MasukAnd then it was just us. Our family. I picked up Arianna while Tristan got Adrian, and we carried them upstairs to their nursery. The room had been redecorated twice as they'd grown—first to accommodate their crawling, then again when they started pulling up on furniture. Now it was a mix of cribs
Chapter 214 Athena I looked at Adrian in my arms, then at Arianna in Tristan's. They'd grown so much—both walking now (well, Arianna walked, Adrian preferred to crawl at high speed). Both babbling constantly in their own twin language that we couldn't quite decipher. Both showing more personality
Chapter 213 Athena The backyard was full of chaos—the beautiful, loud, messy kind of chaos that came from having a joint first birthday party for twins. I stood on the back porch, watching the scene unfold before me with a smile that felt permanently fixed on my face. Colorful balloons bobbed
Chapter 212 "Mama's sorry," I soothed, bouncing her gently. "But we need to figure this out before you touch any more plants, okay?" "Can I see?" Lily asked, pushing past the adults to get closer to the plant. "Wow, it's so pretty! And it smells good too." She was right. The plant was giving off
Chapter 211 Athena "The plant," I said, knowing I wasn't making sense but unable to form coherent thoughts. "The dying plant in the living room. She touched it. Tristan, she touched it and it came back to life." Silence. All three men just stared at me. "What?" Orion finally asked. "The plant
Chapter 210 Athena Six months. Six months since Adrian and Arianna had come home from the NICU, and I still sometimes woke up in the middle of the night to check that they were breathing. The monitors helped, their steady beeping had become the soundtrack of our lives, but the fear never comple
"Join the club," Orion muttered. "She was up at five making lists." "I wanted to make sure we could get appointments quickly," Sarah said. "These places book up fast, especially the good bridal shops." "Thank you," I said, meaning it. "This is already taking so much pressure off." "That's what I'
Chapter 162 Vic turned and even through the blood trickling from his nose I could see his smirk. "Prove it, sweetheart. Accidents happen." "Accident?" The word came out sharp. "You sped up into him." "He was in my way." "He'd already won. He'd already crossed the finish line." "So?" Vic pulled
"Too late," Sarah said softly, and she was right. A horn blared and the crowd pressed forward, everyone wanting to see the start. Sarah grabbed Orion's hand and I saw his thumb stroke across her knuckles, a small comfort that made my chest ache because Tristan should be here beside me, not down t
Chapter 153 Tristan "I want everyone to see how much I love you, how proud I am that you chose me." Her eyes got a bit misty and she smiled that soft smile that made my heart do things. "Really?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper. "Really," I confirmed, taking her hand in mine. "Why?







