Page 107 of Pregnant By A Rich Demon 2

“And I need that,” I said. “I need her. Not just the baby. Not just the legacy.Her.”

Priest was quiet.

“It’s like our souls remember each other,” I continued, and I could hear how raw my voice sounded. How desperate. “The pull. The hold. The way I would give anything to see her smile and ruin anything or anyone who made her cry.”

I turned away from the water.

Looked back toward the house where Truth was still trying to process the weight of what she’d learned.

“Truth has become my truth,” I said simply. “And I will burn this entire city to the ground to keep her safe. I will kill my own father. I will destroy my brother. I will end Rahsaan, Victor, Yaya—everyone who stands between her and the life she deserves.”

“That’s a lot of blood,” Priest said quietly.

“I know.”

“That’s a lot of enemies.”

“I know that too.”

“You sure you’re ready for that?”

I thought about the way Truth had defied me in the car. The way she’d told me she belonged to herself. The way she’d stood beside me in the street and fought Destiny without hesitation.

I thought about the way she’d looked at me when we got to the lake house after everything fell apart.

Like I was worth believing in.

Like I was worth fighting for.

“I’m ready,” I said. “I’ve been ready my whole life. I just didn’t know what I was ready for until I met her.”

Priest exhaled slowly.

“Alright then,” he said. “I’ll get the penthouse ready. Full security. Nobody touches her.”

“Nobody,” I confirmed.

“And Rahsaan?”

“Let him think he’s winning,” I said. “Let him think the docks are vulnerable. Let him think I’m distracted. When he makes his move, we’ll be waiting.”

“And if he moves on her?”

I heard the real question underneath it.What if he gets to her first?

“Then he dies,” I said simply. “And everyone who helped him dies. And everyone who knew about it dies. And we burn their families to ash and salt the earth so nothing grows there again.”

I wasn’t being dramatic.

I was being factual.

“I’ll make sure that doesn’t happen,” Priest said.

“I know you will.”

“I gotta get back to Truth,” I said.

“Amai—”