Chapter 117

Brielle’s POV

The day went by quickly and everything began to settle down. Father finally managed to come around. That brought my mother great relief. And I saw a smile on her face after a while. It was late at night and Blake and I were both unable to sleep. We were lost in our thoughts. Every time I tried to mention my pregnancy, I just felt nervous. All sorts of thoughts went through my mind. Like, what if he is not ready? What if he hates me? Crazy, right? But I was overthinking myself to death.

Maybe it’s better to hold it off until everything is resolved. Wait a little longer, my dear. I’ll tell your father about you soon. I’m sure he’ll be happy to know that you will be with us soon. I snuggled closer to Blake and fell asleep.

I tossed and turned on the bed. I was wondering how I could move freely without feeling Blake’s presence next to me. I opened my eyes to see I was all alone on the bed. Blake was gone. I got up and stretched my limbs. My feet to