Chapter 18

Elena’s POV

Keeping Kris and me safe and being overprotective is her way of coping with not just my father dying but how he died — in a car accident on his way to see his mistress.

Up until that point, they’d had the perfect marriage. Sixteen years of bliss. Sixteen years of dancing in the kitchen to Frank Sinatra and lavish anniversary dinners. Sixteen years of good-morning kisses and never going to bed angry.

To say her heart broke in the worst kind of way when she discovered why he was out in the middle of a snowstorm would be an understatement. She wants to protect us from that same hurt.

I lay my hand over my still flat belly because, in a crazy sort of way, I kind of get it now. I haven’t even met my baby yet, and I already have this intense urge to protect it at all costs. I can’t imagine how strong that feeling is going to be when they’re nearly thirty.

“Let’s talk about something else,” Alisha says. “Like baby names or something. I personally t