ou?," I asked, m
I looked at the door, half-e
erious. He grabbed his phone
ed, I need four men at my wife's door
na. She was shivering, wrapp
id gently. "He won't touch
mean to create this trouble for your family. I
he squeezed her shoulder. "You are
him, confus
e time to explain earlier. Mina isn't just a college friend, we
ls with my big sister, Clara. My mother loves Mina like a daughte
new Zyran's mother was tough. She hardl
idea," I
ounding weary. "But I promised my family I wou
d noise echoed f
f my way!" a woma
red hair and a fierce look stormed in, she
xie, my be
nd grabbed my face in her hands. "I saw the news! Someone posted a pictu
ak smile. Seeing her made me fee
ed me tightly. Then she pulled bac
ou are supposed to protect her, Mr. Billionaire! How
. "It was an accident,
st Zyran and saw Mina sitting in the c
ghost?" Nixie
ng between Nixie and Mina. "She's a
a knack for spotting when some
lowly, "why are you we
with big, teary eyes. "My clothes
t want a confrontation. Not now. "Mina is
fter Roosevelt,"
the door. "Wait. You're telling me that becau
"I'm moving both of them to the Sa
asked. "But Zyran, I
replied firmly. "The address is publi
and peered through the bl
t," Zyra
asked, my h
d. His face
black van just crashed through the hosp
at me, th
's h
didn't l
five black SUVs surrounded them. We watched from the window as police cars flooded the park
the blinds. "He's going to jail
me. Instead, Zyran took us to his Safe House-a huge, modern man
ixie had gone to a guest room to call her husband,
atching Zyran. He had removed his suit jacket and was rolling up his
id, glancing at me. "You need to eat be
my chest. "Thank you, Z
yra
n, wearing fresh clothes that the housekeeper had found for her.
alking over and trying to take the pan from him. "
stunned. Was
a hard day. I'm traumatized. I'm so tired I can barely move, or else I would do it.
ed at me. Her eyes were cold, but her
ready to fight me on the stairs earlier. That energy should be used to make us dinner. Besides
I had nearly lost my baby tonight. I could barely walk on
t the pan down on the c
said, his voice low and firm. "I did it wi
ratitude. At least he
looked hurt, as if Zyran had sla
cried. "This isn't you. What
er to him, ignori
niffling. "She is mean and lacks sympathy. Didn't you notice how little she cared about me being
." Zyran
h a rough past, she shouldn't interfere with us. Remember ho
ed her small hand on Zyra
d, but I won't let a King work in the kitchen w
nd on his chest. Then h
sh her away. I waited f
a's hand off his chest, but he didn't seem
id softly. "I will bring
der. It was a quick, victorious look b
only because you as
of the kitchen, leaving a
gain and cracked an egg in
d," he muttered, more
ounter. My knuckles turned white. H
id quietly. "W
," he interrupted. "I am
e toward me. But as I picked up my
message from an
It was a photo of Zyran and Mina from
neath, a m
Do you really think a 'wife' can break a promise m
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