The Divorced Military Queen Awakens (by Sadie Baxter) novel Chapter 691

Chapter 691 Do Not Love Anyone Else

Chapter 691 Do Not Love Anyone Else

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“All right. I will listen to you play,” Everett said warmly. If not for the screen between them, he would have already pulled the child into his arms.

The girl didn’t actually resemble Arlene very much.

Yet she made him think of Arlene unconsciously. Back then, Arlene had been just the same- always chattering away.

Especially whenever she learned something new, she would rush to show it off to him like a treasured prize.

If he hadn’t lost Arlene back then, she would probably still be alive now.

Arlene, can you see? This is your granddaughter. Everett spoke silently in his heart.

After the call ended, Quinn looked at her daughter in surprise. “You can play the piano?”

“Yes.” The little girl nodded and recounted how she had accidentally learned to play while staying at Edmund’s place.

At first, Quinn listened rather absentmindedly.

She listened, at first casually, then the words caught and held her like a sudden draft of cold air. They were telling her that her daughter could memorize an entire score merely by tracking each finger that struck the ivory, and then sit down and reproduce the piece without a single hesitation.

To pull off such a feat demanded more than ordinary focus or memory; it called for attention honed to a razor edge, a mind that photographed every note, and–most astonishing of all–a natural ear for music.

Perhaps, she mused, the child she had brought into the world was even more amazing than she had dared to imagine. Once they were back in Azania, she would dedicate herself to watching closely, ready to cultivate every gift that revealed itself.

At dinner, Julius never appeared. The empty chair at the head of the table felt enormous, and Dawn’s smile wilted, disappointment clouding her bright eyes.

“Mom, why isn’t Dad eating with us?”

Quinn caressed her daughter’s soft hair, her voice gentle but steady. “Your father just needs time, sweetheart–time to get used to having us close again. Once we’re home in Azania, you’ll

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The promise worked its magic. Dawn’s disappointment dissolved, replaced by the bright, pure delight only a child can summon in an instant.

Night settled over the penthouse, spilling quiet shadows across the room. Quinn lay on her side, one arm wrapped around Dawn’s small, warm body.

It was the first time since regaining consciousness that she had fallen asleep like this–holding her child close.

The joy of it filled her chest, yet regret crept in alongside the sweetness. Five full years. That was how much of Dawn’s growing she had missed, years that would never return.

Dawn drifted off quickly, breathing softly and evenly. Quinn lowered her face and pressed a feather–light kiss to the child’s forehead. “From now on,” she whispered, “Mom will stay by your side and protect you–always.”

Only when the promise settled inside her like a vow carved in stone did Quinn close her eyes and surrender to sleep.

She did not know how much time had passed when a prickle of awareness cut through her dreams. Quinn’s eyes flew open.

In the dim room, a tall figure hovered beside the bed, motionless, silent, yet unmistakably alive.

Instinct urged her to reach for the lamp. She lifted her hand–only for a larger hand to seize her wrist. Heat radiated from the stranger’s palm as he leaned in, breath hot against her cheek. Even in the murky dark she recognized the hard line of his jaw, the scent that belonged only to him. Julius.

“What are you-

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Her question broke beneath the sudden crush of his mouth. The kiss was fierce, devouring, as though he meant to steal every breath, every heartbeat she owned.

“Don’t love anyone else,” he murmured, voice rough, words scattering like embers against her ear. “Love me–only me. Stay with me and I will give you everything, anything–everything I have.”

Julius‘ body caged hers, his kiss deepening until the world narrowed to heat and darkness.

Once, she could have broken free with a practiced twist; now weakness and the lingering injury in her legs left her powerless, pinned beneath his strength. His mouth found new paths,

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tracing the curve of her cheek, the delicate line of her jaw, the flutter of her pulse along her throat.

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