"I'll be there in a moment."With those words, Ethan closed the door, keeping his back to me. He hesitated before turning to face me.I knew what was coming. No matter how much I wished he could stay, it wasn't possible.Matters of the state would always come first to him, and that was something I w
**Ethan's POVI didn't like the fact that I had been interrupted.In fact, I was more than p*ssed off that Romero thought he could send a maid to tell me that he needed me right then and there. I was an Alpha, just as he was– and if Romero was going to keep acting like I had to jump at his word, he
But to be honest, from the way Romero acted, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't care. He was after an alliance— not happiness for his daughter."How could you do that to me!?" she screamed again in an annoying tone that spurred me to turn away from her and make my way towards the library door. "I
**Rosalie's POVNot long after Ethan left me, Vicky appeared in my suite. She was smiling.At my excited insistence, she began to tell me about a young man she had met while wandering the grounds."Rosalie," she said with a smile, "I'm telling you, he has to be my mate."She filled me in with great
After I had made my peace with my expected departure after the baby was born, I decided to focus on the bright side. After all, I would always have a place to look back to, people whom it warmed my heart to think of."Rosalie, it isn't that bad!" Georgia laughed as I stared at the green goop that ha
"Ethan!" I gasped."Good, you've gained some weight," he commented as he walked toward the bedroom."I–I did?" I was caught off guard.To make sure I didn't fall, in a panic, looped my arms around his neck, and I thought I saw his lips lifted up slightly.As the door closed, I immediately found my b
"I want you, Rosalie." Ethan's soft whisper wrapped around me as we lay tangled in the sheets, our bodies molding together in heated passion."Don't leave me," I begged him.He forced me to look at him. My fingers ran though his jet-black hair, and my gaze met with his clear blue eyes.He was my gor
Shock and disbelief still filled me when I woke up the next morning.The room was dark thanks to the light-blocking drapes. I stared at the ceiling in vain. My eyes were tear-stained and swollen from the amount of emotions I had let escape me.What Ethan had said the night before played over and ove