Dangerous Strokes: a Dark Mafia Romance (The Sanctum Syndicate Book 1) by Lilith Roman

Author:Lilith Roman [Roman, Lilith]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lilith Roman Books
Published: 2023-07-20T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

RONAN

I think I’m pregnant… I think… I’m pregnant.

The echo of each word falls with each thump of my heart. My mind is devoid of anything else, and the haunting sounds trap me inside of it. I can’t escape. It goes on, and on… and on.

Ronan…?

“Ronan?” Her sheepish voice manages to catch my attention. Barely.

Then the car swerves as Ben takes the last sharp turn down the hill and onto one of Queenscove’s main streets, pulling me fully back into the now.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to… uhm… I just thought you should know.”

Oh hell, there’s a whole fucking criminal organization knocking at her door, and she thinks I might have a problem with what she told me? God, I’m a fucking idiot.

“My little witch, we’ll have all the time in the world to talk about anything and everything. For now, I want you to stay safe and hidden until I get there.” My words come out with such conviction, I think I manage to fool even myself.

“I don’t know if I can do that,” she says in a shaky voice.

“Do they know where you are?”

“I don’t think so. No one’s attempted to get in yet.”

“That’s good. Stay low to the ground. Away from any window and have as much furniture as possible around you. Okay?”

“Okay.”

I can tell how hard she’s trying to show that she’s strong, even in a whisper.

“You’re going to be okay, baby.” I wish I could turn this into a promise. “I know I fucked up. I should have been there, and I’ll spend the rest of my goddamn life making it up to you.”

“All of it?”

“I would spend more if I could.”

A low chuckle coming from her breaks my fucking heart. What if… What if this is the last time I hear that sound from her? The last time I hear her voice. The last time I make her smile.

Suddenly, I hear a commotion in the background and a yelp from her, but she quickly muffles it.

“They’re here…” she whispers, and I think I stop breathing.

“Stay quiet, baby girl, stay quiet. They might not know you’re there yet.”

“Ronan, I’m scared.”

“Just focus on me. On us. On the whole life that we have left to live together now that we found each other. We can do anything we want.”

“Like what?” I can barely hear her, she’s whispering so low.

“First, I’ll take you to Venator Castle, walk into the footsteps of your great-grandfather, since I hold the man responsible for meeting you. Without him and this painting… who knows how long I would have been wandering this continent looking for you.”

The commotion sounds even louder now, strong bangs frightening her, her breathing staggered, jumpy with every hit.

“A—And then?”

“Then we can go up north, beyond the hills of Venator, up in the mountains. Rent a cabin in the middle of the forest… chase you amongst the pine trees while you let out that songbird of a laugh of yours, before I eventually catch you and…”

I twitch, almost jumping in my seat when I hear a heavy bang and Annika’s muffled cry.

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