“What are you doing here?”
Devon froze on the spot when her mother caught her in the act of opening one of the drawers in the master’s bedroom.
She decided to stay in the house while Daemon is in his office to start her investigation.
“Nothing.” She pushed back the drawer and smile at her mother. “I was just looking around. I never knew that I missed being here in the house so much.” To further convince Melena, she acted like tearing up. “I…” she made her voice quivered, “I missed being here, mom.” She touched her flat belly and pretended to caress the imaginary bump there. “I want my child to be able to freely run here which I did not experienced before as your child.”
Melena walked to her side and held her hands in her. “Devon, my lovely daughter. Can we leave that all behind? Plea
