Chapter 36

FABIANO

Pregnant.

Aria was pregnant.

The woman he had...raped was now pregnant; holding a new life within her body. A life he had forced on her.

‘She tried to escape. It’s her fault.’

Was it really? Or was it his fault?

Fabiano shook off the thoughts and stared at the table sitting beside the chair. His eyes fell on the small, square velvet box lying on it.

The door clicked open.

He stiffened before forcing himself to relax and stood up from his place.

His greedy eyes followed every movement as the door was pushed open and she walked in.

Aria.

His lioness.

She wore a simple shirt that was loose on her; hid her figure and that irritated him but he pushed the feeling away.

He had important things to do now and one of them was the woman standing in front of him.

Her hair was longer; flowing down her shoulders. Her skin was pale—too pale because she hadn’t been in the sun for months.

She looked like she had lost some weight. Her cheekbones were already prominent but back t