ログイン“I’m squirming in my seat, trying to hold my scent. Yeah.” I yawn, “Just feeling a little tired, I was up drawing on a cast all night.”“You’re good with kids,” he says with a smile.“Am I?” I frown. Kids don’t usually gravitate towards me until I put in some effort.“Yes, the kids at the foundation love you. They’re always asking where you are when we show up.”“Oh, that's because they take me in small doses.”“Don’t sell yourself short, Ellie.” He says, his tone laced with disappointment. “You’d be great even if they spent a whole week with you.”“I’d die, I love them but…” I pause, a sharp pain piercing my stomach, accompanied by a strong wave of warmth spreading around my body. “Kids are a lot of work, Rowan.”“You’ll change your mind when you have your first.” He confidently says.“Do you know something I don’t?” I ask, an eyebrow raised at him.“No,” he laughs. “It's just a thought. I’ve seen how you interact with children, and you're good with them. You’d be even better with o
AELIANARowan picks me up from the foundation pretty early, I’m already up and playing tug with the kids when he shows up in Kingston’s car. The brief moment before I see the driver makes my heart skip a beat, I think Kingston followed me, but it’s just Rowan, alone.“I’ll see you soon, Calen, okay?” I tell him, petting his head. “No more antics, all of you.” I turn to the other kids, smiling at them.“Okay, Luna,” they say in unison.Calen smiles, “Promise.” He says, but his smile tells me he will be back to being a terror to the sisters and volunteers the second I turn my back.Rowan is waiting in the car, watching the kids too. “Cute kid.” That’s the first thing he says to me when I get in the car.“He is,” I nod. “How could someone abandon him or any of these other kids? They’re all so perfect, they deserve more.”He smiles, pulling out of the driveway. “You sound like Mom Estelle.”“She’s right,” I nod. Luna Estelle is a wise woman and as of recently, my absolute role model.The
“We did,” I snort out a laugh, bitter and broken because if I don’t laugh, I might cry like the desperate mate I’ve become. “We’ve gone back and forth for a good minute, it's time to move on. If I can accept you’re still in love with Audrey, this would go so much smoother.”“I can’t do that,” he snaps, his voice startling me but he adjusts it immediately. Mellowing into that softness he probably used for Audrey earlier. “Because I’m not, I told you, I’ve never been.”“Maybe that’s what you tell yourself to keep your integrity in my eyes, but for crying out loud, Kingston.” I sigh. “Open your eyes, you love her, people don’t do what you do for her for a friend, you have some unresolved feelings for her, but you’re not going to admit it because it’ll make you disloyal to me, and that’s not your image, is it?”“Aeliana.”“I get it now,” I shrug. “I mean a heads up would have been nice, but I’m fine. I won’t ask you to distance yourself from her again, and don’t say anything.” I warn, hea
AELIANAI’ve been screaming at Kingston for a very long time, and yet neither one of us has achieved the outcome we desire from this. He keeps insisting he did nothing wrong, he keeps making Audrey out to be innocent and just a friend, but that's not what I saw. Kingston needs to start being honest with himself, he's not as perfect as we make him out to be and that fucking hurts me because I never know when this side of him will show.I hold a hand up, shaking my head. “You know, if you are going to embarrass me, the least you can do is inform me beforehand because when you surprise me in public like that….” I sigh, tired of arguing.“I didn’t mean to do anything like that,” he says, for the hundredth time in the last five minutes. “You know I’d never do that, right?”Do I? No. What I do know is he loves her, and I do believe he loves me too, but she comes before me. They've spent years loving each other and getting close, but still, I expect some sort of loyalty. “You promised me yo
ROWANThe last person I expect to see when I arrive home is Noah, rolling a blunt with undisturbed precision. My heart skips a beat, prepared for the stress I’m about to endure from interacting with her. She appears focused on her blunt. I dare not disturb her, I keep moving slowly and purposefully, heading for the staircase, I don't think she notices me until I take my first step.“That’s rude,” I hear her say. “Come and say hello to me, Rowan.”Rowan. Not sidekick.I turn, my eyes meeting hers with a polite smile. “Good evening, Noah.”“Come sit,” she orders, taking a whiff of her cigarette. When I don’t move, she frowns, staring at me like she’s about to scold me for something I fear I may have done.I move cautiously, joining her on the far end of the two-seater. She doesn't speak, she stays watching me. “Going out?”“Staying the night,” she says, blowing smoke halos in the most effortless display I've ever seen.I take a quick glance at my watch, Noah is a night owl, so this surp
“You are not wrong about me,” I shake my head, not taking the fall for Kingston’s action. “We are friends, Noah, all of us are friends,” I tell her, gesturing around the table, including the woman I barely know but will likely be seeing more of. “I promise, ladies. You can trust me, but Noah—I just can’t believe my brother did that. There must be a good explanation for this, and you’re getting it, A.”Aeliana shakes her head, “Im tired, Damien. First that fucking creep touched me, and now…I hate my miserable life.”“You have a great life,” Noah says, grabbing her arms. Forcing her to face her. “I won’t let you lead a miserable one, you hear? I’ll kill that man if he thinks to hurt you again.”Okay, Noah doesn't exactly scare me, but the things she says are alarming, and the look in her eyes when she talks makes them land heavy, promising even.“Come on, I’ll drive you home, and he’s going to come up with an explanation. A damn good one or his face will meet my fist too.”She pauses, h
KINGSTONI wanted to visit the children’s home, but before that, I checked in with the manager to find out if anything was needed for the kids. The only request they have is more diapers for the youngest pups. I take the liberty to pick out a few, grabbing every size I can because we
“The place looks great,” Noah says.“See, even she likes it,” I beam. “And she’s the pickiest bitch alive.”“True,” Noah nods. “Your club has potential, it feels like I’m wrapped in warmth and I haven’t had liquor yet.”Damien smiles, “I like her, drinks on the house.” He says, rising.I tug on his
The drive to Noah’s apartment is nothing short of chaotic. They turn my car into a club, singing and dancing in their seats. Aeliana gets quiet when we finally drop Noah off at her doorstep, and she doesn’t say much to me the rest of the drive.When we arrive at the packhouse, I open the door for h
“Fuck me,” she breathes against my lips, her hand guiding mine between her thighs. “I’m so fucking wet, King.” She moans, “I need you to bend me over and fuck me right now.”“Yeah?” I ask, running my hand down her slit. She’s soaked, her body twitches when I brush over her clit.She nods, biting he







