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Just as Sebastien’s warning came over the earpiece, police swarmed the cafe. I ducked under the table and heard gunshots, screaming as Hawthorne’s bodyguards dropped next to the table, their eyes still open.
I squeezed my eyes shut as I heard feet running around me. I heard them slam Hawthorne on the table before he swore he’d find me and cut me into little pieces. Someone touched my arm and I screamed.
“Sweetheart, it’s me.” Sebastien’s voice came from next to me.
I scrambled out from the table and he helped me to my feet.
“You did good, sweetheart. Now, let’s get out of here.”
I allowed Sebastien to lead me outside. He took me to a rundown motel across the street where they were doing surveillance. Once we got in the room, he removed my earpiece and the chain that was around my neck that had a microphone and a camera. After handing them to the officers, they saidthey’d be in touch. He took my hand and walked to another room. In this one, Axel, Leonardo, Vincent and Nathaniel were waiting.
“You did a great job,” Vincent smiled.
“Thank you.” I looked at Leonardo. “Do you think it will be enough to keep him in jail?”
“It would be more than enough to hold him while we gather more evidence.”
Just then, the door opened, and Victor, Dominic and Dean walked in. I rushed over to Dean and hugged him.
“Yup, that goes to show that she’ll definitely choose Dean over you, bro,” Axel teased Sebastien.
Dean looked confused and I shook my head. “How did it go?”
“We were able to convince the Syndicate to let Obsidian and Hawthorne go. They have vowed they’ll take care of them,” Dean said.
“Make them examples, so to speak,” Dominic said.
I felt relieved that this was finally over.
Sebastien gently took me from Dean's side and snaked his arms around my waist.
“Now that you’re finally free, that’s the best news I’ve heard all day.”
I bit my lip. I still hadn’t got the nerve to tell Sebastien that I was pregnant. Our situation was supposed to be temporary, but a baby would make it permanent, and I wasn’t sure how he’d take it.
“Sweetheart, what is it?” His eyes searched mine.
“Does me being pregnant qualify as good news?” I whispered.
Sebastien took a step back and looked at me, and I could feel the tears building behind my eyes. Then he stepped toward me and gently placed his hand on my stomach.
“Delilah, you’re pregnant?”
“Yes, but I know that this things between us wasn’t supposed to be permanent…”
Sebastien pulled me into a passionate kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and barely heard Axel tease us about getting a room. When we pulled apart, I was breathless.
“I love you, Delilah, and taking down Hawthorne and Obsidian for good isn’t the best news that I’ve heard today. The woman that I love being pregnant with our child is the best news I’ve heard today.”
“I love you, too.” I smiled up at him.
He turned to his brothers proudly.
“Dominic, tell Lucy that she’s going to get a cousin to play with in about nine months.”
After his brothers congratulated him, Sebastien pulled me into a hug and whispered, “When we get home, I going to show you exactly how happy I am with the news you shared with me.”
I giggled.