Page 77 of Nobody Wants Me
Chapter Sixteen
Victor
I was going to be a dad.
Staring down at the ultrasound, I saw the baby was only small.Ivan had arranged for a doctor he trusted, and had all the medical equipment transferred to one of the rooms in my home, where the doctor could come and assess my wife.
It had taken us a long time, but we were finally going to have a baby.
I expected Freya to be panicking.Even though we were living a good life, I know it came with a lot of risks.The Beast and The Butcher in constant residence wasn’t exactly my cup of tea, but I put up with them, as they helped to keep my wife safe.
I held the ultrasound photo to Ivan, who took it.
“My little niece or nephew,” he said.
“Yeah.”I still couldn’t get my head around it.
Freya had gone into the kitchen as she was hungry.Her cravings were getting a little strange of late.She did ask for some meatballs and ice cream just last night.Umberto was more than happy to serve her whatever she wanted to eat.
That was just a little too much for me.
She hadn’t really started to show just yet either.I’m glad she wasn’t too upset about the baby.Freya tried to hide her frustrations, but I saw them.I knew my wife better than she even knew herself.
Ivan handed me back the photograph.
“The next generation,” he said, with a smile.
“You know this will only continue if you have an heir of your own.”
Ivan shook his head.“A lot has changed over the years, my friend.I do not expect my blood to take over.That is where things go wrong.”
I looked at Ivan, and I had a feeling he was done with women.
“There will be someone,” I said.
“There will be no one.”With that, Ivan was done.He took a step away.
I knew there was no point in arguing with him.Ivan had made up his mind, and all I could do was change the subject.
“Any news on Harris?”I asked.
“Ah, my ghost is starting to appear,” Ivan said, going to my liquor and pouring us both a glass.
He moved toward me and placed the tumbler in my hand.
