CHAPTER SIXTY ONEGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A sudden movement jerked my eyes open from a short slumber, I recalled that I had sat beside Lucian, somehow I must have managed to fall asleep. My gaze drifted upward to be met by a pair of stormy grey eyes, his stare was cold. Brutal. Unforgiving. I shot to my feet and took a step backward, almost stumbling to the floor in the process. He didn't say a word, but he didn't need to. The fierce hostility in his eyes told me that hell was about to break loose. I inhaled nervously under his watchful gaze and decided to speak first. "How long have you been awake, how do you f..feel?"His silence made increased my worry, I didn't realize that a small fearful sound escaped from my throat when he ripped off the IV drip connected to his hand. His stormy eyes were like a brewing hurricane, one that was soon about to be unleashed, and I didn't want to

CHAPTER SIXTY THREEGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Come here." Lucian murmured as his fingers wrapped around my upper arms, I snapped out of my thoughts and thought that it was best if I did not allow myself to be upset over something I couldn't have changed. I gave Lucian a questioning stare when he started to lead us towards the bathroom. He was the one who needed a shower, not me. "Since you mentioned your wifely duties to me, don't you think that you should finish it? Especially now that I'm weak and unable to care for myself."  He pushed the bathroom door opened and entered inside, pulling me along. I stared at him incredulously. "I didn't mean it like that and you know it! I never said that you were incapable!" I argued. "Wait...You want me to bathe you?" I bit my lips anxiously not knowing why I was suddenly nervous."Yes, I. Want. You. To. Wash. Me." He called out each word separately,

CHAPTER SIXTY FIVEGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Positive! It read for the third time, there couldn't have been any mistakes. I stared at the plus sign on the small pregnancy test. Pregnant! My hand unconsciously reached to touch my stomach, caressing slowly. I didn't feel any change, was I really carrying a life inside of me? One that was created by Lucian and me. After several weeks of morning sickness, I decided to take a pregnancy test to confirm what I had already suspected when I realized that my period was about two months delayed. "I'm pregnant! " I repeated aloud, this wasn't a dream, my eyes teared up as I realized that this was reality!  Lucian and I are going to have a baby! Would it be a boy or a girl?  Excitement slowly warmed through my body, my heart had never felt so full. I smiled through the tears that stung in my eyes. Oh my God! This was unbeliev

CHAPTER SIXTY-SEVENGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I didn't see Lucian the next day, and the day after that, and also the day after that until a week went past, He also wasn't receiving any of my calls which was why I had been shocked when I asked Fred about his whereabouts only for him to tell me that Lucian was on a business trip. He had returned only for a short while but was gone even before I could meet him.It hurt so much, I wouldn't lie about that. I felt as though he didn't care anymore, I  wondered if he was even thinking about me as often as I did him or maybe all he could remember was "my betrayal" and he had chosen to forget that I exist. I have always remained inside the room, feeling too depressed to do anything but cry and feel sorry for myself. I've been trying to eat despite my complete loss of appetite only for the baby's sake but it seemed to me that I had lost some weight. I heaved out a sigh and stared at my reflec

CHAPTER SIXTY-NINEGABRIELLE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You are not leaving me! I don't allow you." His hot breath blasted my ears just before he turned me around to face his angry glare. "You will never speak of that ever again, I need you with me!" He spoke in a lower more serious tone as his eyes kept me pinned. My heart squeezed tightly as I realized that his last statement wasn't out of anger, he was pleading with me.  A quiet sigh escaped my mouth if he wasn't the most complicated person on the planet. If he didn't want me to stay or leave, what was I supposed to do! Would I ever understand all of him?"Why do you need me to stay?" I questioned, unconsciously placing my hand on my abdomen. "You don't trust me, Lucian, you don't want to be in OUR life! And you can't let us go? What exactly do you want?"  The helpless confusion caved into my voice. I don't think I've ever been so exhausted, physically and mentally.