Standing Next To You Mga Nobela at Kwento

I liked seeing him that way. “What are we looking at?” I asked, standing beside him and leaning forward.

He was standing beside a tree, relaxing his sides on it while he held something. I found myself slowly walking towards my mate and as though in a trance, we walked towards each other not minding that I was naked.

"Let's drop the formalities." Following Norton's lead, I took the offered seat, making myself comfortable. Blake, remaining true to his role as my Beta, positioned himself standing behind me, a silent sentinel at his side. I didn't bother to request that Blake sit, knowing that my loyal companion preferred to maintain his protective stance, even in moments of closeness like this one.

“I want to stand beside you.” Something shifted in his expression. Because that was the one thing Fort struggled with. Letting someone stand beside him. Not behind him. Not depending on him. Beside him. “You’re sure?” I smiled softly. “Yes.” “Even when it’s difficult?” “Yes.” “Even when things get complicated?” “Yes.” I held his gaze. “Especially then.” FORT’S POV There were moments when life changed without warning. Not because something dramatic happened. Because someone said something that reached a place you had kept hidden.

Zane had stood beside me the entire time. Not in front of me. Not slightly behind me in the way that would have suggested he was managing me or covering for uncertainty he didn't trust me to handle. Directly beside me, shoulder aligned with shoulder, in the way that said to every person in that courtyard without using a single word that whatever she says I stand behind completely. It was the most useful thing anyone had done for me since the wedding night.

Riven stepped up beside me. He did not say anything. He did not touch me, did not reach for my hand or put an arm around my shoulder, none of the gestures that might have looked like comfort to anyone watching from the horseshoe of seats. He simply stood there, close, his presence a solid, unmoving fact beside me, and somehow that was the most powerful thing he could have done. A silent statement. She is not standing here alone. Caden stepped up on my other side.

Kai approached. “Stay between me and Marcus tonight.” “I thought the whole point was to prove I could stand beside you.” “You can.” “Then don't put me behind you.” His jaw tightened. “Lena.” “I mean it.” He looked at me for several seconds. Then he nodded. “Fine. Beside me.” It shouldn't have mattered. It did. The bond shifted under my ribs, warm and sudden. I pressed my palm lightly against my side. Kai noticed. “You felt that.”

Another unfamiliar figure stands beside her, talking, both of them looking perfectly at ease. My heart stops. If she’s here… is he?

“Even if it kills me.” I could feel someone standing right behind me, close enough that the heat from his body brushed against my back. He didn’t say a word. Kael's brows furrowed — just like the way his wolf narrowed its eyes. “You’re not in a condition to walk that far,” he said.

He took a seat next to me. And I wasn’t sure I was comfortable with two possible murderers sitting on either side of me.