All Chapters of A Bride For A Truce: Chapter 51 - Chapter 52

Sera— Two weeks laterTwo weeks flew by in a blur of calls, meetings, and questions of what options I'll prefer for different items. Planning for dozens of children was more work than I'd imagined.Adrik has been in Switzerland for business—something about offshore accounts and “a man who needs to disappear quietly.”I missed him so much it left a strange ache in my chest, constant and dull. It's been twelve days without him. Waking up to an empty bed was depressing, but the only comfort was that Adrik and I talked every day.Okay not just talked. There was also a lot of whispering of filthy things to each other in the middle of the night. Sexting. Voice notes. One night we had a very memorable FaceTime call that ended with me on my knees, hands between my thighs as he watched me touch myself. It wasn't just sexual calls, sometimes he just listened while I breathed or to updates on how preparations for the Charity events were coming along.But today? Today he was coming home.“Are you