Chapter 97 The Lady With White Hair

“Ro, all the boxes were unloaded, come in and check it out!” Seraphine led me to the house, and I was so excited to finally have my own home!

I couldn‘t believe that I had a place to live, independent of anyone else– It didn‘t belong to my father, it wasn‘t in Ethan‘s pack or James‘s castle, and it wasn’t right next to Soren‘s house.

This was mine…. I had worked hard, and I‘d earned it! Granted that it was purchased by Soren, but nevertheless, I was able to at least cover the rent

Ethan had made it beautiful already. On top of that, I had so much fun decorating the nursery with Seraphine.

We continued to take items out of boxes and put them on the shelves for my baby.

“This lamp is pretty,” Seraphine said. “Did you pick it up when you were shopping with Mr. Soren?”

“I did,” I said as I took it from her. It was a bright yellow boat that I thought would look nice for a boy or a girl.

“Speaking of Mr. Soren, he said he would be over tomorrow afternoon.” Seraphine informed me.

I knew Soren must be busy with work. He was already helpful enough to have his men move everything for me. “Sounds good. That‘ll give me time to prepare a celebration dinner!” I smiled, “But first of all, let‘s get the nursery ready.”

Walking in the house, every room I was in, my mind went to Ethan. I was excited, not only because this was my space, but also because Ethan would be here.

I went to the closest to finish hanging the baby‘s clothes up. Picking up a tiny outfit and putting it on a hanger made me think about the closet in my bedroom. I thought to myself, “When Ethan is here, I‘ll have to make room for all of his things.” The closet in my bedroom was large, so all of our clothes should fit together.

I could imagine what it would be like to walk into the closet and see his suits hanging there. Would it smell like him in there? If I closed my eyes, I could smell him, that strong, masculine, musky scent that reminded me of the forest.

I wouldn‘t mind if my clothes smelled a little like his.

“This baby sure has a lot of belongings already for someone who hasn‘t been born yet,” Seraphine said with a chuckle. She was straightening some toys on a shelf,

“1 know. That’s because this baby is so well–loved,” I replied, wrapping my hands around my bell.

Finishing hanging the clothes in the closet I looked around the room. As I worked through the pile of tiny clothing, I imagined myself folding Ethan‘s clothing and putting them in a drawer. I‘d match his socks and fold his briefs. That brought a blush to my face, and I had to glance over my shoulder to see if Seraphine was looking,

Thankfully, she wasn‘t. She was still playing with the toys, putting them on the shelf.

I imagined Ethan playing with the baby, sitting on the floor. driving those trains and cars around. If the baby was a girl, maybe he would even play dolls with her.

I smiled, stiling a giggle so that Seraphine wouldn‘t ask me any questions, and moved on.

I moved to a stack of children‘s books that were sitting on the floor. They just needed to be picked up and put on the shelf, something Seraphine had been doing earlier, but she‘d gotten distracted for some reason.

I lowered myself down to the ground and started shelving the books, but then I thought about what sort of books Ethan might want in the house. Did he bring any with him? Would we need a bookshelf in the living room for our books in the living room? The idea of having Ethan‘s books in the house brought a smile to my lips. I just wanted him here.

As I sat there, listening to Seraphine hum a cheerful song, I thought about Ethan. Would I be able to meet him later?

We could live here, on the island, together, in this house, but would he leave King James and all of his responsibilities behind for me?

Then something on the floor caught my attention. I picked it out from the pile of the children‘s books and realized that it was a half–opened necklace locket.

“Seraphine,” I called her name, recognizing that she normally wore it. No wonder she seemed distracted. She must have been looking for it. As I was about to hand it over to her, the corner of my eye caught a glimpse of what was inside.

It was a regal woman with long, white hair wearing a crown.

“Oh, you found it for me, Ro. Thank you!” Seraphine walked over, and she seemed relieved.

“Ro?” Seraphine‘s voice jarred me back to reality.copy right hot novel pub