The Barter Novel Sierra and Xavier

---- profound in them.

She squirmed against the tentacles, muffled cries escaping her gagged mouth.

Unmm! Her muffled voice grated against my ears, and I stepped forward, my boots crunching against the wreckage.

My gaze fell to her swollen belly, where our child rested.

Her shirt had ridden up, revealing the delicate curve of her stomach My anger faltered, a crack forming in the walls of my I moved closer, the heat of my breath fanning against her belly button.

She shivered, her body arching involuntarily, afraid I will hurt our baby.

Ijust stayed there and then suddenly grabbed her ass to stop her dangling body.

er body stilled, goosebumps appear on her skin and I pressed my lips against the curve of her belly.

She stiffened.

And then I heard it.

---- Chapter 516 Lub.

Dub.

GiLub.

The sound of life.

The sound of my child The storm within me receded, replaced by something quieter, deeper.

The monster retreated to the recesses of my mind, its claws dulling, its roar fading.

My breaths slowed, my heartbeat syncing with the soft rhythm beneath my lips.noveldrama

My child My child needed me.

And yet...

T looked up at her, tears still streaming down her face.

I couldn't tell if they were for me or for herself, but it didnt matter anymore.

T loved her.

I loved her with a depth that scared me, a ferocity that threatened to consume us both.

But love wasn't enough.

---- Not anymore.

You are free of me and my love, little one, T said, my voice low and hollow.

The words felt like jagged glass in my throat, each syllable cutting deeper.

Her eyes widened, a desperate noise escaping her gagged mouth.

You don't have to lie now, I continued, stepping back as I loosened the tentacles that bound her.

Go.

I release you from my prison.

I let her fall gently to the floor, her body crumpling among the debris.

She tried to speak, to crawl toward.

me, but I couldn't bear to look at her anymore.

If 1 stayed...

if I stayed, I would destroy her.

Without another glance, I turned and walked away, my footsteps heavy, each one pulling me further from the only thing I had ever truly loved Go, little one.

---- Leave before its too late