Chapter 128 Possessive Progeny

• ⊰ Author’s Note: This season is told from Efrem’s perspective. Bonus chapters will be marked to indicate the shift to Alaki’s POV. ⊱
• Content Disclaimer & Advisory: This season delves into the mind of a man with psychopathic tendencies and a narcissistic nature, whose actions and thoughts may be deeply unsettling and emotionally disturbing. The author does not condone the character’s actions or thoughts. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
• I stare at the amber liquid in my glass, watching it catch the afternoon light beaming through the window. The revelation of Alaki’s pregnant sits heavy in my chest, a complication I should have anticipated but somehow missed—perhaps because a part of me has always wanted this with her, not just like this, not when everything else is falling apart.