When Cara's car rolled into the driveway of Berkeley estate that morning, Alex smiled as she waited for her to get down from it. She didn’t have a clue what Cara wanted to see her about, but she had called her that she was coming over to see her for something important. Something important was pushed aside, she was glad to see her. It’s been a while since she had seen her, the last time being the time she came when her brother was here. That afternoon, after she had gone to see Gabe and talked with him, she had come back to see her in her room, but she had seemed different, she had acted strange all through her stay until she left. She had asked her to come out to meet her but she had a lot to do. Before Gabe left home, he had told her that he would be expecting some guests for dinner so she had to cook for a lot of people. Dee had promised to help, and she knew Cara would do. Finally, Cara came down and she walked to Alex, pulling her into a hug. “I miss you, girl. We really need
How did Alex deduce that from what she had said? Cara asked herself, but then, she realized that her fear was not misplaced totally with the way Gabe had been pushing her away like some jerk instead of explaining the situation. Shaking her head, she grabbed Alex's hands in her and turned to face her completely on the bed they sat on. “No, Alex, that’s not the case. He’s not rejecting you. If anything, I think he’s trying his best to be mated to you as well.” She said. “Then why is he pushing me away?” she asked. “Because, as he said, he doesn’t want to lose control with you. You see, there is so much you don’t know about being a werewolf, and that includes the fact that people who are not mated to their mate can’t live a complete life, a free and sweet life like they should. I’m sure Gabe won’t want to choose that over being with you and enjoying peace. He must have his reason for all of this. I know you like him a lot, so the least you can do for him is to try your best to underst
Fiona was the one that entered the room. She looked around the room, looking for Cara and Alex, and when she saw them on the balcony, she walked up to them with a big smile on her face. “Aunt Cara, Aunt Alex, Mom ask me to call you both to start dinner.” She said and Cara nodded her head in agreement. “Yes, tell your mother we’ll be down shortly.” She said, and the little girl nodded. She gave Cara a sweet smile and Alex a thumbs up. Alex smiled at the action. She found the little girl so endearing, and the sweet little smile she always gave was so refreshing.When Fiona was gone, Alex realized that she needed to get dinner started soon because she would be making plenty of dishes. Although Dee had volunteered to help her, she could as well start as early as possible. She took a long sigh, then she turned to Cara and said. “Let’s go downstairs. We'll talk about this later.” It took the three of them about an hour and twenty minutes to get the job done, with little Fiona here and t
A few minutes after Alex went downstairs to check on the food and get the wine was when she heard the screeching of cars from outside. Cara had told her that Gabe was back, but he had also gone to freshen up. Soon, the bell rang, and she walked from the hall where she was standing to the front door to open it. “Welcome, Dean.” She said when she saw that he was the one that had arrived. He asked her if Gabe had arrived and she nodded. “Okay, that’s good. We’re expecting three people, investors in the charity event we’re trying to put together.” Alex nodded. She had not been told the number of people coming, but now she knew. Aside from the people she knew that would be sitting around the long table they had set at the dining hall, she would be seeing three more people, strangers. She looked slightly intimidated by the thought of being around wealthy strangers, but then she shook her head and walked back to the kitchen. She stayed in the kitchen, even when the first guest arrived,
After dinner, everyone sat in the living room, waiting for dessert, sitting around cozily, drinking wine and talking, except for Alex who had excused herself as soon as dinner was over. Well, she didn’t just excuse herself, she had had to leave to get the dessert done. She had not known that someone would request for it after eating that much food. She had prepared a lot with the help of Cara and Dee of course, but she had to finish up her duty.Gabe stood up at the same time Cara did. “Excuse me, everyone.” He said. “I need to go check on Alex and see where she is at the dessert she is making.” Cara shook her head. “You don’t have to worry, Gabe. I’ll go check on her myself.” She said. No, Gold growled. He wanted an alone time with her, so that was why he was going into the kitchen when everyone was relaxed and talking. “No, you’re a guest Cara. I’ll go myself.” He said with a final tone.Cara nodded her head and sat back down, biting her bottom lips. She understood that he wanted
He walked to the counter and stood there, as she walked to the corner table to drop the plate. Quickly, he adjusted his trouser and made sure she didn’t see anything amiss. He folded his arms, waiting for her to do or say something, anything, but nothing came. Instead, she walked to him where he stood and pressed into him. He could tell that she wasn’t thinking much of what she was doing because there was no embarrassed or flushed look on her face. She was only trying to grab the plate behind him. Her breasts pressed into his shoulder as she leaned over him, and as she walked away to return the plate to the sink where she had taken it from early, he imagined what it would have felt like to wrap his hands around her waist. Gabe was tired, if anything, he had tried and tried to stay away from Alex so that he wouldn’t lose control, but to what extent? He thought about her every damn day, no, every second, whenever he was working or not, not able to concentrate on things that needed con
Galatia was done exercising, so he took the towel he had dropped on the gum bench to wipe off the sweat he had on his forehead. He had been working out for as long as he could remember, especially those times he was too busy to run in the wild in his wolf form. He picked up the bottled water as well and drank half of the content as soon as he unscrewed the cap. He wasn’t sure he wanted to go home yet, knowing his grandmother had said he wanted to see him when he was back. He was scared that she was about to nag him about getting married, and that was the last thing on his mind. He had a private gym at home in his house, but he didn’t want to be at home at all, as he had been avoiding talking to her, but he had no choice but to get home soon. Galatia had found his mate two years ago, but she had been involved in a car accident that resulted in a fire explosion. The car had skidded so much it had leaked gas, and before anyone could get there to drag her out, she had exploded. Since t
The work for today was almost done, and he would be able to go meet with Detective Holmes as scheduled. That was funny, the name of the detective, and he had always lived up to his name, which was why he was on his retainer. He had gone from meeting to meeting today, and working as well, only getting about a ten-minutes break in between. He had managed to get something to eat for lunch and went right back to work like a machine. A knock sounded on his door, and his secretary poked her head in. “Sir, the last meeting you have for five o’clock has been canceled.” He frowned. “You know the reason? I wasn’t informed.” He said. His secretary walked into the office, closing the door behind her and he walked to him. “The client's flight was canceled so they can’t it anymore, but they said they would connect with us via skype, and they will tell me when that would happen.” She explained. He nodded with a sigh. Almost done for the day then. He would just have to call Detective Holmes to m
Epilogue Three years Later “Gaby, go call your papa for dinner. He should be in his room.” Alex told her three year old daughter. Little Gaby shook her head and said. "No, mommy. Papa is being a wolf outside with Alex.” she pointed to the door of the kitchen that led to the backyard. Alex had two beautiful daughters, twins, Gabrielle and Alexis. They were her life, and she loved them so much. Nodding, she smiled at the girl and shook her head at her as she licked her lollipop. She kept telling them both it was going for their teeth, but their father would sneak it to them. She could tell the only reason Gaby wasn't hiding her candy lollipop was that she was carried away. "Gaby, what's that you have in your hand?” she asked her. “Huh,” she removed the lollipop from her mouth and started at it for a second, then she quickly hid it behind her. Smiling, Alex shook her head.Soon, she heard footsteps coming towards the kitchen door and Gabe stepped inside, Alexis behind him. She al
Alex slept for two hours straight and she had just woken up five minutes ago. She was standing in the kitchen with Gabe standing at the end of the table watching her as she moved around, slicing this and salting that.Mrs. Teddy just arrived ten minutes earlier with the ingredient she had listed off at the hospital, and he had instructed her to wash them and get them all ready and sorted for her. That made Alex's job easier for her. She was making brown rice, fried salmon, and chicken soup. She already had the pot in the cooker and she had put in all the vegetables she chopped into it; including the spinach and broccoli. They are low in calories, and they are a great source of calcium, iron, vitamin C, and heart-healthy antioxidants. She allowed the vegetables to cook on medium heat until they were soft. She stir-fry the vegetables for a little while before she added the boiled chicken and seasoning to it. She was cooking it in the special way her mother had taught her how to. She
After bringing the coffee, Tim asked them to wait outside, and not to go home until they were able to see the cute little baby that just joined the family. Sitting outside with his wife, Gabe wrapped his hand around Alex's shoulder and pulled her to him so that she would rest against him. “Do you think we should stay? You look tired.” “I am, but we should wait.” She said. Thankfully, Tim soon poked his head out of the hospital room's door, and he said to Gabe. "Come on, Gabe. You can now see the baby." He said.With a nod, he stood up. "Will you stay here?” “I'll come with you.” She said and he nodded. They proceeded to the room and followed Tim to the side of Cara's bed. Cara was carrying her daughter and she used a pink blanket to wrap around her. Gabe could have sworn that the baby was as pink as the blanket itself.She was so beautiful and she had chubby cheeks. She was closing her eyes so Gabe couldn't see the color of they were but he knew that they would be beautiful. Cara
Alex was all happy, smiling and nodding at everything Cara said. She had had a peek at the baby before she was taken away so that they could clean her properly. She was so pink and so beautiful that Alex's heart swelled with pride and happiness for her friend. This was what people called a bundle of joy. She was going to be experiencing it soon, in a few months, and she couldn't wait. Although, she had also seen the pain that came with it, and that scared her, but the happiness in her heart at the moment didn't allow her to dwell on it. This was the first time that Alex witnessed childbirth, and so far she feared and loved the experience, the feeling she got. She bent down to whisper into Cara's ear and told her that she was going out to see Gabe.“I'm so happy for you both.” She wanted to say, but she could see that Cara was already so tired. Telling her that would make her all pumped up to talk more about her own feeling and how happy she was. “Okay, you should do that.” She said
Getting out of the car even before Gabe parked it made him so angry he wanted to yell at her, slamming on the brake before she could jump out. Why the hell was she acting so reckless all of a sudden when she could as well calm down and still get to her sister in the end? He gave her a look that could have melted her head off if that was possible and gritted his teeth. "That was dangerous, Alex. Why did you think it was okay to open the car door when I haven't even stopped the car?”“I'm sorry.” She said, her voice a little bit low. Her phone had been ringing off the hook since they were on their way here. She had picked it every time, and Cara kept telling her to get herself there if she didn't want her to kill her. “You could have been killed if I didn't stop the car. You almost got down from the car if I didn't stop you.” “I wasn't thinking straight.” She said. She had been so distracted, thinking about the kind of pain that her sister must be going through, with the pain that
Alex had just woken up a little minutes past six o'clock in the morning when her phone rang. She had been sleeping with her body half across Gabe's body so she tried to get off him but his hand tightened his hold around her waist. He moaned and moved even closer to her, pushing his face into the crack of her neck. He sniffed and moaned again. He was probably dreaming about her, or at least, that was what she thought was happening.“Gabe,” she called softly. "let me get up, okay.” She said. She wasn't sure he heard her but she would try. She was tired but her phone was ringing, and for someone to be calling at that time, it must be something important.“Gabe, remove your hand off me. I need to get to my phone.” She said again. She tried raising his hand that was across her belly but he was not bulging. She raised her head to look up at him to see his eyes were now wide open, with no residual of sleep on his face. He had been watching her sleep, and she wondered for how long that had
"Alex, finish the bowl," Gabe instructed and Alex made a sour face, not liking the situation at all. She wondered what she had gotten herself into and how she would get herself out of it. "Gabe, I am done. I am not hungry anymore." She whined and pushed the tray away. She held her breath as she said that, hoping that would work and he would leave her the heck alone. "Finish it. You are pregnant. You need to take care of your diet now. I don't want you to black out as you did after the honeymoon." He said and picked up the bowl. He was determined to make sure she finished the food, and if that required him spoon-feeding her himself, then that was exactly what he would do. Filling the spoon with the soup, he raised his hand and extended it towards her mouth, opening his in a gesture for her to go the same. Groaning in a complaint, she finally opened her mouth and allowed him to slide the food inside.“I won't black out again, you know. The doctor already examined me.” She said and he
"And I take her to be my lawfully mated wife,” Gabe said, and the elder that officiated their marriage said. "You may kiss the bride.”Alex knew that she would always remember Gabe's sweet reaction when he turned to kiss her as the elder had said. He was smiling brightly, his eyes laced with tears of joy. She could tell he was as happy as she was even though she had been getting cold feet at the beginning of the day, up until the start of the ceremony itself. He caught her lips as he kissed her passionately, her searing hot mouth making her want more than the kiss he was giving, but she couldn't have. They were outside after all, with a lot of people present, and she wasn't about to give them a free show. That would be doing something nasty. As Alex lost herself in the kiss, it was the loud cheer of the people around them that drew her back a little. She could tell that they were all so happy for them. At least, most of them. There was no way everyone around a person will completel
Today was one of the happiest days of Alex's life, no doubt. She was not just happy though, she was elated, or any other word she could use to describe the way she felt at this very moment. It also happened to be the day she had been waiting for and dreaming about since she became a grown woman. She had basically prepared her mind for this very day and now that it was here, she was glad, feeling ten folds of the happiness she had always dreamt of. She couldn’t wait to be addressed as Mrs. Berkeley, and today was the day she was going to say “I do” to the man that she loved so much, even though it was just going to be one of the wedding ceremonies, it was as important as the one they would do at the pack house to have them officially mated. It was more or less a joining of some sort. She had always dreamt of spending the rest of her lifetime with the man that loved and cared for her and her family this way. She was just too happy to express her joy. She realized that the way she was