Kale removed his dragon amulet and put it on her.

"This cost everything, I have." He mumbled to her as he locked it at her back. She tried not to cry in front of him but it seemed like those tears were traitors. She's sad because he's going on away and she doesn't know what will happen. It's seven-thirty in the morning, and they never slept last night. He makes sure that she gets pregnant when he comes back.

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Both of them stayed up, talking to each other, and cuddling. Kale didn't want to sleep. He wants to see her every second pass, afraid that he'll lose her. But he has to leave.

"I'll get this back. Okay?" he said as a promise to come back to her.

"When you get this back that also includes me?" She asked. He wiped her tears away and kissed her forehead.

"Yes, my Christina." He sealed his words with a kiss on her lips. "You need to get fat too."

"You won't like it when I get fat."

"I don't want you to be thin."

"Kale!" Nate called. He kissed her lips once again.

"Don't lose this." He took his bag and got into the car.

Christina waved at him and he smiled. They were at least a few meters away from the house when Nate grinned at him meaningfully.

"This is real, huh?" Nate asked.

"Yeah, I just gave my necklace that costs my position as an heir in the Dragon Empire." He mumbled and rolled his eyes at him.

"You are serious to her?"

"I am." Kale sighed depressingly. He checked his phone for her messages. "I don't know what happened to Rhys and Jaxon, but dad seems so serious about the matter that I need to fix."

"Let's not talk about that. Let's talk about Christina." Nate said a little dramatic.

"Nate, I didn't use a condom most of the time," Kale said. "Mostly, I withdrew and just last night, and earlier today, I planted it for her."

"What the f-ck?" Nate exclaimed and he nearly stepped on the break. "You are so dead!"

"I know. I wasn't thinking straight every time I was with her. This never happened to me before."

"Do you love her?" Nate asked.

"Yeah… I guess. But I'm willing to give everything and take her away."

Nate creased his brows. He knew exactly why Kale is doing this.

"You are doing this for revenge," Nate stated.

"Yes and no," Kale mumbled. "I don't know!" He exclaimed. "What I know is, I want her by my side, every day and every night! Probably every hour." Kale couldn't help it. It's just a few minutes past and he wanted to hear her voice. So, he called Christina and she immediately answered.

"Babe, we talk about the setup. I may not answer your call or text you right away." Kale reminded her. But the truth is, he wanted to hear her voice.

"I know." She said softly.

"Wait for me. Okay?"

"I will!" She answered vigorously. He's satisfied with that.

"Now, get fat, babe. I don't want to come back to see you so thin."

"Kale, I will get fat."

"When I get back, I'll bring you to my parents."

"R-really? I—Kale~~ you are making me nervous."

"I said that I'll protect you, didn't I?"

"Yes,"

"I'll hang up now," Kale said although he hated to hang up. 

"Take care, I'll always think of you."

"You too, baby," Kale mumbled and he hung up. Nate tsked.

"Man, you are in love!" Nate whistled.

"Nate, I become dominant and over possessive toward her. She's just so innocent. I never felt this way before." Kale said with a frustrated sigh. Nate patted him.

"Make sure to come back to her," Nate told.

Kale knew that he should. He stared at his phone with her as his wallpaper. He never put any girl's face on his phone. Unless he's in love. Now, Christina proved that he's in love with her which never happened in his entire life.

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12 weeks later

Carmila gets up feeling groggy. She walked to the bathroom and held on to the sink to steady herself. Her stomach felt like jumping up to her throat and that was how she vomited without anything to throw out. She groaned in pain and washed her mouth and face to wake her sleeping nerves. She needed to go to the office and sickness isn't in her vocabulary. So, she takes a hot bath to soothe everything.

She went downstairs when she's ready for breakfast.

"Lady Mila, breakfast is ready." The butler said.

"Thank you!" For months, Camila was kept by Rhys's parents at their house. Chelsea is with them since Casey is always in the academy.

"Good morning." Chelsea greets.

"Morning," She smiled at her.

"You don't look well."

"I'm fine." Camila waved it off.

"Good morning!" Steven greets and pulls a chair for Freya. While Freya is busy talking to someone over the phone, she sat down. She reached for the rice and gave it to Steven and put food on his plate while she's listening to the person on the other line of her earpiece.

"Yes, as long as they are safe. Get it ready, we'll do the accounting." Freya mumbled and hung up. Freya looked at Camila. "You look pale."

Camila didn't put any make-up on. So, she might've looked a little pale.

"I'm fine," Camila said but her vision started getting blurry. Freya stood and walked around the table to her seat on the other side. She reached Camila's lifeless hand and her chin.

"I think she's pregnant," Chelsea said. The last thing Camila hears is Freya telling the butler to ready the car.

Camila woke up, and she stared up at the white ceiling with a dim light on. She closed her eyes again. Her head felt so lightweight and so her body. She turned to Rhys's mother and she approached her and gently caressed her hair.

"Mrs. Smith?"

"You are in the hospital." She said.

"What? Why?" She asked and looked around.

"You collapsed."

Camila remembered feeling dizzy. She tried to sit up but she felt really tired so Freya just held her still.

"Stay still," Freya said. She adjusted her bed to recline and she sat beside her. "Chels, water please."

Chelsea immediately fetched a glass of bottle of water that the butler brought. She removed the seal and the silver cap and gave it to her. She sat up and sipped on it. That feels better.

"When you and Rhys did it…" Freya started and she knew exactly what she needed to know. "Did he use a condom or not?"

She's still surprised and embarrassed. It's Rhys's mother. The mother of the man that she ever slept with.

"He doesn't usually wear a condom…" She mumbled and bit her lip. Now, she doesn't want to be a gold digger with Rhys's baby on her stomach. "I'm sorry. It's my fault. I've been expecting this since I forgot to take the pills for three days after Rhys's take me straight for two days before he left." She babbled.

"No," Freya said softly. She didn't expect her to say that word. "it's not your fault." Freya smiled but Rhys's mother is really scary. "It's Rhys's fault. We'll just have to wait for him—"

"No! Camila exclaimed. "I don't want to bother Rhys, so I'll just keep it."

"Don't be absurd!" Chelsea crossed her arms.

"I'll tell him." She said. "I'll just wait for the right time, and we'll discuss it." She promised. She's sure that Rhys's parents won't stop with just that. She's sure that they will force Rhys to marry her which she doesn't want to happen.

"I say shotgun wedding." Freya decided which she's worried about. Camila shook her head.

"No." She knew that he's married. She saw it in the video. He can't divorce the woman he married in Chicago. What if he gets her pregnant too? What if he loves her? She's just his best friend, and he doesn't love her like he would love the woman that is for him. So, she's pregnant. She expected it. Now, she decided to raise it and love it as a mother would. She had learned about her parent's marriage and how her mother treated her like a working robot. She didn't want Rhys to do the same that her father did. It's better to be alone than in pain.

"What's stopping you?" Chelsea asked. "You love him, right?"

"Yes, because he's my friend." She said with a lie.

"Dear, you don't call that a friend." Freya shook her head as she crossed her arms. "Friends don't fuck as you and Rhys did."

She bit her lip. She just did it for money and as a payment for the things he gave. She was broke, and her mother sold everything she had and took all of her money. Now, she kept the card that Rhys gave, and she didn't withdraw any cent from it.

Now, she's pregnant with his child, and she doesn't want to ruin his future because of that. He had given her so much, and she's willing to stay away for Rhys's sake. Rhys is still young. Twenty-four and she's too. He had so much come to her way in the future. She already decided.