Johanna was currently watching a knitting tutorial. She didn't know how to knit but her hand started moving, copying on how it was supposed to be done. She planned to make Hunter's coat and probably her baby's coat.

"Babe, fruits." Connor placed it on the table beside her. He sat on the other single sofa to watch with her on whatever he's watching. "Do you want me to buy knitting threads?"

"Maybe." She shrugged. "It's hot in this country. I think it's better if I don't make such things."

"We can buy fabrics and make our baby's first clothes." He grinned at her and reached her hand. "We can do it this weekend."

"Sure. Let's go shopping."

He moved closer and carefully caressed her bump.

"I can't wait to see our baby."

She smiled at him, admiring his handsome face. He was even more handsome when he's smiling like that. He stood and kneel in front of her as he carefully kissed her tummy. He held her hand and started massaging it.

"How about your feet?" He asked. "Do you want me to massage them?"

"Maybe after we make love tonight."

He chuckled and nodded his head. He wanted to make love to her badly. They've been delaying it because she's pregnant. He kissed her hands and sighed.

"I love you so much."

"I do too."

"Then, finish this." He took the bowl of fruits and with a finger food picker. She picked the strawberry and took it to her mouth and she picked the kiwi that is his favorite. He hummed while chewing it and kissed her lips. "It's sweet. I missed you."

She giggled and fed him more with kiwi.

"You always missed me."

Once the couple finished their fruits they put Hunter in his room with an air conditioner.

In their bed, he gently pulled her negligee and admired her stiff beautiful breasts. He kissed each of it and sucked it.

"I want you right now." She said while her hands were gently stroking him.

"Babe, we need foreplay first." He sicked her neck and grabbed her butt.

"But I want you right now."

"You are impatient as always." He grinned at her.

The couple made love slowly and gently. After that, Connor fell asleep quickly and she slowly slipped off from the bed and put her negligee on. She decided to go down the basement where he controlled everything.

Johanna's eagerness to see her brother's is making her completely restless. She searched through the documents to find any photos. She found nothing through the documents. So, she roamed around and went through the drawers. One of them is locked, so she took out the tools that she was ready and picked the lock. She opened it and a silver box caught her. She took it out and opened it. The first photo that she saw is her old photo holding a puppy. She took it and flipped it to find her real name.

Hannah Grace, August 11, 1999. Bday: February 5, 1994.

She put it away and went through a few more photos. Then, she saw Violet hugging a man. She stared at the man with her. She's sure that it was Victor, her brother. She turned it to check if there's a name but there's none. She already felt Connor's presence behind her.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm just checking if I remember my brother." Johanna said.

"Hannah," He called. "You can't see your brother." He approached her and took the picture from. "Not yet."

"I just want to see his face."

He scooped her face and kissed her forehead.

"I know."

"Did I already meet him after I met you?"

"Yes,"

Johanna stared at the box.

"What if I forget him again?" She looked up at him, her eyes looked scared. This is the first time that Connor saw that. "I don't want our parents to hurt him again."

"Shh," he pressed his forehead to hers. "Your parents are gone. They won't be able to hurt him. But the Charles Empire is already hurting him. So, I want you to be strong and once you recover from pregnancy, we will save your brother."

She sniffled and nodded her head.

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Tracey gently opened her eyes when she didn't feel Ian beside her. She looked at the window where Ian was peeking with a small binocular.

"What's wrong?" She whispered. He told her not to say anything and pointed at their clothes. She quickly sat up and put her clothes on. She sat on the bed, a little confused and terrified.

Shortly he put down his binoculars and the radio was beeping in a very low sound.

"Eagle, do you copy?"

He took the radio.

"I copy."

"They are searching around the area. Keep still." Harvey said. "There's an underground door. It's better if you keep Tracey there."

Ian searched around the room as Tracey stood. Ian went through the closet and found a carpet on it. He carefully rolled it and Ian took a flashlight and gave it to Tracey.

"Go inside." Ian told her. She didn't hesitate to follow him.

She went through the dusty underground panic room and found a sofa covered with plastic. There's also a radio in there and an antenna. There's a bathroom and mini-fridge that doesn't seem to be used by anyone. She gently pulled out the sofa and sneezed from the dust. She sat down and turned off the light, waiting for Ian.

She nearly screamed when there's a lot of running footsteps. Then, loud gunshots nearly made her jump. But she kept quiet for her beloved.

Back upstairs, before the assassins arrived, Ian already put his suit on and ready the needle. He watched as the assassins surrounded the house. He quickly lay flat waiting for Victor to come. He already heard his heavy footsteps because one of them is a prosthetic.

"Chameleon, online." Chameleon announced on their line.

Ian quickly aimed it at the door as Victor entered. He fired the tranquilizer directly at him but as he expected, Victor's reflexes are fast. He fired another after another and as he expected, Victor would be that fast. To get Victor's main focus, he continues making him busy with him and that's when Leon jumped to Victor's back and stabbed the needle suction as it quickly sucked Victor's blood while Ian wrapped himself around Victor and injected that paralytic drug.

"I'm sorry, Victor." Ian grumbled. Victor quickly throws Ian as his back hits the concrete wall.

Leon quickly jumped off and rolled out. He ran like he's in a marathon and the assassins outside are already dead. Victor ran to Leon after he received a message to kill him and took the blood. But with his heavy build, Leon ran faster than he expected and a light flashed in front of Victor to distract him.

Before he knew it, Leon disappeared like nothing happened. He went back to the house to go after their target. He needed to kill them right away or take the man back to the facility. But when he got back, it was empty. He looked around and even lifted the bed in one hand.

"Victor! Retreat!" The centaur exclaimed.

Victor sniffled the air. But then he remembered the man's voice of saying sorry to him. It's better that he wouldn't discover where they are hiding.

Under the basement, Tracey was hugging her injured lover.

"I'm fine." He whispered and kissed her lips. They stayed like that for long until they didn't hear anything anymore. Then, Ian received that the house had been cleared. That's when Ian removed his vest and winced at the pain on his back.

"Let's go to the hospital."

"We can't do that." He took out the medical kit and told her to him. He winced when he lifted his arm.

Tracey bit her lips, feeling a little nervous after seeing the mark on his back.

"I always got this. Their killing machine is strong, that's why." He told her. He gave her an ointment and she carefully rubbed it. "We will leave tomorrow."

"Where will we go?" She asked while sniffling and putting ointment on his back.

"Baby, are you crying?"

"No." She denied it although she was weeping.

Ian listened to their team's messages and finally, they reached the safe house. Leon should deliver it to Violet right away. He never expected how strong Victor would become. In this case, he might have killed Johanna when they faced each other. He gently turned to Tracey and scooped her face.

"Babe," He smiled at her. "I'm fine. I'm strong. Tomorrow, we will leave."

"H-How did they find us?"

"They probably checked through the satellite." He sighed.

"But if we get caught again?"

"No," He shook his head. "This time we will disguise ourselves."

She sighed and sniffled.

"We can't make love if you are in this condition. Perhaps you should recover first."

Ian pouted and shook his head.

"I can manage."

"No." She shook her head. He noticed that she's still shaking although he already confirmed that they are safe.

"Babe," Ian gently caressed her hair to coax her. But she burst into tears and she covered her mouth to hold her sobs. A girl like her will really get shaken with this situation. He felt sorry for her. But now that he's with her, he will make sure that she will always be safe.