Tristan’s POVI was standing at the door entrance, my jaw was literally on the floor, and at the entrance was Brianne—standing with an ultrasound photo in her hand, and a luggage right next to her.What the hell was this all about?“What does that have to do with me? You have to find the father of your baby. You didn’t have to bring your luggage here.” I managed to say, my voice low but firm.“The father. You are the father of my baby.” She said, rubbing her tummy.I froze. My brain went blank for a second.And then, footsteps behind me. I didn’t even need to turn to know—it was Avia.“Who is the father of your baby? Is this some sort of joke?” Avia’s voice cracked, sharper than I’d ever heard it.She was tense. Way more tense than I was.Brianne’s lips curved, smug, like she was savoring every second of this. “You should listen to my explanations first. You can’t just push me away like this.”My fists clenched. My heart pounded. The air between us turned suffocating.Avia’s eyes were
Avia.I stumbled immediately after his confession,but he caught me before I could fall.No, I was definitely tripping. This must be some sort of joke."You what?" I grabbed my body from his arm immediately, while I hoped I was hearing right. I knew something was weird when he started being nice to me all of a sudden."Since when did you get to know about it?" I have to know, that'd help me know the reason why he started acting nice to me all of a sudden. "The day you got into a class with Brianne. That was when I got to figure out the truth. I didn't mean to hide it from you." He tried stepping closer, his hands tried to touch me but I shrugged it of before it could.I hurriedly ran it of the hallway and I could feel him running right behind me.I immediately entered the elevator, and tried to close it before could get here but he was really fast. He entered right before the elevator closed.I tried stepping out, but he held my wrist, pushing me against the elevator's wall slowly.H
Avia’s POVWe both stepped out of the mall together. My face was still red from the kiss—the way he had pulled me closer and kissed me right there in front of everyone.I hadn’t been able to say a word since. My lips still tingled from the contact, and my chest was heavy with confusion. We fucking kissed in public. Did he even understand what that meant?He had changed completely. There was no way in hell the Tristan I knew would have done that. But today, he had done it so easily, so boldly.The attendants had carried our bags to the truck, their eyes lingering on me differently this time. Some of the women whispered when we passed, their gazes following us like they finally realized who I was to him. It was strange—how people’s attitudes could shift the moment Tristan flaunted me as his wife. I had felt their stares, their curiosity, their sudden respect, and it left me shaken.“Your face might explode at this point,” Tristan teased once we got into the car.“Huh?”“I’m just hot. It
Avia’s POVThank goodness the weekend finally came to an end. Thank goodness I finally left that fucked-up house. I knew they really didn’t care about me, but there was nothing I could do about it.Tristan didn’t look like he had figured out that I was pregnant yet, and I was going to keep it that way for as long as I could.“Do you want to get anything?” Tristan’s voice broke through my thoughts. I slowly lifted my head and realized we weren’t anywhere close to home yet.The question made a spark of excitement stir inside me. My pride wanted to deny it, to act like I didn’t care, but I couldn’t help myself.“Like what?”“Clothes. It’s been long since we went shopping together.” He stole a quick glance at me before fixing his eyes back on the road.A sigh slipped past my lips. It wasn’t like I had a choice.“Okay then. We can go.” I shrugged, glancing at him.That was when I noticed the excitement dancing in his eyes. He looked far more thrilled than I did, which made me wonder if thi
Avia's POV “Avia?” His brows furrowed with concern as he took a step closer.I scrambled to stand, brushing past his mother before she could utter another word. “I’m fine,” I said quickly, avoiding his eyes. “Just something I ate. Don’t worry about it.”He looked between me and his mother suspiciously, but I forced a smile, reaching for a towel to dab at my face. “Really, Tristan. I just need to rest. Please.”His mother said nothing, though I felt the weight of her gaze pressing into me. I tightened my grip on the towel, praying she wouldn’t reveal what she suspected.When Tristan reached for my arm, I pulled back gently. “Can you give me a moment alone with Mother? I… I need to talk to her.”He hesitated but finally nodded. “Alright. Don’t stay up too long. You need rest.” With one last searching glance, he turned and walked away.I exhaled sharply, relief flooding me. His mother’s eyes remained sharp on me, but I steadied my voice. “Please don’t say anything to him yet. I wanted i
Chapter — Avia’s POVI quickly wiped my lips and forced a shaky breath just as Tristan stepped into the doorway. His mother’s hand was still wrapped around mine, her question echoing in my ears. My heart pounded so loudly I feared he would hear it.“Avia?” His brows furrowed with concern as he took a step closer.I scrambled to stand, brushing past his mother before she could utter another word. “I’m fine,” I said quickly, avoiding his eyes. “Just something I ate. Don’t worry about it.”He looked between me and his mother suspiciously, but I forced a smile, reaching for a towel to dab at my face. “Really, Tristan. I just need to rest. Please.”His mother said nothing, though I felt the weight of her gaze pressing into me. I tightened my grip on the towel, praying she wouldn’t reveal what she suspected.When Tristan reached for my arm, I pulled back gently. “Can you give me a moment alone with Mother? I… I need to talk to her.”He hesitated but finally nodded. “Alright. Don’t stay up t