Alisha:I opened my eyes to the sight of the sunlight streaming in through the window.It took me a couple of long seconds to blink lazily at the sight before I got up.What had happened last night?I felt a lot better than I had in days, and I couldn’t imagine why.Not until it occurred to me.I had gone through the night with full uninterrupted sleep.No nightmares reminiscent of memories had overshadowed my desire to rest this time.My brows furrowed briefly; what had caused this?Then it hit me like a truck and I recalled what had happened.Derek.I had argued with him.I felt my face warm at remembering how I had in effect, broken down and sobbed I to his shoulder. It should have felt more embarrassing than it did. But I somehow didn’t mind it. Feeling Derek’s arms around me as he comforted me had made me remember why I loved him so much.A groan left my lips and I buried my face in my hands. Did that mean I truly forgave him for what he had done to me? And could i brush those em

Alisha:I continued, “It’s a bad idea in all aspects. I don’t want to make things complicated between Derek and I again. Because this time it’s not only going to affect us but also affect our children. And I don’t want the twins to think something’s wrong between their mother and father. There’s also other matters that pose an obstacle, too, as you very well know.”“You mean with the Silver Moon Pack and Sebastian,” my best friend understood.“And Gerard as well, who’s still the Beta whether we like it or not,” I pointed out to her clear dislike. “And that means he will involve himself in our business if he ever found out I had returned. He wants his daughter to marry Derek, and that alone is enough motivation for him to not want to see us succeed.”Those thoughts were really not the best ones to have because it made me not have a favorable idea of what would happen. Even though I still had hope Derek and I could possibly work out, I had to be realistic.“I understand everything you’r

DerekI could tell that Alisha was confused and did not know what to say exactly so I jumped in.“Not yet,” I told the twins, who gazed from me to their mother, their eyes shining with confusion.Alisha turned to me, looking surprised.“But,” I added, smiling as I bent down to pick them both in my arms. They were slowly getting heavier, at least from what I could tell. “I am courting your mother,” I finished.“Courting?” Ares sounded confused, his brows furrowed as he clutched the teddy to his chest.“Daddy, what’s courting?” Aria asked me.I still couldn’t help but marvel at the way the twins seemed to have a shared set of thoughts. When one spoke the other would finish their sentences and it never ceased to amaze me.Alisha coughed uncomfortably upon Aria’s blunt question. Her expression communicated to me that she didn’t want the twins to know much about that yer. I nodded at her before saying to Aria and Ares, “I’ll tell you more about it when you’re older.”“How much older daddy?

DerekIt was midnight.I waited near the back entrance of the clinic, leaning on a tree and listening to the sounds of the forest around me.Alisha’s scent was what made me aware of her presence and I turned around to see her dressed in a practical, stealthy outfit.“I hope I didn’t keep you waiting too long,” she said by way of greeting and I shook my head as she came up to me.“Of course not, darling,” I grinned at her. Her scent was pleasant and I couldn’t help but lean in and inhale.I could hear her heartbeat speed up.“What are you doing?” She demanded to know as though she didn’t already.“You smell nice,” i told her. “And I liked it very much.”She huffed loudly.“There’s a damn time and place for all of this, Derek,” she argued, and I felt her hand on my chest which pushed me back. I let her, and watched her fold her arms across her chest. “I’m going to need you to focus for a bit, Derek. The sooner we get there the sooner we can leave.”I agreed with her. I had planned a lo

Gerard’s POV“What the hell is going on?” I barked at my servants who shrank back at the sound of my voice. I had just been woken up from my sleep this early in the morning after a long night working on my plans.“I’m sorry, sir,” the maid in charge bowed deeply to me, clearly cowering. “Miss Lila had been a little upset today. She threw bath water at the maids, that’s all.”I growled upon hearing that news. My daughter once again was causing me trouble.I spotted a few of the maids that were wet, clearly drenched from top to bottom and sniffling. Luckily it wasn’t hot water like the previous maids, I thought. Those ones had to be confined and silenced, and I ha to make sure no one knew about .Why my dear daughter was acting out this way, most wouldn’t understand but I did. All her pleadings to be let out of the house for little more than a supervised walk had not been listened to. If I did let her leave this house I knew that she would only cause more trouble for me than she was wor