Why do i not feel bad for Hunter?
Scarlett's povI wake up in Roman’s arms.Actually, I woke up to the scent of him and me; Jasmine mixed with earthy forest. Roman smells like sex in the forest and it doesn’t take me much to feel warm from it.It doesn’t take me much effort to get drunk on Roman’s scent either.My body gives me a pleasure-filled thrum when I inhale him more and memories of last night come flooding back.My cheeks heat up until they almost burn.Shit.My mind plays back ecstasy-filled image after ecstasy-filled image and I bury my face into his chest.I let Roman do that to me. I let him touch me with his fingers.I’ve never had fingers down there before, okay maybe a few times on a self-exploration kind of quest, but Roman’s fingers…His fingers are thicker and more experienced than anything I've felt, and the way he made me melt, the way he kissed me, the way he made me feel loved.“Are those sounds supposed to count as purrs or moans?”Roman’s voice sets my nerve endings on fire and I don't know whe
Maya doesn’t let me touch her. She holds her chin up in the air and walks past me like she doesn't see me. I apologize for the third time this morning. “I’m sorry Maya. I’m being honest. I didn’t mean to leave you alone.” “I wasn’t alone.” She’s really angry “Uncle Danis and Beta Fen were with me.” I frown. “In the room?” I feel a wave of hypocrisy at the way I voice those words. I almost sound angry and alarmed and it shouldn't be so. I should have been here with my daughter, in this space with her, and in the bed with her. “Beta Fen made him and Uncle Danis sleep outside the door. They left it open so I could see they were there until I fell asleep…..” My heart twists in gratitude “Where were you mummy?” Maya’s tone softens so noticeably at this point that I can tell she’s hurt “You left me alone again.” My body reacts so instantaneously that Maya is caught by surprise when I hug her. It takes a good second, but she hugs me back and when she does the feeling of shame and
Roman's povScarlett is scared.I look at the time on my watch and see it’s a few minutes to 7:30 am.How she got up before me is a mystery and how I got up before my alarm is another.I usually get up after the alarm goes off, but I guess I never had Scarlett in my bed before that. This close to me I can smell the floral jasmine of her skin. The scent of it brings memories rushing back and my mind threatens to bliss out. I can feel my dick warm up just thinking of her and last night…….. and that isn’t the best part.The part that makes me want her, even more, is that I told her about the mate bond.I don’t care that she had a bad experience with her former mate, and I don't care that she could have latched onto me because of that.She didn’t reject me. She’s learned of the fact that we are bonded and she isn’t running away from me. She isn’t seeing it as a trap.I glance at her and see her release a nervous breath. The action brings a smile to my lips so I brush my knuckles against
Scarlett's povRoman makes my heart melt with the way he treats Maya.His guards exchange bewildered glances when they see him wheeling a little girl around the room while the dye sets in and even I am bewildered because I never imagined this.I never imagined that one day Maya would have so much to talk about with someone who isn’t me, and the way she settles into comfortable banter with Roman has my heartwarming.I don’t know what they discuss. At some point, Maya looks thoughtful like she’s been given something to think about and then she shrugs and goes right back to talking.At some point, she stands on the seat as Roman wheels her about, and though my heart lurches at how close she might be to falling and getting injured, something tells me Roman would never allow that to happen.That thing tells me, my greatest fear won’t be a problem at all, that Roman won’t have me choose like Hunter did.Roman won’t have me choose between love and my child.With him, I might be able to have
“Myrtle?”My voice quakes and I ask myself what the fuck am I doing?I turn to look at Danis but he isn’t there anymore. He told me I'm batshit crazy if I thought speaking to Myrtle would get me any farther than we already are, but I just had to ask myself how far we are in terms of progress and the answer became clear to me.Threats still surround us.Still surround me and Maya and Roman. Roman and his pack.“You look surprised to see me, child.”I look at the old lady through the bars and her melancholy state and almost irritated tone surprises me. She doesn’t look like she hates it in here, but I've noticed all this before.“I have some more questions to ask you, Myrtle.”“It’s Councillor Myrtle” she directs a light glare at me “and no thank you, I've had enough questioning for one day. It hasn’t even been twenty-four hours yet since the last time I was questioned.”She gives an incredulous laugh and glances at me from the corner of her eyes.“If I didn't know better I'd say you’re
“Abandon any thoughts of the mark. There’s nothing going after that will do for you.”A frown lines my face but I nod all the same.“For now you have a company to run. Roman is counting on you, so do that.”Again I nod. He’s right and I need to focus on thatDanis walks out of my room and I slip into my work outfit. It consists of a white button-up, a dark skirt, and a pair of heels.I take some time to check myself out in the mirror and I like what I see. I look young, clinical, like a breath of fresh air.A scoff escapes my lips and I chuckle right after. I am aiming to deceive everyone in the Ironclaw headquarters building, so this look should be just right. There’s no way anyone would look at me in this and think I’m a runaway Luna or a mother of one.That is what I should want, yet Roman appears in my mind’s eye with brown hair. He changed something about himself just so he could fit into the role we wanted for him.Something like that might seem simple, but it’s a compromise
“Helloo” Aria snaps her fingers repeatedly and glares at me “Haven’t you seen a pretty lady before?”Her haughty eyes stare me right back in the face and I am lost for words or what to do. Only one thing runs through my head as my body goes rigid. What the actual fuck?“To what does Ironclaw Corp owe this visit, Aria Tyson?”Fen steps in front of me and blocks me from Aria’s line of sight. The amount of gratitude that fills my heart is unrivaled but self-preservation comes first. Two options come to mind.One; I can abandon whatever this attempt at life trying to fuck me up is and just go back to the pack. The car is still outside, both the one Fen and I arrived in and the one Roman gifted to me. I should have the key somewhere inside my bag, I could always just walk back out, get into the car and consider this a bad dream that never happened.Or, the second option.“Hey, Beta” Aria says the title like it’s something to be ashamed of “I want to see the Alpha himself, Roman Collins?
Roman's pov.“Okay Daddies, welcome to bring your Dad to class day.”The small class of small children scream in excitement and the smile that creeps up my face is slight but warm.Maya Tyson turns to catch my gaze and when our eyes lock, I wink.She giggles and turns to face the teacher once more.All the fathers stand at the back of the class and the teacher faces us while the kids face her.Maya and I had to make a stop at a fashion house on our way here and I let her pick out the perfect disguise for me. We were talking….. and she said I would be too noticeable in black, even with the hair change.Since her real Daddy isn’t here and she and her mum have run away from him, she knows I'm just standing in as her fake Daddy. Her fake daddy shouldn’t look like he can beat her teacher, that’s what Beta Fen is for.She had a specific look in mind for me, just so I could blend in. Her classes wouldn’t start till 10 a.m because of the event they have planned today so we did what all littl