elt as if she were being watched-and she wasn't wrong. She startled awake, her whole body tense, and a cold, nause

e about to do."She shook her head desperately, eyes wide with panic.Olivier grabbed her arm and dra

ng chill, she felt as if she were being watched-and she wasn't wrong. She startled awake, her whole body tense, and a cold

wake the children, and I don't need t

d desperately, ey

of the room. She struggled to break free b

hat is tha

ng to be mine-whethe

because of what he intended to do to her. The very idea of being violated

t me. I'm begging you-let me g

ot going to be the first. Got it?" Olivier's eyes wer

ght. Please... lower th

we have to talk about?" he as

med by fear. She had no idea how to handle

do this." She began circling his room slowly, while he fo

our clothes of

pleaded, raising her

owed the lump in her throat, resigned, an

acle, footsteps ech

quiet. Her face turned pale, tears spilled from her eyes, a

ke at this hour?" Lu

tepped out of the room, carefully closing the door

d. "Weren't you suppo

. It's 4 a.m., you should be sleeping." Lucien looked at him suggestively, then walked stra

ith little Ángel's stroller,

u seen Elise? The

etful she is." His voice showed a hint of nervousness. Lu

y for it, understood?" Olivier gave her a gentle tap on the head with the butt of h

come in." He stared at where she had c

ere you,

" Her air of conf

are you sl

rassed and quietly. She couldn't even bring herself to explain

e didn't understand how it was a coincidence tha

Why was your trip moved up?

nodded and went back to the room, but something still didn't sit right with Lucien. However, he tried to trust her; she was the nanny who had la

se-she feared Olivier and what he might do to her or her baby. Even though the pay w

w did Elise treat you?" Lucien trie

o have ice cream at the mall," the little boy re

id you go to the mall with

ocence, but Lucien's blood boiled-not only because he didn't trust his brother, but because