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Chapter 93: Suspects

Playlist for this Chapter: Don't Wanna Know by Suriel Hess, Feel Love by Suriel Hess.

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"Please, you can't tell Giovanni." I pleaded Gabriella with tears running down my face while she looked at me sympathetically as she helped me up to my feet and led me to the bed and made my lie down.

She sat on the edge of the bed, looking down at the floor thoughtfully before glancing at me.

"You're carrying the heir of Nicholas King, aren't you?" She asked a little hesitant when I bit my lip and nodded.

"Yes." I whispered, wiping my tears with my hands as she handed me a box of tissues.

"I won't tell him." She spoke after a while and my head snapped up to look at her shocked.

"Y-you w-won't?"

"No, I may love the boy but I'm not a fool to see how crazed he is. He'll kill your child if he gets wind of this." She said scared when my own heart thumped harder in fear.

I can't let him do that.

"And you don't deserve that, neither does the innocent one who hasn't even come into this world yet. I know you're an innocent woman. You were thrust into this world unwillingly because you chose to love the most dangerous man known. You never asked for it, yet you're here. You deserve so much, dear." She said, her eyes glossing over as my own tears threatened to escape.

"Thank you, I owe you my life." I said gratefully to her before hugging her tightly when she chuckled and rubbed my back comfortingly.

"It's okay dear. Now, we need to get you out of here. You don't have a tracker on you, do you?" She asked.

I was about to shake my head but then my eyes widened in realisation as my hands fumbled at my shirt and I pulled out the necklace Nico had gifted me.

I remembered his words from the day he gave this to me as they rung in my head.

'Wear this as a token of my love and appreciation to you, my love. I'll always be with you when you wear this, whether we're together or not, I'll always find you.'

I turned it over, looking around the intricate engraving of the 'King' family crest when I pressed on the small diamond on it a bit after feeling its smooth surface and heard it beep once.

"I-It's working." I said baffled when a small green light blinked at the back of it, indicating the signal had been sent.

"You need to tell that man that he's going to be a father. This only puts you in more danger, so he must know as soon as possible." Gabriella said taking my hands in hers and I nodded frantically.

"I-I know, but how?" I asked nervously when she grinned.

"Leave that up to me, dear." She winked before leaving the room while I wrung my hands together in nervousness, tucking back the necklace under my shirt so no one would see it.

Nearly half an hour later, the same maid with the black hair from when Giovanni had me captive the last time entered the room and smiled when she saw me as the guards locked the door behind her.

I noticed the tray of food in her hands and a few articles of clothing hanging from her arm as she ran over to me.

"Are you okay, miss?" She asked worried and I nodded a bit as she set the tray on the table before gesturing towards the bathroom.

I frowned before following her in when she closed the door behind her and took out a phone from her pocket.

"Gabriella sent me and told me to give this to you. Congratulations." She beamed at me when I frowned.