LOGINCHAPTER 51Lucien I headed downstairs, with a small smile playing on my lips. She didn't chase me just yet, and she let me have her. Lila was awake when I told her that I loved her. I knew that much, but it didn't matter. She was going to be saying it soon enough. We had made progress. More than enough progress. She was already glowing up, and blushing so hard. I wanted to pull her hair back, and kiss her hard. She wouldn't let me do that to her though. “Uncle Lucien!” The kids practically screamed as I headed downstairs. They ran over, hugging me. I could barely hold back my smile. “James and Anna, right?” I asked, and they both nodded enthusiastically. “Will you be taking us to the park again?” Anna asked, James looked up at me, like he was seeing me for the first time. “Of course,” I said, running my hands through her hair, and she looked at me just the way Lila would have. Her eyes were just like mine, making me frown. I quickly pushed the thought out of my mind. “Well, Aun
CHAPTER 50Lila. I didn't want to go of him. It didn't matter that my whole world was spinning. I only wanted to sniff that his scent that I couldn't get out of my head. “How much do you like me?” I asked, watching his jawline as he drove. Did this man know how beautiful he looked?He smiled a bit, making him look like some angel. “I don't like you, Lila,” he said. “I love you. A whole lot. I never stopped loving you.”I smiled, drumming my fingertips against his thigh. He suddenly frowned as he looked at me. “Fuck, I don't even know your address. Can you tell me? You're no longer living in the hotel, right?” I nodded, but I didn't even remember my own address. “I don't know anymore,” I whispered, running my hands through my hair as I sniffled again. He held his hands up in supplication as he parked on the side of the road. “You don't have to cry. I'll just call Olivia.” I wanted to ask how he had her number, but I forgot my question immediately. “Olivia?” He asked, and I wanted
CHAPTER 49LucienI headed upstairs, to her former room, as I shut the door behind me. Almost everything remained the same. Going there was only going to bring more tears to get eyes. Her mom barely touched the room. “Lila?” I called out, but there was no response. I walked into her bathroom, being greeted by the silence. Just as I was about to head out of the room, I heard slight sobbing that pulled me back. I walked gently to where the sound was coming from. My hands were wrapped around the door handle that led to the balcony of her room. I pushed it open, and saw her on the floor, with her knees brought to her chin as she sobbed softly. “Lils?” I asked, and she looked up immediately, wiping the tears off her eyes. “Go back to your wife,” she said, and I held myself from flinching. “You really don't expect me to leave you like this, do you?” I asked, and she no longer answered me as she stared at the beautiful view in front of her. I sat down beside her, taking my hands in min
CHAPTER 48Clash of the SistersLucien“Mom asked for us to come for a dinner date with the whole family.”I groaned as Lily's message popped up on my screen. But then I paused. That meant Lila was going to be there. “What's the good news?” Light asked, cocking an eyebrow at me. “Nothing. There's a family dinner going on.” That made him frown. “You hate going with Lily. Would Lila be there?” “Of course,” I said, and he groaned. “Aren't you tired?” He asked. “You've been trying to win her over for what seems like years now. Sending flowers and everything. What else are you planning on doing this evening?” “I just want to see her. I can't get over the thought of what we might have been. It's not easy to actually keep up with that.”“She doesn't want that anymore. Why not focus on actually building a home with Lily at once?”I reclined in my seat, shaking my head. He was never going to understand. “Order a bouquet of daffodils,” I said instead, and he nodded, heading out of the ro
CHAPTER 47Betrayal?Lila. Dante went against my wishes and showed up either way right in front of the hotel. I could see the slight shock on his face as the kids headed out, with their hands in mine. “They're twins?” He asked, and James nodded, as he seemed to wrap his hands around his sister's shoulder protectively. I couldn't gelpy but frown. That was something new. “Anna is my sister, and I'm James.” Dante flashed him a smile. “Of course, they are,” I said, and he nodded as he opened up the car. Our bags were being loaded in the booth, and I finally got in the front seat, with the kids already at the back. “Anna came back untouched after she was saved, right?” He asked, as he started driving towards our new home. “Saved from what?” Anna asked, frowning. As far as she remembered, she was safe, taking a nap with whoever those men were. “Nothing, hon,” I said immediately, giving him a look that he barely even noticed. If he didn't realize that she wasn't supposed to find out,
CHAPTER 46New Apartment LilaI couldn't help but plaster a smile on my face as I pulled over to the new house. It was just the way Olivia said it was going to be, and I couldn't help the tears that pricked the back of my eyes. She had already done so much for the kids and I. I didn't even know how I was supposed to pay her back, or thank her for everything that she had done so far. “This is grand,” Hannah said, as she got down from her side. I nodded, as I kept my eyes fixed on the white paint, and the things that already screamed perfect. The keys jingled in my hands, and I immediately slipped it through the door, opening the house. I inhaled sharply, and I already had the lavender scent that she knew that I loved so much. “It's a perfect house,” I heard someone call out, and I turned to look at him immediately. It was Dante. “What are you doing here?” I asked, and he cocked his head to the side. “Come on, Lila. You promised to answer my calls once you got to the hotel. You d







