Chapter 108: A Friend Or A Foe?
**Rosalie‘s POV
There were a million things on my mind. The last thing that I needed was for my child to be trapped between two warring brothers.
When I finally lied down, I found myself restless. I saw myself being pulled and tugged in two different directions until I was ripped apart.
Who was the winner in this instance?
I don‘t know–but it certainly wasn‘t me.
I was so exhausted and eventually was able to sink into darkness.
Not sure how long it had been, finally, I woke up.
At first, I was confused about where I was.
I wasn‘t in the cottage that I had been in for the last several months. Sunshine streamed in through unfamiliar curtains, and I remembered.
I remembered the new house. I remembered the new betrayal.
However, after getting some rest, my head was clear–regardless of the situation, I could not continue to stay with Soren long term.
Ethan knew I was here, and he may come back for me, so I couldn‘t bring more trouble for Soren.
Moreso, as much as I wanted to trust Soren and still treat him as a friend, as much as I hoped it wasn‘t the case, but what if he was a foe?
I needed to do what was best for my child.
I took a deep breath and pulled myself out from the bed.
First thing first, I had to get some energy into my body.
“Oh, good morning, Miss Ro,” Lola greeted from the kitchen. “Can I get you something to eat?”
*Thank you,” I told her. I didn‘t have a huge appetite, but I still picked up some fruit and bread. “How‘s Soren doing?”
“Mr. Soren has been awake and I‘ve brought him food. He had asked us not to wake you up, so that you could get as much rest as possible after a long night,” Lola stated. “However, I‘m sure he‘d be very happy to see you now that you‘re awake.”
Lola,” I said to my friend,
room, I thought about how
that Soren was a wonderful person and a very kind man, and I would need to treat
just finished eating and was putting his empty bowl of
at
what, a
smiled, “Well, yes. But I meant better than you did
been sitting the night before. I went over and placed a comfortable distance between us, focusing
are you?”
stated plainly, rubbing my belly like I did most of the time. “Tired. But that‘s the
won‘t be safe here. I‘ll have to leave some guards here to protect you. I have to make sure that
and asked, “Also, may I
nodded, and I understood why he made this request, “It‘s better that you don‘t
“How could someone be as beautiful and
head. “Soren, thank you for protecting me,
him and couldn‘t help but ask, “I know that you‘d never ever let anything bad happen to me
Ro!” He smiled
his usual self, and yet, I
day, Soren was feeling strong enough to get out of bed. His men helped him walk to the living room. As soon as he sat down in a chair, he sort of sank into it, like it had taken all of the energy he‘d gathered in the last several hours
was more severely wounded
the night before, he‘d
putting on an
looked older than I‘d ever seen him, more tired and
you anything?” I
to a chair closer to him and sat on the edge so that I could reach his hand, and the apprehension I’d been feeling all day about having to pretend that I wasn‘t suspicious of him faded away.
had always shown me kindness. Now he was hurting, so how could I not show
he squeezed mine back. He shook his head and adjusted the blanket he had draped over his lap. “No, thank you,” he spoke gratefully.
one who takes care of everyone around you, and that‘s who you still are inside. You‘ll be back on your feet again in no time at all. But if you don‘t take it
his head and smiled at me, “Ro, you are really good at
people.”
crackers in case you get hungry. That should settle
middle of cleaning and she smirked at me in a way that made me think
given me that look over the last few
and tell them they were just being silly and there was nothing going on between us. However, today, I was too
so thankful, it was as if no one had ever brought him anything before. “You‘re so
no trouble,” I told him, “I‘ll be around, so just
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