Married to the billionaire enemy

e up e

e. The cold condensation trickling down her fingers. She turned around-startled by his appearance. Damian stood in the doorway,

n him looking so simple- less b

, tucking a strand of hair behin

tepping into the k

to living a luxurious life. I don't like pretending to be l

ll of them liked being pampered in their whole lives. Now this one infront of him boldly stated that

ually a mocking smile but to Elena-it was a kind of rare smi

r mattress deliver

to do that," she

trying tto say that she's uncomfortable in this ki

," he gestured vaguely toward her stomach, and for

surreal for her to live under the same roof with the father o

ent," Damian said, his voice smoother as

nd. She only blink

coming

she refused again,

ever he's offering her some merits when he's c

ere was steel beneath the softness.

charged with things unsaid. Afte

I have cond

e her fully-intr

d firmly. "I will get back to work whenever I want-go out if

en inclined his head once. "Fair. Bu

ment. "Seriously? I'm n

That makes you a target of my enemies. And until I'm absolutely sure your father

. "You really think m

well enough. He doesn't care about an

ame. She flinched, but didn'

e agreed i

faint breathing filled the space. Finally, Damian c

ack this evening," he said and tur

he doorway. As the sound of his foots

e now. She need

kfast table, reading baby books that made her alternately excited and terrified at the same time. And as much

. Like he was sticking to some invisible script of how a responsible father should act.

mond milk- no sugar-exactly the same to her preferencs. She hadn't tell him about it, nor asked to bought it for her. He'd

o knock, but only to turn away at the last second. Or the way h

e wanted to disguise, because th

glittering Manhattan skyline. The city was a sea of lights and motion, but from this high

l view, i

. "You can almost pretend th

s hands tucked into his pockets. For a long moment, ne

,and asked why did you

nothing, and Victor your father stripped it down, piece by piece. He blackmailed our suppliers, destroyed our reputation, made

wed hard. "I

er now, eyes dark but not angry. "You wer

I was fourteen. I stayed with her. I have

eadable expression. "Then

ouder this time. "And

pped to her

" he sai

rushing through her hair and his shirt. But

nal she'd picked up earlier in the week. The pages were filled with calming pastel ill

interrupted

me

olding a small white box

d, surpris

hrugged. "I don't kn

was a delicate silver necklace simple and elegant. A tin

refully. "At the first ultrasound... you'll hear it. I

at the pendant,

u," she w

r, softer than she'd ever seen it. Then, almost reluctantly, h

charm close

might have been h

ment and reality... somethin

it was scared her