Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

Chapter 69

Chapter 71

She turned with a slight startle, and her breath caught in her throat when she indeed found him approaching.

"Hey," het tipped his head at her.

"Hi, Kage." She hoped there was no tremor in her voice.

She turned away, returning her gaze to the expanse below. Only this time, she couldn't focus. What was he doing there?

Kage stood beside side her, staring into the night sky. "How are we doing?"

It took her a moment to realize what he meant. Heat flooded her cheeks as she glanced down at her belly. What she had on was a black crop top. Her bump was totally exposed. The bump was growing round. "Fine, I guess.

She shrugged.

He nodded. "If you need anything, anything at all, you know you're to-"

"I know," she cut in, rolling her eyes.

Silence stretched I between them. Sylvie became so uncomfortable she couldn't breathe anymore.

She turned away to leave. Kage grabbed her wrist. God, he needed to stop doing that. Each time he held her like that, it was as though her entire skin was freezing.

"Where are you going?" he gently asked.

She stared down at his hand holding hers. It took her a minute to get her composure back on. "Uh... inside? Where else would I be going?" She gulped hard after trying to answer bravely. just got

"But I

Buve

here."

some time now." She tried walking away,

forced to look

his fingers moving across her hand. "Have you thought about it?" Sylvie scoffed, almost snapping. "Are you serious? Earlier

Hawkins. I don't need to play anyone. If I need someone or don't, I let them

engaged! Why would you even want to do that to her? You expect me to be cool with that?" "Lana and I and I have been friends since childhood." He spread his arms in frustration. "That is all she's always been-a friend. Her family is well-connected, which is why my family

throat ran dry as she prepared herself for the next question. "So.... you're telling

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even being friends. Okay, maybe a couple of times. But mostly, you've been an **. And I'm not exempting myself-I know I've been a b***h too.

don't blame me because it's funny as

walking away, close to the balcony

a sago,

standing with her

a bully and didn't know much about pleasing a woman. So, I went to her the only way I knew-by trying to intimidate her. I thought maybe, if it made her scared, it'd be be easy getting her on my side. But," he sighed, "she was one

long game, one that didn't end well for me. And one day, she chose my cousin over me. She let him touch what I craved, willingly

I tried to hate her, tried to hurt her even

longer break, like his next words were

turn around, her

her when he continued. "I asked my

lips, stifling her gasp. Her eyes were wide open,

chest.

No. No. He couldn't be serious. Kage Hawkins

but it wasn't easy getting him to do that. I knew with her in the way of my inheritance, I'd be forced to

would change between us. But even in marriage, we were

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