All Chapters of TEMPORARY MATES, PERMANENT CRAVINGS : Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

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One hundred and twelve

Cameron POVThe clinic doors slid open behind us and the morning air hit my face. Lisa walked on my left. Evangeline walked on my right. The distance between them stretched wider than the space on the sidewalk.Lisa kept her eyes ahead and walked in silence. “I still can’t believe I’m going to be a mom,” Evangeline said. She looked at me with the same excitement she had carried out of the scan room.“It does,” I said.Evangeline smiled and looked back at the images.“That tiny blur is ours. I’m going to frame the first one.”We reached the row of cars. Lisa slowed near the black sedan waiting for her. The guard stepped out and opened the back door. Evangeline stopped and lifted a finger toward Lisa.“Wait a moment,” she said while dialing her phone.She turned away from us and started speaking before the call even connected.“Hi, yes, it’s me again.”Her voice lifted into the bright tone she used whenever plans started forming in her head. Lisa stood beside the car with one hand on t

One hundred and thirteen

Cameron POV Late night conversations with Nadia used to be our thing when we were younger.We would sneak into each other’s rooms after the house fell quiet. Most nights it happened after our father’s wife finished punishing one of us. The punished one sat there fighting tears while the other climbed through the window or slipped through the door with stolen bread or whatever comfort we thought could fix anything.Watching Nadia walk into the wine bar tonight dragged those memories back.She pushed the door open with her shoulder, heels hanging from one hand. She dropped them on the counter and let out a long breath. I grabbed a bottle and poured her a drink. She lifted the glass, drank, then rolled the liquid around while staring into it. That habit meant she was thinking too much.“Dinner ended well,” I said. “Except that your man talks like a contract document. Are you sure he isn’t marrying you for status?”She groaned and leaned her weight on the counter.“Don’t start. Desmond h

One hundred and fourteen

Susan POVJames poured more tea into my cup and slid it across the table.“Mom, I don’t think you should go to that meeting. They’re going to insult you and make you feel guilty for divorcing Dad.”I wrapped my hands around the cup and sat there with the heat pressing into my palms.James was right. Thirty years in Richard’s family had already taught me how these meetings worked. Everyone gathered in a circle and took turns explaining what was reasonable, what was expected, what a good wife should tolerate.And the same reminder always came with it.I was an Omega. An Omega woman who should feel grateful to live in an beta's house. An Omega who should keep quiet and endure whatever came with that privilege.I set the cup down. “I just have to face them one last time,” I said. “Think of it as paying my final respects.”James scoffed. “That family doesn’t deserve your respect.”“It’s still a meeting. Nobody is going to beat me up.”“You never know. I’m coming with you.”That dragged a t

One hundred and fifteen

Lisa POVI squealed when the front door opened and my mother walked in. My body moved before my brain caught up. I rushed to her and wrapped my arms around her. She laughed while trying to keep hold of her bag.“You’re going to knock my glasses off,” she said.“Oh Mom, you have no idea how much I’ve missed you.”I hugged her tighter. She pulled back and cupped my face.“Let me look at you. You look thinner.”Morning sickness had been doing a number on me, but this was not about me.James ran past us toward the living room.“Holy fuck! This house is insane!” he shouted.My mom looked over my shoulder. “Language.”He ignored her and disappeared toward the television area where the console Franklin brought earlier sat under the screen. I did not even know the house had video games. I smiled as my brother’s childlike excitement returned.Mom stepped further inside and I followed her. The living room lights were already on, and the evening breeze drifting through the balcony door carried t

One hundred and sixteen

Cameron POVThe manila envelope carried the acceptance letter from the surgical center in the North. They approved Evangeline’s case. After 3 weeks of waiting, the approval felt like a breakthrough. I carried a glass of wine upstairs and found her in one of the sitting rooms, curled into the corner of the sofa with a blanket around her shoulders. The open window let wind drag the curtains across the frame. A tea tray sat on the table before her. One cup held a cloudy pink mixture with a faint herbal smell. Another cup sat empty.She looked up when I entered.“You’re early.”I crossed the room, sat across from her and reached for her hand, my thumb dragging across her palm.“I have good news.”She studied my face.“Well, I have better news,” she said. “I’ve been thinking about names for the baby. If it’s a boy, we can name him Elian.”“Eva.”“Then if it’s a girl, we’ll name her Eliana.” She smiled and traced her thumb across my palm.“Isn’t it strange? Something that small can change

One hundred and seventeen

Franklin POVPreparing the announcement that the woman I loved was marrying someone else soured my mood. Worse, I was the one announcing Nadia and Desmond’s wedding. Cameron gave me the task without a thought, the same way he handed me anything that required precision, especially security.I reviewed every detail, every bastard on the guest list, treating it like a security operation instead of a wedding. I sealed the envelopes anyway. Each signature left a bitter taste.Desmond was an overpampered bastard, but he had everything Nadia valued, money, territory, alliances, alpha blood.On paper they looked perfect. In reality he treated her like a trophy. I couldn’t tell if she ignored the way he chased women or chose wealth over real affection.She’d heard the rumors. She wasn’t naive. Some of his lovers would even attend the wedding.But why should I care? She wasn’t a child. She chose this. I refused to show it bothered me.I picked her up from the central district after her first we

One hundred and eighteen

Watching Nadia argue twisted something in my chest. She fought for Evangeline without hesitation. She had never looked at me with that kind of certainty. With me there was always calculation, desire when she felt reckless, as if I were nothing more than an itch she scratched when patience ran out.Nadia loved with a ferocity that left no doubt. I saw it in the way she protected Cameron and in the panic that took hold whenever Evangeline collapsed. It forced me to admit something ugly.I had been chasing shadows.Cameron told me to handle the arrangements for Evangeline’s surgery and contact the specialists to delay the date until we convinced her. Then he walked off, saying Alpha Kieran had arrived and needed a proper welcome.When he left, the hallway fell quiet. Nadia still faced the direction he had gone, tears shining in her eyes before she wiped them away.Seeing her like that twisted something in me. I wanted her, her body, her mouth, all of it.I knew how her skin felt under my

One hundred and nineteen

Cameron walked in through the front door and my heart skipped. I hated that reaction. Seeing him shouldn’t do this to me.Alpha Kieran arrived with gifts for me, my mother, and James, stuffed into paper bags. I forced a smile and gave him a quick side hug. She had talked about taking things slow; her burning face betrayed her.“Alpha Kieran, if patience is your virtue, it hides well.”Cameron and Franklin laughed.“Come on,” Kieran said. “I was nearby and thought I’d stop in. Besides, the tea at Wildfangs is excellent.”The excuse was ridiculous, and everyone laughed anyway. Kieran smiled like he knew exactly how charming he sounded.“Alpha, if you're here for my mom, shouldn’t you ask me first?” James said.“Fair point, my boy.” Kieran clapped his shoulder. “Do I have your permission?”“That depends.”“Careful,” I said. “James negotiates like a gambler.”“Fair,” James said. “But I negotiate because I protect my mother.”“And I respect that,” Kieran said.“Forgive my manners,” my moth

One hundred and twenty

Lisa POVI was trying to zip up a dress that had fit two weeks ago. It stopped halfway. That couldn’t be possible. There was no way I had gained weight. My stomach was still flat, just a small pouch showing. I wanted to wear that dress because it was light. I yanked the zipper, annoyed with my changing body, and groaned.Mom was downstairs watering the flowers Alpha Kieran had brought her. I stood at the staircase, smiling and forgetting my own worries. When my phone buzzed upstairs, I went back with my zip still halfway and answered it.It was Franklin. He said he was on his way with the pack priestess. That caught me off guard. When I told my mom, she guessed it might be something about the baby, some cleansing or blessing.She looked at my stomach. “This child is very important to them. Routine prayers and blessings are normal.”I sat on the couch. I hadn’t expected anyone from pack leadership to come.“That means Cameron will be coming,” she said.My heart skipped, and I hated tha

One hundred and twenty one

LisaMy phone shrilled while I studied lipstick shades for my mother. If she was seeing Alpha Kieran now, she had to look her best. Cameron’s name flashed across the screen and I sat up, staring at it while the ringing dragged on. My thumb hovered over the screen before I finally answered and pressed the phone to my ear.His voice filled the line. That tone alone tightened my chest. I had heard it in my head all week.“How are you? How was the priestess’s visit?”Straight to business. I should have expected that.“Nothing much. Just a reminder the baby belongs to the pack now.”He sighed and gave someone an order in the background. He was in his office. The line went quiet before he spoke again.“Did she say anything worrying?”“No.”Silence settled between us.“You feel alright? How’s the baby?”The conversation stayed careful and polite, both of us circling the things we weren’t saying. I stood and stretched my leg when a cramp pulled at the muscle.“I heard you’re traveling north,”

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