"I mean, a little longer?" Adria quickly added, realizing Rowan could misinterpret what she meant. "I'd love to stay with you," Rowan said, smiling at her. "For as long as you want." "Until I fall asleep, then?" "Sure." Adria went to the bathroom to get ready for bed and came out to find Rowan on the side of the bed she didn't use. She almost gulped at the sight of him without his shirt on.He was casually looking at his phone as if this was completely normal.Was he daring her to not... do anything?But then again, she hadn't thought of him when she changed clothes. The pajamas Luna Marie were short, barely covering her rear, and the top was a thin thing that clung to her skin. His eyes drifted toward Adria, who still stood by the bathroom door. She quickly looked away, setting her clothes on the dresser. "Your fan doesn't work," Rowan said as an explanation. "I'll have them come check it tomorrow.""Oh, I hadn't noticed." Adria went towards the bed and got in on the other side

It was late at night when Rowan finally fell asleep. His mind was a mess of regret and guilt, which he would have been able to assuage if he could move. But he didn't want to risk waking up Adria, and besides, it felt so good to have her close. At one point, she had snuggled towards him in her sleep, and he wouldn't dare move her. When he woke up at the crack of dawn, he tried his best to slide his arm without disturbing her. She barely stirred and cuddled up in a fetal position, her slow breaths hinting that he had succeeded. How had he been so stupid? There were a million ways he could have reacted when he realized that she wasn't under birth control. Hell, he should have known she'd be completely unaware of these things, considering the Turnbulls barely let her speak or do anything other than slave away as Rhonda's slave. But no, he had to go and ruin the moment. And he had to admit that he was hurt at Adria's reaction, too. She had looked terrified at the prospect of being pre

Cora wasn't lying when she said Luke's food was delicious. In about half an hour, he had conjured up a stew with chicken and peas and potatoes that tasted unlike anything Adria had ever eaten. By the time they were done, she was having a hard time stopping herself from belching. But the food wasn't the best part of lunch.It was definitely the company. Adria had never laughed so hard in her entire life. She felt so at ease with Cora and Luke that she inevitably felt a bit saddened that she had spent so much time away from them. How different would her life have been if she had had the opportunity to grow up surrounded by her friends? "I have to go back to the clinic," Luke said as they cleaned up the table. "Do you want to come with me?" He was looking at Adria, but it took her a few seconds to realize it was her he was speaking to."To give you your lab results," he said in a lower voice, though Cora was far from earshot. "Oh. Yeah, sure," Adria said, still feeling a pang of gu

Rowan saw Adria pull away from Luke and felt something shattering inside him.What had they been doing? Why was he so close to her? Lucien hadn't been lying when he said he fucked up. He had also been right about there being something fishy with Luke and Adria.Usually, his beta wasn't so forthcoming with his mistakes. This time, despite being furious with him, Rowan was also thankful that he had contacted him through the mind link the second he had left the hospital. "Are we interrupting something?" Rowan was barely able to conceal the rage that was threatening to burst out of him. His muscles had tensed up, and he was unconsciously clenching and unclenching his fist."You are, actually. But you're always welcome here, Alpha Rowan." Luke took a step forward. "To what do I owe the pleasure of this... visit?" Again that slightly mocking tone of his when he said the word Alpha. Lucien stepped in front of Rowan, blocking his way to where Luke stood next to Adria. "I need to speak to

Adria left the hospital feeling devastated, and the gloomy weather outside reflected her pain. A steady, strong rain fell on her as she hurried towards Rowan's house. She was pretty sure he hadn't gone there, and she dreaded the conversation she was going to have with Luna Marie, but the truth was, she didn't have any other clothes than the ones he had gotten her. She was terrified that Luna Marie would think she was ungrateful for leaving like this all of a sudden, but she was sure this was what she wanted to do. No matter how much love she felt for Rowan, they needed to figure out a lot of things before they continued their relationship. Or ended it. She shook off the cold and devastating feeling that idea brought her. What had he meant when he said he was done? Was it really just going to end like this? Luke had stayed behind at the hospital because there was a patient he needed to see, and thankfully, he hadn't even noticed the rain. Or else, she was sure he wasn't going to