The next morning, Kate woke up wrapped in Bastien’s tired arms. She smiled and kissed his neck. Bastien pulled her closer to his body.“Good morning, princess. Are you awake already?”“Yes. Are you still tired?” Bastien smiled.“Last night you were insatiable. You slept for 30 minutes and regained your energy.”“Well, it was my bachelorette party. I had to have fun.”“Was it?” Bastien opened his eyes and looked at Kate.“Yes, love, you never disappoint.” Bastien kissed her lips.“I don’t want to leave you unsatisfied or have you looking elsewhere.”“Never, love. Actually, I think I have a craving.”“Tell me, I’ll get it for you.” Kate smiled mischievously.“From you, love. Let me do the work.” Kate kissed his chest and then slowly moved down his abdomen. Bastien, as always, reacted to her touches. Kate reached her favorite spot, running her tongue while making her beloved mafia man moan. Bastien clenched the sheets with his hands as Kate devoured him, moving up and down, making Bastie

Bastien arrived at the room after finishing many pending tasks, he looked tired but saw Kate doing her night treatment and approached her.— Hello love, ready to sleep?— Yes, are you tired? You look tired, darling, come here. — Kate stood up and took Bastien’s hand leading him to the bed, unbuttoned his shirt while leaving kisses, sat him down, and she stood behind him, put some aromatic oil and started massaging — Have you had a lot of work?— I had to finish the pending tasks. We’re going on a honeymoon for a week and I don’t want to bring work. I just want to focus on making my wife happy. — Kate smiled and kissed his neck —— You always make me happy, darling.— Kate, tomorrow I need you to come with me somewhere. As soon as you wake up, put on jeans and a t-shirt, I need you to be comfortable.— Where are we going?— It’s a surprise. — Kate finished massaging his back and pulled him backward, making him lie down, she got on top of him and kissed his lips —— Tell me, I want to k

Kate woke up wrapped in Bastien’s scent. A smile spread across her lips.His arms held her close against his chest, which rose and fell gently with each breath.She looked up and kissed his jaw, then his neck. Her hands caressed his back, and Bastien’s arms instinctively tightened around her.“Mmm, good morning, princess. Did you sleep well?”“Yes, as always.”Bastien buried his face in her neck, breathing her in.“I’m glad. And how’s my little princess behaving?”“Well. No nausea this morning. I think she calms down when I talk to her, haha.”“Of course she does. She’s Daddy’s little princess.”“Love, I’m going out with Ara today.”“Where to?”“We’re going lingerie shopping.”“Oh, really? Or are you going to another burlesque bar with half-naked dancers?”“No, I swear. This time we really are shopping. Ara wants to surprise Lucca.”“Lucky guy.”“Maybe I’ll surprise you too,” Kate teased. Bastien looked up at her with a mischievous smile and a raised eyebrow.“I’d love that, sweethear

Hours passed. Despite being injured, Jake stayed by Bastien’s side, accompanied by Ally, who carried a coffee in each hand. She gave one to Jake and approached the restless man.“Hey, big guy, have something to drink. Hours have passed and you haven’t eaten anything. I don’t think Kate wants her alpha male to faint before seeing her,” she said with a small smile. Bastien returned a faint smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes.“Thank you,” he muttered.In the next room, Lucca held Aracely’s hand. She had bruises on her face, a bandage on her head, and an IV connected to her arm. He whispered in a broken voice.“Come on, darling... please wake up. You’re strong. Come back to me... Ara, come back to me.”In Arthur’s room, Cristy was crying beside him.“Come on, big guy, wake up. I promise I’ll be your slave. If you want to get married, we will. I’ll give you the child you asked for, but please… don’t leave me. You’re an idiot, how could you get into an accident?” she sobbed, forehead re

Days had passed. Bastien never left Kate’s side. Even Ella and Moira had flown in from Milan to be with them. Arthur had been discharged, and the first thing he did was visit Kate, apologizing for not being able to protect her—but everyone knew there was nothing he could’ve done during the attack. Ara was also discharged and being cared for relentlessly by Lucca.Bastien stayed with Kate, carefully feeding her. She was recovering quickly. Her diet had already changed, and her leg had healed well. Bastien watched as they cleaned her wound—seven stitches across her thigh. Kate looked at him.— It’s going to be an awful scar.— I don’t care, he said. That scar means you're still with me. It shows how hard the doctors fought to keep you alive. That scar, for me, will always be a reminder that I almost lost you... but I didn’t.Kate smiled.— You’re wonderful, Bastien.— Now eat. Open your mouth.Bastien continued feeding her as she grew stronger. Finally, she was cleared for discharge. Th