Chapter 11
KATERINA
Every time I tried to tell Lucian I was pregnant, the words stuck in my throat. At first, it was simply fear of losing him that stifled my voice. What if telling him ruined everything? We’d reached the month-long milestone in our relationship with hardly any hiccups.
Then, as time went on, I was embarrassed that I’d said nothing, and it became even harder to broach the subject. How was I going to tell him? The right words just weren’t coming to me. We got along so well. Everything felt so good. So... right.
I desperately wanted to tell him, I really did. But it had been so long now, I felt stuck. Three weeks passed quickly and I remained silent. I worked with my kids and Lucian worked on projects around the house. Every day he updated something. It wouldn’t have sur
