LOGINAssistant’s POV.I sat in her living room, waiting for her to come in. The moment the girl pushed to, and she walked in, I jumped to my feet in genuine anticipation. I mean, it was Horace when we were talking about it here. A literal bastard, and I couldn’t even take a simple rest until I heard the results of the silly meeting he called unexpectedly.“So how did the meeting with the bastard go? Did he find out that you had anything to do with it?”She hesitated, which pissed me off because I didn’t have time for any of her silly gimmicks.“Answer me, dammit,” I yelled, jolting her. “Do you think I have all day for this nonsense? Does the hospital suspect you, yes or no?”She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down before she focused her eyes on me.“No, he doesn’t suspect me. At least, not specifically.”“What does that mean? What do you mean by that he doesn’t suspect you specifically?”“It means he’s suspicious of everyone in general. And when I say everyone, I mean every s
Horace’s POVI don’t even remember walking into the hospital boardroom; I only remember the sound of the door as I let it slam hard.As soon as I walked in, chairs began scraping back, voices died mid-sentence, bodies rose straight to their feet, and a sharp silence fell over the room immediately.The fear was apparent, and they were very right to feel it. My Luna, my Elena, had been set up again, and I was tired of putting up with all the nonsense. We may not have found the culprit, but it didn’t mean I couldn’t do something about the missing equipment at that moment.I stood at the head of the table, taking a good look around before settling myself down.“Sit,” I said, my voice low.But they knew better than to disobey me even if it wasn’t loud.They all sat down without still making a single noise. Doctors, nurses, supervisors, every manager from every hospital, and the four nurses in the room with my wife were All present.Every single person I knew who could be connected to th
Elena’s POVMoments passed, and all three of us still remained in Ethan‘s room, making it loud in the best way possible.Laughter bounced off the walls, his small feet thudded against the ground as he ran around happily. We just sat, watching him, basking in his little bubble. At that moment, I knew I would be willing to do anything in the world for him.Anything at all.“Mama, watch this,” he called my attention to him, making a flip in the middle of the room.“Be careful, Ethan. You don’t want to hurt yourself.”He grinned. “I won’t, I promise.”In the next moment, he made another flip again, laughing so hard and trying to catch his breath.“Ethan, I said, be careful. Are you trying to give Mama a heart attack? You are to brave for your own good.”He laughed out loud. “That’s because I’m Papa’s son,“ he replied proudly.Vivienne rolled her eyes jokingly. “I’ve said it before, and I’m saying it again, the Apha indulges him too much,”It sounded like a reprimand, but in reality, it
Elena’s POVI woke up slowly. Not the startled kind of waking, not the kind where my heart rose as I thought about the possibility of another foul news. None of that.Instead, my face stretched into a wide smile as my mind replayed the memories of last night. Memories that every part of my body still remembered with how they arched.An ache that was absolutely welcomed.I remembered everything— an act that settled a warmth deep in my chest and low in my belly. I remembered the way he looked at me, the way he always did, managing to make me forget all my problems in that very second.Managing to make me feel like the only girl in the world.For those few hours, the world had stopped around us, fading everything in its wake, except our touch and memory of each other.Although it didn’t last as long as we wanted it to, it was still very magical.We had been called to the White House in the middle of the night after Ethan woke up from a nightmare, crying hysterically and refusing to slee
Horace’s POVI didn’t rush her, I never did, not when it mattered like this.Slowly, I guided her towards the hidden part of the cabin, even though there was no reason to even do that, as we were already alone.Slowly, and deliberately, I began to trace my fingers over her skin— the curve of her waist, her back, and the lining of her shoulders. I touched everywhere to my satisfaction, not bothering to hide my desire.She leaned into every one of my touches like her body had been yearning for it for as long as ever.“Ready?” I asked.She nodded, clearly lost for words.“Good,”We pulled off each other’s clothes one piece at a time with no hurry at all until we were left with nothing hiding all we had to offer.My eyes were on her the whole time, catching the tension that traveled through her skin. It wasn’t a tension of fear or refusal; it was anticipation. My woman couldn’t wait for my hands to run over her in deep, sinful desire.And when she bore her eyes into mine, that truth was v
Horace’s POV“Oh, I can’t wait to see what this is all about since you’ve decided to make it all secretive,” she said, taking one last look in the mirror, and I just smiled in response.I didn’t tell her where we were going; I only told her to trust me.“Trust me, you’re going to like it.”And she did. Just like she always did, she trusted me and walked beside me until we got to the car.Although she was smiling all the way, I could still see everything on her face. I saw the tired eyes, those that showed that she was trying to hold herself together out of pure will, but there was no hiding the stress that the recent events were putting her through.The heaviness of the last few weeks, the too many long days we’ve had, the too many answered questions… The stress of it was written all over her face, no matter how much she tried to mask it.And that stress was what I intended to separate her from tonight.I smiled at her as I drove down the road until we got to our destination— A priva







