Liora's The small cellar room was pitch black, trapped in a deep, absolute quiet that felt completely separate from the rest of the grand estate above. I was sleeping fitfully, but for the first time since my collapse on the design floor boards, my body felt entirely warm and safe. I was completely cuddled up in Adrian's large, powerful arms. One of his heavy hands was wrapped tightly around mine, our fingers locked together in a firm, protective grip on the mattress, while his other hand was laying gently on my lower stomach, his thumb resting over the slight, firm curve where our child was growing. The blistering heat radiating from his broad chest pressed right into my back, his slow, rhythmic breathing fluttering against the nape of my neck. Suddenly, a harsh, violent buzzing shattered the silence. Bzzz. Bzzz. Bzzz. My heart violently leaped straight into my throat, a sudden jolt of pure panic paralyzing my limbs as the sound rattled aggressively against the old wooden nig
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