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One hundred and forty three
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TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and seventeen
Cassidy POV“I didn’t ask for this, Cass.”Headlights drifted past the ice cream parlor window, smearing white and red across the glass. I kept my eyes on the street while Kieran’s words settled between us.His eyes darted over my face, searching. His hand hovered near mine, then dropped back to the table. He kept speaking, his voice rough and uneven in a way I had never heard before.“I didn't want any of this to happen right now?”I finally looked down at the pregnancy test sitting beside my napkin. I thought my life had changed because I was carrying his child.Now it felt like the entire future had cracked open underneath me.“You were never going to tell me,” I said.Kieran shook his head. “That’s not true.”“You only told me because I’m pregnant.”His eyes broke from mine and slid toward the window before returning.“I…I needed time.”My heart pounded.Time.Time to decide whether he still wanted me? Time to figure out how to leave me? Time to stand beside Vanessa long enough fo
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and sixteen
Cassidy POVKieran's silence had begun to eat away at me. At first, I told myself he was busy. His installation preparations swallowed most of his schedule, and people constantly needed something from him. Plus, there were meetings and training sessions to become Alpha, those dreadful strategy meetings with older Alphas who still spoke to him like he was a boy playing dress-up in his father's position.Still, after two days without properly hearing from him, the silence started pressing against my nerves.Kieran always showed up at the restaurant because he “missed my face,” and he would narrate his day like I had personally asked for every detail.Now everything felt strained.When he finally came around, he acted exactly the way he always had, which somehow made the distance feel worse.He still kissed me and held my hand while walking me through crowded streets, and wrapped an arm around my waist whenever other men looked too long in my direction. The gestures were all there, but s
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and fifteen
I woke up the next morning with nausea, and I first blamed the heavy dinner from the night before. But by midday on Sunday, my stomach twisted whenever I smelled food. Even my mother, who usually didn’t notice things, told me I looked pale.“I’m fine,” I said, but I wasn’t.I couldn’t even go welcome Vanessa properly when she arrived. She had to come meet me at the small restaurant near the market while I sat there trying not to throw up into my juice glass.“You look terrible,” she said, reaching across the table to wipe sweat from my forehead with her thumb.“I said I’m fine.”“You sure you’re not pregnant?”My heart skipped so hard it hurt.“I can’t be pregnant. Kieran and I use protection.”Vanessa gave me a look over the rim of her glass. “Cassidy, based on everything you’ve told me, you two climb all over each other whenever you get the chance. There had to be at least one time you got careless.”Heat rushed into my face as memory slammed into me.The backseat of Kieran’s car tw
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and fourteen
Cassidy's POVThirty years agoHot oil, chilli, and heat pressed against my skin as I stirred the pots of broth. Even knowing Kieran was coming to pick me up did nothing for my mood.My mom hunched over the counter, grating vegetables at machine speed, then snapped her fingers at me.“Why are you slacking, Cassidy? There are more people to feed at the counter.”“I’m trying, Mom,” I mumbled, rubbing my hands on my apron as I picked up a tray. She didn’t hear me over the hiss of meat frying in the giant pan beside her.Men called for more soup before finishing what they already had, and I moved between their tables balancing bowls against my wrists. Some of them, like the idiot who had just walked in, talked to me too much, asking when I planned to marry and pointing out that my hips were getting wider.“You’ll make some man very happy one day,” he said with a laugh thickened by alcohol.I smiled tightly, collected his empty plate and I moved past two men loudly discussing the upcoming i
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and thirteen
Cassidy POVThe silence in the driveway hung heavy. George's gaze bounced between Kieran and me. I looked past his car toward the edge of the property, where the scent of freshly cut grass drifted across the lawn from somewhere beyond the hedges. A lawnmower engine sputtered and died in the distance, leaving only the sound of wind rustling through the pine needles.“Cass, please stay,” George said, breaking the silence. He reached out to rub the sleeve of my leather jacket before dropping his hand back to his side. “You can see the girl is in danger. And Cameron's already deteriorating.”I let out a laugh that tightened my throat, my fingers gripping the leather strap of my duffel bag. “Interesting. So now I'm useful again.”George looked caught between a grimace and a deadpan smile. Kieran remained silent, his large frame cast in the long shadows of the late afternoon sun. One of the guards stood near the stone wall with a cigarette between his fingers, smoke curling past his face wh
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Two hundred and twelve
The room sank into silence, everyone likely overwhelmed by their own thoughts. My phone buzzed in my pocket. I pulled it out. The number flashed across the screen.Cameron’s name hit me like a shove. Heat climbed behind my eyes.“Cameron is calling,” I said quietly.My mom’s eyes snapped to Alpha Kieran, who nodded.A knot twisted low in my stomach.“I can't pick it up.”“You have to, Lisa. We need evidence. Answer it and record the call. Put it on speaker.”“Kieran, she's barely holding herself together,” my mother said.“I know,” he replied, softer this time. “But this matters.”Across the room, Cassidy lounged by the far window beside George. Her attention stayed on the driveway outside, but her shoulders held tight, every muscle braced around the conversation drifting through the room.I answered just before the ringing stopped, my thumb sliding across the screen. Cameron’s breathing filled the speaker first.“Lisa.”My knees nearly gave out at the sound of his voice. He sounded
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Seventy-Eight
Two hours after Cameron left, the surgeon finally came out. I was already on my feet before she reached us.Her surgical cap was gone, and red lines marked her forehead where it had pressed for hours. She was smiling.“The surgery was successful,” she said.My knees loosened, and I had to steady my
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Seventy-Seven
LisaI knew my mother was not sleeping.The first time I checked, it was past midnight. I was on my way back from the bathroom when I saw light under her door. I knocked once and pushed it open.She was sitting upright in bed, the blanket over her lap, staring at the wall. The bedside lamp was still
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Seventy-Six
LisaMy mother was shaking so hard that the chair beneath her rattled, and the sound sent a jolt of panic straight through me. It was the same look she used to get when she sensed something bad before it happened. We weren’t supposed to be here in the first place, and I could feel that resentment
TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS Seventy-Five
CameronLisa turned and walked toward the stairwell, her steps fading across the rooftop tiles.Anxiety stayed lodged in my chest. I knew I should not be thinking about another woman who was not my mate, yet the thought refused to loosen its grip.Minutes earlier, standing beside her had felt easie
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