At that moment, upon hearing the urgent whispered warning from her secretary about how bringing Nathan to the residence was not going to be possible, Vivienne felt something inside her snap with an almost audible crack of frustration and anger that had been building throughout this entire chaotic afternoon. She leaned in even closer to Claire, her voice dropping to a whisper that was somehow more threatening than any shout could have been, filled with an icy fury that made Claire's blood run cold despite the fact that Vivienne's expression remained perfectly composed and calm to any outside observer who might be watching their interaction."What the hell are you talking about?" Vivienne whispered back sharply, each word carefully enunciated and delivered with precise, cutting clarity that left no room for misunderstanding about how angry she was at this moment. "And who literally made the decision saying it was not going to be possible? Were you the one who actually made this your de

At that moment, as Nathan stood there listening to Vivienne insist that his presence at her residence would not be a problem and that he was welcome as her personal guest, he noticed something very, very strange happening inside his own awareness, something that had nothing to do with the tension between Vivienne and her secretary or the suspicious glares the bodyguards were still directing at him. He could sense something unusual and deeply significant—not that he necessarily recognized the lady from conventional memory or could recall specific details about their previous encounter with perfect clarity, but rather he could actually sense his own spiritual energy inside of her body, still present and active even though he had stopped actively channeling it into her system several minutes ago. The sensation was faint but unmistakable, like being able to feel a part of himself that had been left behind in another person's energy system, and from the particular quality and distributio

At that moment, after a few more minutes of tense, uncomfortable silence inside the luxury vehicle as they drove through the city streets with Vivienne staring resolutely out the tinted window and Nathan sitting quietly beside her processing everything that had happened over the past hour, they finally arrived at the Sterling family's mansion, and the sheer scale and grandeur of the property became immediately apparent even from inside the car as they passed through the massive wrought-iron gates that marked the boundary between the public world and the private domain of one of the city's most powerful and wealthy families.When the vehicle pulled up the long, tree-lined driveway and came to a smooth stop in front of the main entrance, Nathan looked out through the car window and understood with sudden, overwhelming clarity that what he was literally seeing here was not just wealth but almost incomprehensible generational fortune, the kind of money that had been accumulating and compo

At that moment, upon hearing what Nathan had just said about not allowing her to take his child somewhere else or make unilateral decisions about a pregnancy he seemed absolutely convinced existed despite having no medical confirmation or logical basis for such a claim, Vivienne found herself utterly surprised and completely thrown off balance by the sheer audacity and presumption of his statement. Why would Nathan even be saying something like this with such certainty and authority, as if he had any right to make declarations about her body and her choices when they barely knew each other and when the entire premise of his claim was based on some mystical spiritual sensing that defied all rational explanation? How was Nathan actually so sure that she was pregnant when she herself had no symptoms or indications that anything unusual was happening inside her body, when she had taken precautions and been careful about everything precisely because she understood the potential consequenc

At that moment, without wasting another second on further conversation or debate about whether they should continue standing outside where anyone could observe them, Nathan and Vivienne walked toward the massive entrance doors of the Sterling mansion and proceeded inside the grand foyer with its soaring ceilings and elaborate crystal chandeliers that probably cost more than most people earned in a lifetime. The secretary Claire remained behind for a few moments, just standing there on the pristine stone pavement outside the entrance, utterly angered and deeply disturbed by the whole situation that was unfolding in ways she could not control or prevent despite her best efforts to protect her mistress from what she perceived as a dangerous and inappropriate connection with someone who had no business being in Vivienne's life or home.Claire's mind churned with dark thoughts and determined plans as she stood there watching Nathan and Vivienne disappear into the mansion together, their fig