Lorena
This was it. I was about to give birth to our babies. Our baby girls and our baby boy. Marcus wheeled me to labor and delivery. Doctor Belmonte was ready to go. She was all smiles.
“We’ll get you prepped and ready, and Marcus will also be getting ready."
I nodded with a nervous smile. The nurse took me from Marcus, and he watched me get wheeled away. I didn’t take my eyes off of him until we rounded the corner, and I couldn’t see him anymore. The moment he was out of my sight, I let tears fall. I was so scared. I didn’t want to fall apart in front of him because he was so strong, and I was a Petrov. We weren’t supposed to fall apart from fear. Anger, revenge, ruthlessness, that was all fine, but fear? No. At least not for me.
“Everything will be fine,” the nurse said to me with
