Chapter 187
Dominic stopped paring, his eyes narrowing at me. “Stay out of it, Alex. This isn’t your fight,”
I stepped closer, my voice calm but firm. “If you don’t want my opinion, fine. But l’us telling you, as one who’s been there, if you keep going down this road, you’re going to regret it. I almost lost Raina because I didn’t know how to let her make her own choices. Don’t make the same mistake I did.”
Dominic glared at me, his shoulders tense, but then his face softened, and he let out a sigh. “You’re right.” He dragged a hand down his face. “I’m just so dan tired, man. I messed up, and 1 don’t know how to fix it.”
Faith’s shouting continued upstairs, and Dominic flinched. “Til go talk to her,” he whispered. “I’ll try to explain, but I just… I need to calm down first.” He humed to me, his voice more subdued now. “Alex, I need a favour.”
1 quirked an eyebrow. “What sort of favour?!
“Don’t tell Raine. At least, not yet.”
That took me by surprise. “Why? Rains might be able to help. She’s close to Faith, Dominic. She might be able to talk to her in a way you can’t.”
Dominic shook his head vehemently. “You know how Baina is. The second she hears about this, she’ll drop everything and come back. And with Nathan out there, I don’t want her anywhere near this mess. Do you?”
Haltered, the reference to Nathan malding my blood run cold. Dominie was right. If Raina returned, she’d be an easy mark, and we couldn’t take that risk. “Okay,” I said, beggingly. “But you have to do this nicely, Dominic. He upfront with her. Don’t try to push her into staying.”
Dominic nodded, his face set grimly. “I’ll make it right. Somehow.” He turned and I watched him go upstairs
I took a deep breath, fighting to keep my wits. Part of the daily routine now included this call to Rain if it were broken, she would have sense that something is amiss. Dominic is probably upstairs pacing back and forth blaming himself over the pain suffered by while Faith… the was a shell of herself, mumb and distant. I couldn’t shake the image of her being led away in cuffs. Dominic a mess-, Faith was worse. Fliza might have been the root of it all, but their marriage? That was a whole other battlefield.
I shook my head. They were adults. If they truly loved each other, they’d find a way to work through this, just like Haina and I were trying to do. Even if it took years.
A second Raina’s face appeared on the screen. Her smile hit me like a ray of sunshine through a storm. She was–had always been–beautiful. But something about seeing ber now, after everything, felt like a lifeline. But as I looked closer, I could see something wasn’t right with her
“You’re pale,” I blurted out. My worry sharpened my tone. “Are you okay? Are the kids okay?!
She waved me off, a small laugh escaping her lips. “The kids are fine, Alex. I think I’m just coming down with a fever.”
Afever? That didn’t sit well with me. “You’re sure it’s just a fever?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at her through the screen. I will send the doctor to check on you now.”
She rolled her eyes, a small pout fonning on her lips. “Alex, I’m fine. Stop fussing‘
But I couldn’t help myself. The words spilled out of my mouth before I could catch them. “Are you sure you’re not pregnant?”
Her eyes went wide, and the shock on her face was so comical that I couldn’t help but chuckle.
“Alex” she hissed, her cheeks flashing. “Don’t even joke about that!
“Oh, come on,” I teased, leaning in closer to the camera. “It’s a valid question. You’re pale, you’re tired and you’re glowing just a little bit.”
“I am not glowing!” she protested, crossing her arms over her chest.
“You are,” I insisted, grinning
She groaned, hiding her face in her hands, and I let out a laugh, the sound lessening some of the tension I’d been carrying all day. But watching her, something hit me—what if she was pregnant? What if we were getting another chance to do everything right this time? The things I couldn’t do for her back then, I’d do now. I smirked just imagining how adorabile she’d look waddling around pregnant equin
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