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NADIA ¤¤¤¤¤ FLASHBACK. TWO DAYS AFTER I FIRST MET ZAHRA. She invited me to her home. Her two daughters were in school - they were attending classes at a university nearby and wouldn’t be home until later that day. Her mate, on the other hand, was at work, so it was just us. We were standing by the door of the storage room in the basement of their house. She told me she wanted to show me everything she kept for Riley. And my eyes couldn’t believe what I was seeing. There were tons of gift-wrapped boxes for almost all occasions. The gifts were neatly placed on shelves, except for those that were too big and were standing on the floor. I ran my fingers over them, skimming the wrappers as my eyes read the short notes that she had written in there. "I tried sending them many times, but they all came back untouched. I even sent it to my parents so they could give it to him and begged them to present it as their gift to him, but it was also returned. There were times I would be brave
ZAHRA. I set the custard cake and the small plates on the table as we waited for Nadia to arrive. My good friend, Laura, a human, recently bought this place and is now managing the boutique that sells clothes for females. She is human, but she is mated to a shifter like me, and I had mentioned Nadia a couple of times, and she was also eager to meet her. I worked at the town’s library, but I had no scheduled work today, and so was Nadia, so I took this time to let the two of them meet. Nadia and I were spending most of our free time together. It felt like having a third daughter. Ellie and Bella, my lovely darlings, are both wonderful, but they are the exact opposite of each other. Ellie is the geeky one. Well, a bookworm she said, and she would spend almost all of her free time burying her nose in her books or on her computer doing technical stuff I was not even interested in knowing. On the other hand, Bella, on the other hand, is the outgoing one, who would spend days outside t
BETA DOMINIC.I had just got off the shower and had put on fresh clothes when I heard movements in the living room of the suite the Alpha and I shared. I went out to see Alpha Riley slumped on the couch, his head leaning on the headrest with his eyes closed. "How was your night?" I asked him as I walked to the adjacent kitchen and started operating the coffee machine. "Coffee?" "Yes, strong one." He answered. "Check flights back to Hartley within the day. We're going home." A smile crept onto my lips as I turned around to look at him. "So you talked with her? Three tickets then?" "Just two. She’s not coming with us." He answered coldly."What? She said no and you’re just giving up and fucking off? What the fuck, man!" "Shut the fuck up!" "What exactly did you tell her?" "I didn’t talk with her. Heck, I didn’t even come near her.""What? Fuck, you’re really fucked up! You spent weeks looking for her relentlessly and now that she’s just a few feet away from you, you're cowering
NADIA. After breakfast with the Graysons, Zahra drove me to the diner before she went off to her work. Lunchtime was just over, and the crowd was starting to calm down. I am tired and I still have four hours to go. But at least I would have my lunch in thirty minutes. I could get my rest. I was scouting the whole diner if there were any booths that needed to be cleaned so I could tell Johanna, but it looked like everything had been handled. I was about to go back to the counter when the door opened. My instinct told me to turn around and welcome the customer, but I didn’t expect to see the person who had just come in. My heart leaped as I saw Beta Dominic. He flashed his boyish smile, and I suddenly forgot where I was. All I was thinking was that if he was here, Riley must be behind him. I moved forward and hugged him tightly before I got hold of myself. "Oh, I’m sorry. I just got excited." He laughed before he bowed his head slightly at me. "I’m glad to see you, Luna. I mean
RILEY. I’ve been home for two days, and this was the first time I went out and saw the sun after I holed up in our room when I came home. My Gamma and Jenny have been attending to pack matters. I told them I just needed two days to myself, and tomorrow I would get back to work. They didn’t ask why and what happened in Atlanta. Perhaps my Beta has already called them and explained. And I was thankful for that. But there was one more thing I needed to do before I could start fixing up whatever was left of my tired soul. Maybe by doing this, I could finally move on and see a silver lining. It was time to meet Andrea. I rolled down the car window and spoke with Beta Paul. He was at their border. It was easier to ask permission for entrance. It didn’t take long before he opened the gate and allowed my car in. I was expecting him to search me as they did when I went here before, wanting to take Andrea away from Caspian, but he didn’t. Instead, he offered to drive my car so we could
RILEY. A heartbeat. I stayed still on my knees, holding her hips for a while longer, basking in the most beautiful sound I’ve heard in my entire life - the beating of two hearts, Nadia’s and our pup’s. Nadia wasn’t saying anything. She wasn’t holding me either. She was just standing with her hands on her sides. But I understand, and I wasn’t complaining. I slowly tilted my head and looked at her, and found her looking at me. "You’re pregnant." "We’re pregnant..." She corrected me before biting her lower lip. A smile tugged on my mouth, loving the way she emphasized the word ‘we’. "Is that the reason why you came back?" I asked in a low voice. She nodded her head before she spoke, "Can you stand up? It’s so awkward looking at you kneeling there." Her hands held my arms as she urged me to move, and the sparks became more explosive. Her touch made everything in my body come back to life. I rose to my feet and just stared at her. I wanted to touch her, but I didn’t want to
NADIA. Riley pressed his body against mine, but he was careful not to crush my stomach while his hand was already under my dress, gently massaging my ass, inching it closer to my core, and I knew once he touched me there, I would totally lose it. "Riley..." I panted against his mouth while he continued to devour me and all thoughts of making him pay for the pain he caused me just flew out of the thin air. "Mine…" He growled as he nipped my lower lip before plunging his tongue into my mouth, making me whimper as I bucked my hips higher, wanting to feel his hard shaft on my mound. ‘I can hear you from here, Luna. What happened to making him wait?’ The Beta chuckled in my head, and I felt like cold water had been poured over my head. I pushed Riley abruptly, and since he wasn’t expecting it, I was able to get away from him. Oh, Goddess! Was I that loud? I tucked my loose hair at the back of my ears before I straightened my dress, and I could feel my skin heating up. Riley's gaze wa
RILEY. The doctor’s visit went well. Doctor Genevieve came and did a thorough check-up on Nadia and our pup. She was already in her ninth week, which means she was three weeks pregnant when she left. Genevieve said all of Nadia’s and the pup’s vitals were excellent and there was nothing to worry about. And she was about to leave our room when Nadia asked about her heat and about sex. I was actually planning to ask the doctor discreetly, but then again, my mate has her own ways of surprising me. And it gave me an overview that I wasn’t the only one looking forward to it. But I dared not voice my opinion. I stayed quiet the whole time, like the good mate that I was. Genevieve confirmed that she would still go on her usual heat during full moons, but it would become less and less than usual as she neared her delivery. As for sex, we could continue as usual and she even suggested making it more frequent as her due date approaches. And that got me excited. But it has been three day