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CHAPTER 149

Penulis: Billie Patsy
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-11-28 12:40:22

LENA

After we finally calmed Isabella down from her very dramatic disappointment about not getting a sister immediately, she curled up in her bed with her stuffed unicorn and fell asleep almost mid-sentence. Roman tucked her in with the gentleness he reserved only for her, kissed her forehead, and smoothed her hair back.

She didn’t even flinch. She was completely out.

I stood by the door watching, my heart full in that way I didn’t fully understand until I became a mother. And Roman… he always looked different when he was with her. Softer. Younger. Like she was the one place he never had to be guarded.

When we left her room, Roman closed the door quietly and exhaled.

“Finally,” he murmured, taking my hand. “One mission completed.”

“One?” I laughed softly. “What’s the second one?”

He raised my hand to his lips and kissed my knuckles. “Putting you to sleep.”

I nudged him with my shoulder. “I’m not five.”

“No,” he said, pulling me gently toward our bedroom, “but you’re exhausted. And I s
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