LOGINAnd now…He was pregnant with a baby girl.She was due in a couple of months.And honestly?I had never seen Reed so happy in my entire life.Ever since his pregnancy was confirmed, he had been absolutely glowing.It was adorable.Sometimes I had to stop myself from laughing when he excitedly ramble
Amber But my family wasn’t the only blessing that had come from the past year.There were so many other joys to reminisce about.Like Reed.Just remembering everything he had gone through made my chest tighten.Reed had survived the treatment.Even now, it still felt incredible to say that.He had
AmberOne year laterThe last twelve months had been the craziest but best that I had ever had. That was the only way to put it because though there were bad times, there were a lot of miracles as well.A lot of miracles.When I thought about everything that had happened over the past year, my chest
AmberI whined in sheer frustration, my hips bucking upward to try and force him in. "Rayne, please!"He did it a few more times, a low chuckle vibrating in his throat as he watched me writhe. The teasing only heightened my arousal to a fever pitch; every time our organs brushed, little jolts of sta
AmberThe air in the room was thick, heavy with the cloying, sweet scent of my rising heat and the dark, musky undertone of Rayne’s Alpha pheromones. My heart was a frantic drum against my ribs as Rayne led me toward the bed, his grip on me firm yet possessing a reverent gentleness. When my knees fi
I rolled my eyes, but a smile tugged at my lips.We sat down to eat, the conversation flowing easily between us. It was the kind of relaxed, comfortable chatter that only came with safety and trust—little jokes, small observations, random stories from the day.It wasn’t until halfway through dinner
AmberI was halfway to the door when the sound of small, rapid footsteps thudded past me on the wooden floor. Before I could even reach for the handle, Evalie shot past like a streak of sunlight, her blonde hair bouncing wildly behind her.The next thing I saw was her flinging herself straight into
I stiffened. “Ichika, not you too. You’re supposed to be on my side.”“I am on your side,” she reaffirmed strongly. “But I’ve been watching you lately, and it seems like your mental health is deteriorating. This hate you’re holding onto, it’s not helping you. You’re eating less, sleeping less, alway
“I’m trying, Ichika. I swear I am. But every time he comes into the conversation or I see his stupid face, it always fills me with so much rage, I can’t even explain it.”Ichika didn’t flinch from my bitterness. Instead, she reached out and took my hands, guiding me to sit beside her. Her grip was f
AmberIt was certainly a painful conversation.The kind of conversation that lodged itself into my chest like a splinter that was too deep to ignore yet too painful to pull out. But there was no avoiding it. Rayne had backed me into a corner, using the one person in this world I would burn everythin







