Chapter 134 Put Them on! Now!

The mansion was cloaked in dim light. Nathaniel moved forward, each step swallowed by the deepening night. The only thing visible was his shadow stretching out before him, cast by the faint glow from behind. The silence was suffocating. "Honey," he called softly, his voice low and tentative. But the darkness around him offered no response—just more quiet. Ahead, the door to the second-floor bedroom stood closed. He tried the handle. Locked. "Honey, I'm not here to hurt you. I heard... I heard you were injured. Let me take you back. We'll fix this. I'll make sure you get the care you need." "Open the door." But Celeste wasn't going to open that door. Not a chance. The pain in her body was like needles burrowing into her flesh. Just last night, she'd gone out to buy a testing kit, and the result had left her reeling—she was certain she was pregnant. Now, with her condition, many of the medications she had weren't safe to use. Her wounds were healing far too slowly, and a sligh