awn, barely half-past
athtaking hills of Barsay Mountains, lay sprawled with al
hh
awn was shattered by
right, her heart pounding. 'Who t
ted argument was faintly au
throbbing, and her body aching as
e thought, smiling with
nised by the charming hunk, Brayden Scott, Ale
ings to her, and her older sister, Connie, ha
onnie handed her and then bl
he had taken the ini
t girl to a passionate woman had b
beast in bed, in th
suddenly echoed from outside. 'Brayden,
We can't let Alessia hear this,'
up and, throwing on some cloth
ate, storming out of an adjacent tent-Connie's tent, wi
oing there?' Alessia ask
ent's flaps, her sister Connie, also in a state of undress, bearing certa
ood there,
, but-' Brayden began to explain, b
er?' Alessia's voice trem
was quick to defend herself, 'Ale
's mind
slept together, then
d her thoughts, and she r
nd a bloodstained note on top of it: 'If the money isn't
, scrawled in a man's bold, assertive handw
tly, Alessia couldn't be
ow end up sel
eyond mo
tent on shaky legs, Brayden an
apologetically, 'Lexy, I'm so, so sor
essia stood the
on Alessia's neck, and she gasped.
dark eyes meeting her
wide, examining Alessia's neck
oulders with agitation. 'Tell me, who w
to say, 'I thou
good would an
aid n
ence, Brayden growled,
y, though her voice quivered. 'Brayden, we can't go back
le. 'I wish you
*
days
t Catherine's Hospital w
d on the ceiling, while the ultrasound technician
ncing relentless nausea, weakness, and an inexplicable need for
oms, wasted no time and directed
he urine test left her a
the uterus, enlarged, regular shape, well-defined contours. Within the uterine cavity, two gestational sacs are observed, measuring approximately
he struggled to comprehe
it, the examin
report in her hand, Alessia made her
he life-altering news with a bright smile. 'Congrat
disbelief quickly transfor
herself-pregnant with babies
.tw
re
essia clutched the report tight
idea how sh
eyes fell upon Connie, who was ecstat
glanced up from the sofa a
ess washed over Connie's face.
y, Connie had been
nnie's blissful smile as a newly