NIKAELEON***“Nik, we need to talk.” Aina said to me as we both walked towards our bedroom.People usually panic when they hear these words, I hardly ever panicked about anything so instead, all I felt was concern.“Right now or later?” I asked her and she sighed.“Now would be great, before this whole thing blows up in our faces. We need to decide what we’re going to do so we’ll be on the same page for everything. But before that, I just want you to know that I told Marcel about it, I didn’t see any point in hiding it from him. He would find out eventually and he would never let me hear the end of it if I hadn’t told him and he discovered it from someone else.” She said to me.“I don’t have a problem with you telling him. Like you said, he would find out eventually. We may be able to hide it from the public for a while, but we wouldn’t be able to hide it from the people we live with. They’re already noticing your weird behaviour.” I said and she frowned.“Well it’s not my fault I ha

NIKAELEON***As expected, the second we got on the stage, the reporters inside began to clamour and throw questions concerning the pregnancy rumour. I left them to my security to handle, there was a barricade before the stage to make sure none of them would get the crazy idea of climbing up here. Aina and I just took a seat and waited for them to calm themselves. When they realised that we would not say a word when it was so rowdy, they composed themselves.“We are here for the purpose of discussing the new acquisition of the Koevel company. I urge you to desist from digressing from the subject matter or your access to this meeting will be revoked immediately. After clearing all the details on the acquisition and merger, then I will address the recent rumours and maybe take a few questions if I feel like it. Let’s begin.” I said and stepped aside for Aina to take the stage.It was quiet as she explained the details of the hostile takeover of Cudjer Inc and she got some questions most

NIKAELEON***After dinner that night, I had a meeting with my inner circle to officially announce that Aina was carrying my child even though they must all know about it from the news.“I’m sure you all can already guess why I called for this particular meeting. What I wanted to say is already common knowledge which I’ve already confirmed to the public when you should have been the first ones to know. Unfortunately, the choice to tell you was taken from my hands. Aina and I are expecting a child.”Like I expected, none of them were surprised as I said it. But they all looked intrigued, like they were trying to figure out how it happened and why. I understood their curiosity. Aina and I never gave any indication that we were romantically or even sexually involved so news of her pregnancy must have shocked them all like it shocked us.“It’s all over the news. You weren’t at the office today to witness the board members lose their mind over the issue. Most didn’t care, but some of them

NIKAELEON***“It’s the middle of the night, father. To what do I owe the pleasure of this call?” I asked him.“Can I not call my own son when I feel like it or when I miss him?” He asked me.We both knew that he wasn’t just calling to hear my voice.“So how have you been?” He asked and I sighed.I would prefer him to just go straight to the point and tell me the real reason he was calling. I had planned to call him tomorrow, but he had taken that choice from me by calling me this night.“I’m doing great. Everything is going well, and whatever isn’t going well is nothing I can’t handle. I’ve got everything under control.” I replied to him.“I can see that. The business is growing even more, and so is your progeny. I hear you’re set to become a father again.”I couldn’t really tell how he felt about hearing the news of Aina’s pregnancy through his tone. He didn’t seem angry, but at the same time, he didn’t seem thrilled as well.“It’s a long story. I was going to call you tomorrow, but

NIKAELEON***I couldn’t sleep the rest of the night after receiving the text message. I saw somewhere that people only felt fear when they had something to lose, and right now, I couldn’t say I was afraid per say, but I am pretty close to feeling it. If I mess up, I have a whole lot to lose, Sophia, Aina, my unborn child. Whoever this is, knows that the best way to get to me is through them. I couldn’t let anything happen to them. I promised to protect them, and I would do so with my life. I always keep my word, and I won’t start failing now.I stared at Aina and Sophia sleeping so peacefully in my bed, Sophia’s arms were wrapped around Aina, and my hand was across them both while I slowly stroked Aina’s hair. Having a family was a risk in the kind of life I lived, even if most of my businesses were legal now, I still had a lot of enemies and I make more everyday because I don’t follow people’s rules. I had a plan to get Sophia away from the danger, but Aina would never agree to leav