Page 126 of Primal God

“She’s seven months old.”

He does the math and jumps to his feet again.

“You fucked my ex one month afterMãedied?” His voice raises with each word.

“Yes.”

“God, this is so fucked up.”

“It is,” I agree. “And I’m sorry that this is hurting you. But I can’t change what’s happened. And I certainly won’t turn my back on Lilith and Raquel.”

He stills. “Raquel? AfterVovó?”

“Yes.”

“This is…a lot, Dad. I need some time to process everything.”

“I understand.” I take a step away from him. “Stay inside until Alessandro and I can look into why Wolfe is here. I’ll be in contact.”

I’m almost at the door when João calls my name.

“Be safe.”

“I will.”

In the hallway, Brooks stops me.

“Are you okay?”

I grunt. “To be determined.”

“I know this seems overwhelming, but you’re doing the right thing.” He pauses. “The letter was right, you know?”

“About?”

“You’ve been out of the game for far too long.”

His words dance around my mind as we leave.

He’s right. And now is my chance to show everyone why I’m known as the Primal God.

25

Lilith

“How long do I have to do this again?”

Amber laughs. “Only two more weeks.” She pauses. “Maybe. Might be more when the cast comes off.”

I grumble as I do the exercise. It’s not hard, really, but because my wrist is still so dang weak, it might as well be the hardest task in the world. Amber assures me it’s not as weak as I think it is, but I’m not so sure about that.

“How did you do driving?”

“I didn’t,” I say with a frown. “I was chauffeured by my overbearing…”

The words trail off. I’m officially not the nanny anymore, but I don’t know what to call myself because Dimitri and I haven’t really talked about our relationship status since Raquel and I moved into the house. I know it’s because of that letter he got, but I really wish he’d talk to me.

He’s been quiet since he got back from Brazil. When I asked how it went, he only said it was a dead end. I know João and Eve came back with him, and both are staying at a housenear Brooks’ house. Dimitri didn’t want to talk about it, but I overheard a conversation he had with Brooks. He told João about us, and João didn’t take it well. I get it. It’s weird. I just hope it didn’t hurt his relationship with João.

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