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.”

scaring me, Peter…”

than you are.”

“Why?”

Serenity are my responsibility. Do you really think I

was just

But it

sighed, running a hand through

this has been weighing on me all day. If I ever died. 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

grip tightening around her

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we know we’re having a girl, we need to make sure that every choice we make is to help her become strong–strong enough to go after whatever she

then

honest. We can’t hide the

to find out, and I don’t

know. When our daughter is born, she needs to know who her real father is. You can’t take that

who

give him the choice. If he wants nothing to do with her,

visibly torn. “I don’t know… Besides, Maximus is about to

I also know she’s pregnant

stiffened at

for all his actions–whether he was conscious of them or not.

before adding, “I was thinking… maybe we should move back to

Her eyes widened.

hadn’t expected that.

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

go to Solaria–the place she had

she asked in disbelief.

course. I can work from anywhere. Besides, Marcus lives in Coravela now. We could find a place nearby and settle there. It would be good for us. You’d be home. And Serene could grow up in a healthier

I had

really worrying me

at her

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

tucking a curl behind

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