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My hands cradled my stomach. “I’m so sorry, little one. It’s my fault you’re not going to know who your dad is. It’s my fault you’re not going to have a solid home like I’d been hoping. It’s all my fault.”
I didn’t move from my spot on the deck until I felt completely hollow inside. How could I not feel empty? My true love just left my life.
My true love.
I still didn’t believe in the fated mates thing, but there was no denying that Lucian was my perfect other half. He might have flaws, but so what? I had plenty of my own.
The way he complimented my personality was unparalleled, and the way I missed him now that he was gone was devastating. This went beyond him being the father of my baby. Even without the child growing in my stomach, I’d miss Lucian like I’d miss breathing air. I wasn’t sure how to live without him.
I’d get by if I had to. There was more at stake than just my own happiness. But my life would never be complete.
I’d always feel hollow and like a piece of me had died if Lucian didn’t come back to me.
I should have been calmer when speaking with him, had more patience and been clear about my intentions. When I’d left the doctor, the plan hadn’t been to push him out of my life and go solo.
I just wanted him to be happy, and it was obvious he wasn’t happy withme.
We’d both come to the same conclusion. He didn’t belong in my world, and denying his true self was making him a husk of the man I’d known.
Hot tears blurred my vision as I gulped at the air around me. I’d let my insecurities get the better of me.
I’d been so blind. I had to speak to him, somehow. But how did I find him to apologize?
“I could call Sarah,” I said, thinking aloud. “She’s married to his brother.”
If I could tell him I was sorry, then maybe we could at least find a way to move forward for the baby’s sake. Some sort of connection with Lucian was better than nothing.
“Wait...does she even get cell phone reception in another realm?”
Damn it.
There was too much about that world I didn’t understand. Why did I waste so much of my time with Lucian ignoring that part of him? I could have quizzed him about his world, and learned everything about it.
I would have been in a much better position now if I had.
I rubbed my stomach, feeling my strength return. I had a plan. “Don’t be like me, kiddo. I should have asked him more questions and gotten to know him better. Magic is real. Dragons exist. You’re one of them, and I never want you to feel like that is wrong.”
I could at least do better with my child. Iwould. It’d be a small way I could atone for my sins against Lucian.
I opened the back door and walked into the living room. There I swayed, exhausted. I was just about to lay down in bed so I could wallow some more, when I heard a male voice shouting my name from outside. “Katerina!”
“Lucian?” I called back, my heart in my throat.
It sounded enough like him. Maybe he was learning from his past too! Maybe he had no plans to stay away, after all. Maybe he was ready to talk and...
I ran to the front door and yanked it opened. There stood Dymitri, my sister’s husband standing on the porch. He was shirtless, but blessedly wore a pair of jeans. God knew where he got them from.
He gazed about, frantic. “Katerina, thank God you’re home!”
“What’s wrong? Is Sarah okay?” The panic in his eyes said it all. Something bad had happened.
He shook his head. “It’s Lucian. He...” He heaved a few heavy breaths. It was clear he’d come a long way, and at speed.
I ran inside to get him a glass of water. “Come in!”
Once he’d stepped inside and closed the door, I gave him the drink. “Here.”
Dymitri gulped it down. “Lucian is injured. No, sick. Well, actually, he’s both.”
