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