We hugged, and she laughed about how it was a tradition now. When Gabriella was planning Raisa’s wedding and helping her get fitted in her dress, she confided that she was pregnant again.
“She hadn’t told Luka yet, and that was a big deal because she hid her pregnancy from him when she was expecting Andre.” She waved her hand as if to shoo that topic aside.
“Does Ivan know?”
She nodded. “He was with me when I took the test. We’ve been trying for a while. Sort of. It’s fun to practice that, no matter what.”
I grinned. I couldn’t wait to have sex with Emil again. That was why we planned the wedding for next week. Our wedding night would coincide with the all-clear from the doctor for me.
“You’re the first person who knows besides Ivan, though,” she added.
I glanced up at her and smiled. Then I frowned.
She noticed, furrowing her brow and glancing over her shoulder. “What’s wrong?”
I shrugged. “It’s nothing.”
“No, no, no. Don’t be like that with me. If you notice something, it’s something. What’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing,” I repeated.
She turned me to face her. “Try me.”
“I just…” I sighed, hating how much I was second-guessing myself. “I kind of got a feeling.”
“That someone’s watching us?”
I gaped at her. “You felt it too?”
“Um, yeah. I thought it was in my head because you didn’t seem like anything was off.”
“No, I definitely feel like someone’s watching us. It was just a funky thought but just now, it was like their stare was burning my skin.”
She frowned. “Why didn’t you admit it at first?”
“I don’t know. It’s been a while since I felt it. I guess I’ve lowered my guard being so safe at the house with Emil and everyone there.”
“Me too,” she admitted.
“Emil used to tease me about it.”
She arched a brow.
“When we were on the run together. He joked that I was a psychic or something.”
She rolled her eyes. “No. It’s called being a woman. We always know. It’s a gut instinct.”
I liked that she didn’t try to discount me at all. “Should we tell the guards?”
She shook her head. “What guards?”
I frowned, glancing out the window.
“Robert just texted me too. With an order to stay inside this shop until they return from checking someone who seems interested in spying on us.”
“Well, then that’s it.” I smiled. “They noticed the person and are on top of it.” We’d be safe in here. Besides, I had my gun in my purse since I promised Emil I’d always be smart about my safety.
“Yeah, but that text was from five minutes ago,” she replied. “I just saw it.”
