Under the heiress facade

Hera's light fragrance filled Bernard's nose. He couldn't help but laugh and wrap his arms around her.

"After the New Year's, let's make things official." Hera buried her face in his neck.

Her birthday was on the first of January. After New Year's, she would be of age and they could be together.

Bernard's heart melted. "Suddenly, I don't feel like going back."

Hera didn't want him to leave either, but he was from the Killian family, after all.

"Will the Everetts accept me if I marry into your family?" Bernard teased.

Hera let go of him. "Scram."

Bernard looked like a pleading puppy. "I'm really leaving now," he said reluctantly.

"Goodbye." Hera held the pet carrier and entered the house.

were still on when Hera entered and saw Gideon. Gideon

while holding

fight with

has to go back to the Killian residence to

He looked disappointed, and Hera

stood at the entrance and watched her enter the house before

back to Skyview Heights," Bernard told

said hesitantly,

Bernard

mouth shut and drive toward Skyview

went into the study. In his study were four monitors on the desk. He turned on

up the data from Raven's attack on Astral Nova's firewall that was sent from Samson. His fingers typed swiftly on two

...

had stayed up for three days and three nights. She followed the dosage

pill is