Chapter 242: Telling Him

Bella paced in their bedroom, her hands trembling.

This should have been easy.

Telling Dante she was pregnant shouldn't have made her heart race like this.

But it did.

Because this wasn't just about them.

It was about a family.

Something Bella had never let herself dream of.

"Bella."

She froze.

Turned.

Dante stood in the doorway, his blue eyes sharp, his expression unreadable.

"What's wrong?"

Bella's throat tightened.

"I…"

The words got stuck.

Dante stepped forward, closing the space between them, his hands cupping her face.

"Tell me."

Bella exhaled shakily.

"I'm pregnant."

Dante stilled.

For a long moment, he just stared at her.

Then—

His breath shook.

"Say it again."

Bella's lips curled slightly.

"I'm pregnant, Dante."

Dante let out a slow, ragged breath.

Then—

He kissed her.

Hard.

Deep.

Like he needed her to feel everything he couldn't say.

Like he needed her to know this changed nothing.

That she was his.

That this child was theirs.

And that he would never let them go.

Not now.

Not ever.