“Thank you for the invite,” he said to her, then turned his smile up to me. “It was a nice surprise.”The… invite?Alice glanced back at me, then quickly away, looking guilty. A certain someone must have gone behind my back to see Julian. I was annoyed by this, but I could recognize my own part in i
Amber’s POVAs expected of an Alpha, Julian was a fast learner and in no time at all, had learned to be a good assistant. He even befriended Carla, shadowing her for a while to learn the in’s and out’s of what she did.For a few days, he proved himself, as he claimed, to be a dutiful assistant. Ever
There was a knock on the door, and my assistant Carla poked her head through. “Amber… That man from yesterday is here for you.”My stomach dropped. I had just seen him yesterday, and already I was going to have to be faced with him again? Did he want to argue more? I didn’t know if I was ready for t
Amber’s POVThe next day after I entered the office, I told Anna everything that happened with Julian and the meeting with Alice. As I explained, I tried to be as non-partial as I could be, but my own feelings seeped through without my meaning to.It was hard not to be emotional and partial when I w
Cut after cut dug into me. Did she even realize what she was saying?“It doesn’t have to be so dire,” I said.She scoffed as she shook her head. “What about Olivia? She’s your fated mate, isn’t she? And I cured her infertility. Are you two having children yet?”“It’s not like that,” I said. “You are
Julian’s POVAlice’s question filled me with the kind of joy and pride that made me puff out my chest a little. Of course Alice’s friends would think that her mother and I were a couple, we were still married after all. We also were Alice’s legitimate parents.As for when we were going to get marrie