CHAPTER 178. Awake for TwoEach day was more beautiful than the last, but finally, the honeymoon ended, and they decided to return home. It was time to share the big news with everyone, but first, they wanted to make sure everything was still going well."We should wait until Adriana’s birthday, which is in a few days," Zack suggested. "That way, the whole family will be together.""Yes, we can do that. Plus, I want to go to the doctor first. That way, we can also bring photos of 'the news,'" Andrea laughed.They made their appointment with the doctor, and the morning after their return, they were back at the office.The doctor greeted them with a big smile and sent Andrea for an ultrasound. A few minutes later, Zack was holding her hand while the doctor approached with the transducer.When the screen lit up, Zack and Andrea heard several strange thumps through the machine’s speaker, and the doctor frowned over his glasses."Is something wrong? Is everything okay?" Zack asked, worrie
CHAPTER 179. EPILOGUESix months later."Little Thooooooooor," Andrea shouted, and a second later, Zack skidded to a stop in front of her."Are they coming?" he asked, looking at his wife with those wide eyes, like the cat from Shrek."Yes," she replied between sighs. "They’ve had enough of kicking each other, and now they’re kicking me!""Then it’s time to go to the hospital," Zack exclaimed, his face a mix of excitement and fear.Without wasting any time, he got everything ready to take his wife to the hospital to welcome their babies. He helped with the suitcase, opened the car door, and placed his hand on Andrea’s shoulder to give her strength. As they drove to the hospital, she took deep breaths to stay calm, but Zack could see the excitement in her eyes for the babies they were about to meet.On the way, Zack recalled all the joyful moments of the pregnancy. From the smallest, sweetest memories, like guessing the babies’ genders during the ultrasound, to the nights when he help
I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. CHAPTER 180. PREFACE**SYNOPSIS**Loan Keller wasn’t a chronic womanizer, but he was pretty sure that long-term commitment wasn’t his thing. Maybe that’s why meeting Danna McKenzie, a professional figure skater who wasn’t looking for anything serious either, felt like the perfect match for him. First, because she was only interested in her career, and second, because they only saw each other for two weeks a year during the championships.Every year, Loan waited for her, and every year, she gave him the most incredible nights of passion... until the last championship in Paris, when she didn’t show up.Where is Danna? What’s behind her absence? Soon, secrets, intrigue, and the possibility that there’s a child he doesn’t know about will nearly drive Loan insane. He’s not ready to have a family, but is he ready to lose one?I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. PREFACELoan slowly opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling. It was time for him to leave, to sneak out like he always di
CHAPTER 181. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. DesperationDesperate was an understatement. Loan felt as if something was crushing his chest, and it wasn’t just because he hadn’t seen her. As dawn broke, on his way back to his room, he ran into his brother Zack in one of the corridors and ended up pacing like a wounded animal in front of him and his sister-in-law, Andrea.“I swear something happened to her... I feel it right here!” he exclaimed, clutching his chest as if he had ever truly put his heart into that... "casual thing" they had.“Well... you could always go ask, right?” Zack tried to calm him down. “Do you have her full name?”“Yes, it’s Danna McKenzie. She’s one of the best skaters on the Scottish team, but I didn’t see her with them last night,” Loan said, determined. After she didn’t show up, he had gone to the opening party, and she wasn’t there either. “So yeah, it could be that she just didn’t want to see me, but not being with the team either? I don’t know, my gut tells me somet
CHAPTER 182. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE Find her!“Well... I might know something that could help you.”Loan handed her his phone and waited while she wrote down everything she knew about Danna. Unfortunately, it wasn’t much, but at least she knew the city and the name of a juice bar Danna liked to visit. Her old phone number was no longer in service, so the information was sparse, but it was enough for Loan to decide to follow up.On the entire ride back to the hotel, he stayed silent, and as soon as they arrived, he told Zack and Andrea his decision.“I have to go find her. I need to know what happened to her. Maybe the baby wasn’t mine, or maybe she lost it, but Danna... I can’t go on without knowing what happened. I wouldn’t be able to live with myself.”He said his goodbyes, and since he hadn’t even unpacked, the only time he wasted was waiting for Zack’s plane to be prepped.Upon arriving in Glasgow, Loan prepared to start his search. Although it was a massive city and the clues he ha
CHAPTER 183. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. I don’t believe youWith such an incentive, Loan had no doubt that the detective would do everything in his power to find her, but unfortunately, it wasn’t easy. Six weeks passed, six terrible weeks before there was any news.Loan traveled to Scotland every Friday, but it seemed as though the earth had swallowed that family whole.Finally, one Sunday afternoon, just as he was about to head back to Switzerland, his phone began to ring."Hello?" he answered, seeing on the screen that it was the detective."Please tell me you haven’t left yet!" the man said."No, I’m still here. Why?" Loan asked, his heart racing."I’ve got an address!"Within minutes, Loan was driving his car toward the address the man had sent him. It was a small village to the south, between Glasgow and Kilmarnock, and Loan arrived late at night. He held back his desperation until the next day and hurriedly knocked on the door of that house.It was very small and looked a bit run-dow
CHAPTER 184. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. A gut feelingWeeks passed while everyone tried to console him, until one day his sister Chiara approached him."I think my friend might be able to help you.""Your 'friend'?""Well, my personal toy boy, but he has connections, and if I ask him, he might be able to find out something about what happened," Chiara said, hugging him. "If what that woman said is true, you at least need closure."What Loan felt inside was a glimmer of hope and the strength to move forward. He met with Jhon a few days later; his work as a Director of one of the specialized divisions of the CIA definitely put him in a good position to access reports.Finally, a few weeks later, Jhon handed him that envelope."Is it true?" Loan asked, seeing the somber expression on his face. "Did that woman not lie to me? Is it true?"Jhon nodded sadly as Loan pulled out the death certificate one of his men had obtained."I’m really sorry," he murmured. "Everything seems to indicate that ye
CHAPTER 185. I WILL MAKE YOU MINE. A Baby in the Garden"This is what I need, pay attention to me."As if Loan's commanding presence wasn’t enough, his money was also on the line, so Bryson Gray was fully focused on him. He lifted his notepad as a sign that he was listening and nodded.Loan Keller had some very odd requests, but Bryson was just there for his commission. However, two weeks later, they had scoured half the country without finding anything."We’re only left with the major castles, the ones still owned by nobility... but getting into those isn’t easy," Bryson said one night as they shared a drink at the hotel bar."Well, we have to try, no matter what."The real estate agent stayed thoughtful for a moment and then sighed."There’s one possibility, but it’s hoooorrrrrible," he said. "We could go to Brechin Castle and charm Olivia Winston."Loan looked at him as if he had no idea what he was talking about."Olivia Winston, thirty-something, spinster, and loose... anyway, sh