Those eyes...

Lizetta Gardenia's heart skipped a beat, her grip on the glass of water loosening until it slipped.

Crash!

The glass shattered on the floor, hot water splashing everywhere.

"Careful!"

The man's voice was a stern shout, moving swiftly to Lizetta's side a second before the boiling water could reach her.

With a strong arm, he pulled Lizetta towards him, spinning around to move her out of harm's way.

"What happened?"

"Did you get burned?"

Dora rushed out at the sound, her question overlapping with the man's concerned voice from above.

Dora hurried forward, quickly moving Lizetta behind her, eyeing the man in front of them warily.

Lizetta, now away from the man, felt her limbs trembling slightly.

as she looked up

furrowed as he looked at her with a mix of

scar by his right eye, realizing

were a stormy grey-blue, suggesting mixed heritage. That familiar,

while the man had been using

revert to their native language

heart,

unsettled by the news from Zion City, feeling a

quick to react and pulled me away, so I didn't get burned." She then turned to the tall figure of the man,

for

back to inspect the fireplace, crouching

for the floor, while Lizetta poured herself another

as she

paused, feeling a

at him, but

neutral, seemingly making casual conversation before adding, "My wife is also pregnant. Due to some

head, a look of helplessness crossing his

His earlier actions must

touched her

physical changes and hormonal swings can take

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