Chapter 0031
Chapter 0031
He chuckled. “I’m sure the lawyers will make a case for it.”
“Good. I have plans for that money.” I paused. “Well, given Twining Rivers‘ monetary situation, it’s more likely I have plans for that land…”
Theodore laughed. I gestured vaguely over my shoulder. “You should have spent your time enjoying the battle you won, Lucas, rather than showing up here. I’m not sure how much time you have left to work on those offspring before you’ll be too destitute to support them or yourself.”
“That’s not going to happen! There’s no way the Courts-
“I’m sure you can make your argument to your lawyer. The court summons will be on its way to Twining River soon. If there’s any decency left in you, if you ever actually loved me, you won’t make this any more difficult than it has to be.”
Theodore’s eyes flickered. He came close to me and wrapped his arm around me.
“Breakfast should be done soon.” He smiled. “Why don’t you head inside and I’ll take out the trash.”
“I’m not leaving without you!” Lucas yelled.
I clenched my jaw. Theodore’s steady gaze was still on me. Anger and resentment brewed in
my
chest at his words.
“Don’t kill him. He needs to show up in court.”
Theodore grinned. “Of course not. I want him to suffer for a good long while.”
He turned away. “Put him in his car and escort him away, I-”
The sound of a car crunching over the gravel drew my attention.
“The fucking nerve of people,” Theodore growled.
I turned back to see who it was as the door opened. Nora stepped out, looking frail and distressed, her eyes darting between Lucas and me. Lucas turned back.
“Nora?”
She sniffled and rushed to him, clinging to him pathetically. He wrapped his arms around her as she looked up at him with tear–filled eyes.
“What are you doing here?” Lucas asked.
“I–I had to come,” she said, her voice shaking. “Lucas, I didn’t know how to tell you, but… I’m pregnant.”
My gut plummeted. My whole body grew stiff. Surprise flashed across Lucas‘ face. A sharp pain
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tore through my heart, searing me, turning the resentment in me bitter and furious. Seven years of hoping for a child, for a family with him and nothing. And now, Nora was pregnant in less than a month? The Goddess was either on my every possible way or unspeakably
cruel.
la in
“Nora, you shouldn’t have traveled. Why would you risk coming here?”
“I was just so scared,” she said, her voice more of a whine. “With… With everything. My father and…”
I smirked, understanding what was happening. I almost laughed. I almost felt bad for her. She didn’t seem to understand who Lucas really was at heart. I suppose those promises of children never came with a promise of marriage. How that marrying her wouldn’t get him anything financially speaking? He glanced at me, looking almost sheepish. I cocked an eyebrow at him and smirked.
AN
“Would her being pregnant at this time help my case, Theodore?”
He chuckled. “Immensely.”
Lucas turned back to her.
N
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“We’ll figure this out. Don’t worry. I’ll take care of everything. You just… Just head back, okay.”
“Take note of the license plate,” I said to Theodore. “You’ll need it for damages.”
Theodore gently pulled me closer, resting my head against his shoulder.
“Take your little whore and leave,” he said coldly “or I’ll exercise my right to kill trespassing.”
you for
“No,” I murmured, feeling the bile rise in my throat as Lucas held Nora protectively. “Not with the child on the way.”
Theodore’s gaze
father like him.”
shifted to mine, cold and certain. “The child would be better off without a
“Maybe,” I said loftily. “But I won’t have that on my conscience either. Just fine him for every minute he’s still here.”
Lucas’s face twisted into anger. He flushed, and his arm tightened around Nora.
“Don’t think for a second you’ve won, Violet. Your people are the ones that are going to pay the price. I’m going to start with Lily’s family if you don’t come back with me.”
I laughed at his stupidity, but my stomach turned at the thought. She confirmed that she and her family had moved out of Darkmoon, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t find her.
“I can take in your people if they’re willing to come to Midnight.”
