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I straighten to tower over her, hating that the rebellious stubbornness on her face sends desire through me even now. She's so standoffish and furious, but it turns me on when she wants to fight. It shouldn't. I should be patient with her.
I'm not. Because we signed a contract and I need her, and we made progress today, and she still fuckingranfrom me.
"No. I believe there's another reason and you're just not telling me what it is. Did the Gattos threaten you somehow? Is it your family again?"
She hesitates. "Yes."
"Bullshit. I have eyes on them, I would’ve known. Tell me the real reason you ran."
Sybil throws her hands in the air, too. "I just can't do this, okay?"
"Dowhat,Sybil? Be specific. And sit the fuck down before you hurt yourself more than you already have."
"Oh my God, Nico! You're just—you're just so—"
And then Sybil bursts into tears.
It takes me aback so much that I stand there stunned for one long second, confused, and appalled.
Cielo aiutami,I hate seeing her tears. Why is she crying? What can I do? Why the hell has she been so emotional these last two days? I thought the moodiness would happenbeforeher period. Her being sick on top of it must not have helped—
Then it hits me, and I go breathless. My pent-up anger vanishes. I have to brace myself on the ravine's side, too.
Dio Santo.She’s pregnant.
Sybil is fuckingpregnant.
Elation fills me, and I pull her close before she can protest. She sniffles and wipes at her face, cursing me, but I'm lightheaded with joy.
"Sybil." My voice is mostly air.
"Let me go," she huffs, trying to stop her crying.
"You should have just told me."
That makes her pull back to blink up at me. There's a streak of dirt on her forehead. I try to wipe it away as she swallows.
"I…I just—I…" Her stammer trails off, face falling.
I tip her face up to kiss her gently. But the gentleness melts into heated excitement when her lips respond to mine. I scoop her up to kiss her senseless right here in the woods, thrilled beyond anything I've ever felt before.
Sybil is carrying my baby. They're my family.
Mine.
Chapter 17
Sybil
Nico's fury, I expected.
This?
I definitely did not expect this.
He can't seem to stop pausing to kiss me even as he walks down the ravine. Once we reach a spot where it seems nothing more than a shallow gulch, he carries me out and carefully maneuvers through the trees with me in his arms. He mutters in Italian now and then, occasionally swearing and chuckling.
I…shouldn't like this. I should still be scared. I still need to get me and the baby away from this dark life of his.
