Semua Bab In His World : Bab 91 - Bab 98

Elena POVThe bank manager brought us a laptop so we could play the video and then left us alone in the private room, and I sat down next to Adrian while he held the USB drive labeled "For My Son" with shaking hands."Are you ready?" I asked quietly."No," Adrian said. "But let's do it anyway."He plugged the drive into the laptop and a video file appeared on the screen, and when he clicked play I held my breath waiting to see what Grace had left for him.The screen was black for a moment and then an image appeared, and I heard Adrian make a sound next to me.Grace.She was sitting in what looked like a simple room with white walls behind her, and she was young, maybe in her late twenties, with dark hair pulled back and eyes that looked exactly like Adrian's.And she was pregnant, her belly round and visible as she sat in the chair facing the camera.She was glowing the way pregnant women sometimes do, and when she smiled at the camera it was warm and full of love."Adrian," Grace sai

Elena POVAdrian took my hands in his and held them gently, and I could see him thinking about what to say, trying to find the right words to help me through this fear that had been eating at me for weeks."We can't live in fear," he said finally. "We've already survived so much, Elena, we survived Vanessa and the experiments and the rescue from that facility.""I know," I said."We survived my coma," Adrian continued. "Eight months where you didn't know if I'd ever wake up, and you were pregnant with twins and your heart was failing.""That was the worst time of my life," I admitted."But we got through it," Adrian said. "We survived everything they threw at us, and look at our kids now, look at Rose and Violet and James.""They're amazing," I said."They're happy and healthy and safe," Adrian said. "Because you protected them, because we protected them together.""But what if next time I can't?" I asked. "What if something happens and I fail?""You won't fail," Adrian said firmly. "

Elena POVTwo years had passed since Leo and Lucas were born and life had settled into a rhythm that somehow worked despite the constant chaos of raising five children.Rose and Violet were nine years old now and they were in fourth grade, and they had completely different personalities even though they looked almost identical.Rose was quieter and loved to draw and paint for hours, and her room was covered in artwork that reminded me of the paintings Victoria had shown us of Grace's work.Violet was louder and more assertive and she'd decided she definitely wanted to be a doctor someday, and she was always asking questions about how the human body worked.James was eight and he was in third grade, and he'd finally outgrown some of his mischievousness and settled into being a good student who loved reading and building things.Leo and Lucas were two years old and they were at that stage where they were into everything and talking constantly, and keeping track of both of them at the sa

Elena POVThe framed contract had made its way around the table and now it sat in front of Rose, and she was studying it carefully with the same serious expression she got when she was working on one of her paintings."Can I read it out loud?" Rose asked."If you want to," I said.Rose cleared her throat and began reading in her clear voice, and everyone at the table went quiet listening."Marriage Contract between Adrian Richard Blackwell and Elena Marie Williams," Rose read. "This agreement is entered into on this day with the following terms and conditions."I looked at Adrian across the table and he was watching Rose read, and I could see emotions playing across his face as he listened to our daughter read the document that had started everything."Party A, Adrian Blackwell, agrees to marry Party B, Elena Williams, in a legally binding ceremony," Rose continued. "Party B agrees to move into Party A's residence and assume the role of wife.""That sounds so formal," Violet said."It