NEW THREAT

The sun peeped through a window illuminating the room in its pearly glow. The whisper of a soft breeze is heard, dancing the bedroom curtains. Sumire woke up in the late morning around noon the next day with a lovely smile on her face. She looks hot with her messy hair scattered on the white bed. Her face shone as radiant as the sun.

Mort was no longer by her side but Sumire didn't feel any fear in her chest. She knew he wouldn't leave her ever again. Sumire rolled on the other side of the bed, sniffing the scent Mort left on the pillows. She buried herself in the cottony white pillow as the erotic scene flashed in her mind. Sumire let out a squeal with reddened cheeks.

Rose from the bed, the maiden stretches her body and feels fresh. She is neatly clean, wearing an oversized t-shirt, and the bed has been freshly changed with bedsheets. For some reason, the pain in her body disappeared, but Mort's love bites left a mark all over her body which made her blush.

'It was hot and messy.' The maiden smilingly uttered in her mind. Her eyes cruise around and there she saw a tray of food on the table next to their bed with a cover on it and a sticky note stuck to it, 'I'll be back tonight. I love you.'

"I love you more," Sumire said after she reads the message. It was as if Mort was right in front of her. Her hand was placed on her tummy and gently rub it.

"Good afternoon, baby. I love you so much. Sorry, mommy woke up late." She added and removed the cover from the tray. It revealed to her the delicious and different cuisines Mort prepared for her which were all her favorite. The maiden didn't waste a second and immediately dig into the food.

"Damn, this is the life I want. But I'd rather have Mort as the first person I saw the moment I opened my eyes and found myself in his embrace, hmp." Sumire murmured while mouth filled with food and cheek puffed.

She looks like a hungry squirrel while biting and chewing the food one after another. Her appetite drastically changes and she always gets hungry, most of the time. She was in the middle of feasting the delicious homemade food when something suddenly came to her mind which made her stop.

"Goodness... Ultrasound. Right, I've never had an ultrasound." Pupils slightly dilated, Sumire said and quickly took her phone and dialed Mort's number, who answered her call in just a second.

"Babe, what is it?" A gentle but husky tone opened up to her on the other line which made Sumire's heart flutter and cheeks turn rosy red.

Hand on her chest, she calms and trying not to squeal, Sumire swallowed the food in one gulp before responding to him.

"I want to have an ultrasound today." Sumire stammered, biting her nails. Her eyes landed on her belly. She wants to know about the baby inside her.

"And I want to eat the steak you cooked after having the ultrasound. I want to eat it at Deu Bleu! And I want us to buy crimson red wine at Vile Blues, and of course, we'll take that to Deu Blues as well." Sumire merrily said stop Mort on the other line.

His pregnant wife is craving his cooked steak and wanted to eat at a high-end restaurant that even the President of the country had a hard time getting a reservation for. Sumire is also craving the famous crimson red wine at Vile Blues, a high-end bar that only exclusive VIP members can only enter the place.

"Got it. After you are done eating, get dressed. I'm going home now, I'll come with you." Mort replied to which Sumire's eyes widened.

"But...aren't you going home by tonight?" The maiden shyly asked, overthinking that she might have disturbed Mort's business today.

"You are my wife..."

Sumire accidentally ended the call out of excitement blooms in her chest. She felt the heat rose to her face. The maiden immediately reach the glass and drank the water. Using her hand, she fanned herself from the heat she felt even though the room was cold with air-conditioning.

"That man..." Sumire said then she gently pinch and hold both of her cheeks and couldn't stop smiling and giggling.

"You are my wife..." she repeated what Mort said and then imitated his tone. Squealing at the top of her lungs, Sumire jumps in joy like a teenager on top of the bed and hugs the pillow.

"Of course, he is Mort Dmitriv Aslanov. He is my man. I won't be this crazy if it is not for him. My strange addiction." Sumire added and immediately stopped jumping when her phone rang and Mort's name appeared on the screen.

"What happened?" The hunk worriedly asked. She could feel the worries in his tone. Sumire facepalmed as she forgot to give Mort a callback.

"Of course, darling. I dropped the phone when I took a bite of food." She lied and bit her lower lip.

"Then, finished your brunch first. Get dressed because I'm on my way home. I love you." Mort said in a serious tone. Holding her chest beating so fast, Sumire took a deep breath.

"I love you more." A smile reaches her eyes, the maiden responded and hangs up the call. Sumire let out a piercing squeal again.

"He can't be a real human." She breathlessly uttered and finished the food quickly. After satiating her hunger, Sumire started preparing herself in the room.

Mort, who is in his car is with Klauss, Lyric, and Leroy who is supposed to be with Laurel but she was left at the MDA building for the unfinished business. The twins started to cry in the backseat after seeing their Boss alive while Klauss was about to burst into tears but was holding himself back.

"Is this for real? We're in a car where the chauffeur has the same face as Boss Mort?" Leroy said as he suspiciously look closely at the hunk. Lyric nodded, agreeing with his twin brother.

"And we even got on board since they have the same face. What if this man was Boss's doppelganger?" Lyric seconded as Leroy fell into deep thought.

"Gosh-" Leroy didn't finish what he had to say when Klauss interrupted them and face his Boss.

"Where's Narco?" Klauss asked in a serious tone which the twins quickly silenced. They felt the tension building inside the car because of Klauss. It made them wonder if Klauss was happy to see Mort was alive and with them or what.

"There is something he needs to do," Mort replied. Brows furrowed, Klauss's lips squinted into a thin line.

"He didn't even show up. He just disappeared like a bubble without telling us." Klaus said with his hand forming into a fist.

"Maybe he was just ashamed of what he did." Leroy butted in which Klauss sneered at.

"When does that brat have a shame?" Klauss asked sarcastically to Lyric's snicker. The twins could feel how annoyed Klauss to Narco was right now.

"But why didn't he tell us his plan?" Lyric asked, wondering what is going on in Narco's mind.

"I don't know. I just ordered him to tell you." Mort replied with a grin that surprise Leroy and Lyric. Gaped, the twins covered their mouths at the same time as if they were shocked seeing their Boss for the first time flashed a grin.

"Is he really the boss Mort we know?" Leroy and Lyric asked, looking at Klauss who just frowned at them.

"We shouldn't be here if it wasn't him," Klauss said sardonically giving his Boss a side-eye.

"Damm, but to think that Sumire is pregnant," Klauss added making the twins' faces brighten in delight.

"We should think of names." Leroy enthusiastically said and Lyric nodded to him, excited.

Their eyes twinkled in happiness as if the baby inside the maiden's womb was their sibling. And they can't wait for it to be born. The twins were already planning to buy toys unknowing what the child's gender is yet.

"If it's a girl, Lely. When it's a boy, Royric." Leroy immediately suggested which made Mort frown. Lyric winced at his twin's antics. Klauss felt like going to kill either one of the twins after hearing those names.

"Those names are ugly," Klauss commented and eyed Leroy piercingly. Lyric smirked. He agreed with him, thinking his suggestion will be much better than his twin's.

"How about Lyria and Lyro?" Arms folded on his chest, Lyric confidently suggested making Klauss raise an eyebrow. The twins got bad genes yet they even dare to choose ugly names for their Boss's child. The secretary shook his head in annoyance and disappointment.

"How about you two be quiet?" Klauss suggested making the twins childishly pout. His word brought them to silence.

"Does Sumire also know your plan?" Klauss changed the conversation to which Mort heave a deep sigh. He was certain Narco didn't tell them either.

"Nope. Narco didn't tell her either." Mort replied. Klauss smirked in his response. It should be. He won't accept it by chance.

"What else do you expect from him? That brat doesn't think things to be taken seriously." Klauss said with a smirk. He's happy knowing Narco has no favoritism. If Narco said it to Sumire and not to him, he would have kicked that brat out forever.

"We're here," Mort said as they stopped at the huge heavy gate. The big trees guarding the castle slightly dipped its head when the cold wind brushes the leaves away and the mist sealing the entrance have already subsided.

The twins quickly look outside and their jaws greatly dropped at the majestic castle ahead.

"Damn? You don't even have a maidservant with you?" Klauss unbelievably asked and Mort nodded in response.

They all got out of the car at once and entered the castle. Klauss was overthinking that Sumire might get tired of cleaning the whole place alone. She's pregnant.

"Wait for Sumire and me here. It's getting late. We'll be going home later at night. And in dawn, we'll be back at the Brethren. I want everything ready." Mort said and leave them in the lobby. He headed to their bedroom where his wife waiting for him.

Facing her back, a beautiful pregnant lady greeted him. She looks ethereal. He strides inside and went to her place. Sumire was waiting for him with a smile and was blushing with excitement. She is wearing a simple sleeveless maternity white dress below the knee with a pearl strap sliding down on her glowing skin. Her long midnight hair was cascading down on her back and is a little wet. When Sumire feels his presence in the room, she turns around and Mort pecks a quick kiss on her lips and kissed her on the forehead.

"Let's go." Mort hotly whispered as he tucked a few strands of hair behind Sumire's ears that covered her rosy cheeks.

"Aren't you going to rest?" Thrilled inside, Sumire asked with a slight tilt of her head and Mort just shook his head in response.

All his tiredness disappears when he sees her. And knowing that they will have children, Mort no longer feels tired. He took the maiden by the hand and entwined their fingers, and together, they sauntered out of the room.

When they reached the living room, Klauss, Lyric, and Leroy were there, to Sumire's shock. She was stunned to see them here.

"Congratulations, Sumire!" The twins said with a smile and clapped their hands. The maiden still couldn't believe her eyes she saw them again.

"I hope your child will be a boy." Leroy smilingly said. Sumire smiled, she was happy the hunk had told them already. Mort was obviously excited too.

"It's better if it's a girl." Lyric, on the other hand, disagreed with him. Eyes narrowed, Leroy cast a brazen stare at the twin.

Lyric wanted to have a sister. He really wants Laurel to be his older sister but she acts more like a man than a real man. Mischa doesn't like him. That young lady doesn't want to hang out with them. Mischa prefers Mort's black card to be with more than anyone or anything in the world. Such a very high maintenance Child.

"Nah, boy."

"Girl."

"Boy."

"Bruh-"

The twins stopped arguing when Mort fake a cough to get their attention. Leroy and Lyric quickly stood properly, elbowing each other's side.

"Thank you. It doesn't matter if it's a girl or a boy. The important thing is that our baby is healthy and looks like their Dad." Sumire genuinely said with a smile which Mort frowned a little. He is against the idea that his child looks like him.

"It would be better if it looked like you," Mort said as he deeply stared into Sumire's eyes. The maiden blushed hard. Klauss, on the other hand, rolled his eyes.

"Boss, it's a waste of your seed if the baby doesn't look like you. It's a waste of genes." Klauss sneered, looking at Sumire. The maiden narrowed her eyes at him and her nostrils flares in anger at Klauss.

"Rather than you, the child looks like you," Sumire teased him back to which Klauss flashed a smirk.

"Much better. Rest assured that Boss's child will not be problematic." With a chin held high, Klauss said confidently. Sumire's grip on Mort's hand tightened.

"OUR child." The maiden firmly corrects him which silences Klauss. He doesn't want to argue with her anymore and it might stress her out even more. He doesn't want to be the reason why his first discovered specie will have a hard time giving birth to the baby.

'She is pregnant now, so I will be the one to adjust.' said Klauss in his mind and decided to spare her.

"Let's go," Mort said and the couple leave them. They were at the door when Sumire turn around and stick a tongue at him.

"This dirty witch," Klauss whispered loudly which raised Leroy's eyebrows and turn to him.

"Those two are guaranteed to get married. You and Sumire still can't get along? Don't tell me you're still against their relationship?" Leroy asked, making Klauss fall into thoughts.

"Boss almost died because of her. As long as Sumire doesn't do anything for him to impress me, I will never accept her even if they have a dozen children or even until they are old. I'm still thinking that Boss has a perfect match. Laurel is the perfect candidate but they hated each other to death, so we can't do anything about it." Klauss said and lean his back on the sofa.

"She's the perfect girl for him. She made him more human." Lyric said and Leroy agreed with him. Klauss burst into sardonic chuckles.

"That's terrifying for someone who lives in a world where death is three steps ahead," Klauss said sarcastically and the twins exchanged glances.

"Wow, you really hate changes, huh?" Lyric said and crossed his arms on his chest.

"I don't." Klauss denied. Something flashed in his mind that he buried a long time ago and doesn't want to remember anymore.

"I should visit her next month," Klauss whispered to himself and told Leroy and Lyric to prepare everything for tomorrow's walk.

..............

Mort was holding possessively his wife's one hand, the hunk didn't let go of her as they boarded the car and drove their way to the hospital. Sumire can't help the overwhelming feeling that rose in her chest. She was falling deep and hard at him every single second.

While Sumire and Mort were on the road, a suspicious black van tailed the couple's car not far from them. Eyes glint in anger while eyeing them murderously.

"I can't let you two live happily ever after. I fucking promise it. If death won't take you to hell, I will."