All Chapters of Mated To My Alpha Stepbrother : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

CLEOI didn’t need to look behind me to know she was referring to Laurent. I could tell he was behind me just by his brooding presence. I flushed, hoping desperately that Laurent hadn’t heard what Gabrielle had said. Gabrielle meanwhile didn’t wait for an introduction. Despite the words she had whispered to me, she stepped forward, her lips pressed flat with displeasure. “I assume you’re the bastard who left my bestfriend pregnant and homeless.”Laurent’s voice was just as cold and displeased. “Bastard? I assure you my parents were very married when they had me, unlike yours I assume?” She rolled her eyes at him, but when she turned to me, she nodded sharply. “I like him.”I groaned. “Shut up, Gabrielle. We don’t like him, remember?” She shrugged. “Does Kyle like him?” I grunted. If the scene I left inside the room was any indication, then my son was almost half in love with him. “Don’t ask.” I muttered. “I’ll assume that means he does. I like him too.” She laughed. “He doesn’t

LAURENT“If they don’t need money, then they want something else.” Roman caught on fast. “It could be blackmail or a favor. I don’t know yet so I want eyes on the location. If I go silent for more than twenty minutes, come in fast and loud.” “Copy that.” I ended the call, stopping and listening in front of the door. If whoever was holding Rochelle was any good, then they knew I was here whether I could see them or not. I typed a quick text to Cleo. I didn’t know what would happen in there, and I wanted her to know I was thinking of her and our son. “Is Kyle awake yet?”The three dots popped up almost as once. Despite the tense air, a small twitch pulled at my lips. “He just did and asked about you already. Is Rochelle safe? Where are you?”“I’m handling something. Missing me yet?”I didn’t wait for her answer. I pocketed the phone and pushed at the door in front of me. My brow furrowed when the door opened without much force. It wasn’t forced or broken. Someone had deliberately

LAURENTI paced impatiently in front of the packhouse. Cleo should have been home by now. Roman was beside me waiting to meet her too. His eyes were fixed on his phone, typing instructions after our meeting with Rochelle’s family and my father. Rochelle's family had tried to push back on my decision to get her out of the packhouse but I wasn’t having it. Yes, she was a beta’s daughter, but that didn’t place her above the law. She knowingly deceived me, lying for her own selfish gains. “Is Rochelle out of the packhouse?” I questioned Roman when he was done typing. She was annoying. I didn’t think I could take much more of her attitude without hurting her. “Yes. She just arrived at her cabin a few minutes ago. I’ve doubled the guards around the border for the next week. I don’t trust her story entirely.” Neither did I. And that was the reason I had left guards at the hospital with Kyle. I hadn’t been able to get back to the hospital, but my thoughts had been with my son all day.

CLEO“She’s blinking, I think she’s awake.” “Doctor!” “Stop, there’s no need to scream. She might wake up with a concussion.” Valeria’s voice snapped. She sounded worried and irritated at the same time. I groaned, stretching gently. My head was throbbing, actually, scratch that, my entire body was in pain. I tried opening my eyes again but I couldn’t. I felt like my eyes were weighed down by a ton of stones. I felt trapped in my own body. My body must have been sealed in cement because I can’t move any part of it. The smell of antiseptic stung my nose, the lights biting my eyes as I forced them open. I squeezed them closed, then opened them again when a cold hand clasped mine. “Cleo? Are you awake? Doctor Drake is on his way here.” Gabrielle’s voice said. She was bent over my bed, holding my hand, her eyes filled with sadness and worry. She squeezed my hand, smiling gently when she noticed my unfocused eyes. “What… what happened?” I mumbled. I was so desperate to see Kyle. H

CLEOIt was the next day that I finally got to see Kyle. I was so happy when I got my first look at my son’s handsome face. He smiled wide. “Mom! Where have you been?” I kissed his forehead, hiding my wince of pain as I tucked his face into my shoulder. “I had to travel for a few days. But I’m back now. Did you miss me?”He smells like oursA voice spoke in my head. It wasn’t a thought. I had clearly heard the words in my head. I froze for a moment, my lips still pressed against Kyle’s hair. I shook off the feeling. It must have been the pain meds. Drake had warned me the medication could make me foggy for a few days. I sniffed Kyle’s hair again anyway, unable to help myself. My chest felt warm and strange. Kyle smelled sharper than before, warmer too. It was tugging at something primal inside me that I didn’t have a name for. I had missed him so much. My heart was happy to see him smiling, blissfully unaware of how close he had come to losing his mother. “I missed you mommy.