Chapter 186

Athena

The week leading up to the wedding ceremony was a beautiful chaos of final preparations, last-minute adjustments, and stolen moments with Tristan.

Our new house was almost ready, and we'd been spending our afternoons choosing furniture and deciding on exterior designs.

"What about this couch?" I asked, showing Tristan a picture on my phone as we sat in Orion's living room. "It's that deep gray we talked about."

Tristan leaned over to look, his hand automatically going to rest on my growing belly. The gesture had become second nature to him now, this protective, loving touch that reminded me every moment how cherished our baby already was....