Share

Painful

Author: Ali Parker
last update Last Updated: 2024-06-25 03:59:08

Kendal

I made a quick stop by the flower market on the way downtown to see her. My heart was racing, my palms sweaty. It felt like I was going on my first date again. A joyous laugh bubbled up in me.

I was free. No more letting my job rule my life. Never again. I'd be Dana's whatever for as long as she'd have me. We could build the house of her dreams and start working on making babies.

A growl lodged in my throat as my body woke up. My first act after apologizing and smothering her in kisses was to find a way to get her home and in my bed. I needed to spend the next few days worshiping her. I'd fucked up.

Why couldn't I see that before?

Too much on my plate. A laugh bubbled up and poured from my lips as I tore into the parking lot at the hospital and parked. Clarity was mine, and with it, I could make things right.

I jogged toward the hospital entrance, ignoring the odd looks I received. Most people ran toward the hospital, but not with a big ass smile on their faces. Unless they wer
Locked Chapter
Continue to read this book on the APP

Related chapters

  • Billionaire Alpha   Tracking Her Down

    Kendal"Where are you, baby?" I pulled my phone from my ear and walked toward a cab in the airport in New York. The flight had been excellent, the first class ticket probably the reason behind that.Dana still wasn't answering her phone, which was typical of her. It was something we would have to talk about. Her being upset in the future and needing space was going to be a regular occurrence from what I could tell, but I needed to be able to reach her.I had to know that she was safe. That she was okay. That she still loved me.Getting in the cab, I did the only thing I knew to do. Probably not the smartest thing in the world, but I called Ana."Where to?" The cabbie barked at me."Central Park." I pressed the phone to my ear."Hello?""Ana. It's Kendal. I need to see if you can help me find Dana. I pissed her off yesterday because I'm an idiot and she ran to New York. Please tell me you have some way of finding her." I sucked in a quick breath."Yeah. I can track her phone. My mom se

    Last Updated : 2024-06-25
  • Billionaire Alpha   Run to You

    DanaHis words drove lust through me, but shock covered my nerve endings. Had this beautiful man left his life in the middle of the day and flown to New York for me?Had he left everything behind to run hard and fast until he found me?"How did you..." I reached for him, wrapping my arms around him and lifting up as he leaned down and consumed me.The soft press of his lips was nothing compared to the hot wetness of his tongue, sliding past mine, taking control of my mouth and forcing me to comply. I was lost. Completely."Um, guys. I'm going to head to the office. Something just came up. Call me later." Olivia's voice broke through the cloud around me.I pulled back and turned. "You sure? I don't want to-""Yes. Positive." She smiled, wagged her eyebrows, whispered 'hot' and walked out."Why did you run from me?" He brushed my hair back as I turned and looked up at him."I thought I was the only one that cared about us." I pressed my fingers into the thick muscle along his lower back

    Last Updated : 2024-06-25
  • Billionaire Alpha   Fore!

    KendalThree Days Later"I can't believe you pulled it off." Damon positioned himself on the putting green as I stood quietly by the golf cart. I waited until he made his shot to respond."Why? I'm far smoother than you. I helped you get your girl back, remember?" I squatted and studied exactly where to hit the ball to get the best shot."I do remember. I owe you for that.""You've already paid me back, Damon." I stood up and turned my head to the right. "Just keep your lips closed while I win this game, and we'll be good."I was almost surprised by his silence. I lifted my club and swung as his voice ripped around the early morning."FORE!"The jolt of it caused me to twist and shoot my ball off into the trees."You dick." I turned and rolled my eyes. "Karma is going to show up at the time when you least expect it.""Karma is my bitch. Don't be dumb here." He got in the cart and patted the seat beside him. "So you're really thinking about going to New York next year with Dana?""Yeah

    Last Updated : 2024-06-25
  • Billionaire Alpha   Dinner

    Kendal"Why would Damon give you a shiner?" Dana took the flowers I handed her and reached up to touch the side of my face. "I'm going to kill him.""You should. It hurt really bad." I tried to look sad, but I was pathetic at it.She laughed. "Let me discharge my last patient and we'll head over to Dr. Lewis' for dinner.""Good. I'll help." I leaned in for a quick kiss, but jerked back at the sound of an old woman screaming and hollering."This seat is too small! Who's ass do you think these things were made for? I'm a size twelve and I barely got a cheek hanging on! How pathetic is this?"Dana lifted her eyebrows and turned. "Hi, Mrs. Delmaz. This is my boyfriend, Kendal."The older woman's demeanor changed immediately when she saw Dana. "Finally. I've been waiting to meet you since Dana started talking about you a month ago.""Nice to meet you, ma'am." I extended my hand and shook hers carefully."The pleasure is all mine, handsome." She wagged her eyebrows and turned back to Dana.

    Last Updated : 2024-06-25
  • Billionaire Alpha   Proposal

    DanaSeven Months Later"Wow. That was amazing." I turned and looked up at Kendal as Damon and Bethany's limo kicked up dust in the darkness. Their wedding had been the highlight of my week. It reminded me that Kendal and I would find ourselves walking down the aisle before too long.He had to propose of course, but I knew it was coming. He's casually mentioned it too much lately."I agree. Let's help everyone clean up and we'll head back to our place." He took my hand and walked us back into the reception hall.Matt and Erica were busy cleaning off tables, teasing each other about something or other as they laughed and poked fun."Where do you want us?" Kendal called out as Kent, Damon's father leaned out of the kitchen."Nowhere! You're a guest. Go home and enjoy the rest of your evening." The handsome older man disappeared behind the door leaving us standing in the middle of the dance floor."Alright. My kind of night." Kendal turned to me and smiled. "You wanna give me a quick dan

    Last Updated : 2024-06-25
  • Billionaire Alpha   How Did You Talk Me Into This?

    Matt"Remind me again why I said I would do this? It seems rather masochistic now that we're in the thick of things." I glanced over at Sophie and smiled as she plucked her ear-bud out and growled at me softly."What? Are you complaining about the weather again? It's beautiful out here." The stern look on her pretty face didn't hold for long as she studied me.I wiped my forearm across my head and took a deep breath as we bounded along the outdoor track near her house. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and even without makeup, she was stunning. Where the snot-nose bully from my childhood had gone to was a mystery, but the woman that took her place was beautiful, and even scarier than when we were little."I'm not complaining. I was simply asking how you talked me into this." I turned my focus back to the road ahead of us and let my eyes run across the tree line. The brilliant greens that covered the grass and treetops in Texas most of the spring and summer were fina

    Last Updated : 2024-06-25
  • Billionaire Alpha   Princess

    Matt"Why are you salty about this?" I couldn't help but study her for the answer. She had a thing for Damon when we were younger, but he was as much of an alpha as she was. They butted heads the whole time we were growing up and almost couldn't stand each other by the time Sophia and I graduated high school."I'm not. I'm just concerned that Damon's going to end up hurt. He's a tough guy, but I know the dude underneath all that alpha bullshit, remember?" She brushed her hand over the top of her head and locked gazes with me. "And you better be careful too.""We talking about Bethany wanting me too now?"She snorted. "No, silly. We're talking about Erica wanting to lick your skin from your bones.""Exactly!" I threw my hands in the air and walked in a circle, bobbing my head. "I told Bethany that Erica was a man-eater, but no one sees that but me.""I don't even know the woman, but I think you think that all women are man-eaters." She put her hands on her hips and tilted her head to t

    Last Updated : 2024-06-27
  • Billionaire Alpha   Meeting

    Erica"You're late." I glanced up as my staff moved into the large ornate conference room where I sat. "The meeting was supposed to start five minutes ago. If anyone is going to be fashionably late, don't you think it should be me?"Mandy, my senior advertiser for the firm, glanced down at the floor and back up at me."I'm sorry, Miss Hall. We had a training we were all trying to sneak out of to get up here. The guest speaker was right in the middle of making his point." She took her seat, and the rest of the staff followed suit."Who was the guest speaker?" I forced myself to calm down.Being a bitch at the office was something I tried hard not to do too often. It would seem that the few times I let my guard down and raged angst across the advertising floor was more than enough though. I was labeled as someone to watch out for, and as a result of that, I was lonely in the midst of a crowd of people when I was there, which felt like it was most of the time."Dr. Leonard Jalling. He wa

    Last Updated : 2024-06-27

Latest chapter

  • Billionaire Alpha   Special Announcement

    LukeWhen a knock sounded on my door a little while later, I glanced at the clock, and my jaw dropped. An hour had already flown by, and I’d checked off several items from my list.“Come in!” I called. Everyone knew that when the door to the study was closed, they were to knock and wait for my approval before entering. It was my sacred space in the palace, and it wasn’t a hard rule to follow. Though, I imagined bending the rules for our child—whenever we got around to having one—since Father had always done so for me.Sophia stood in the doorway for a moment before entering the room.“Hi,” I said to her. “What’s up?”“Do you have a minute?” she asked. Her hands clasped in front of her, as Mother’s normally were. The both of them were turning into clones of each other. I wondered if I should limit their time together or not. The thought made me smile. Neither of them would agree to that. They were two peas in a pod now.“For you? Always.” I stood up and stretched. For the last hour, I

  • Billionaire Alpha   Everything is Great

    LukeAs I perused the newspaper in front of me, Sophia and Mother discussed some upcoming banquet. Glancing over the top of the paper, I watched my wife of six months calmly eating her breakfast. Tilting my head to the side, I noticed something different about her. I couldn’t quite pinpoint it. I wasn’t sure if it was her outfit; today she wore one of the more traditional outfits of our country. Over the last months, Mother had been an excellent tutor to Sophia, teaching her about our customs, traditions, and the language.Even though Sophia hated when we went full immersion with the language, she loved it at the same time. It worked her brain like her reporting career did. I still felt a little twinge of guilt now and then for taking her away from her passion, but she had a full schedule since we had returned from our honeymoon. We both liked to keep busy, and that wasn’t going to change anytime soon.It didn’t take long for Mother to get on board with the new way of life around the

  • Billionaire Alpha   Melding Together

    SophiaHe drove a finger inside of me, and I bucked my hips up to meet him. Falling back against the fluffy pillows, we moved as one, intensifying the pleasure within me. Adding more fingers and that circling thumb, my eyes fluttered closed and moans escaped my lips. If this was what it was going to be like for the rest of my life, I looked forward to every moment spent in this bed with Luke.After the drama that we had to deal with in such a short amount of time, I never felt so relaxed in my life. That part of our struggle was over, and even though there would inevitably be issues with the kingdom and Luke’s reign, there would never be a problem that we couldn’t overcome, especially if we came together like this as much as possible.The idea that I might have missed out on this life with him made me hold him close to me. I sat up, deepening his reach inside of me, and I grabbed his hardness again, thrusting all of my love and appreciation into the movements.His chin lifted, and his

  • Billionaire Alpha   Scorched

    SophiaEvery single point where our bodies touched lit me up inside until searing heat scorched every fiber of my being. Touching Luke’s face, feeling the stubble of his chin under my fingertips, added licks of heat to burn through me. I fell into the pools of his eyes, my love for him wanting to burst out of me. My panties were soaked through as his hand moved up the side of my body. His fingers brushed over the side of my breast. After getting out of my dress last night, I changed into a ratty old T-shirt. The fabric was thin and worn, which didn’t offer any protection from his touches. Not that I wanted any.His fingers lightly touched my neck. He put some pressure on my jaw, and I moved my head to the side. I loved when Luke kissed the sensitive part of my neck. It was one of his favorite moves. At least, from what I could tell.His soft lips touched my skin. With each movement of my body, he left a wake of warm invisible kisses along the way. He trapped my earlobe between his lip

  • Billionaire Alpha   Honeymoon

    LukeJoining her, the two of us brushed our teeth together. It was nice to get the stale taste of food and champagne out of my mouth. I watched Sophia through the mirror as she watched me. Energy crackled between us, and I could have dragged her into the shower to expend that energy. Knowing we were to be joined by several servants as they brought breakfast in the room for us made me kill the urge. For now.Even though it was the simplest of acts, the idea that I would brush my teeth at least once a day with this woman filled me with the most joy I’d ever felt. I wondered if only the birth of our children would rival that feeling.I finished before her and held her against me while she finished. With a shimmy of her ass against my crotch, I glanced at her. She leaned back against me, lifting her perky breasts higher. Slowly guiding my hand along her middle, I caressed the outside of her breasts.That was when I heard the door open from the other room. My hand froze before I removed it

  • Billionaire Alpha   Change of Heart

    LukeI never wanted my wedding day to end. Even though it was an intimate affair with under a hundred guests, the party went much longer than most banquets that I’d attended. Sophia and I stumbled into my bedroom in the wee hours of the morning.Even though I celebrated, neither of us drank heavily. I supposed we were almost drunk from the music and dancing, so when we arrived in a quiet and sacred space, the both of us passed out from exhaustion.The one thing I remembered as my eyes closed was the way she looked slipping out of her wedding dress. God, I was a lucky-ass man.***When my eyes finally peeled open, Sophia was already up and facing me. She had a big smile on her face, and her left hand propped on the pillow between us. The sparkling engagement ring glittered in the morning light that streamed through the windows. The night before, I’d barely gotten out of my clothes, so there was no chance I had been able to reach the blackout curtains before falling onto the bed.“Good

  • Billionaire Alpha   I Do

    SophiaGia smiled and reached up to grab my veil. She pulled it down over my face, and the world turned a hazy shade of white. All but two of the servants dispersed, and Gia walked into the room, closing the door behind her.“You ready to get married?” Matt asked me.“Yes,” I said, lifting my chin. For a moment, I felt like Gia. Since I was to take her place as queen one day, it seemed fitting.A swell of music filtered out from under the doorway and the doors opened. It was a good thing the veil covered the surprised expression on my face. We’d planned for the wedding to be small and intimate, but I didn’t know that there would be more than immediate family at the event. Gia had mentioned some close family and friends that she’d wanted there, and I brushed it off, thinking there would be one or two extra people.All in all, there were only about fifty people, but when their gazes turned toward me, there might as well have been two hundred people there.Matt gripped my hand harder. “J

  • Billionaire Alpha   Wedding Day

    SophiaSince Gia put together the wedding in such a short amount of time, there was nothing Luke or I could say when it came to the night before the wedding. She’d let go of most of her traditional views but chose to hold on to the one that didn’t allow us to sleep together that night.While I wanted to show Luke how appreciative I was about what he’d done for me, we respected her wishes.After a wonderful rehearsal dinner with the people we loved, I took Matt around the palace while Luke and Maddox went off together. Maddox had mentioned something about the bachelor party, and Gia’s face had paled to the color of the tablecloth. I knew Luke didn’t plan on going out to a strip club—I didn’t think they had those here—but he went off with Maddox anyway, probably to defeat his best friend’s urge to flirt.Matt eventually dropped me off in the same bedroom that I’d slept in when I first came to the palace. We said goodnight, and I thought I saw excitement flash in his eyes when he asked w

  • Billionaire Alpha   Telling the Council

    LukeThe council members shifted in their seats. I couldn’t be prouder of my mother for standing up for me. It was something I always wanted but never knew that I needed. I didn’t care that she commanded the meeting space where I was supposed to reign. We were a family, and treating the kingdom like that would be my legacy.“When Erol and I chose to adopt a son, it was not something we took lightly. We knew we would change a child’s life and possibly be able to choose the successor to the throne.” She looked over at me and smiled, the way she used to when I was a child. When things seemed much simpler. When had I lost touch with that?“We picked a boy that we felt, in our hearts, needed us as much as we needed him. You all worked with my husband and the previous king. You saw how big of a heart he had for this country. You trusted his choices. Why are you turning your backs on him now? He wanted Luke to become king in his stead. What would you say to him right now, face to face, if yo

DMCA.com Protection Status