“My dear.” Xavier was heartbroken. He hugged Yasmine tightly, stroking her back gently with his hand to soothe her emotions. “My little sweetie, I swear, I will protect you and the baby. I will never let anything like this happen again, okay?”
“Of course, I know you will do your best to protect me and the child.” From the explosion, all the anxiety and worry that had accumulated over the past few months erupted at this moment.
Yasmine cried in Xavier’s arms, tears streaming down her face.
“But you are not God either. There are always things that are beyond your control. As long as you are still the chief of the Quinlan family, we will never have peace.” From childhood to adulthood, all the kidnappings, murders, shootings, and explosions that she and her family had encountered involunta
