Chapter 0829

“I was thinking we could grab some vanilla ice cream and sit somewhere to talk. Sound good?”

“Perfect.”

We stopped by an ice cream shop and bought a liter each.

As expected, she devoured hers.

I watched her for a moment before taking a deep breath.

“Mary… there’s something I want to talk to you about.”

She looked up, concerned. “What is it?”

“I know we’re getting married soon, and Serene will have my last name. But I’ve been thinking a lot about what I proposed to you….”

“What do you mean?”

“About being Serenity’s father.”

She froze, her face unreadable. “Are you… backing out?”

“No! How could you even think that?”

“Then why bring it up?”

I hesitated. “Because today, I had a terrible nightmare…”

“What did you dream?”

“That I died.”

She gasped. “What?!”

“Yeah… It felt so real. Everything about it–it was like living a normal day, but it ended with me dying. It left me with this awful feeling, Mary. That’s why I needed to talk to you.”

me, Peter…”

more scared than you

“Why?”

Do you really think

was just a nightmare.”

it felt real.”

hand through my

I’d want you to move on. I’d want you to keep living, to surround yourself with people who love you. I wouldn’t want you to be alone. I

grip tightening

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we need to make sure that every choice we make is to help her become strong–strong

hesitated, then added

have to be honest. We can’t hide the trull about Serenity’s

to find out, and I don’t want

deserves to know. When our daughter is born, she needs to know who her

you were the one who didn’t want him involved!”

least give him the choice. If he wants nothing to do with her, that’s

don’t know… Besides, Maximus is about to marry Alexia, and that

And I also know she’s pregnant with his

stiffened at

responsibility for all his actions–whether he was

maybe we should move

Her eyes widened.

expected

know was that I had already asked Marcus to buy a house–a small one, nothing flashy, because I

wanted her and Serenity to go to Solaria–the place she

she asked in

and settle there. It would be good for us. You’d

I had lost my

you’re really worrying

exhaled, gazing at her softly.

you to always remember that. You’re still young and beautiful, and when Serenity is born, it might feel like your

out, tucking a curl behind her

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