Page 84 of The Don's Hidden Heir

“Yes, brother.”

I stand up from the sofa and gesture towards the door. “You may leave now. My wife will be back soon and I’ve got to make her breakfast.” She’d left home so early to go god knows where with Moira.

She didn’t even take a shower first.

Dante offers me a cocky smile. “Married life looks good on you, brother.”

I clap his shoulder. “It would look good on you too if you weren’t so busy fucking different whores every night.” I’m pushing them to the door now. “See you guys later. Or never.”

After I escort Dante and Marcus out of the house, I close the door and make my way to the kitchen, ready to start breakfast for Elena. With Lucas away on a school trip, it's just the two of us in the house, and I appreciate these moments of tranquility.

As I busy myself with making omelets, Elena enters the kitchen with an infectious grin on her face. She wraps her arms around me from behind, her soft cheek pressed against my back. Her voice is laced with excitement as she speaks, “What are you making, husband?”

“Breakfast,” I reply, smiling as I feel her warmth against my back. However, curiosity gets the better of me. “Where have you been?”

Elena's response is a playful one. “Guess.”

I turn to face her, ready to play along, but my eyes are immediately drawn to her hand gently rubbing her belly. The realization hits me like a bolt of lightning. "Are you pregnant?"

Elena nods, her lips curling into a smile. “We're having another baby.”

I still. “You mean, Lucas is going to be a big brother?”

“Yes. I’m five weeks pregnant.”

The joy that washes over me is immeasurable, and I can't help but embrace her tightly, my heart filled with warmth. Tears prickle my eyes. “I can't believe we're going to be parents again.”

“Me too,” she says. “Do you think Lucas will be excited he is going to have a little brother or sister.”

“He will. He’ll be the best big brother, because he takes after you.” Lucas is nothing like me. He is kind, caring and sweet. Just like Elena. “Thank you, Elena, for giving me a family. I love you so much.”

Elena looks up at me with those beautiful hazel eyes, her face radiant with joy. “You've given me so much, Dominic. A loving family, a life I never dreamed of. You mean everything to me.”

Tears glisten in my eyes, and I lean down to kiss her, savoring the sweetness of the moment. “And you mean everything to me, Elena. I love you more than words can express.”

THE END

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