Chapter 58

Claire's POV I heard every word Connor and Lucius said to each other. So Lucius brought us to this resort because of me. He left his parents' mansion for my comfort. I felt this weird flutter in my chest. The Alpha who said to only want our baby actually cared about how I felt. I stayed still with my eyes shut, trying to figure out what all this meant.Maybe our arrangement wasn't just business after all. When we returned home from the resort, something shifted between us. Our interactions became almost... pleasant? Lucius still wore his usual poker face most of the time, but it softened whenever I entered a room. He took me to every doctor's appointment without complaint, and sometimes we even watched TV together in the evenings, arguing about plot twists like a normal couple. Normal. Now there was a word I never thought I'd associate with us. One morning after Lucius left for work, I decided to visit my mom and sister. I stopped at the mall first, loading up on clothes for Betty and g