RAIN

Lola's POV Rain arrived on a Sunday in December. Not early this time, not in some hidden cottage with gunfire popping outside and Hannah gripping my hand through every contraction while we waited for a doctor who was an hour away. Not scared out of my mind and not alone. This time Ocean was right there from the very first one. I woke him at four in the morning, just touched his shoulder and whispered that it was time. He was up before I even finished the sentence, wide awake like he'd been waiting for it. No groggy transition. Just instantly there. "How far apart?" he asked. "Twelve minutes." "Pain level?" "Manageable, it's still early." He nodded, got dressed fast, made the calls to Garrett and Hannah. All of it done in under ten minutes with that sharp focus of a man who'd been through this once and wasn't about to waste time figuring it out again. I stood in the bathroom, hands on the counter, watching my face in the mirror while another contraction rolled through me. I b

EPILOGUE

Lola’s POV Storm is three now, and he’s decided the top of the garden wall is his new office. Not sitting on it like a normal kid... no, he’s standing up there, arms out for balance, chin set exactly like his dad’s when he’s made up his mind. I’m down in the garden, eyes darting around to make sure every adult in sight is watching this absolute legend in action. “Storm,” I call up. “Get down from there.” He looks at me, makes that little grunt he does when he’s thinking. “That wasn’t a request, buddy.” He considers it for a second, then plops down on his bum instead of standing. Total compromise. He shoots me this proud little grin like he’s just negotiated world peace. He’s got Ocean’s face, my stubborn streak, and Hannah’s wicked sense of humor. We knew he’d be a handful. We were right. “Down,” I say again, firmer this time. He swings his legs over and drops straight into Ezra’s waiting arms on the other side. Of course Ezra was there. Of course Storm knew it. We all play al

TBC

The hospital room felt too small for all the fear packed inside it. Thirteen years had passed since that warm September afternoon in the garden when life felt perfect. Thirteen years of laughter, chaos, love, and building the family I once only dreamed about. Now everything was hanging by a thread. I hadn’t slept properly in days. My clothes smelled like antiseptic and stale coffee, but I refused to leave Ocean’s side. Not even for a minute. He lay in the bed, tubes and wires covering the strong body I had leaned on for so long. The Mafia king who once ruled with quiet power now looked exhausted and frail. The cancer had come out of nowhere and torn through him like wildfire. The doctors had been honest... it was only a matter of days unless something changed. Our children stood around the bed like silent guards. Storm, sixteen now, stood tall with his father’s jaw and my stubborn eyes. He hadn’t cried once. He kept clenching and unclenching his fists, like he could fight the ill

All Chapters of MARRIED TO MY EX-FATHER IN LAW.: Chapter 141 - Chapter 143

RAIN

EPILOGUE

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