Chapter 12
KATERINA
Time passed, and we lived together just like any other human couple. I went to work, and Lucian remodeled the bathroom to make it more efficient for me and the baby.
He continued to make my backyard gorgeous, installing a swing and building a playground. He drew up plans to fix my kitchen but hadn’t gotten around to actually doing the work just yet. He seemed to enjoy construction; it was how he kept busy while I was out of the house, and when I was at home, he waited on me hand and foot.
I had mixed feelings about the latter. I loved how attentive he was to my needs and to those of our coming baby. Lucian was all in, in that regard. However, as the weeks passed, our interactions began to feel hollow. Like he was with me in body, but not in spirit. He listened to me
