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Three positive pregnancy tests.
What now?
I’ve been with no man except Felix. With my life on the line, I can say that I am carrying Felix’s baby.
Felix’s baby, I repeat to myself again.
I have a baby in my womb. I cradle my belly, and another form of fear sets in - what if Felix tries to keep the baby from me when he learns I’m a Battaglia.
He won’t be the type of father to just let this go.
I think of my dream future - sharing this news with Felix, and being met with joy, love and tenderness.
A couple of months down the line - a happy family.
I then think of reality - sharing this news with Felix.
Telling him I’m a Battaglia. Being met with anger and rage.
Having to give up my baby and then banished.
I then think of the easy way out - don’t tell him. Just disappear.
To keep my child, I’d have to just disappear into nothing. He can never know I’m pregnant.
This also means he can never know I’m a Battaglia, for if he learns that, he’ll hunt me down either way.
Tomorrow. Tomorrow I will pack my bags and run away.
My plans have changed. There is no need for me to do what I promised this morning - tell him who I am.
Instead, I will go out right now and make love to the man of my dreams just this one last night - so when I leave, I can always remember us for the happy times we once shared.
I wipe away my tears, a numbness settling over me.
“Be brave, Emily,” I tell myself in the mirror. “Make the most of your time with him. These memories will give you hope in the times to come.”
I get dressed.
Chapter 28
FELIX
I walk in through the cafe, my eyes darting for her.
The moment I received the call, I rang Angelo.
My men stand right behind me.
Where the hell is Emily.
My eyes first scan over her and then perform a double take.
“Emily?” I ask loudly. She looks up. Yup, that’s her.
My body is fuelled with rage as I go closer to her.
She’s positioned on her chair, her face pale and eyes wide.
