Regrets & Revenge (Foster Family Book 2) by Zavi James

Author:Zavi James [James, Zavi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-29T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty Four

Mia

I had caught glimpses of Luc throughout the evening, attached to Dante, nursing a drink. Whenever I looked at him, his gaze was intensely fixed on me. At the risk of causing another, more public scene, I stayed away, with a silent vow to ask Dante what room Luc was staying in to talk to him in the morning.

Emilio and Carmen had just been roped into the official family portraits that would be splashed across social media and glossy magazines. I’d excused myself from the party, Franco beside me in surly silence as we took the elevator up to our floor. “You should have stayed and enjoyed the party,” I told him.

He shot me a look. “The only reason I’m here is because you threw a fit about attending.”

“I did not throw a fit.”

“What would you have called it?”

“You know, I think I prefer you when you don’t talk.”

“The feeling is mutual.”

The elevator pinged and we made our way out onto the floor and toward the end of the hallway toward our respective rooms.

“I’ll be across the hall. If you need anything you come and find me. Understand?”

“Are you planning to sleep?” I asked him.

“Not when Gabe’s put me in charge of your problematic ass."

I sighed and swiped the card to give me access to my room. “Great. Well, have a good evening.” Walking into the room, I let the door swing shut, giving me some space from Franco and his attitude. Tomorrow’s meeting with Luc would need me to lose Franco if I wanted to be completely honest with him. The last thing I needed was Franco hearing anything and running back to Gabe. Dante should be able to keep him preoccupied.

My feet ached as I kicked off my shoes and sat on the edge of the bed. Every step I took made the pain spark up and I noticed that my feet were a little swollen. I’d never understand how Carmen had managed her pregnancy in heels. I fished my phone from my bag and sent a message to Dante asking for Luc’s room number to set the ball rolling. Exhausted didn’t even begin to cover what the last few weeks had made me feel. The lack of peace had taken its toll, and all I wanted was to close my eyes and wake up to find it was all a terrible nightmare. The reality was that this was my life, and every day something happened to make it more complicated.

I stripped out of the dress and into sweatpants and a t-shirt, glad to be comfortable again. As I laid down in bed, my baby wriggled, and I placed a hand over him. “Are you anxious as well?” I asked him. It wasn’t often that we spoke. I never knew what to say, blaming myself for him having a less than stable start in his life. “You don’t need to worry,” I lied. “Uncle Dante is going to make sure nothing happens to you.”

My eyelids felt heavy as I pulled the covers up over us both.

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