Chapter 1717: A mother
What this investigation wouldn't reveal were Naylani's true feelings toward Enzo. Sure, with everything going on in her life, it was easy to assume she had used him for her own gain.
But in truth, Enzo had become a calm she never realized she needed.
After years of fighting and putting her life on the line-watching her people die, taking in their final breaths, and enduring betrayal after betrayal-even someone like Naylani could grow tired.
At some point, she began to ask herself if any of it was still worth it.
Deep down, she knew this war... was never hers to win. There had already been too much devastation, too much loss. Even if she killed Nathalie in the end, it
wouldn't be a victory. freewebnovel.com
It would just be survival.
And with Enzo?
She found peace in his presence.
For the first time in what felt like forever, someone made her feel that breathing wasn't so bad. That it was okay to laugh at simple, silly things.
Enzo... grounded her.
He made her feel human. A woman.
Not just a soldier burdened with the lives of an entire battalion-lives that would be lost if she failed. With him, she could be delicate, be cared for. He was her home, her peace. Her first-and perhaps only-love.
But also... he was her delusion.
days, were nothing more than an illusion.
She knew that.
kept telling herself: Just one more
before she leaves. One more day before she
found the strength to return
contraceptives in secret. She didn't want a child. She couldn't bear to bring a child into a
it. In truth, she planned to terminate the
Enzo brought a
heard
tiny heartbeat echoing in the room... the warm tears falling
she couldn't have
fate that awaited
couldn't justify the cruelty anymore. Because in that second,
in love with someone she hadn't even met. A mother to a
her unborn child's heart: "I'm sorry...
of that... was just one part of the
part that the child may never
perhaps... it was
correct,
correct
ties with Uncle Haines and since the leader of that operation was his cousin. I
Noel could've
worse, there was another scheme they weren't
that's true, then why didn't they come for me?" Charles's voice came through the phone. "They only attacked Haines under the pretense of investigating
else stared at the phone, too-even Finn The only one confused was Dean furrowing his brows as he
Because the truth was...
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