but he forced himself to calm down. I watched him take a deep breath, trying to steady himself. He stayed silent for a few minutes, turning his back on me. Eventually, he sat at the foot of the bed. His eyes were glassy as he looked at me."Please calm down," he comforted me.I nodded and tried to stop crying. He reached up and gently wiped the tears from my cheeks."Since when did you find out you were pregnant?" he asked softly."Four days ago.""I was mad because you didn't wait for me at the charity event. Then I saw you with that man again... do you know how badly I wanted to punch him? Hmm?" he said calmly.I didn't answer. I just looked away.He let out a defeated sigh. "But none of that matters now."He gently tucked my hair behind my ear."What did you do during those four days after you found out you were pregnant?" he asked in a calm, soothing voice.Both of his hands rested on either side of me as he looked up, waiting for my answer.I lowered my head t
I lied to Mom. I told her I had finally used my vacation leave today, when the truth was, I wasn't on leave at all. My leave request hadn't been approved, so this was already my fourth day of being absent.There was no one home. Mom had left early for a meeting, and my siblings were at school. I wanted to be alone. I couldn't let my emotions out when they were around. It felt like I was suffocating whenever there was someone else in the house. No matter how badly I wanted to cry, I just couldn't bring myself to do it with them there. Mom would only worry, and I didn't want her to notice that something was wrong. Because I knew that if she did, she'd eventually discover my secret.I was quietly sobbing when my phone suddenly rang. Ever since I found out I was pregnant, I'd been avoiding calls and messages. Sara, Lina, and Alaric kept trying to contact me. I pulled the blanket off my head and looked at the screen.The moment I saw Alaric's name, I broke down even harder.I lay back on t
I immediately asked Magnus to take me back to the hotel after reading Alaric’s text. My phone had been on silent, and I hadn’t checked it since I left. Magnus kept asking if I was okay because I looked pale on the way back, but I only nodded at him.It was already dark when I got out of his car. I
I moaned when I felt Alaric’s hand on my legs, almost brushing my private part. I jolted when I felt his other hand slip inside my T-shirt.“Alaric, please…” I said, even though I didn’t know why. I barely recognized my own voice—it sounded so sensual.He groaned. His lips returned to mine, kissing
I felt nervous at what Alaric said. I was starting to breathe heavily when he suddenly let out a bark of laughter. That was when I realized he was just messing with me.I rolled my eyes in annoyance and left him. There were two rooms inside the suite. No wonder he was fine with us sharing one room—
Alaric immediately rushed to me. I couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst into tears. Maybe because of the pressure and the pain in my right hand. Even more when I saw him approach me with anger written all over his face.“You couldn’t even do a small thing without causing trouble,” he said irritabl







