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Alaia 

We finally arrived home. My children looked so awake and happy to see me in the car with 

them. Carefully, I hugged and kissed them before Loli and Erika took them inside the house. 

“Alaia.” Sondra came out to meet me and greeted me affectionately, although her face showed 

concern. 

“I’m fine,” I said, taking her hand. “I prepared something light for you to eat for dinner.” I 

nodded as Nick approached my seat and carried me in his arms to my room. 

“Mommy, princess,” my daughter said when she saw me in her father’s arms, and she smiled 

at him, as did Nick. “I want to take a bath,” I said before Nick took me to bed. “I can help you.” 

Nick’s voice was husky, and I parted my lips slightly, not knowing how to respond. Okay, Alaia, 

focus. “I appreciate your disinterested offer,” I regained control of my sedated body and took 

two steps back. Nick watched me, and his gaze told me he found what was happening to me 

amusing. “But Sondra can help me.” 

“It seems like you’re trying to run away from me,” he muttered, taking a step to close the 

distance I had imposed. 

“That doesn’t make sense,” I replied. 

“It does to me. What I’m not sure of is if you’re running away from something you want to get away from or if you’re running away from something you want.” He came closer, looking very 

confident. 

“I don’t want you.” I lifted my chin, our eyes locked in a challenge. “Miss,” Loli returned to Sondra. I cut off whatever was happening and went with her to the shower, where I saw a large bruise under my breasts that hurt to the touch. I felt a bit of peace knowing that González was 

where he deserved to be. 

Loli would be in charge of bathing and changing the children. 

Sondra helped me into comfortable pajamas. I settled into bed, my body resisting my movements. Erika and Ignacio said goodbye when they finished dinner, and I was grateful to have people like them in my life. 

“I should go,” Darius entered my room after I allowed him to pass. “If you need anything, don’t hesitate to call me. I just called your father. They’ll be here tomorrow morning. Aidan is coming tomorrow, too. He’s worried about you,” he commented, and I smiled at the thought of my little brother. “The security personnel will be at your complete disposal.” 

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“Thank you,” I said. 

“You don’t have to thank me. You’re my granddaughter,” he replied, and I swallowed the lump 

in my throat. I nodded and watched him leave. Sondra arrived with a tray in her hands. It 

smelled delicious. I hadn’t eaten anything since breakfast. Following her, my children entered like two earthquakes and climbed onto the bed. 

“Careful, my darlings. Mommy has a boo–boo, here.” I pointed to my ribs. “And here.” I showed 

them my leg. 

“Boo–boo, hurt,” Alana said, and both of them carefully touched my chest. A smile spread 

across my lips at their tender gesture. 

For tonight, I let the children eat in bed. Of course, we took precautions in case there were any 

accidents. Loli and I fed them dinner, and when they finished, it was my turn. That’s how I decided. Nick, who had been watching us in silence, approached with my plate. 

“I think it’s Mommy’s turn to eat dinner,” he said and sat down in front of me on the bed. He 

took a spoonful of the broth and took it into my mouth. I looked at him, and he looked at me. 

Mommy, eat soup,” Noah pointed to the spoon, and I couldn’t refuse my son’s request. Nor did 

I want them to see me refuse to eat; they might do the same later. Nick made me finish the 

broth between our gazes. 

“Thank you,” I said, and he took the plate to the tray. Then he checked the package with the 

medications and compared them with the prescriptions. He filled a glass with water and helped me take the medicine. 

” 

We brushed our teeth and went back to bed. “Story, Mommy,” Noah went to the shelf. Nick 

came out of the bathroom at that moment and looked for the book Noah was pointing at. 

Can I?” Nick asked. I answered in the affirmative, and he walked towards us with the book in 

his hands. “Here,” Noah pointed to the empty spot on the bed with his little hand. Nick looked 

at me, silently asking the question. I accepted, unsure. The children were between us when 

Nick sat down on the other side of the bed. My children settled in better. Nick began to read 

the story, and listening to his voice, I gradually fell asleep. 

“I 

Nick 

I finished reading the story and saw that all three had fallen into the arms of Morpheus. I 

sighed, wishing that soon all my nights would be like this, something that now sounded like a 

distant dream. I ran my hands over my face, feeling a little tired. I didn’t know how many hours 

I had gone without sleeping. I hadn’t slept since I took the flight from Los Angeles here. 

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“For you,” Sondra brought a couple of blankets. I thanked her and got up slowly to settle into the armchair in the room, but I saw a small hand clinging to my shirt, preventing me from moving. Alana pressed the garment with her little fingers, and I carefully tried to free myself, but after a while, I gave up, not wanting to wake her. I watched her, waiting for those little 

fingers to stop clinging to my shirt at some point. 

I woke up when I felt the sun’s rays on my face. I opened my eyes and didn’t recognize the 

place at first, but it didn’t take long for me to start recognizing it. 

I looked at my children’s faces as they slept peacefully, then my eyes wandered over Alaia’s 

face. 

“She must be asleep,” I heard whispers, and the door opened. Asher and Valentino fell silent 

and froze when they saw us. Alaia woke up with a groan and looked at me before looking at 

them. 

“Did 

you sleep here?” she asked, confused. 

“Yes,” I replied, running a hand over my face. 

“Nick…” she began to say, and I hurried to show her Alana’s hand, which, incredibly, was still clutching the fabric of my shirt. Alaia seemed to want to laugh but restrained herself and just 

nodded. 

“Warrior Princess,” Valentino whispered and came closer to carefully hug Alaia. “I almost died when they gave us the news.” He looked emotional, Valentino’s lament made the children stir, and my daughter finally released my shirt. I took the opportunity to stand up. “Hunk, Batman, I don’t even know what to call you anymore. Thank you for saving her.” He walked towards me, gave me two kisses, one on each cheek, and went back to where Alaia was. Asher also 

greeted me and thanked me. 

“I should go,” I said. I leaned down to say goodbye to the children, straightened up, and walked 

to leave the room. 

“Nick,” Alaia’s voice stopped me. 

“Thank you.” We looked at each other for a few seconds. 

“But there’s so much tension in here, and tension of all kinds, my God,” Valentino spoke, 

making us look at him. 

“I’m just saying what I see.” He raised both hands. “Damn it, Tino.” Asher nudged him discreetly. “Don’t hit her, daughter!” he hissed. I frowned when I heard that “daughter,” but I imagined Asher was gay too. Would Will know? They started arguing in hushed tones. Alaia and I looked at each other and laughed at the same time. I decided to leave before she 

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realized what she was doing. 

I took my suit jacket in my hand and went downstairs. 

I found Alaia’s parents in a rather strange pose. It seemed like things were never boring in this house. 

“Nick,” Paula moved away from Patrick. “Thank you for acting quickly and helping my daughter.” 

“Your daughter and grandchildren are more important to me than they seem, and so I have been able to show that. I would do anything for them,” I expressed, and she analyzed my 

words. 

“Nick, Alaia has already moved forward.” 

“What’s between us is on hold, Paula. It’s not over. I’ll come by later. Patrick.” I nodded at him and turned to go to the door. I opened it, but I stopped when I saw Cedric sending a call. He barely registered that someone was behind him. “You’re late,” I said, noticing that he didn’t say anything. I put on my sunglasses and walked towards the car, where I saw him enter the 

house after typing something on his phone. I narrowed my eyes and started the car.