HannahThe doctor put away his stethoscope with a sigh, his brow furrowed as he turned to face us. The sound of the metal instrument clinking against his desk seemed unnaturally loud in the quiet room, echoing off of the sterile white walls.“You may need to undergo amniocentesis,” he said, his voic
But even as my body shuddered with release and he slumped into a sweaty, panting heap on top of me, I could sense that Noah’s mind was elsewhere.Once we had both stopped throbbing, he rolled off me and walked into the bathroom, leaving the door cracked. I lay there for a moment on my belly, catchin
HannahI jumped up from my vanity, the brush clattering to the floor with a loud thud that echoed in the suddenly tense room.“What do you mean you can’t come?” I demanded, my words coming out harsher than I intended. “You promised!”Noah sat up in bed, the sheets pooling around his bare waist. Norm
Noah & HannahNoah’s POVNoah’s eyes were fixed on the businessman sitting across from him at the conference table, but his mind was far away. So far away.So far, in fact, that the man’s droning voice sounded like it was underwater. He was saying something about stocks and expenditures, but it soun
I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t breathe I couldn’t breathe I couldn’t breathe.“I can’t do this,” I gasped, sitting up abruptly. “I-I can’t— I need—”I felt my wolf roiling inside of me. “Mate,” she growled. “Mate, mate… Need… Mate…”“Luna Hannah,” the nurse said softly, holding her hands out placati
HannahNoah pulled me close, his arm draped protectively around my shoulders as we made our way out of the doctor’s office. The familiar scent of him enveloped me, calming the remnants of my panic attack. I leaned into him as we waited for my driver to pull around.Glancing around the parking lot, I
“No. We won’t.”As soon as we arrived home, I made my way to the closet in our bedroom where I had been keeping the box with all of our papers. I pulled out the sex contract and the divorce papers, holding them for a moment before turning to Noah, who was standing in the doorway.“Let’s burn them,”
HannahGolden sunlight streamed through the curtains, casting a warm glow across the blankets. I stretched languidly and rolled over, already smiling contentedly as consciousness returned and the memories of last night floated back in—even sweeter than the sweet dreams I’d had all night.Noah’s arms