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Chapter 127

ผู้เขียน: Crystal hart
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The morning sun spilled into the Kareem mansion like a silent observer, weaving golden threads across the marble floors and bathing the room in an almost sacred stillness. Yet beneath that peaceful hush, tension brewed—subtle but palpable.

Zara sat on the cream velvet couch in the main living area, her body angled stiffly, both feet flat on the ground, hands interlocked in her lap so tightly the knuckles had turned pale. Her eyes were fixed on the window, though her mind wandered far from what the world outside had to offer. The shawl draped around her shoulders felt heavier than usual, as if it were holding the uncertainty that pulsed beneath her skin.

Regan hovered in the background. He didn’t sit. He couldn’t. His arms remained folded across his chest, the muscles in his jaw twitching every few seconds, betraying his internal restlessness. His gaze traveled from Zara to the antique wall clock and back again. The slow tick-tock did little to soothe him.

Neither of them spoke.

It was
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  • The reluctant vow   Chapter 133

    The room was dimly lit, a single lamp casting long shadows across the floor. Imani’s suite was quiet but charged with tension — an eerie calm before the inevitable storm. Thick velvet curtains muffled the sound of the night, and the ticking of an ornate wall clock became a cruel reminder of time slipping through her fingers.Imani paced the polished marble floor barefoot, one hand cradling her swollen belly, the other clutching her phone tightly. Her silk robe billowed slightly with each step, but her movements were restless, agitated. Her face, usually poised, was drawn with exhaustion and brooding intensity.She stared at her reflection in the tall mirror — not admiring, but studying. Her eyes narrowed.“He promised me more than this,” she muttered to herself. “He promised a future. Not to be a shadow in my own story.”“Well that was before his father chose a wife for him” Imani said to herself She stopped, her hand moving in slow circles across her abdomen. The baby shifted slight

  • The reluctant vow   Chapter 132

    The Kareem mansion’s dining room shimmered with polished elegance. Crystal chandeliers cast soft golden light over the long obsidian table, each flicker reflecting off delicate wine glasses and silver cutlery perfectly aligned on fine bone china. But beneath the pristine luxury, the air was thick — heavy with silence, tension, and things unsaid.Imani sat at the far end of the table, her spine straight, posture impeccable. Her tailored emerald-green dress hugged her subtly rounded belly, though it was still concealed well enough to remain unnoticed. She sliced her grilled salmon methodically, but the food on her plate barely shifted. Her fork clinked quietly against the plate — a repetitive sound, delicate but unnerving in the otherwise quiet room.Chief Kareem sat at the head of the table, glancing from her to his son with an air of controlled concern. The patriarch’s fingers drummed lightly against the mahogany, his face unreadable but his eyes calculating, as if waiting for someone

  • The reluctant vow   Chapter 131

    The clinic’s bright, sterile corridors echoed softly with footsteps and distant murmurs. Zara’s fingers trembled as she gripped Regan’s hand, the nervous flutter in her chest growing with each step. Her breath hitched — this was real now, a new chapter unfolding with every passing second.Regan glanced down at her, eyes soft with unspoken reassurance. He squeezed her hand gently, a silent promise that she wouldn’t walk this alone.The nurse greeted them with a warm smile, her voice calm and inviting. “Good morning, Zara. Congratulations. Let’s get you settled and see how the little one’s doing.”Zara nodded, swallowing the lump in her throat. The sterile room felt impossibly intimate as the nurse guided the ultrasound wand over her belly. A grainy black-and-white image flickered on the screen.“Here we go,” the nurse whispered, her tone full of genuine wonder. “Heartbeat’s strong, healthy. You’re doing great.”Zara’s eyes welled with tears — tears that spilled freely as the nurse prin

  • The reluctant vow   Chapter 130

    The grand hallway of the Kareem mansion glowed under warm sconces, casting soft shadows on the marble walls. The house was unusually quiet for the hour, the kind of silence that presses in like a storm waiting to break.From the top of the staircase, Imani stood cloaked in that silence.She was barefoot, in a dark silk robe that draped her like a shadow. Her hair was pulled back hastily, no longer polished, no longer pristine. There was something untamed in her posture—something unhinged just beneath the surface.Down below, near the entrance to the study, Regan’s voice drifted up, low and cheerful.He was on the phone.“No, man, listen. I don’t care if it’s traditional or trendy… I just want something strong. Something our baby can grow into, you know?”A pause.Then laughter.“Zara likes ‘Amir’ if it’s a boy… and if it’s a girl? Don’t even get me started. She’s got five names already lined up.”Imani’s breath caught.Zara.Baby.She gripped the ornate banister tighter, her nails dig

  • The reluctant vow   Chapter 129

    Sunlight streamed in through the sheer curtains, casting warm, golden patterns across the floor of Zara’s bedroom. The space had become her quiet cocoon—a place where the chaos of the mansion didn’t quite reach her. But today, it buzzed with gentle life.There was a knock.Zara barely had time to call out before the door creaked open and Kemi stepped in, balancing a paper bag in one arm and a stack of glossy baby books in the other.“Mama Kareem in the making!” she sang, grinning wide as she kicked the door shut behind her.Zara blinked, then laughed softly—really laughed—for the first time in days. She stood, arms outstretched.“Kemi…”They hugged tightly. Familiar warmth. A piece of home in the middle of the storm.“I brought snacks. Plantain chips, chin-chin, and those little vanilla sponge cakes you like. Oh, and two books on pregnancy, one on baby names, and one on how to raise feminist daughters.”Zara smiled, shaking her head. “You’re ridiculous.”“I’m thorough,” Kemi said, dro

  • The reluctant vow   Chapter 128

    Later.Zara stood by the window, arms wrapped around herself. Regan stood behind her, their fingers interlaced. The silence was soft now—sacred.He pressed a very passionate kiss to her lips“I love you.”She turned to him, eyes glistening.“I love you too.”For the first time since they actually had known each other They felt actual truth in their words, He held her gaze for a moment, then stepped back.“I’m going to tell my father. He needs to hear this from me.”She nodded, watching him disappear through the doorway.Then she turned to her phone on the nightstand.The door clicked shut behind Regan. The soft echo faded into silence.Zara stood still for a moment—frozen.Her breath came shallow, chest rising and falling beneath the light fabric of her blouse. The pregnancy results still rested on the edge of the nightstand like a loaded secret, but it was the storm inside her that felt most real.She blinked. Once. Twice.Then slowly reached for her phone.Her fingers trembled as s

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