Chapter 215: Home Sweet Home

Moana

Just as the doctor promised, I was prescribed some medicine for the baby and for sleep and then I was sent home later that day once my bloodwork and vitals all came back within a normal range. The entire way home, Edrick didn’t let go of my hand. Every time I glanced over at him, it seemed as though he was looking at me, and that was comforting to me. The memory of our time spent together in my bed before I was taken to the police station stayed in my mind, which was a welcome distraction from everything else. It felt as though there was no longer a wall between us, and I hoped that everything would smooth itself out from there.

When we arrived back at the penthouse, Ella came running as soon as the elevator doors opened and practically flew into my arms.

“Moana!” she cried, sobbing into my chest. “I thought you were never gonna come home!”

that Ella was under the entire time I was at the hospital. After learning about what happened at the warehouse, I imagined that the poor little girl feared the worst. Although Edrick planned to find me a therapist, I just hoped more than anything that Ella could get some counseling, too. Hopefully, at the very least, I thought that this ordeal was the last bit of stress we would need to deal with as a little family. Although with my dream

my back, I suddenly looked up to see Selina standing in the doorway with tears in

tight hug. The feeling of the old housekeeper’s arms around me was a much needed comfort, like an embrace from a mother. When we finally pulled away, I couldn’t help

glanced over my shoulder at Edrick one last time, who just watched me with a worried expression on his face before

said, patting my hand gently with a weak smile. “I’ll be here

was just glad to be home, in a safe environment. Maybe now I would feel better about everything

on leaving; and part of me felt as though he secretly felt like he needed to work in order to regain a sense of normalcy. I just hoped that his exhaustion wouldn’t hit him too hard, and I gave the Alpha billionaire stern orders to have the driver take him to and from work, which he thankfully

afternoon drawing in my sketchbook and reading while wistfully glancing out the window and wishing that I could

have been around two or three o’clock in the afternoon when I was drawing in my sketchbook. I was working on a nature sketch and

was comfortably propped up in bed with the promise of a cup of tea and a sandwich for lunch on its way from Selina. My window was wide open, allowing the cool

however, everything changed. It didn’t feel as though any time passed at all; it was as though I was just sitting there, then I blinked and everything

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