LIAM'S POV "I want to see my friend." She had whispered, and my reaction had been immediate. My body froze, and I pretended to be asleep. I heard her the night before I pretended to be asleep. It was ironic, really, me being scared of a five-foot-one woman. Not that I was scared of what she would do to me. Amy was fucking harmless, but I was scared that she would somehow get it in her head to leave me again if she saw her friend. I could easily arrange for her to see her friend again if she wanted because I had her old phone with me. But I didn't want to. This morning, I had left her in bed, something that I was still regretting. There was nothing more that I loved in the morning than seeing the slight smile on her face when she realized that I'm still in bed with her. The feeling that I was responsible for that smile was enough to make my day. Instead, I left her in bed and wrote a note to explain that I was called in. The chances that she would ask me about her friend again wer
LIAM'S POV I personally drove her to the hospital about an hour before her appointment. "What if there's a mistake?" "While mistakes are inevitable, nobody would dare to make any mistakes with you. I'm going to be here the whole time." "And you'll be there before I wake up?" "You know it." She kept bouncing her legs as the hospital came into view. "Relax, baby. You're not alone." "I know." "You're going to be fine. The doctor said it was painless. She wouldn't dare lie to me." "How do you know her, anyway?" She was trying to be nonchalant, but I could hear the strange note in it. She was jealous, even though she had no reason whatsoever to be jealous. "Charlotte?" "Even her name is pretty." She pouted. "Charlotte is an old family friend. Her father knows my father." "I see." "Baby, are you jealous?" "Jealous?" She scoffed in a way that she hoped was convincing. It was not. "I'm not." "Charlotte is a pretty woman, but no one can even match up to your beauty. You know
AMY'S POV "I promise, you have nothing to be scared of. Dr. Rayna is the best healer in Crystalline. Not only a healer, Dr. Rayna was the top of the class in medical school." "I know you wouldn't settle for less than the best." It was true. Liam would never choose something if it wasn't the best. "I'm glad you know that. So, you'll do it?" We had returned to Crystalline yesterday, and he had already scheduled my surgery for yesterday, but I convinced him that he didn't need to do that. I wanted him to move it to the next week, but he wasn't having it. "You're only going to be delaying the inevitable." Was his only response. "I just feel like it's unnecessary. I can see quite well now." Except for the sudden dizziness that would occur if I looked at the same spot for too long or the occasional blurriness, I was fine. I hid it well from him, or else he would have dragged me to the operating room. "You're fooling no one, baby. I know you sometimes still have spells." Damn his su
LIAM'S POV "What's the mile-high club?" Her innocence was something that got to me. Given her circumstances, one would think that she was a wild girl, but I have it on good authority that she was never one to be wild. In fact, the one time she wanted to be wild was when she came to the club. That was also when we met. "Telling is no fun at all. I'm going to show you." She rolled her eyes and looked out the window. Maybe she thought I forgot about it, because by the time the light changed to green and it was okay to unbuckle, she had busied herself with the movie options. "I thought you wanted to nap." "In a minute." I knew she would get bored soon enough and she would give up, so I let her be while I reflected on the events of the past two days. Finding out that the Cajun family had been the one behind my woman's accident had made my blood boil immeasurably. Confessing to her had been one thing, but it had been even harder to confess what I did to him. I couldn't have her think
AMY'S POV I clock the exact moment his smile dropped. Maybe I was pushing too hard. Maybe I was thinking too much. Overthinking had always been a strong suit of mine. "What are you talking about?" "Well, you know, I had to confirm. With the casino gambling and packs trying to ruin each other." "I still don't see your point." His tone was off. He had never spoken to me like this. Not in this strange manner. I guess there was always a first time for everything. "The way it was in the movies," I pressed on, refusing to let it go. "If..." He burst into laughter. "You learned how to recognize a shady person from the movies?" I was more than relieved that he had found something funny in this. "Don't laugh at me, okay?" I pouted. He sobered up and pulled me to him. "I'm sorry, okay? I'm not laughing anymore." "You know what I'm saying is possible, right?" "Of course." "So, you believe me?" "Yes." "Good. Are you?" "Involved in shady dealings?" A strange look flitted across h
LIAM'S POV I was dumbstruck. I should have heeded Reid's idea. He thought I should keep the information to myself. That was all I could think of as I watched her rush into the bathroom. I had made her cry. Again. "Don't tell her, Alpha. She's not going to take it well. She's better off not knowing if it caused her so much pain." Reid had advised, and like the fool that I am, I ignored his advice. I stupidly hoped she would see my intention. I knew she would be hurt, but I didn't expect it to be this bad. I could hear her wails from here, for crying out loud. I got off the bed and crossed the room to the en suite bathroom. "Baby, can I come in?" Her response was swift. "Don't you dare. I can't look at you right now." "At least, let me explain." "I honestly don't want to hear it, I swear." This was worse than heartbreak. Her little whimpers were getting to me. "Bella Mia, please." "Go away, Liam. Let me mourn the loss of my child." I wanted to point out to her that it was like