London: I jolted awake, opening my blue eyes as my heart pounded heavily and sweat profusely tricked down my forehead. The remnants of the dream still cling to my consciousness, a haunting echo of something I can't quite grasp.It happened again. The same freaking flashes of an accident and that same voice that hunted me were back and clearer than ever before. I could see those very faces that looked familiar; they were saying something, but I couldn't hear them because it felt like I was falling into a deep space. My voice was screaming out to them, but not a word was audible.The soft, hazy light of dawn seeped into my room, and the air was still as the gentle rustle of curtains swayed in the morning breeze. My breath came in ragged gasps, and I clutched the sheets, trying to steady my trembling hands.The remnants of the dream cling to me, refusing to dissipate. I could almost taste the acrid fear that had gripped me, the images flashing before my closed eyelids like a disjointed

Blaire:I wasn't sure why he hadn't woken up yet, and it's been a week and three days. What was going on with him? Was he poisoned? Doctor Miller had refused to tell me anything when I had carefully asked in a way that would not raise any suspicion. Most importantly, I didn't know why a part of my heart was thumping anxiously, anticipating his open eyes.I knew the mate bond was faint, and by virtue of London severing it from his side, I couldn't feel his heart or emotions like mates were supposed to. I could only feel the lingering pull and reaction to his presence—an inexplicable excitement that comes from my fast-beat heart. It was crazy because I wanted to feel less for him and hate him, but with my pregnancy included, it was becoming impossible.Emmett had told me that babies help strengthen the mate bond, and it was going to grow even stronger if the husband was alive. That went a long way in explaining the restlessness I had been experiencing and the sharp pain in my heart when

Blaire:I wish there was a button I could press and she would just go mute forever because, hell, I was tired of listening to her sound so caring and actually friendly. I couldn't shake off her moans that rang in my ear. How dare she try to act all friendly with me when she was just experiencing pleasure at the hands of my dumb mate?I wanted so badly to punch her pretty face until her nose remained broken. Just the mere sight of her was disgusting, and my insecurity grew to a level beyond my understanding.I already knew that getting London's attention was next to impossible, yet here was a living testimony to London's attraction. I didn't exactly blame him for being attracted to her. She was beautiful with neck-length ginger hair and big eyes that could be likened to those of a baby's, and there was a mesmerizing shade of green—forest green.Her heart-shaped face held a few freckles sprinkled on her cheeks and nose. A sight that would definitely catch the attention of many men. She

Blaire:I knew Emmett had told me before hand but when Sue summoned me to head into the chamber and serve cups of hot tea, nothing ever prepared me for the gigantic wave of tension and intensity that nearly knocked me off my balance.With my head lowered, I bowed in respect to the higher authorities seated around a huge table. I gently began pushing the trolley, carefully reminding myself not to make a mistake, meaning that I had to keep my darn nerves in control.I felt London's gaze on me the moment I walked in, and when I looked up, our eyes collided, his steel-gray orbs burning with such fervor that it made me suck in a breath and immediately look away, for I feared a heart attack.I tried my hardest to zone out on the conversation going on, not wanting to be called upon later, and drilled about what I might have heard.I began serving from the right end, trying to prolong my encounter with London. I gently served all the way down to a white-haired man, bowing to each Alpha and wh

Blaire"Shut up, Hera!"I couldn't take her endless howls of excitement, as she was only making my anxiety worse."You should be excited. You've caught his attention. Finally, we are no longer invisible to our mate." She smirked.I rolled my eyes at her, seemingly out of the right words that would perfectly convey my message to her."Yeah, well, not like this." I replied.I hugged my knees to my chest, tapping my feet on the bed, trying to calm my disrupted nerves. Even after hours of being far away from him, the goosebumps still lay awake on my skin, my heart was still erratically beating, and my body was incessantly craving his hands on mine like earlier.The tingles remained on my body, the sensitivity in my core building even more as his words rang in my ear. The situation I had found myself in with him wasn't supposed to excite me, but surprisingly, it did. Everything about how it all happened was beyond sexy.The fact that he was in an important meeting...The serious look in hi