He felt suffocated, his heart was beating too fast and too loud, he couldn't even hear anything For the first time after Vera, he felt stupid, scared and helpless

"You're pregnant" he repeated as if to be sure, she swallowed hard not meeting his eyes, this was not how she wanted him to find out.

"Oh God, what was I thinking"? He whispered to himself more "I never should have gotten you involved in this" he muttered looking around like a mad man.

She'd never seen this side of him He looked almost sad and scared at the same time

"Why didn't you tell me"? He asked and she raised her brows at him

Is he serious right now?

"Why didn't I tell you? Oh I'm sorry I didn't pick up my phone while I was freaking out and told you I was pregnant, or that I didn't fly all the way to Moscow to share the good news with you" she snapped sarcasm dripping in her tone

"How long"? He asked looking at her, he was already sweating "how long have you known"? He asked again, she just scoffed at him

"Why do you care"? She asked with anger, he had no right to be angry at her or to question her at all "You didn't care when you kidnapped me, you didn't care when you humiliated me everyday for six months, Dimitri you didn't care when you raped me so why now"? She all but yelled at him

She was sick and tired of him acting like everything was fine, nothing was ever going to be fine

He couldn't breathe properly, his mind was fogged. She was carrying his child His own child

He wanted to ask if Ivan knew of this, but it was basically wrong timing. She was already crying and it broke him to no end He hated that her tears were directed at him or more so his action.

"Cora" he made to move close to her and she held up her hand stopping him

"Don't" she stopped him sniffling

"I'm sorry" he whispered his own voice failing him in that moment

"Don't, just don't say it" she said shaking her head violently, she didn't want to hear any of it

"I'm sorry" he tried again and she glared at him tears pouring from her eyes

"I said don't, just fucking save it, I don't want it, it's too late for that" she gritted out "I don't need your stupid apology, it's not gonna change anything now, it's too late Dimitri" she said with venom

He was at a loss for words as she picked up her phone and walked out of the house, he didn't know what to even say or what to do

He'd never been so confuse in his life. Fuck she was pregnant for him, she was carrying his own child. Was he ready to be a father yet, no But he was not going to ask her to get rid of it.

As much as it's risky and dangerous to bring a child into his world, he couldn't bring himself to blame anyone, but himself It was all his fault.

Now she had to take the fall for it Her life was at risk If anyone remotely heard that she was carrying his child, they'd hunt her down by all means, and he didn't want that.

He walk towards the only couch in the room and sat down, he couldn't even go back to setting his plans to motions

His whole brain and thoughts were all over the place How was he going to deal with this now? He didn't even know if she wanted to keep the child. He wouldn't blame her if she didn't want to, he didn't exactly ask for her permission before putting his hands on her, he would understand if she hated him and passed that hatred down to his child inside her.

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Today was the day he was supposed to come and get Ivan out, after today she wouldn't have to deal with him ever again

Or so she thought After the whole revelation two days ago, they hadn't spoken to each other

She didn't go to his house and he didn't call her, she didn't know his plans but she knew he would definitely go through with breaking Ivan out

The house was a bit busier than usual, Enzo really was going to the ball and so was Cara

Speaking about her sister, their relationship had hit rock bottom recently, they longer talked, not that they were best of friends before but they weren't exactly strangers to each other.

But now they barely even said a word to one another, they lived in the same house but they acted like total strangers to each other

It started after she came back and it got worse when they took Ivan captive and started torturing him She was never in support of all that.

Due to them being so far apart from each other in terms of communication, they still hadn't addressed the main issue on ground, that being her pregnancy.

She didn't know what they'd decide but she already know what her decision was on the matter, she was keeping the baby and no one would stop her.

She was walking downstairs to get water when she heard hushed tones and it stopped her in her tracks, she was standing in front of Enzo's study, the door was slightly ajar

She looked in and saw Cara, Enzo and a few of his men, moving closer to the door all the while hiding herself from being seen, she could actually hear them clearly now.

"I know he's going to want to break in today and we'll be prepared" Enzo muttered looking at the men in front of him, they nodded

"How are you sure he's still even in Rome and hasn't gone back to Moscow, he's not a fool you know" Cara voiced her concern and Enzo just looked at her before speaking

"Oh I know Dimitri, he won't leave until he gets his cousin, I know he's still here and tonight is a good opportunity for him and if I know him as much as I think I do, then he's going to want to use this opportunity" Enzo rushed out. "But trust me, he won't know what hit him, Ivan was never the one I wanted, he was just bait and unfortunately for Dimitri, he has taken the bait" he said cynically making Cora's eyes widened in realization.

She stepped away from the door and rushed back into her room, they're going to kill him, they know he's coming, does that mean they know she's been meeting him?

But they didn't mention anything about her, so definitely they don't know But she can't let him waltz into their trap, they'd catch him

She quickly picked up her phone without thinking and tried calling him but it just went straight to voicemail, she cursed out at her luck.

Just great, the one day she so badly wants him to pick up, his phone is suddenly out of reach

She kept trying but still the same thing, and she knew he was gonna be here any minute from now

She heard footsteps and when she looked out, it was Enzo, Cara and those men from the office, probably already leaving for the ball, all in the bid to make him believe and come here

She really needed to do something As much as she hates Dimitri, she couldn't stand and watch him get killed, especially knowing he was only trying to save his cousin.

She stood close to her window and watched as they got into two cars and drove off, she quickly picked up her phone and dialed his number, but it sent her straight to voicemail.

Shit, this is really bad What if he had left the house already? She needed to act fast

She rushed out of her room and into the compound, without even waiting to seek permission from the guards outside, she ran straight out the gate and onto the road

She didn't know what she was doing at the moment, but her mind was focused on warning Dimitri of the impending doom.

She ran as fast as her legs could carry her, her lungs were giving out but she didn't care She had to stop him from making a huge mistake

He just got off the phone with his informant and they just told him that Enzo was already at the party, everything was set for him.

He picked up his keys not bothering to check his phone, unbeknownst to him Cora had been trying to reach him but to no avail

He went into his car, everything he needed had already been kept there before, he was ready, in and out no games

With the determination set in mind, he drove out of the house, his mind was still a bit jumbled because of the information he found out two days ago about Cora being pregnant.

He sometimes lost focus because of it, but he had to save Ivan. She hadn't made any effort to reach out to him, he didn't even know if she ever wanted to see him again

He wouldn't blame her if she didn't though. It was all his fault If only he had taken time to listen to Ivan, they would have avoided all this.

He clenched his jaw as he increased his speed, he couldn't be thinking about this now, yes it was important but he had to focus on the mission at hand, one slip up and Ivan could end up dead.

After driving for a good while, he looked up ahead and he couldn't help but get this familiar feeling as he saw a figure jogging on the road side, as he got closer, he realized they weren't jogging, instead she was running.

And he'd recognize her anywhere, where the hell is she going to? He had passed her by a few paces before stopping the car and coming out, he stood by the car and called her name "Cora"! She stopped abruptly and turned to face him

He walked towards her, she was panting and sweating and she looked a bit out of sorts

"Where are you going to"? He asked watching her and she tried to catch her breath before speaking.

"To find you" she barely got out, her chest was heaving up and down "You have to go back" she gasped out clutching to her chest

"What"? He asked obviously confused, she almost groaned out, is he deaf or something

"You can't go to Enzo's mansion, you have to go back" she breathe out hard "it's a trap, he knows you're coming and he's going to kill you" she rushed out

He was taken aback, was that why she was running? She was running to his house to warn him, even though it was almost impossible due to the distance.

He looked at her again and couldn't help but get this swelling feeling in his chest She was too fucking good for this world Even after everything he'd done to her, she still was willing to go through all this just to warn him of the dangers of breaking Ivan out

"Come on, let's get inside the car, you don't look too good" he muttered gesturing for her to follow him, he still hadn't gotten to the part of touching her, he didn't even know if she'd want him to touch her.

She just followed him and they both got into his car, he couldn't help but look at her again

He just shook his head What a very strange girl.

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