Someone else is going to take care of my child! Someone else is going to rock my baby to sleep each night. Someone else is going to be there when my child says his or her first words. It will not be me that my baby calls, “Mama.” It will not be me that my baby walks to on unsteady legs when they
*Rose* The butler is in a hurry. Either he has lots of more important things to do than to walk a pregnant nobody in to see the king, or he just doesn’t realize his legs are a foot longer than mine. I feel like I am running to keep up with him, but then, as I start to tire about halfway to the kin
Now, I am wondering if he even knows how that works. But then… I’m not exactly sure I know how all of that works either. I really need a book…. “Now that you’re knocked up, there’s absolutely no reason for you to be around the Alphas anymore. I’ve already noticed what a distraction you’ve become.
*Eli*The soft moonlight is causing her silver night dress to glow in the dark. She looks like an angel, and I have missed her. The king has told us there is no need to keep seeing ‘the Breeder.’ His words. That and how he refers to her as a Breeder seems like just a tactic to remind all of us why w
She scoffs, not answering me. Something bad has happened, I’ve determined. But I don’t know what. “Love? How will love be relevant if you are the father of this child? Soon you and the king will rip the baby away from me and hand it to Emily, the only mother my child will ever know.”I swallow hard
*Tristan* I throw the paper plane I made at Reece, and he gives me an irritated glare. We have been sitting in Eli’s room for a little over an hour waiting for him to return. We are all anxious to hear if Rose is all right. Having not been able to see her for a couple of days is driving all of us a
All of a sudden, an idea strikes me. “The king can’t just get rid of Rose. The baby will need to be breastfed for a few years after it is born, so she will have to stay,” I announce, and I see everyone’s face light up with renewed hope. “Yes, you are correct. Babies breastfeed until they are about
*Mark* We meet in the garden after the last set of Alphas attempts to persuade King Gene to let Rose stay in place of Emily. None of us are successful, and as we sit around near one of the fountains, Eli dribbling a basketball that the rest of us have no energy to play with; we are all morose. “W
I look at Shelby. “Shelby… why?” She looks like she’s about to burst, and she finally spits it out. “Because I’m pregnant!” My eyes go wide, and I want to grab her and jump up and down, but I don’t want to squish Reeva, so I do a milder equivalent of that, which involves one arm and bouncing more
Rose It feels strange going back to Castle Dark Forest, and it’s going to feel even weirder being there again. It’s been so long since I first arrived there for the stupid contest… well, I guess without that contest, I would have never met my Alphas, so I suppose I won’t call it stupid anymore. I
Eli seems only half-convinced, and once Kelly and this guy are finally separated, he clears his throat.“I’m going to need the name of the guy who just sucked face with my sister,” he says firmly. “And I need to know where you’re from, and whether you have a criminal record, and—”Kelly slaps Eli’s
RoseI can’t believe how much the Goddess has blessed me. I remember all the times I was hunched over on the floor of the sewage plant trying to force myself to breathe through my mouth to avoid the stench. It didn’t work very well. I also remember all those lonely nights in my high school years whe
After a moment, I remember and quickly free him from the rest of his clothes. He pulls my nightgown over my head and tosses it exactly where he thought it should go and then lays me on the bed, All I’m wearing now is a tiny red thong. He stands at the foot of the bed and takes me in. “Damn,” he mur
Mark It’s my turn to spend the night with Rose, and I can hardly wait. It is a little odd being in this position, sharing my mate with four other men, but now that we have our situation settled, I realize I wouldn’t want it any other way. I’m carrying flowers as I go into her room. I think she’s p
“No, little flower,” says Tristan.The smile on his face and twinkle in his eye made my heart skip a beat.“He’s not allowed anywhere near our precious little pups,” he clarifies. “Just the diapers. Dirty diapers, all day long… that’s his new job! We’ll watch him every second.”“But you don’t have t
RoseI love spending time out in the garden, and now I’m doing it with four little bundles of joy. I’ve heard that expression so many times, but now that I’m a mother, I really understand just how much joy those little bundles can bring. And with all the fear of losing them that I’ve experienced ove
“No.” Alpha Alice crosses her hands across her chest. “I’m staying out of this. If these Alphas want to take you, so be it. I know how the contest was supposed to go, and if one of them had a male baby, then that will be the next Alpha King. I’m not getting on their bad side.”“Appalling!” I shout.