Chapter 18
Enzo:
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My eyes met Alaria’s as she walked inside the restaurant, and I stood, greeting her.
“Such a gentleman,” she commented, and I smirked, nodding at her to sit on the couch.
“I can assume that you are willing to drink of coffee? Or is that forbidden in your
Cry?” I asked, and she rolled her eyes.
“Sure, as long as we don’t end up spilling the glass’s content, then I wouldn’t mind having a cup.” She said, and I nodded at the waiter to come.
“What would you like to drink?” I asked, looking at Alaria who turned her attention to the waiter. She smiled and nodded in greeting.
“Can I please a caramel latte?” Alaria asked, and the waiter nodded.
“Anything special to add or remove?” He asked, and Alaria smiled, shaking her head.
“A normal caramel latte, please.” She said, and the man nodded. He looked at me, waiting for my order.
“An espresso.” I said, and he nodded. He wrote my order and walked away, leaving the two of us alone. “When did you find out about the pregnancy?”
“I found out on the same day that I got the divorce paper,” she said, looking down at the table for a second. “I was trying to find the right way
10 tell you. I knew that it was something that you were going to be happy about. You know, having your heir, but I was surprised when I got the papers.”
“And you chose to keep it from me?” I said, and she looked away for a second.
“What did you expect me to do, Enzo?” She asked, shaking her head in question. “You didn’t even give me a chance to try and understand why you wanted a divorce. I was just forced to accept it. I wasn’t going to let my child live in the pain of knowing that his mother…”
“What did you tell him? About not having a father?” I asked, stopping her. The last thing that I wanted or needed was for this to become sentimental. Knowing Alaria,
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she was going to play with a guilt factor. And that wasn’t one that I wanted to deal with right now.
“I told him that he was going to be back some day.” She said, and I scoffed.
“Do you take me for a fool?” I asked, watching as the waiter brought our coffee cups. He put them on the table in front of us, and I shook my head in question. “I am sure that you would have made me the worst man that there is. You know, in your eyes, I let you go.”
pack, and I am sure that the last thing that you want or need is to find yourself hooked up against your brother. Mind you, the man has already proved to be against you if you’re already agreeing to stay here with Ashton.” I said, and Alaria’s breath got caught in her throat. I looked at the door as I saw Katherine walking inside.
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