Malia's POVSoon after Ronan left my room, I stripped and intentionally left my clothing right there on the floor. If anyone should come inside when I was in the bathroom, they'd know and leave to return later. The key to the door still remained mysteriously missing. I took my time in the shower, not leaving the bathroom until my stomach growled in hunger. I wrapped my towel around me and moved to my closet where I briskly dried my hair with the hair dryer and slid into a comfortable pair of shorts and a tank top. I went to pick up the clothes that littered the floor when I saw the dress on the bed. I first went to dump the clothes in my laundry basket before coming to properly inspect the dress. I sat on my bed and noticed the note beside the dress. Of course, it was from Ryder, saying he wanted to take me out for a late lunch. There was no way he wanted me to wear this just for lunch. Why did he have to be so extra? I wondered. The door swung open and Ryder walked in look
Ronan's POVI left Malia's room and headed back to my chambers. I had forgotten to reschedule our visit to the hospital to see Margaret. Perhaps there'd be no need. She had sounded a lot better earlier and there was a high chance that she was going to be discharged soon. I walked straight to my kitchen immediately after I got inside. I was ravenous and tired, and cereal seemed like the easiest and quickest thing to make. I opened the pantry to get a box of cereal and I sighed in frustration when I discovered that I didn't have any. I grabbed three protein bars instead and tore the wrappers open impatiently. As I munched on the snack, I deliberated on whether to go take a bath, sleep and wake up to eat later or just try to cook first and do the others afterwards. There was a knock on my door and I frowned. I wasn't expecting anyone. “You can come in. It's open,” I called out. The door swung open and I was surprised to see Penelope carrying a food tray. She walked in and placed
Malia’s POV“You're doing it again,” he said, setting down his silverware. Ryder had asked for two servings of his dessert emboldening me to do the same. I gave him a quizzical look. “What am I doing?” I asked, thinking of the best way to ask for a third serving of dessert without coming off as a glutton.“You're getting lost in thought,” he replied. He cleared the corners of his mouth with a napkin and leaned back in his chair. “Well,” I began, trying to make myself more comfortable in my seat without slouching. “I'm just worried about Margaret. She's in the hospital.”He cocked an eyebrow. “How come I'm just getting to know about this?” “Have you gone to see her?” He asked, sitting up straighter. “Ronan, Scott and I were at the hospital earlier, but it seemed like she and Lucien were having some sort of argument, so we didn't enter her hospital room. It would have been rude of us to interrupt,” I replied. “Do you have any idea how she landed herself in the hospital?” He quer
Malia's POVI wondered if I had said too much once the words were out of my mouth. His eyes hardened and slowly turned red. I sucked in a deep breath in fear. He leaned towards me and I shrank back until my back touched the passenger door. “Ryder,” I whimpered. I had forgotten for a moment that he was an Alpha and they could snap when pushed. I watched as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. I knew he was fighting to regain control. When he opened them, they had returned to their original colour and I slowly released a breath I hadn't realized I was holding. “We're home,” he said and that was when I noticed we were no longer moving. He opened the door and stepped out of the car. I took his hand as I got out of the car. He seemed calm. Too calm. We had already taken a few steps when I remembered the desserts that the manager of the restaurant had given to us. “I forgot something. I have to get back to the car,” I said. He arched an eyebrow but said nothing. I hurried
Malia's POVPenelope's countenance had fallen so I gave her a hug and then proceeded to plant a quick kiss on her mouth. I thought she was going to push me away but the weirdo looked at me and gave me a slow sensual smile. “You know, I don't need Ronan when I have you. Could you please do that again? It felt really good.”I looked at her like she had lost her mind. “It's okay. I know how to kiss,” she said, leaning towards me. I reached for a pillow and hit it against her face and she burst out laughing. “You should see your face right now, Malia.”I rolled my eyes at her. “I'll always say this. You're really something else. Looks really can be deceiving,” I stated but inwardly I was pleased that her countenance had become brighter.“Now, speaking of men and kisses, you and the Alpha need to have sex and get this over with. The room was literally on fire earlier with the sexual tension and he looked ready to kill me when I interrupted.”I remembered how it had ended earlier in our
Malia's POVAfter my failed attempt at hitting Penelope with a pillow, I got up to shut the door since she hadn't had the chance to do so trying to escape from my pillow attack. I gobbled up the rest of my breakfast and hurried to the bathroom hoping that I would be out of the room before Ronan came to check on me. As I showered, I wondered if Lila would object to me being on the training field because Ronan was usually there. I guess I could try to be busy at all the times I would spend on the field. I planned to disappear immediately when I was done and not wait behind for any chit-chat. This is ridiculous, a voice in my head said. I agreed. It was even impossible to totally avoid the Hawkins brothers. But I just needed to law low until I had something against Lila. Let's say a video recording of her and Derek making out if I was lucky. I got out of the shower and quickly got dressed. I tried the best I could with the laces of my sneakers and went out the door. I was alre
Ronan's POVI stiffened as I spotted Lila on the training field. Why in the goddess's name was she here? I wondered. If there was one thing I knew, it was that Lila and the training field were like day and night. Malia got up from beside me and gave me an excuse about having something important to do. I could tell she was lying but decided not to push. At that moment, I was more concerned about what Lila was doing here. She had left my room very early this morning after an intense night of sex. I didn't feel bad about using her this way. She deserved it.I saw her say something to Malia, but couldn't quite catch what it was because they were so far off at the other end of the field. She sashayed to where I was and I noticed that the other guards were also surprised to see her on the training field. My dislike for her aside, Lila was very stunning with a figure most women would kill for. She stood in front of me and gave me a slow seductive smile. “Hello lover,” she mouthed.
Ronan's POVThe three of us ended up napping hard on my king-sized bed. After Scott and I had had second helpings of bowls of cereal, I had felt strong enough to prepare a crock pot roast. Derek couldn't resist this time and he had eaten that delicacy with us. We were so full when we were done that the only thing we could think of was a good nap.I woke up and promptly flung Scott's leg off my body. He was the only one out of the three of us who assumed terrible sleeping positions. I went into the bathroom to take a quick shower. I had to see Malia. They were still fast asleep when I got out of the shower. I didn't bother with being quiet with my movements. There was no amount of noise that could wake Derek and Scott up when they were fast asleep. I got dressed and retrieved the chocolate bars from the kitchen that Derek had specifically brought for Malia. I grinned as I tore one of them open and chewed happily. She didn't have to know. I hummed one of my favourite songs as