Chapter\u00a0508<\/p>\n
\u201cChange\u00a0of\u00a0plans\u2026\u00a0take\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0place,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
He\u00a0furrowed\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0in\u00a0response.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIrene\u00a0needs my\u00a0help\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0baby,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0why,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0simply.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0Gavin\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0me,\u00a0then that\u2019s\u00a0fine,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u2019m<\/p>\n
not\u00a0cutting\u00a0myself off\u00a0from\u00a0Irene.\u201d<\/p>\n
He\u00a0nodded\u00a0and,\u00a0without\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0he\u00a0turned\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0different\u00a0direction\u00a0and\u00a0started to\u00a0drive\u00a0towards the\u00a0Silver\u00a0Crescent pack.<\/p>\n
Once\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0mansion,\u00a0I\u00a0thanked\u00a0him\u00a0and\u00a0hurried\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0car.\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0bother\u00a0looking\u00a0back\u00a0at\u00a0Beta Taylor,\u00a0though\u00a0I\u00a0could<\/p>\n
feel\u00a0his\u00a0eyes\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0back\u00a0of\u00a0my\u00a0head.\u00a01<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0was\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room,\u00a0cradling\u00a0a\u00a0crying\u00a0Emalyn.\u00a0The\u00a0baby\u2019s\u00a0face\u00a0was\u00a0all\u00a0red\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0belted\u00a0and\u00a0sobbed,\u00a0and\u00a0it\u00a0broke\u00a0my\u00a0heart<\/p>\n
to\u00a0see her\u00a0like\u00a0this.\u00a0Irene\u00a0was\u00a0also\u00a0crying\u00a0as\u00a0she\u00a0cooed\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0little\u00a0baby,\u00a0trying\u00a0to calm\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0looked\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0with\u00a0relief\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0to\u00a0do,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0cried,\u00a0her bottom lip\u00a0trembling.\u00a0\u201cPlease, help\u00a0me\u2026\u201d\u00a01<\/p>\n
I\u00a0immediately\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0her,\u00a0taking\u00a0a\u00a0look at\u00a0Emalyn\u2019s\u00a0face.\u00a0I\u00a0put\u00a0my\u00a0hands\u00a0on\u00a0her cheeks\u00a0and\u00a0forehead,\u00a0my\u00a0stomach\u00a0clenching<\/p>\n
when\u00a0I\u00a0felt\u00a0how\u00a0warm\u00a0she\u00a0was.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0running\u00a0a\u00a0fever,\u201d\u00a0I told\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cDo\u00a0you have\u00a0any\u00a0baby medicine?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe\u00a0in the\u00a0kitchen,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0her\u00a0voice\u00a0cracking\u00a0as\u00a0she spoke.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0grabbed\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0arms,\u00a0cradling\u00a0her\u00a0close to\u00a0my\u00a0chest.\u00a0She\u00a0relaxed\u00a0a\u00a0little,\u00a0but\u00a0not\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0way.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0listen\u00a0carefully,\u00a0okay?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0remain\u00a0as\u00a0calm\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0could.\u00a0She\u00a0nodded,\u00a0waiting\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0instructions.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0need\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0warm up some milk\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0baby\u00a0bottle\u00a0and\u00a0put\u00a0a\u00a0few\u00a0drops\u00a0of\u00a0medicine\u00a0in\u00a0the milk.\u00a0Not\u00a0a\u00a0lot\u2026\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0little.\u00a0Then\u00a0bring\u00a0me\u00a0the<\/p>\n
bottle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0nodded\u00a0and,\u00a0without\u00a0another\u00a0word,\u00a0she\u00a0ran\u00a0off\u00a0and\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0kitchen.\u00a0I\u00a0continued\u00a0to\u00a0rock\u00a0and\u00a0cradle\u00a0the\u00a0baby;\u00a0her\u00a0crying<\/p>\n
subsided\u00a0a\u00a0little,\u00a0but\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0still whimpering\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0fever took\u00a0full\u00a0effect.<\/p>\n
\u201cPoor\u00a0little\u00a0pup,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0whispered\u00a0soothingly.<\/p>\n
Not\u00a0long\u00a0after,\u00a0Irene\u00a0was\u00a0returning\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0bottle.\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0bottle\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0and\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0feed\u00a0the\u00a0baby.\u00a0it\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0few tries,<\/p>\n
but\u00a0soon\u00a0Emalyn\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0drink\u00a0greedily.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0sighed,\u00a0resting\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0couch\u00a0now\u00a0that\u00a0the\u00a0mansion\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0and\u00a0free\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0crying.\u00a0As\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0drank,\u00a0her\u00a0sniffles\u00a0and\u00a0sobs\u00a0subsided.\u00a0She\u00a0stopped\u00a0halfway\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0bottle,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0took\u00a0a\u00a0break\u00a0to\u00a0burp\u00a0her before\u00a0having\u00a0her\u00a0continue.<\/p>\n
Once she\u00a0was\u00a0done\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0bottle,\u00a0I\u00a0placed\u00a0it\u00a0on the\u00a0coffee\u00a0table\u00a0and\u00a0rocked\u00a0her.\u00a0The\u00a0room\u00a0had\u00a0fallen\u00a0silent\u00a0as\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0nuzzled<\/p>\n
1\/4<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0508<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus\u00a0<\/p>\n
against\u00a0me,\u00a0trying\u00a0to\u00a0gain\u00a0warmth,\u00a0though\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0sweating\u00a0from\u00a0her\u00a0fever.\u00a0It\u00a0tore\u00a0at\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0her\u00a0like\u00a0this.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0had\u00a0to\u00a0change\u00a0her\u00a0a\u00a0couple\u00a0of\u00a0times within\u00a0the\u00a0hour\u00a0because\u00a0her\u00a0diaper\u00a0exploded.\u00a0The second\u00a0time\u00a0it\u00a0happened\u00a0had\u00a0Irene\u00a0helped<\/p>\n
me\u00a0bathe\u00a0her.\u00a0The\u00a0warm water\u00a0was soothing\u00a0enough\u00a0that\u00a0it\u00a0calmed\u00a0her\u00a0into a\u00a0sleeping\u00a0state.\u00a01<\/p>\n
Rocking\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0arms,\u00a0I\u00a0sat\u00a0with\u00a0her\u00a0on the\u00a0couch\u00a0until\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0completely\u00a0asleep.\u00a0She\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0as\u00a0warm,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0could\u00a0tell\u00a0she\u00a0still<\/p>\n
had\u00a0a\u00a0slight\u00a0fever.<\/p>\n
Irene\u00a0looked relieved\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0that\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0finally\u00a0sleeping.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank\u00a0you,\u201d\u00a0Irene\u00a0whispered.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0did\u00a0you\u00a0get\u00a0so\u00a0good\u00a0at\u00a0taking\u00a0care\u00a0of\u00a0babies?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0shrugged.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust\u00a0a\u00a0natural\u00a0talent,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted.\u00a01<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0wish\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0that\u00a0talent,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0murmured.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t think\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0ever\u00a0be\u00a0good at this\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
We\u00a0remained\u00a0quiet for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0turned\u00a0to\u00a0her.<\/p>\n
\u201cCan\u00a0I\u00a0ask\u00a0you\u00a0a question?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0nodded,\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0meeting\u00a0mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs\u00a0your dad\u00a0dating\u00a0someone?\u201d<\/p>\n
She\u00a0raised\u00a0her\u00a0brows\u00a0and\u00a0then cocked\u00a0her\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy\u00a0dad doesn\u2019t\u00a0really\u00a0date\u00a0anyone\u2026\u00a0why?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0called\u00a0him\u00a0earlier,\u00a0and\u00a0a\u00a0woman\u00a0answered\u2026\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0just\u00a0wondering\u00a0how\u00a0she\u00a0was,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0explained.\u00a01<\/p>\n
She\u00a0raised\u00a0her\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0haven\u2019t\u00a0spoken\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0father in\u00a0days,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0been\u00a0busy\u00a0with\u00a0work\u00a0as\u00a0far\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0know.\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0sure\u00a0who\u00a0answered<\/p>\n
his\u00a0phone,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0doubt\u00a0he\u00a0would\u00a0have\u00a0allowed\u00a0that\u00a0if\u00a0he\u00a0knew,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0thought\u00a0about\u00a0it\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0moment,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0I\u00a0nodded.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0maybe\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0just\u00a0a\u00a0misunderstanding,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0softly.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0was\u00a0quiet\u00a0for\u00a0a\u00a0long\u00a0while,\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0she\u00a0straightened\u00a0her\u00a0posture.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u00a0know\u00a0what\u00a0you\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0do?\u201d\u00a0She\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cYou\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Villa\u00a0and\u00a0see\u00a0him\u00a0for\u00a0yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0I nearly\u00a0asked,\u00a0my\u00a0eyes\u00a0wide.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0serious,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0said,\u00a0a\u00a0grin\u00a0forming\u00a0on\u00a0her\u00a0lips.\u00a0\u201cGo\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Villa\u00a0and\u00a0see\u00a0my\u00a0father.\u00a0If\u00a0anything,\u00a0you\u00a0should tell\u00a0him\u00a0how\u00a0you<\/p>\n
12\/4<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0508<\/p>\n
feel.\u00a0You\u00a0have\u00a0obvious feelings\u00a0for\u00a0him,\u00a0so\u00a0you\u00a0should\u00a0tell\u00a0him,\u00a0right?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0if he\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0feel\u00a0the\u00a0same?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0meeting\u00a0her\u00a0eyes.<\/p>\n
+15\u00a0Bonus<\/p>\n
\u201cThen\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0know\u00a0the\u00a0truth,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0She\u00a0stood\u00a0and\u00a0took\u00a0the\u00a0baby\u00a0from my\u00a0arms,\u00a0cradling\u00a0her.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0her\u00a0fever\u00a0broke.\u00a0I\u2019ll<\/p>\n
put\u00a0her\u00a0in\u00a0her\u00a0crib\u2026\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0Villa,\u00a0Judy.\u00a0I\u00a0mean,\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0the\u00a0worst\u00a0that\u00a0can\u00a0happen,\u00a0right?\u201d\u00a012<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 508 Chapter\u00a0508 \u201cChange\u00a0of\u00a0plans\u2026\u00a0take\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0place,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him. He\u00a0furrowed\u00a0his\u00a0brows\u00a0in\u00a0response. \u201cWhy?\u201d\u00a0He\u00a0asked. \u201cIrene\u00a0needs my\u00a0help\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0baby,\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0why,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0simply.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0Gavin\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0me,\u00a0then […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21576\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}