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CHAPTER 97. A baby of the Holy Spirit
If Nick Bennet had any button capable of changing his expression in a single second, someone must have pressed it at that very instant, because his face became completely appalled. The arm that was around Valeria squeezed her even tighter and slammed the back of his fist on the front seat. “Speed up, Yuri!” he ordered firmly. But at the same instant the Russian stepped on the accelerator, the car behind did the same. “Dammit!” Yuri growled, making an evasive maneuver, but the car persisted. Wherever Yury moved, the Renault followed. It wasn't even trying to appear casual anymore, it was trying to blow out one of his rear tires, and at the speed they were going that could be very dangerous. “Shake her off already, Yury!” Jack shouted at him. “I can't! There's a curve ahead, I can't take it at this speed or I'll be the one who kill us!” he replied. There was a second of silence until Jack instructed him. “Which side is the lady on?” “Right,” Yuri replied. “Turn left when I tell
CHAPTER 98. Good news
Elliot shook Nick as if to vent his frustration. “Do you want to explain to me how my sister is pregnant?” he demanded. “I don't know!” Nick replied wearily. “What do you mean you don't know? Weren't you sleeping with her? Isn't it yours? “I don't know!” Nick shouted, and Elliot froze. “Don't tell me you're going to begin with that again!” he threatened through clenched teeth, and Emma hurried to stop him before he did something stupid. “Yes, it's his! It's his!” she said nervously. “Nick, it's yours.” Nick looked at her, dumbfounded. “How?” Emma sighed. It wasn't her place to say it, but she knew Elliot's temper, and she couldn't let them come to blows in the middle of the hospital. “Nick, Valeria is pregnant… with your child,” she assured him. “She's seven weeks pregnant.” “Seven weeks? But... Valeria and I weren't even together seven weeks ago.” “Aspen,” Emma said, and everyone's eyes widened in surprise. Nick, in particular, looked like he was on the verge of a breakdo
CHAPTER 99. An insulted intelligence
“You finally broke him!” Elliot snorted as Nick went the rest of the way to the police station without speaking to either of them. Richard shrugged. “Layla told me he already knew. I didn't think the fact that it was me was a big deal,” he said, getting out of the car and opening Nick's door. “Come on down, my son, and let's give our statements, and if you behave yourself, daddy will buy you ice cream on the way out.” Nick seemed to react at that moment and got out of the car as well, took a deep breath and looked Richard straight in the face. “I won’t get between my mother and you,” he assured, raising his hands as a sign of peace. “And I won't because you can laugh now, but you're fighting in the big leagues, champ. Layla Bennet will chew you up and spit out your diaper, kid. I mean... daddy!” Elliot burst into laughter and the three of them walked into the police station, looking for Detective Norton. The policeman had no idea that a few months ago Valeria and the twins had bee
CHAPTER 100. A signed sentence
Valeria gave Alice a kiss and Zuzu another before they went to rest. It had taken Amelia just under twenty-four hours to discharge her from the hospital, and she was finally in the quiet of her home, but she knew well what that meant. She didn't bother going to her room, instead, she headed to the master bedroom, which she had shared with Nick before they took the vacation trip. She couldn't avoid him any longer and Andrew and the twins were no longer around to serve her as a protective barrier. She lay down on the bed but was unable to fall asleep, and two hours later she was tossing and turning and pacing around the room as if she were being chased by a hundred spiders. She did not hear the soft sound of footsteps approaching the door, but turned around as soon as she heard that voice. “You're going to dig a trench across the room, troublemaker,” Nick muttered, and Valeria saw him standing there. He looked like he had just come out of the bathroom, wearing pajama pants and drying
CHAPTER 101. A poisonous call
Nick was shaking his head vehemently as he shifted uncomfortably in the back seat of the car. Jack was driving, Yuri was in another car, and a patrol car was escorting them back home. The last protection they had for the moment because Detective Norton had bought the story about Miranda leaving the country. But he hadn't. Nick knew Miranda wasn't the type to take the hit and walk away. “I don't like this,” he said, turning half his body toward Valeria. “I don't believe that Miranda's gone. We know how she is.” “This must be a trap,” Valeria agreed. “But what can we do, Nick? Protecting ourselves is the only thing we have left.” “That and wait for her to attack us again... No, Valeria, I'm not going to stand idly by,” Nick declared. “We can't afford to just wait.” Valeria didn't feel good about that either. She took his hand and squeezed it tightly as a sign of support. “What do you want to do?” Nick ran his hands through his hair, weighing his options. “Why don't we leave?” he
CHAPTER 102. A Thing Called Desperation
Detective Norton pounded the table angrily before running to the precinct IT department and asking them to put a trace on that cell phone. He had also recognized that it was a local number, and that meant two things: First, Miranda had played him like a fool to buy time, and second, she didn't care anymore if she was found, so whatever she was planning to do, she had unfortunately done it already. He gave the number to one of the technicians and waited impatiently as they began their search. “Come on, move it, that call won't last a lifetime!” he said, trying to put a rush to it before getting back to talking to Nick. “We're going to find her, Mr. Bennet, don't worry... Mr. Bennet? Nick!” But Nick had had to put the phone aside to hold Valeria, whose legs had failed her when she heard Miranda's last words. “Loss? What—what do you mean?” “Well, someone you love has just died. Isn't it obvious?” Miranda asked as if Valeria were stupid. “Why else would I give you condolences, you idi
CHAPTER 103. An exchange
Alice wrinkled her nose as soon as the car stopped. She was in the back seat, with the dark windows rolled up, but as soon as that man had stopped the car and opened a door for her, the smell of mildew and rust had invaded her little nose. “Come on, get out!” Alice looked at him with disgust. She had never looked at him with anything but fear, but this time it was different. “I don't like the way it smells,” she replied loudly. “Look brat, I don't care what you like or don't like,” Baxter growled impatiently. “Come out right now if you don't want me to take you out, and we both know you're going to scream!” Alice plucked up her courage and got out of the car, backing away so her father wouldn't touch her. “Now walk!” Alice looked around. They were in something that looked like a warehouse or a very large storage unit. Everything was empty except for several doors in the back. From one of them she saw a tall, thin woman with an unpleasant face come out. “Is this the girl?” she a
CHAPTER 104. Enemy allies
Valeria sat down on the bed, her hands shaking violently. “My God!” Nick pressed her against his body, kissing her forehead. He couldn't tell her to stop crying, he knew she wasn't going to. “Troublemaker, please, make an effort. You have to calm down. You have to think that everything is going to be all right.” Valeria shook her head in frustration. “All right? Nothing has gone all right since—” she interrupted herself, but Nick knew exactly what she was thinking. “Since you met me.” “I didn't want to say that…” “You don't have to say it. I'm not stupid. Your life became a mess from the very day you set foot in Bennet Designs,” Nick muttered, swallowing with difficulty. “And I've tried to fix it, troublemaker, but I just haven't been able to!” “Damn woman! She seems to have more lives than a cat! And you know what bothers me the most? She's always in the shadows; she doesn't show her face even once! And the police seem to be useless!” “You're absolutely right about that,” th