Chapter 204

LILY

"Laron, stop asking questions about guns and quit bothering that man," I yelled, but he touched the goon's gun's butt, and they both gave me a smile.

From what I could hear of the little excerpts, the boy was asking how much it cost, "Life done teach him a lot," Nonna whispered, watching as he looked up at the goon once more. "That boy will be the death of you."

We were strolling through the manor compound, courtesy of Nonna, who had decided that staying alone in the manor would be bad for the baby's pregnancy.

Laron had initially followed us, but after some time, he became bored and limped away. 

If that was Adler's reason for wanting the pregnancy to be a girl, I think I was on board. Hopefully, she didn't have a bite of Kyra, which would be ten times worse.

And was not I relieved Kyra did not read minds?

"How is Adler?" Nonna asked.

"He does sound fine." She looked at me, puzzled, and I explained, "I have not seen him in a