Hector’s POVHours later, I found myself on a seat next to the hospital bed my mate lay on. Save the occasional hum of voices and footsteps filtering in from outside the room was completely quiet, and I stared at my mate, who in turn stared dazedly at the pale wall in front of her bed.Her face was
Hector’s POVThe door creaked shut as I let it swing close behind me, and I turned to look at Kane, expecting that he would immediately launch into what had made him bring me out here since he had sounded urgent earlier.But he didn’t. In fact, to my slight annoyance I watched the younger man bite h
Kane did not immediately say anything, but I could see the wheels of his mind turning until finally, his eyes grew wide as he turned his gaze to me.“That… that seems possible,” he said, before whispering, “by the goddess.”Our conversation practically fizzled out after that, as there was not much e
Hector’s POV“I expected to hear from my granddaughter first upon your return, not you,” were the first words Malcolm said as soon as his face popped up on the screen of my laptop. “Who would’ve thought you’d actually miss me more?” he continued, making me regret the fact that I had even called at
Hector’s POVI could hear the sound of tires crunching over gravel from at least a mile away, and as a sleek black Mercedes pulled up the driveway through the gates, which I’d ordered opened; I resisted the shudder that climbed up my spine and spread outwards.It was normal to feel on edge at the pr
I was hesitant to turn the knob, and looked over my shoulder at Malcolm, whose only expression was an arched eyebrow, almost as if he was telling me to get it over with.Eventually, I did, and as the door creaked open I was greeted by the sight of my silent mate, who looked like she’d hardly changed
Hector’s POVI left them shortly after that, returning to work on Pack affairs which seemed to have doubled in the short time that I spent making preparations for Malcolm’s arrival. Just thinking about it all made me sigh with exhaustion.There was a shit ton of stuff to get through, from approving
Hector’s POVMalcolm’s outburst was the most forceful display of emotion I had ever seen coming from him, and for a moment, as he drew even closer to me, leaning over and shortening the distance between our faces that my table had imposed—I almost flinched.The thought crossed my mind briefly as I s