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JennaLife has been surprisingly peaceful to the point that it was starting to get boring. There were no loud noises in the middle of the night, no dark suits standing guard outside my door, and no frantic warnings about Barbara or Daniel.It was just the smell of damp soil, fresh flowers, and old paper filling up the quiet shop every morning.I should have felt happy and relieved that my days were finally calm, but my mind refused to stay still.I must admit that every time I stared at my stomach, I did miss Dante. My bump was starting to show more clearly now beneath my loose cotton dresses, a constant reminder of everything we had built and everything I had walked away from.I would catch myself resting my hand over my belly, wondering if he was eating well, if his shoulder injury from the attack was healing properly, or if he was losing sleep looking for me. And every time it got cold in the late afternoon, I missed him more.I missed the warmth of his dark coat wrapped around my

DanteI got a phone call by eleven saying that Jenna's location suddenly came on.My head security tech called my private line, sounding out of breath as he explained that the signal had pinged off a tower on the outskirts of the city.That was why he showed me because they tracked her to one of the apartments in a far district.I stared at the glowing blue dot on the digital map for a long time, my thumb resting over the screen.I wondered if I should go or not.She had left me. She had packed her things, turned off her phone, and disappeared into thin air because she wanted space away from my world.If I showed up at her doorstep late at night, would she view me as a stalker? Would she get terrified and run away again to a place where I could never find her?I just wanted to see how she was doing. I needed to see with my own eyes that she was healthy, that her shoulder was healing, and that our baby was safe.I wouldn't interfere. I wouldn't force her into my car or demand that she

JennaI was hugging Marie, knowing there was no point in running.My arms wrapped tightly around her small, shaking frame as I buried my face in her soft hair.The apartment was suddenly swarming with activity as boots stomped against the wooden floorboards.The policemen were already inside, their flashlights cutting through the dim entryway as they secured the area.Two officers rushed over and checked Barbara, kneeling down beside her quiet body at the foot of the stairs.One officer checked her wrist for a pulse, then shook his head gravely at the other man.They stood up, turned around, and walked right past Dante as if he wasn't holding bloody hands.They walked directly to me."You are under arrest for the murder of Miss Barbara," the lead officer said, pulling a pair of cold metal handcuffs from his belt.I was stunned, and turned to Dante.My brain stalled out, my jaw dropping open in utter disbelief as I looked between the officer and the man standing near the stairs.They w

JennaDante took me to his house later on.After we finished our talk at the restaurant, he didn't let me go back to any random hotel. He guided me gently toward his car, holding my hand like I might vanish if he let go for even a second.I hadn't realized it until Jamie mentioned it earlier, but I had actually been staying at Dante's estate since last night on Jamie's insistence. No the one in the woods but the one where he actually lived in. When Jamie picked me and Marie up from my messy, crime-scene apartment, he had driven us straight to Dante's property instead of a hotel.It turned out Dante told Jamie to keep me safe in his home before the police escorted him away from the crime scene.Dante had wanted me somewhere secure, far away from reporters, police questions, or any danger.The gates opened smoothly as the car pulled up the long, winding driveway toward the main entrance.The moment Dante stepped through the front doors, small footsteps echoed across the floor.Marie ru

JennaThe feeling of someone kissing me was what woke me up. Soft, warm lips trailed slowly along my jaw, pressing gentle kisses against my cheek and down the side of my neck.I stirred, my eyelids feeling as I gradually blinked myself awake in the dimly lit bedroom.I opened my eyes and found it was raining heavily outside, and it was cold.Rain battered against the glass balcony doors, the steady rhythm echoing through the large, quiet room.The morning chill seeped through the cracks of the window frame, making me pull the thick duvet higher around my bare shoulders.My mind immediately snapped to my daughter in the adjacent suite. I wondered if Marie was tucked properly and hadn't rolled off the blankets.Marie had a bad habit of kicking off her covers in her sleep, and with the temperature dropping like this, she could catch a chill.I shifted my body, preparing to swing my legs over the edge of the mattress to go check on her room.Just when I wanted to stand, Dante whispered t