Avalyn's POV Beeping. A slow, steady beeping filled my ears – and yet the throb within my head was trying to dull all of my senses. Slowly, I opened my eyes and took in my surroundings. I was once again within the hospital, and that was the last place I wanted to be. The steady beeping came from a machine that was dripping fluids into my arm – not a comforting sight. I hated being bedridden and invalid like this and feeling like I wasn‘t capable of taking care of myself. “She‘s resting now, but she is okay=” Natalie's voice made me turn my attention to the partially–closed door. I wasn‘t sure who she was talking to, but I had no doubt it was Logan or Rebecca. They always seemed to be there for me when I was in trouble. “I can‘t believe this happened. I feel so horrible about it all. I should never have let her go alone,” Rebecca whispered. I hated the guilt I heard in her voice. She wasn‘t to blame for this. Logan's angry voice replied, “you know Grey's rules, and yet you
Logan's POVFury filled me with what Madalynn had done. And I couldn‘t believe my sister had been so stupid as to allow Avalyn to go to the bathroom alone.Logan!” Georgia‘s sweet and sultry voice floated around me, and my wolf howled in pleasure, wanting to claim her already. Yes, she was my mate, and I had known for a long time– but that made the situation more complicated. She wasn‘t twenty–one yet, and had no idea. Not to mention, she was Grey's sister. Things had been fine when she was gone, but now constantly being around her was making it increasingly hard for me to focus. Slowly, I turned around and was faced with her incredible beauty. She was a little goddess to me, but I had to maintain my older brother–like image with her. Could life be more difficult? “Yes, Georgia?” “This wasn‘t Becca's fault. That stupid b*tch Madalynn deserves to be punished!” Her fiery nature enamored me even more. I knew how she felt. I wanted Madalynn punished, too, but unfortunately, it was eas
Logan POV.... It didn‘t take long for me to end up at the king‘s office. Grey met me outside the door, and as he looked at me, I knew he wasn‘t in a forgiving mood. “Is she being moved from the infirmary?” His cold tone left no room for small talk. “Yes, Alpha. She will be moved back to her room in a short while.” “Very well,” Grey replied, looking at the office door. “Let‘s get this taken care of, then.” Opening the door, I followed Grey inside the room. The King sat at his desk, wearing a smile upon his face as he spoke to Romero. Romero‘s beta Damian and his daughter Madalynn were also there for the meeting– all eager to hear what Grey would say. “Grey, we heard you wanted to speak to us,” the King started off straightforwardly, without ceremony. Most didn‘t realize that the Alpha King James, and Grey– were cousins. “Yes, I have come to a decision.” I knew without a doubt that Grey didn‘t want to marry anyone, especially not Madalynn. He wanted nothing to do with
Avalyn's POV Natalie had made sure to take care of me, and once I had finished her medical protocols, she allowed me to return to my room– but under the condition that I stay in bed for two days and try to take it easy from now on. The room the king had put us in was rather lovely, and had a separate living area with a sofa, fireplace, and other fine furnishings. It was basically a small one–bedroom apartment that fit every need I could possibly have to some extent. Letting out a sigh, I curled up against the pillows in the bed and felt impossibly alone. I hated how much my life had changed. Yes, it had its moments where things were wonderful— but I felt so conflicted. A knock on the bedroom door drew my eyes toward the entrance. “Yes?” “Miss Avalyn, it‘s Mary, your servant. May I enter?” Servant? “Uh, yes, of course.” Slowly, I slid from my position to sit up and propped a pillow behind my back. I watched the door opened, and a petite blonde–haired girl with large blue ey
Avalyn POVAs Mary took her leave and headed out, I heard a small gasp from the living room. Then footsteps came closer until Grey's face appeared in the bedroom doorway. I hadn‘t expected to see him any time soon, considering that he had so much going on with his soon–to–be bride. “How are you feeling?” He asked as he took steps closer to me. “I see that the girl was able to bring you food.” “Mary,” I stated firmly, watching him. Alpha Grey looked at me for a moment, confused. A smile played across my lips. “Her name is Mary, the maid‘s, that is. She is very nice. Thank you for having her help me. I appreciate it.” He seemed almost stunned at my reply, and simply nodded his head. “Did you eat?” Alpha Grey was behaving completely out of his character, and had me questioning why he suddenly cared. After all, most of our conversations had been him giving his order and me doing as he had struggled. I wondered if he‘d changed because of the baby.“I was about to,” I replied. I watc
I didn't want to go, I wanted to be with him.. "Will... will you come back to visit me again?" I stuttered. "I enjoy having you... having you here with me." He looked at me. He arched an eyebrow, as if he couldn't imagine his company to be pleasing. Please. I feel safer when you‘re around.” My confession came out of nowhere–– and, subconsciously, I had wanted to say it. But when I actually spoke the words, I realized that it wasn‘t my place to even think about it. Alpha Grey didn‘t seem to mind, though. His fingers took my chin and turned my gaze from my hands to his eyes. Slowly, be leaned down and captured my lips with his own. The kiss wasn‘t rough and erotic as our past ones had been instead, it was soft and gentle. If I could have deepened the kiss, I would have, like a greedy child wanting more of a good thing. I wanted more of him, always but at the end of the day, he wasn‘t mine to have more of. As his lips left my own, I saw a dark hungry swirl of emotions lingering i
Avalyn's POV “Avalyn, it isn‘t that bad!” Georgia laughed as I stared at the green goop that had been given for me to eat. “Do I have to eat that?” I replied, wide–eyed, as I let it drop from the spoon back into the bowl. I looked up at Rebecca and Georgia, bewildered at the amusement they found in the situation. “Natalie said it‘s a protein pudding, and filled with nutrients—” “Yeah, so is real food,” I protested in a voice only I could hear. I put the bowl down and picked up the orange juice sitting on the tray. “Am I not allowed to have real food? Bacon, eggs, something.” Georgia burst into laughter again, shaking her head. “You‘d better listen, Becca. Avalyn is the pregnant one, and she knows what her body wants.” It had been a few days since I had been locked down in my room, and I was going absolutely stir–crazy. I wasn‘t confined to my bed anymore, at least, but I was not tolerating the healthy menu that Natalie had me on. “Georgia, don‘t encourage her. You know wh
This time it was Alpha Grey who chuckled softly, causing all three of us to turn and look at him in surprise.Quickly, he cleared his throat. “Well, at least you‘re doing better.” “Nice way to change that topic,” Georgia murmured. He shot a glare at her, and her laughter immediately turned down one level in volume. Suddenly, I realized Grey's eyes were back on me. “Avalyn… come on,” he said, gesturing towards the bedroom. “Oh, of course.” I said, caught off guard..... I quickly followed him into the adjoining room. I shot a small glance over my shoulder and regretted it; Georgia was making obscene remarks with her body language, earning her a smack from Rebecca. As the door closed, I immediately found my back gently pressed against the door, with Alpha Grey's hands upon my hips. It took me by surprise, scaring me for a moment before I had the courage to look up at him. “Did I do something wrong?” I asked neversouly. “No,” he said quickly. The moment his sentence ended, his l