“You don’t like him?” I asked her, and she shook her head.“No, I love him, but ever since he started hanging out with—” she leaned down to my ear and whispered, “—Willow, he’s been unbearable,” I thought they were like teenage sweethearts. I guess it wasn’t only Nyleve and Malakhi who saw it. “And I’m assuming he’s the reason you were crying?” she asked, looking sorry.“It is what it is,” I shrugged, and she shook her head. “I’ll get over it soon.”“You will because you just made a new friend,” she pointed to herself. “I’ve been here a bit too long; I’ll see you out there, okay, lovely?”“Okay, Anin,” I laughed and waved as she left me in the restroom alone. I wiped my eyes once more and took a few deep breaths before joining Miall. I sat down with a seat between us, just like he did this morning, and of course, he told me to stop hanging out with Orion, so I guess that also applies to him too.“Are you okay?” He asked, leaning towards me. Maybe I should have left two chairs between u
“Wow,” Nyleve said again for the umpteenth time; she sat on my bed, blushing over the scans. It was the first time I had seen her smile like this.“Would you like to keep that one?” I asked her, and she looked at me surprised. Man, she would be the best grandmother around; she was already so in love.“Really?” The excitement in her eyes was evident, and she jumped a bit on the bed as she turned to face me. She was the cutest! Her grey hair once again was tied in a bun on the top of her head; her royal green gown flared on the bed as she kept me company in my bedroom.“Yeah, you can keep it,” I smiled.“I’m going to frame it!” She said excitedly. “I’m sure Miall is looking at it right now,” she said, looking at the scan.“He didn’t take one,” I told her, and she snapped her head so fast that if she weren't a lycan, she would've accidentally killed herself.“What? Why?”“I don’t know, but he did ask me to stop hanging out with Orion because he’s in love with Willow and whatnot,” I waved
Two weeks passed like a breeze. I hadn’t seen Miall or Orion since then; I was actually surprised that he did respect Miall’s decision. To be honest, life was peaceful now; even though it was kind of crappy in the beginning, I adjusted. I adjusted a bit too well.I put my hands on my waist as I looked at the wall we had just finished painting with Malakhi. Nyleve graciously and excitedly gave me another room for the baby, and I obviously couldn’t wait to start filling it up with everything for my baby’s arrival.Luckily I had Anin, Malakhi and Nyleve to help me with everything; it kind of sucked that Miall couldn’t be here for this, but Nyleve and Malakhi did say that he was working, the only two people in this house that actually got to see him. Whatever, I don't care.“Where do you want me to put these?” Malakhi asked, carrying the rocking chair and the bassinet crib at once. I pointed to the wall closest to the door, and he placed them down.“Ooh, you’re so strong, aren’t you? Carry
MiallThis part of my day felt sane. Lately, I felt like I had been losing my mind. Things hadn't been the same since I cut off the connection between Orion and Amanah; I hadn’t even been around to see her, and the guilt had gotten me. What was I doing?That wasn’t even the worst of it; sometimes, I woke up right outside Amanah’s room, and I knew Orion had taken me there. It was as if he was torturing me just to see what my reaction would be; he knew I couldn't see her because I felt bad for what I did. And that was why he kept playing such tricks on me. I'm exhausted.He hid the memories of what he did when he took over, but he never failed to always play the memory of Amanah crying herself to sleep. He played it over and over again. The moment I felt peace, I saw her staring at the ceiling with her hands placed over her belly as the tears streamed down her face. If I had ever been with Willow, the picture of Amanah would have been plastered all over my head, and I couldn’t think of i
Amanah“As long as it’s my baby you’re carrying, you belong to only me. You’re mine,” I stared at Miall, shocked. Oh wow. I had lost all composure. His fingers gripped my chin, and I bit my lip nervously.Why the hell is it exciting me? Could he hear how loud my heart was beating against my chest? I must be dreaming because he would never say that, ever!“Anyway, your girlfriend was here looking for you,” I pushed his fingers away from my face and looked away from him. I crossed my arms over my chest as I walked to the baby’s room. My knees were shaking, and I— damn! Miall could easily bed me if he wished to, and I wouldn't object—wait a minute, Miall hadn't been around for two weeks, and now he thought he could pull this male authority, territorial, possessive stunt on me? Absolutely not!“You know, if you’re going to disappear on her, you should at least tell her where you’re going. I hate being bothered,” I rolled my eyes as I pushed open the door. Why won't my knees stop shaking?
I wasn’t angry with Miall anymore; in fact, I liked the fact that he came to spend the rest of the day with me; even though he acted like an ass, it was nice being around him.He's definitely not good for my heart.I finished bathing and got dressed in my pyjamas. Walking into my room, I found Miall sitting on the bed, looking at the scan. Had he been staring at it this entire time? I climbed on the bed behind him and peeked over his shoulder.“What gender do you think it is?” I asked him, and he looked at me and shrugged. I knew he wanted to say something, but he also didn't want to say anything wrong. His purple eyes looked into mine for a second, and I—is this what people mean when they say someone took their breath away? Why did he have to be this beautiful? His scent wafted through my nostrils, and I had already fallen into a trap laid by his eyes. Why do they look so soft today? His canines cutely showed as he smiled; he genuinely looked happy, and it made me feel like I was fal
MiallI sat in my office, mindlessly staring at the wall. My fingers lightly tapped my bottom lip, and I groaned, throwing my head back. Why did I kiss her?It was not as if I didn’t enjoy it; as a matter of fact, I loved it, but I told her that we should be friends, and then I was the one who initiated the kiss with her, feeling her body flushed against mine with her legs wrapped around my waist made me painfully throb.What's wrong with me?Thinking about that kiss was getting me nowhere. I turned my chair around and faced the bright monitor, with my work screaming at me to get it done. Being Alpha wasn’t as easy as my father made it out to be, and even though my mother helped when she could, I still couldn't get used to the amount of work I needed to do here.I enjoyed it, but dammit, my schedule just kept on growing.Maybe I should go see Amanah? I needed a break either way. I should check up on her and our baby to ensure everything was still okay with them. Willow wouldn't mind th
I walked down the stairs after getting dressed; what Miall had just done in that room was still fresh in my mind; what was it with that look? Just thinking about it gave me goosebumps.“Did she kiss you again?” Malakhi asked and I wondered how he found out about what happened, did Miall tell him? Of course, who else would have? I was quite sure Nyleve didn’t see anything happen, nor was she suspicious.It all had to be, Miall. Who knew he had a loose mouth?“No, I didn’t, and stop eating my guests' fruits!” I scolded as I headed to the door. Why was I so calm about this?Ignorance is bliss.“Guest?” Miall asked as he got up and walked towards me with his arms crossed against his chest, damn.“Yes, my tutor,” I smiled as I opened the door, and he stood there.“Morning, I’m Michael Sage,” he said with an irresistible smile. Oh, he's pretty.It felt like time stopped as I stared at him, his eyes looked almost similar to Anin’s but his were a bit of an electric blue while Anin’s were an ic