It's easy to act like nothing happened when they wake up the next day.Charlotte keeps her mouth shut as they sit down to have breakfast; she's not going to be the one to break the silence as she watches the couple move around at the counters.Conrad slides a bowl of fruit across the island to Charlotte, who quickly digs in, stuffing her mouth once she realises Carlos is about to speak."Charlotte, what are you doing today?" He asks, looking over to Conrad's best friend."I don't know. Matt decided to take an extra shift; I couldn't tell him I was coming up in case he ruined the surprise," Charlotte sighs, swinging her fork around.Conrad sits down with her own bowl of fruit, staring at the melon she chopped up like she's trying to get answers from it."Oh. Well, you could meet me and Conrad on our lunch break, if you'd like. I have a doctors appointment for the thing we were talking about yesterday," he suggests, biting into his toast contentedly."Oh. Like, do you want me to come?"

"We've got this," Charlotte nods confidently.She doesn't let Conrad feel the shakes running through her body or let her see the sweat running down her neck as they walk towards the office."Do you think we do? Maybe we should reschedule. I think we should reschedule, I think it's a little weird without him here," Conrad hesitantly explains.Charlotte grabs her hand, making Conrad turn to face her."Look. You need to make sure you and baby are okay. You didn't know about it, and you could be further along than you think. We need to make sure you're both okay. Carlos will be with you at every other appointment. I won't leave your side for a second, I promise," Charlotte swears, squeezing Conrad.Conrad quickly wraps her arms around her best friend, not exactly wanting to let her go."I'm so scared," she whispers into Charlotte's shoulder."It'll be fine. It'll all be okay," Charlotte shrugs, turning her back around towards the office."What if I hurt it? I flew, and I haven't stopped t

"Hello?" Conrad utters, and she can hear someone cheer."Okay, we didn't think you'd answer. Is he okay? Are you okay? They got Scarlet, she's in the cells, but they're still looking for the guy who hit Carlos. We've got guards covering the hospital for you," Amber rushes to get everything out, and Conrad raises an eyebrow."Okay. I'm alright, annoyed, but alright. Carlos is in surgery; he should be okay. Thank you for letting me know, but why did this require a phone call?" Conrad asks with a frown, leaning against the wall.It's all a scarily bright white colour, and it makes her feel uncomfortable and cold."Because I wanted to tell you that Aaron ran off when he heard Scarlet was captured. Nobody else could decide to ring you, so I decided to do it while they went on lunch. My brother is being released to house arrest for the twins like you expected, but his release is being delayed because of the attack on Carlos. They want to make sure he had nothing to do with it," Amber explai

"You're very young. You know we wish we had waited a few more years to have you, and we were younger than you. You deserve to live your life; you're only a child," Barbara pleads."I expected you to be happy about this," Conrad whispers, taking a step back.Her thighs hit off the metal of the bed frame, and her hand finds Carlos' again."You're a child. I'm not going to be happy about my daughter ruining her life," Barbara exclaims, her eyes wide."I'm twenty-five!" Conrad exclaims, swallowing her hurt. It's sitting on her chest like a bowling ball, and her eyes have involuntarily filled with tears."That's too young," Barbara shakes her head, leaving the room quietly.Silas hasn't moved, stuck in a half-shift as he stares at Carlos."I can't believe you would try to trap my daughter like this," Silas growls, storming after his mate.Conrad immediately sags against the bed, tears falling from her eyes.Carlos eases himself up and pulls her towards him, cringing as her head leans again

Where are the guards?, she asks Carlos nervously.They should be there. I was about to check in with you because they're not responding. Is something wrong?, he questions urgently.Okay, so something might be wrong. I think the guards might be dead, because rogues are circling the house, Conrad cringes, creeping back to Sabrina.I'm on my way, Carlos responds gravely.Stay where you are. So help me Goddess if you move, I'll put you back into that bed myself, Conrad warns him aggressively, taking Sabrina's hand.I'm not leaving you there defenceless, he reasons, and Conrad can feel a cold smile spread across her face.Oh, we're not defenceless, Conrad replies, cutting the link."We know you're in there," someone shouts from outside.Conrad shakes her head to Sabrina, and they both stay silent, standing beside the bedroom door.Nobody has gotten into the house. If they had, the alarms would have been tripped, no matter how they got in. The house had more alarms than a military base; she