All Chapters of THE BOSS'S FORBIDDEN TWINS : Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

ELENA"Mommy, why is Abuela Rosa breathing funny?"Luna's question freezes me mid-stir. I turn from the stove where I'm making lunch to see my daughter standing in the doorway of Grandmother's room, face pale.I'm down the hall in seconds.Grandmother Rosa is sitting in her chair by the window, one hand pressed to her chest, breathing in short, shallow gasps. Her lips have a faint blue tinge."Abuela!" I drop to my knees beside her. "How long has this been happening?""Just... a few minutes." Each word is an effort. "Didn't want... to worry you.""Luna, get my phone. Call Dr. Andre. Tell him it's Abuela's heart. Now!"She runs.I help Grandmother Rosa lie back, elevate her feet, check her pulse. Racing. Irregular.This is bad. This is very bad.Lucas appears, takes one look, and disappears. Returns thirty seconds later with Grandmother's heart medication and a glass of water."The pills from the bathroom cabinet," he says, voice steady despite the fear in his eyes. "She takes them whe

ELENAThe waiting room chair is not designed for sleeping, but I manage three hours before my neck screams in protest.Luna is draped across my lap, drooling slightly on my shirt. Lucas has migrated to the couch, curled into a ball with his science encyclopedia as a pillow.The wall clock reads 4:17 AM.Grandmother Rosa has been in pre-op since midnight. Surgery starts at six.I extract myself from Luna carefully, cover her with my jacket, and move to the window. The city spreads below—millions of lights, millions of lives, one of which belongs to the man I've spent five years avoiding.He's out there somewhere. Maybe sleeping in his penthouse. Maybe working through the night like he used to. Maybe with someone new, someone who didn't "trap" him with an inconvenient pregnancy.The thought shouldn't hurt after five years.It does anyway."Mommy?"Luna stands behind me, rubbing her eyes. "Is it time for Abuela's surgery?""Soon, baby. Another hour or so.""I'm scared.""Me too."She cli