SWNOVELS Chapter Dante Or Safety
Mireille frowned deeply at James’s words. How could he expect her not to tell the father of the child about the child? No matter what happened, Dante had all the rights to know that their child was still alive and she did not lose her pregnancy.
“Mireille, can you please not be dumb because of your love for Dante?” James asked.
“Dumb? I am just going to let him know that I am still with our child. Dante would be excited to know that.”
“And then? And then he will want you back by his side and you will continue staying with him again until something happens and you lose the child for real this time” James said.
“That…” Mireille pressed her lips into a thin line, not knowing what to say.
James grabbed her by the shoulders and made her look at him.
“Mireille, this is your baby. You have to protect your baby from danger. Fine, if you had lost this baby the last time, the fault would have been on Dante since you had no idea about what type of man he was but if you get into someday else and you lose the baby for real, it will be your fault, Mireille. All your fault. You will be a bad mother and you will never be able to forgive yourself, knowing that you willingly walked into danger with your baby and endangered the innocent child.”
“But…” Mireille let out a shaky breath. She had missed Dante so much already and wanted to go back to him but she could not ignore the fact that James seemed to be making a lot of sense too.
“Mireille. No buts. You should not tell Dante about this child. It’s your child from now on. You should forget about Dante and start a new life already.”
“I can’t forget about Dante.” Mireille palmed her face, trying not to break down in tears.
“He is the first man I loved, James. And I still love him so much. I can not forget about him.”
“He is the first man you love but he definitely will not be the last man you will love. You are beautiful, Mireille and I am sure you will find a man who will love you and whom you will love too. This place is a great place for you to raise a family, Mireille.” James tried harder to convince her to stay back.
“I can’t…” Mireille let her palms down, revealing her teary eyes.
“I want to tell Dante about this.”
“You should not! Your child will never forgive you if you do so! And I will not forgive you too! Alright, let’s say you give birth to the child eventually, do you want your child to have a father like Dante? Do you know how much dangers your child will get into? Just like you were targeted by his enemies, your child will also be targeted by his enemies and it will be your fault that your child will grow up hiding from dangers.”
“But growing up without a father? My child deserves a father, James.”
“And you are going to find a great father for him, right here in Iceland. You will find a good man who will be a father to your child. Listen to me, Mireille.” James shook her up slightly.
“You have to know that your child has to have a better childhood than you had. You did not have the best childhood because we did not have the right father Mireille. You have to correct it this time. You have to make sure your child has the best father and Dante is far from being the best father.” James continued trying to convince her to give up on reaching out to Dante.
“Have you forgotten the type of man Dante is? He is a man who killed his own father. He can never be the best father for your child, Mireille.”
“Stop!” Mireille cried out, blocking her ears with her hands.
“It’s enough. I don’t want to hear more.” she cried and James pulled her into his arms.
“You have the chance to choose where your child will grow up. You have the chance to choose the type of childhood your child will have. It’s in your hands, Mireille. Do not make the wrong decision like our own mum did.” James urged her, patting her back gently.
“I… I am so confused, James. I really want to be back with Dante and I really want him to know his baby is still alive.”
“I am sure Dante is somewhere, having great fun with some other women by now. You should move on, Mireille.”
“No!” Mireille pulled away from the hug.
“Dante is very loyal to me. He won’t be with some other women.”
“Perhaps he is loyal but you two broke up already and trust me, Mireille. I know Dante very well and I know he is not the type of man who will be hurt by this. He has already moved on with his life. Please do the same, Mireille. I don’t want you to be hurt by the more. I want you to be safe and I want your baby to be safe too and safety is far from Dante Romano.”
“And if he finds out in the future that I have his baby? What do you think will happen, James?” Mireille asked and James tucked her messy hair behind her ears before cupping her face.
“Dante will never find out. You are the mother, he is not the mother. If you insist the baby is for another man, then it is for another man. And moreover, the both of you don’t have to ever meet again in the future.” James said.
“I… I need some time alone.” Mireille stepped further away from her brother.
All the excitement that had been in her when she ran into the room to tell him about her baby being alive was gone.
She walked out of the room, tears in her eyes and her shoulders drooped.
She touched her stomach gently.
“What would you rather me do? Go back to your father and endanger you or keep you safe here without a father and myself without a man?” She asked and leaned against the wall.
She slowly slid down, getting down on her butt.
“Why is this so hard?” She pulled at her own hair.
“Dante or safety?” She pulled her hair harder.
Perhaps James was right. She should not choose a stressful childhood for her unborn child. Her unborn child should have the blissful childhood she never had.