WESLEY
I felt like the happiest man alive. Natalia lay curled up against me in the bedroom, her head resting on my chest. Our bodies were still warm and I ran my fingers slowly through her hair, breathing in the soft scent of her. Everything felt right in this moment. The world outside the door seemed far away and there was only us, and the baby growing inside her.
I held her a little tighter and whispered against her hair.
“I am sorry, Natalia. I am so sorry for entering that deal with Robert in the first place. I should have seen what kind of man he was from the beginning. I caused you so much stress. So much pain. I am sorry for all of it.”
She stayed quiet, but I kept talking. The words had been sitting inside me for too long.
“I am sorry for everything I put you through,” I con
