Trinity's POV“You may go through, ma’am.” The security said monotonously, waving me through the humongous black gates that led into the premises of Rodri’s billion dollar mansion.I smiled and eased my heeled foot on the accelerator, moving my car forward. I could never get used to the raw splendor and majestic beauty of Rodri’s place no matter how many times I have been here.It was modern, sleek, with most of it’s walls made of solid glass, to match his taste. And he had excellent taste.Which was why it was my ultimate goal to become his wife, so all of this, in addition to the many other properties he owned within and outside the country, would be all mine. And that of my unborn baby.Since my plan wasn't going smoothly, my top priority was to be linked to the Darnell family first, then I could focus on snatching Rodri all to myself. Between now and that time, Vanessa would keep him distracted with her bastard baby, so he doesn’t give special attention to some random woman outsid

Rodri's POVI didn’t wait for Trinity to move. She was standing frozen in front of me, like a statue that could shatter into a million pieces if it gets knocked over.A single tear rolled down her amber eye, making her mascara bleed down her cheeks. But I was done with her fucking schemes and theatrics. Even her fucking tears could be all an act.I brushed past her and moved into the house, confident that she wouldn’t be out there by the time I stepped back out. If she still was, the security guards would be more than happy to remove her from the premises.I crossed the lobby and stepped into the sitting room where Dad sat, laughing and saying something to Vanessa that I really didn’t catch. Because all of my fucking attention was arrested the moment I looked over at her.She was smiling, a genuine smile, as she flipped through the stack of books on her thighs. It looked like she had just unwrapped them from a gift wrapper.I blinked.What the hell was going on in here?“Thank you so

Vanessa's POV Rodri Darnell was a dangerous man for any woman to be around.Everything about him was designed as a weapon to ensnare, mesmerized and lure women into a never-ending pool of displaced sexual emotions, emotional turbulence and constant risk.I felt all of that as I stood in his arms, pressed into his chest and subconsciously clutching his shirt to find my own anchor. And he held me, his presence and essence all around me like barricade where all I could feel, see and breathe was him.All him.It scared me. It scared me so, so much because I had never felt like this with any other man in my fucking life.This wasn’t unbearable, just sexual tension manifesting itself. There was also something crackling between, it was like a flame in a dry forest. It was only a matter of time before it would spread, and burn everything to the ground.I slowly released his shirt and tried to step back away from him, but his arms were unmovable.I couldn’t looked up at him as I spoke in a voi

Vanessa's POVThere was immense satisfaction in his eyes as I obeyed his order, and then he pulled the glass of water away, handing it back to the nurse. I wiped at my moist lips with the back of my hand, slightly embarrassed by what the nurse might be thinking in her head right now.But it didn’t really matter.Any other presence besides Rodri’s were usually overshadowed by his, so all I had to worry about was having all his attention on me “I’ll go back to bed now.” I told Rodri. “Trinity can come check up on me in the morning.”Something hard crossed his face. “She won’t be coming. She is no longer your main nurse. Dolphin hospital will be sending a replacement in the morning. She’ll take better care of you.”My eyes with widened at the news.I felt so much shock. Then panic. And dread.I tried not to let my panic show, but my voice was definitely unstable when I asked, “Why? She’s a great nurse…”“Some one else will do the job better.” Rodri replied in a cryptic tone, telling me

Vanessa'sRodri’s mother was in coma.That was something that I had not even expected, or even thought about for one moment. We were standing inside the home clinic that was created just for her in a smaller house behind the main mansion, and she was lying peacefully in a comfy white bed, with her eyes closed in unconsciousness.I had never actually thought of Rodri’s mother, but I probably expected some stereotypical wealthy people situations like an expensive divorce that made her leave the country to go spend the rest of her life on a luxury island with her latest love interest.She was never mentioned in any news, magazine or tabloid about the Darnell family.She was so not talked about that people don’t even notice anymore that someone must have given birth to the city’s most eligible billionaire bachelor.Or ironically, if I let my thoughts run crazy, I could have thought that Rodri was born through surrogacy, just like he was planning to have his child now.My point is, a coma