Page 47 of Sinful Promise

“Oh my god, are you serious?” I throw my arms around my sister's neck, the wine instantly forgotten. “Zara, this is amazing news!”

Then I pull away and search my sister's face.

“Wait, thisisgood news, right?”

She smiles. “It’s a bit of a shock, but yes, it’s good news. I only just found out a few days ago, so it’s still really early days. Please, don’t tell anyone.”

“Of course. I didn’t realize you guys were trying for another baby.”

Zara reaches for one of the plates to dish up the food. “We weren’t, not really. We just decided to notnottry if you get what I mean. I didn’t expect to get pregnant so quickly.”

“Dimitri must have some supersonic sperm or something.”

I walk over to the fridge to grab a bottle of sparkling water for her.

“I swear, if it’s another set of twins, I’m sending him right down to the clinic to get the snip.”

By the time we finish eating, my stomach is so full, and even without Zara’s help with the wine, I polish off half a bottle. It’s arecipe for disaster as the moment we put the film on, I can barely keep my eyes open.

The couch is incredibly comfortable, and I find myself resting my head back against the plush pillows and drifting off to sleep.

It seems I fell into such a deep sleep that when I start to rouse, it takes me a moment to realize that I’m no longer on the couch.

Strong arms are around me, and the scent of sandalwood hits my nose.

I frown.

Who the hell is carrying me?

Oh, my god. I’ve been kidnapp?—

Zara’s voice soothes my nerves. “Watch her head on the doorframe!”

“Shh! You’ll wake her up.”

Oh, thank god, it’s just Dimitri.

My body relaxes in Dimitri’s arms, and the moment I’m set down on my bed and my head hits the pillow, I’m out once more.

11

DANIL

Despite seeingEmily every day over the past week, it’s only been from afar, and I’ve missed actually being able totalkwith her in person. We’ve communicated over text because I’ve been worried that I won’t be able to keep the fact that I’ve been following her every move a secret. But she’s going to get suspicious if I keep my distance for too long. So, I figure there’s no harm in dropping by the penthouse to see if she wants to watch a film.

Though, it seems Emily might have to fight my niece and nephew for my attention because the moment I step out of the elevator, my nephew catches sight of me.

“Uncle Danil!”

Zara appears on the stairs, carrying Sasha on her hip.

I bite back a laugh at the look of relief on Zara’s face, which makes me feel less guilty about showing up unannounced.

“What are you doing here?”

It’s scary how much she looks like Emily. If it weren’t for the height difference, they could almost be mistaken for twins, with their identical green eyes and honey gold hair.

“Thought you might need a hand. How’s my favorite niece and nephew?” I pick up Ben, who is dangling on my leg.

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