NADIA. Riley took my hand and clasped it with his. Our fingers entwined, letting the sparks calm us both as we walked up the stairs. No one was saying anything, and I had no idea where exactly we were heading. I just let my mate guide me as I tried to feel his emotions. He had his walls down and he was letting me know he wasn’t happy with his decision. He might have decided to meet his mother because of me. And although it was originally my plan to use myself as bait, I felt guilty for doing it now. We reached the fourth floor, but instead of swinging to the right, where our room was, we headed to the other side, where there was a short corridor. There was only one big double door on that part of the floor. We stopped in front of it and Riley began punching in the code slowly as if letting me see what numbers he was pressing. Something clicked from the inside, and he let go of my hand. With both hands, he turned the door handles and opened them. My eyes widened at the view inside
RILEY. Nadia’s body was resting against mine while my arms were wrapped around her naked body as I cleaned the wounds from the new mark I gave her. I had been wanting to re-mark her when she returned, but I didn’t have the courage to ask if she wanted me to. And this moment was just perfect. I wanted Nadia to be mine again, body and soul. "Hmmm…" She mumbled softly, resting the back of her head on my shoulder as I continued to lap and suck her neck clean. "That was amazing…" "Did you like it?" I asked her as I stopped licking her skin. My hand reached for her face, tucking the stray hair behind her ear. Her eyes were closed as she nodded her head. "I love it. I miss that. I miss us." "Me too. I miss us. But I’m here now. I’m not letting you away from my grasp again." She chuckled softly, her hands holding on to my arms snaked around her waist. "You better, because maybe next time you’ll never find me again." "I know…" I leaned my mouth into her ear, nibbling her earlobe. "Ril
NADIA. Riley has refused to talk about the incident since last night. We made love and cuddled the whole night, and talked about us and our pup but I didn’t dare ask about Zahra. I would let him handle it this time, at his own pace. By morning, he went back to work like nothing happened and was back in his Alpha mode. It was not that I was complaining, but I was worried because he wasn’t letting me in on his emotions. His walls were up except when we discussed our pup, then he would let me in on what he felt. But I dared not push him to say anything. I could wait. And Zahra too. I spent the rest of the afternoon with Jenny and all the other expectant females doing simple routines to strengthen our pelvic muscles. But to be honest, we spent more time just talking and swooning over our own mates. I thought I was the only one, but apparently, pregnant women find their mates’ scents more alluring. I finally figured out why I always have the urge to jump at my mate just at the mere si
RILEY. I knew Nadia had been on the phone often with Zahra, but I dared not listen to their conversation. It was enough that Nadia wasn’t pushing me to meet up with her. Because no matter how many times I thought things over, I just couldn’t seem to accept what she just told me. My father was not perfect, but I did look up to him. He did everything for me, even the blood pact for Andrea, which was already extreme. He did it to appease me. It made me realize that I was my father’s son - he did everything I wanted so I would stay, to make up for the lies he gave me. In the same way, I was doing everything to make everyone in my life stay with me. My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door, and I let my Beta come in together with his mother, Katya. I requested to meet Katya tonight just to have answers. "Alpha," Beta Dominic and Katya bowed their heads in respect. "You can leave us, Beta," I told Dominic, and he cocked his head to the side in submission before leaving the r
NADIA.The day I’ve been waiting for finally came. Riley decided it was time to meet his mother. Zahra flew from Atlanta with Leandro, but we decided that she would be the only one meeting Riley for now. We didn’t want to overwhelm my mate with Leandro and the twins.Zahra was already at the restaurant that Riley had booked when we arrived.My heart was thudding loudly the moment I saw her sitting at our reserved table with a worried expression on her face. I’ve never seen Zahra in such a state. She was always classy, elegant, and full of confidence, even on those days when we talked about Riley. I’d always see the longing in her eyes, but I’d never seen her confidence drop as low as the one I saw in her right now.I walked towards her with Riley trailing behind me, and she stood up as soon as her gaze fell on us.I had no idea what Riley was feeling at the moment because he had his wall up again.My arms snaked around Zahra as she pulled me into a tight hug."You look lovely, sweethe
NADIA. "Leandro, right? I really don’t have business with him, but if that will make you happy, you can tag him along next time, and everyone else you want to introduce me to." His voice was so cold that it sent shivers down my spine. I closed my eyes as my heart clenched with pain for Zahra. I blocked off all my walls so as to not let Riley feel my emotions. He was too cold-hearted. "I guess if that’s all, then we can end this. I have things to do. Nadia will just inform you when we can meet next time." Riley continued, and my eyes snapped open in disbelief. My eyes were still wide as I looked at him. Our gaze met, and I opened my mouth to speak. "I’m not done with my food." "I’ll make one for you at home. I can do better than the steak here." My jaw dropped open as I watched him wipe his mouth with the napkin and place it back on the table. I turned my head towards Zahra at the same time I heard Riley’s chair screech, letting me know he was about to stand up. Zahra smiled at
NADIA. My birthday would be in a week’s time, and Jenny and I decided to drive to the neutral city to buy things we would be needing for my birthday dinner. Initially, Riley wanted to spend my birthday with just the two of us somewhere away from the territory, but the event with his mother changed everything. We decided to have a private dinner with just a few guests, which included his mother and her family. And I couldn’t be more excited. Riley and I didn’t discuss again his meeting with Zahra, but he would ask me for information once in a while about my experience with them, especially about his sisters. Even if he wasn’t saying anything, I think he looked forward more to meeting the twins. And I wished I could pull the days faster so it would be my birthday soon. I couldn’t remember any birthdays that I was excited about except this one. I guess having Riley did change everything for me and my outlook on life. I was eager to wake up each day just to see my mate because my real
May 31, 2022 Hello, lovelies, I'm seeing some confusion about the characters in the last chapter, so I came up with this, without giving any spoilers, and I hope this helps. List of Side Characters: Alpha Marco - head of the Council / Alpha of the Midnight pack / father to Lucas Alpha Vesmont*- Alpha of Green Valley Pack / Alba's father / Riley's uncle / brother of Alpha Melvin (Riley's father) / mated to Luna Graciella Alpha Darvin - Alpha of the Moonstone Pack (where Nadia used to belong) / unmated Young Alpha Aeon - firstborn Alpha son of Alpha Argon / next Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack / Will be claiming Katarina on the next Claiming / unmated Young Alpha Lucas* - firstborn Alpha son of Alpha Marco / next Alpha of the Midnight Pack / Katarina's childhood crush / unmated Young Alpha Caleb* - firstborn Alpha son of Alpha Vesmont / next Alpha of the Green Valley Pack / brother to Alba / Riley's cousin / unmated Trent* - second-born son of Alpha Vesmont / brother to Alba /