Aurelia's POVThe ground under my feet suddenly turned slippery and wobbly and I could barely keep myself standing. Diane and Sabrina had heard what he had said as well, they rushed towards me, Diane wrapped her arms around me, while Sabrina took over the intercom."Get her over to a chair, she might faint anytime soon. Prop her up with some pillows, she looks so pale." Sabrina told Diane. Diane led me back to the couch slowly and sat me down, she planted pillows around me to help support me."Mrs Bianco? Are you still there, what do we do? Should we send them in?" Glenn inquired." Hello, this is Sabrina, Mr Bianco's cousin, you can send them in but with a guard, we can't be too sure of anyone. " " Yes ma'am, I'll do so right now." The intercom went off and Sabrina scurried back to sit with us."Oh my God, Aurelia, are you okay? Don't worry, I doubt Judah will have a child out of wedlock, he's too meticulous for that to happen." Sabrina covered my hand with hers. Oh God, why did th
Aurelia's POV"Well that was a quick call, didn't he pick up?" Sabrina cocked an eyebrow as I took my seat. I scowled at her, " He did, I didn't have to tell him what was going on because he had already been updated by a loudmouth known as Gerald. He's already on his way." I couldn't wait to get my hands on Gerald, I needed to talk to him about a little thing like boundaries.Diane had returned with the snacks, and Aria was munching on a chocolate chip cookie, for the first time since she arrived, I was finally getting a good look at her. She was the feminine version of Judah, there was no need for a DNA test, and she was a hundred percent his. She had his jet-black hair, his eyes, and her lips curled up the same way his did whenever he was focused on a task. She even had the same full and well-arched eyebrows that he did. She looked so much like him that it almost hurt to look at her.I shook my head, she was just an innocent child, I shouldn't feel the way I did towards her, gosh I
Aurelia's POV" Well, this has been one fun-filled activity-packed day, I better get going." Sabrina practically jumped off the chair and out of the house. Diane mumbled an excuse as well and left the room and ran into the kitchen.I paid Judah no attention and started to head up the stairs, he might see today as another Friday in his life but having a woman come into this house, claiming to have a child for him was not normal to me.I could hear Judah following me but I acted like I knew nothing, I opened my door, entered my room and slammed the door in his face, and locked it. He knocked on the door furiously but I didn't unlock it."Aurelia, what the hell? Come on, open the door. What's going on?" He continued to knock." I don't want to see you or talk to you. Just go away." I sat at the vanity table and began to arrange my makeup brushes, I didn't need to do that but I just wanted to distract myself from Judah's predicament."Aurelia, come on, open the door let's talk. I can't so
Judah's POVMy shoes were probably chaffed by the number of times I had paced around my office and I was still pacing. I couldn't sit still for the life of me, my heart was beating hard against my chest, my eyes were twirling around and my head was pounding. I managed to keep cool because of Aurelia but as soon as I stepped out of the house, my cold and calm exterior tumbled to the ground."Are the DNA results out yet?" Sabrina asked, she placed a file on my table. I shook my head and snipped it up, flipping through it aimlessly."It's coming out today." The words came out as a grunt." Ah!" She nodded as if I had given her the answer to all her problems."What DNA results?" Dario asked from the door, behind him was Gavin spotting the same confused look Dario had. I sighed and beckoned them in, Sabrina got the hint and swiftly left the room. They took their seats and watched me expectantly."Dario, you remember two days ago when I got a call from Gerald and I had to leave?" He affir
Judah's POVWe sat like that for about ten minutes, I couldn't bring myself to talk to her, I didn't even know what to say. Aurelia crossed her legs and cackled, she clapped her hands and let out another cackle, this one a little longer than the previous. Her eyes blazed with fire and her shoulders were stiff and straight.I swallowed and shifted a little away from her, putting some space between us. Aurelia looked a little scary right now, I almost laughed, here I was, the King of the crime world, quivering next to my wife, scared of a tiny woman, it was pathetic but it was what it was."I guess congratulations are in order then. Congratulations, Daddy." Aurelia finally said, she was smiling but there was nothing kind or nice about her words or her smile. Her eyes glistened with unshed tears and her lips twitched with sorrow, her face etched with sadness."Aurelia…" I started and cut myself off, I had no idea what I was going to say to her."Have you called Reagan yet to tell her th
Aurelia's POV" I don't understand, what do you mean she doesn't talk?" I made eye contact with Judah and tilted my head slightly. He shrugged, I guessed he was as confused as I was.Reagan glanced at the door, probably contemplating if it was too late to run, she rubbed the back of her neck. "She's mute. She hasn't spoken a word since her mom died." What the effing heck is going on?" What the fuck do you mean by that?" Judah stood up. I quickly reached out to him and dragged him down. He looked ready to attack.Judah whipped his head around and gave me a confused look, I patted his hand."Let me handle this, Judah. You're only going to scare her away, she's going to run and you're never going to see your daughter again." I let my voice go low and made sure he was the only one that heard. I didn't need Reagan getting ideas from me."But…" he started to argue but I gave him a look and he shut up.I faced Reagan, " Reagan, we're a little bit confused, can you please explain what you
Aurelia's POV "You need to move into my room." Judah dropped the bomb on me while I dipped my spoon into my tub of chocolate and cookie dough ice cream. He continued to eat his ice cream while my hand froze in that position, " Excuse me?" I blinked repeatedly, I must have misheard him."You didn't mishear me, I said you need to move into my room. Reagan and Aria are moving in tomorrow, it will be weird for Reagan if she notices that we live in different rooms." " I don't see how that's any of her business if we sleep in separate rooms, Everyone in our house knows that we do and they don't have a problem with that." I just couldn't wrap my head around what he was saying.Judah sighed, " Well, they are paid not to, and also they've been with us from the start, they understand our dynamics. Reagan is new and I don't know if I can trust her yet, No, I know I can't trust her. She'll just be here for a few days or weeks but who knows what she might discover in that time, we need to be o
Judah's POV"Why the hell is it so hard to shop for a preschooler?" I grumbled as I pushed the shopping cart, Reagan and Aurelia held Aria's hands as they strolled down the aisle of the mall. The cart was becoming ridiculously heavy with the amount of stuff that I considered junk that they had thrown into it. How many dollhouses and dolls did a child need? Aurelia twisted and glared at me, I clamped my lips together immediately, I had come to realize that Aurelia was a menace when she was shopping. Aria pointed at a box of children's tea set at the top of the shelf, Aurelia bent and picked her up so she could reach the box, she collected it and handed it to Aurelia who tossed it at me, Thank God for my fast reflexes.By the time we started shopping for clothes and shoes, I came to the conclusion that Aurelia was doing this to spite me. Anytime she dumped an item in the cart, I could see the small hint of a smirk on her lips. She was having fun at my detriment, touche, Aurelia, touc