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    “Got it,” Ellis said, turning to go, unfazed.


    To him, her meals came first—everything else could wait. He didn’t mind her working, as long as she took breaks and didn’t overdo it. But Freya had a knack for losing herself in tasks, forgetting to stretch her legs.


    “Hang on,” Freya called after him.


    Ellis nced back. “What’s up?”


    “Didn’t I lock the door?” she asked, eyeing the lock, her voice hesitant. “How’d you just stroll in?”


    Ellis’s tone was grave as he remarked, “I upgraded all the locks at home to smart ones a while ago. You honestly didn’t notice?”


    Freya hesitated, biting back the urge to admit she’d missed it entirely.


    He swiftly added, “With the old locks, if you ever passed out in a locked room, I’d have to fumble for keys and waste precious minutes.”


    Now, all it took was a fingerprint—no frantic searching, no dy.


    He remembered how nothing ever seemed to rattle Freya; she always looked tough. Still, ever since the pregnancy, he’d grown painstakingly careful with everything.


    Freya simply murmured, “I understand,” and let the matter drop.


    Ellis brushed a thumb along her cheek, his touch gentle but insistent. “When the dishes are done, I’ll call you. In the meantime, don’t try anything risky. Promise?”


    She nodded, her obedience a rare softness in her eyes.


    By the time the sun hit its peak, Hugh, Caldwell, and Kendra had shown up.


    Since Freya’s pregnancy, the three dropped by regrly, eager to fuss over her. Yet after witnessing Ellis’s relentless vignce, they quietly stepped back and let him take over.


    They all crowded around the table,ughter and clinking cutlery filling the room with a cheerful, easy warmth.


    Ellis knew Freya’s preferences down to the smallest detail, anticipating what she could eat and what would make her feel ill. His careful devotion quietly set a new standard, making everyone else feel a littlecking byparison. For the next few months, Ellis continued to care for Freya with unwavering patience. When her due date finally arrived, he refused to let her face it alone. Despite her protests, he insisted on staying by her side in the delivery room, and eventually, she let him have his way.


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    Freya gave birth to healthy twins—a boy and a girl—filling the entire family with pure, unfiltered joy.


    Yet as he watched Freya endure the pain of childbirth, Ellis, who had always seemed unshakable, found himself unraveling.


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    The delivery ended safely, but something in Ellis changed forever. He made a silent vow then and there: no matter what Freya said in the future, he would never let her put herself at risk like this again.


    The years slipped by quietly. In what felt like no time at all, the twins were already four, filling the house withughter.


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