Chapter 0352

“I'm going to sleep,” Daniel murmurs, turning away from all of us. “I need to...rethink my entire life. And my values. And particularly, the people with whom I associate.”

“Night, baby,” Jerome calls casually over his shoulder. Daniel mumbles something back as I snuggle closer to Jerome’s side. “He totally thinks Ivan’s hot,” I murmur.

“Nah, Daniel's faithful,” Jerome says, giving me another little wink. “Just like you. Like I said — you and Daniel are two peas ina fucked-up pod. Once you settle on someone? It’s for the long haul. You can’t even see anyone else. Which is all very much to my benefit.”

And I grin up at my friend, glad that someone sees the truth in me. But also wishing, very much, that I could lay eyes on Kent. Just for a little bit, to remind me of everything that I’m fighting for.

and look down at my belly, at where my little kidney bean is growing into...a grape? I don’t know. Whatever tiny food comes next. “Guess I'll just have to fight for you,” I whisper to baby, too

the morning while I savor my single cup of coffee for the day, his own triple-espresso drink packed away in a to-go container. And then he drives himself — himself — to work with my father in the fancy new Tesla provided by the

with my father; instead, my father has Daniel moving around to a variety of the city’s shipping ports. There, he learns from my father’s best men to figure out the ins and outs of his international shipping businesses — both the legitimate ones, and the illegitimate ones that import and export all kinds of illegal

my driver and my bodyguard on the rare occasions when I leave the

And he’d probably smack the crap out of Daniel if he

usual. She doesn't really need the

or just desires some male attention. Sometimes she stays out all night, sometimes she’s home, but she’s always here when I need her. Please read the original

retired for years, though, so he knows how to entertain himself. Someti ke Goestbae one the city tb ang out with his old buddies, but most of the

getting anywhere

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