Semua Bab PRETEND PRINCESS: Bab 171 - Bab 175

Creed's POVI walked away. My breath was ragged. My vision kept blurring and clearing. The crazed rage and disappointment grated down my throat, hot and rough and raw. I couldn't remember the last time I'd ever felt so completely out of control. I could still feel Zara's punch in my stomach, the hurt not just physical but emotional. Her words? Her damn words wouldn't get out of my head. They replayed in my brain like a stuck record.Get your shit together or move on. What the heck was that even supposed to mean? I wanted to scream, to break something, to make this annoying confusion disappear. But I didn't. I just kept on walking, fists clenched, my body trembling under the weight of everything that I couldn't understand.Carrie was waiting in the car for me. Arms folded, head on the seat rest, eyes fixed straight ahead. The streetlight was putting a gold tint on her face, and she looked even angrier than she probably was. I approached the car, and she didn't stir. She just remained

Lily's POVIt had been a long-as-hell week. No, scratch that—a long-as-hell month. And if there was one thing I was certain of, it was that my health wasn't keeping up the way I needed it to. My feet were swollen, my back ached like someone had placed rocks in between my spine, and every few hours I had to sit still just to remember how to breathe. My stomach was an overinflated balloon, and just everything about me just ached with exhaustion. Dan would be back in a few hours' time. I checked the time again. 12:13 p.m. The anxiety was making my body restless, but I couldn't even pace properly because, well, the confounded feet. I'd taken the day off work—not that I was in any state to do anything anyway—and I had to make sure everything was perfect for him. My Dan. My best friend. The man I'd sworn I couldn't live without, and the one person I hadn't managed to tell. I was pregnant.Pregnant.The word always sounded so loud in my mind, like the tolling of a cathedral bell. I did not

Lily's POVAs soon as Dan came in, I forgot everything zaraever said. It was like my entire body let go for the first time in what seemed like forever. My chest still ached from tightening, but as soon as I saw him standing before me, keys in hand and groceries in the other, I didn't care about Zahra, her letter, or her bloody expensive handbag.I released it all—my scowl, my stance, my desire to defend yuki or hold onto anger. I embraced Dan in my arms and held him tight like the earth would shatter if I loosened my grip.He chuckled warmly, low and rich, pressing a kiss into the crown of my head."Hey, little squirt," he said, squeezing me back. "Miss me?"I glared at him, pretending to be annoyed but completely failing. "Are you crazy? Of course, I missed you."Dan grinned, shoving a lock of hair behind my ear. "You look like you could use a sugar fix. What's happening here? Who was that?"I huffed against his chest. "Zara."He frowned, popping an eyebrow and setting the bags down