Ava retched as she threw up all the contents of her stomach into the toilet bowl. This has become a normal phenomenon for the past few days. While it was tiring and gut-wrenching, she knew it was part of this journey to becoming a mother.Resting on her knees, she tied her hair back and sat for a few minutes to make sure she had everything out. The past few weeks had been a hectic one for her, with the morning sickness coming in full force and not responding to the medications she was given, having to deal with the slight discomforts that came with it. She had a little bump now, barely noticeable, but she could see it. She had developed the habit of absentmindedly rubbing it, and sometimes she even caught herself talking to it.Just three months far along, and Ava could feel a strong connection with her child, she hoped it would turn out to be a boy. She had always wanted to know what it would feel like to raise a strong and fearless boy child.Getting up off the floor after sitt
Princess watched in anger as he stormed out of the house for the millionth time. It had been two weeks already, and she had not had another chance to show him the pictures.She blamed it widely on the attack on the barn but still, he seemed to be too invested in these things it became so annoying.Alpha Damon most likely had forgotten about their conversation since he never came to “continue” where they had stopped, or rather where they had been so rudely interrupted.She had barely even seen him around the house since the incident, being in one meeting or the other, trying to sort out one problem or the other.And he had pushed her a little farther away than she had expected, it was part of his bad habits, to push people away when he was trying to sort an issue or find a solution to an issue.She had accepted it, it was him. It was how he dealt with things, but he had gone extra this time. Consciously stayed out of his way and gave him as much space as she thought he might need.But
Alpha Jude heard a car drive in, Ava would not be back from work this early, so that could only mean one thing. He had a visitor and one he was not expecting as well.Curious as to who it was, alpha Jude left his desk and trudged to the window, he could see the entire front yard from the window so he had a clear view of the white SUV that was parked in his driveway.He waited patiently for whoever it was to alight, and a surprised look spread on his face when he saw who it was.Bold of her to come here, he thought as she walked towards the house, she looked professional, more professional than he had ever seen her look, and she had the sternest expression on her face. Anything to command some extra respect and power, he thought as he watched her sashay into the house. With a sigh, alpha Jude walked back to his desk, mentally preparing himself for the exhaustion that came with talking to her.He was still angry, furious at her for making his hard work go to waste because she could no
Sighing as he walked into the house, Alpha Damon flung his jacket on the couch and watched a maid scramble to get it, taking his tie off carelessly and giving it the same fate as his jacket.Not only was he just physically exhausted, he was mentally so too. The aroma of deliciousness filled his nostrils, making his mouth water. Maybe having a meal before he freshened up was not so much of a bad idea, he thought as he walked towards the dining table.Princess was already seated with her back to him, she muttered a welcome, and he replied with a thank you as he walked to his usual spot.The table was silent as they both focused on feeding their selves. He was grateful that Princess's usual bubbly and talkative self was quiet today because all he wanted was to eat and have a good night of rest.He could feel her eyes on him, but he ignored them, staring back at her would only provoke questions, questions that she probably would not give him any answers to. “We never finished our conver
Princess smiled when she heard his heavy footsteps against the wooden floor, his weary sigh gave her a pump. She had him just where and how she wanted him.Tired and weak, too burnt out to argue or turn her down, all she had to do was time him, say the right words, execute her best facial expressions, and get this over with, alpha Jude would be proud of her.She heard him pause at the door of the stairs, obviously contemplating what to do next, she had ordered the chefs to make their finest meal and put in their very best.A smile stretched her lips when she heard him walk towards the dining area. Well, guess the chefs did good, was all she thought, good enough to draw him here with just the aroma of their cooking.He just broke his routine of taking a shower and freshening up immediately after work. “Welcome,” she said, not too enthusiastically, and kept a straight face when he muttered a “Thank You”.He sounded too tired, she would have to give him some time and space to recuperate,
The lake was calm, and the moonlight bounced off the surface of it, tall trees surrounded it, their reflection making dark sketchy designs on it. Crickets called in the dark and owls hooted, the flapping sound of wings and the cool breeze swooshing against the leaves blended to form a melody.He had never seen anything more serene in his entire life. For a moment he forgot his anguish, the pain and the anger inside of him quenched for a burning second of admiration as he took in his surroundings. His breath slowly steadied, and he sighed in relief, his raggedy pants silencing into even ones. This was all he needed to heal, nature. “Ava” he muttered into the darkness, never in a million years, would he have imagined her to do this to him. She seemed so pure, so innocent, so incapable of doing any wrong.Perhaps he had been in too much of a hurry to judge the book by its cover. He should have looked deeper down, and seen her content. Even using that to judge her would have been harde
Ava sluggishly walked into the office, she had had little to no sleep the previous night, and it was telling on her greatly. She rubbed her eyes and yawned sleepily, holding on to the rails on the stairs to steady herself. There was a strange energy in the air, but she shook it off and walked into her office.Collapsing on her seat, she rested her head on the desk and took slow deep breaths. Stress did it look so good on her.She had spent all the previous night at her and Mika's favorite spot, it was just the breath of fresh air she had needed.That was where she had seen him, alpha Damon, she wondered how he had found their spot and most importantly, why he was out there until such an ungodly hour of the night. Yes, she had taken a secret drive down to West Wood, but in her defense, all she wanted was the serenity that only that lakeside gave her.And so she had snuck out of the house and driven down to get what she wanted, serenity. To think straight without any form of distracti
Alpha Damon waited about twenty minutes after she got in for her to settle in before he sent for her. He wanted to barge into her office, hold her by the shoulders, look into her eyes, and ask her if everything Princess told him was true. But he could not, he did not want it to go that way. He wanted this to be as peaceful and civil as it could be. So he sent his secretary to get her.The whole time he practiced controlling his anger, he was expecting every and anything. He would hate to spiral out of control mid-conversation.Leaning his head on his desk, he waited for her rather impatiently, glancing at his wristwatch every second he got and staring at the door for when she would knock. The sound of light footsteps approached his door there was a brief halt, followed by a small knock, and he sat upright, she was here. He could feel her, he could already smell her. Muttering a small come in, he braced himself for the sight of her. The door pushed forward, and she walked in, paus
Ava got to the lake faster than she expected to get there. The water was calm, and she first breathed in deeply while closing her eyes, as if she were in some form of yoga session. She walked slowly from one spot to another as she tried to let go of all the thoughts in her head. “Ava, it was just a dream. Just a dream.” She kept repeating to herself until she felt weak in the knees and finally decided to sit down on the grass to take a break from walking around. Her eyes fell on her big bump and just then she heard rustling leaves and footsteps approaching, causing her heart to race faster as she tried to get up but could not.*****Alpha Damon got into the woods and started to follow the mark that he had earlier made, as he did not want to forget the road that led to the lake again. He slowly lowered his pace as he got closer, not wanting to attract attention in case anyone was there. As the lake was visible, his eyes caught Ava as she paced up and down the side of the lake as if she
Alpha Damon woke up abruptly to the loud sound of an explosion and the first thing that his eyes caught was his wife, Ava, who was also up and tilting her head around the room. His heart raced faster as he stood immediately from the bed.“What is that sound?” Ava asked as she looked directly into the eyes of alpha Damon. They just heard a loud explosion in their house that woke them up from the bed. She stood up from the bed and rushed over to the cradle's bed where baby Mira was lying. Alpha Damon watched her walk to the cradle as he could not utter a single word. “What could be going on?” He asked himself as he walked slowly to where their baby girl was lying.“I don't know what is going on. I think we are under attack.” Alpha, Damon said in a low tone as he walked to the window, looking outside to see what was going on. “Jude!” He muttered as he slowly tilted his head away from the window. The pack was rowdy as everyone fled for their lives. “I am not here for anyone. I am here fo
“What is that sound?” Ava asked as she looked directly into the eyes of alpha Damon. They just heard a loud explosion in their house that woke them up from the bed. She stood up from the bed and rushed over to the cradle's bed where baby Oswald was lying. Her heart raced faster as she got to her child, heaving a sigh of relief as she met her son still sleeping soundly.“I don't know what is going on. I think we are under attack.” Alpha, Damon said in a low tone as he walked to the window, looking outside to see what was going on. Ava patted her child slowly as he continued to sleep. Her hand trembled as she was still not relaxed. “Who would want to attack at this time?” She asked as she tilted her head to look at alpha Damon, who began to walk towards them.“I am not here for anyone. I am here for alpha Damon, his wife, and my little one. My son.” They heard Alpha Jude's voice loudly from outside, and she gasped, but it was not much of a surprise to Alpha Damon.“That's alpha, Jude. W
It's been more than a week since Alpha Jude had discussed the next phase of the plan with Princess, but he was surprised as he had not heard any feedback from her since they last talked. He thought of calling her but kicked against the idea as she tossed his phone away to the other side of the bed. He took a deep breath as he stood up from the bed and walked into the bathroom to get prepared for the day's activity. Not long after, he came out of the bathroom and walked straight to his closet to grab his shirt for the day.He got ready for work and dashed out of the room, heading to the office. His thoughts soon took another dimension as he started to think of Ava. “It's been long since I last talked to her.” He thought as he brought out his phone to dial her contact but had to stop as he thought of calling her when he got to the office. He quickly had his breakfast and walked out of the pack house to his car. Not wasting time, he kicked his car and drove out of the house to the office
Alpha Damon opened his eyes abruptly and checked the screen of his phone to see if it was morning, but it was nowhere near morning at all. He took a deep breath as he hit his bed hard and grunted heavily. “Why can't I get any sleep?” He asked himself as he sat up on the bed. His mind had been filled with the thought of Ava. Even if he wanted to forget her, he could not just do that as each time he tried, he only ended up thinking about her more. He got up from his bed and went out of the room to the bar, as he thought of getting a drink to help him sleep faster.“What do we have here?” He asked himself as he checked through to see the varieties of drink that were there. “Voilà.” He said as his gaze fell on the one he felt was the strongest of all the drinks there. He brought it down and poured some into a glass cup, immediately emptying it into his mouth. He took a deep breath as he dropped the cup on the table and gazed at it with a straight face.“There wouldn't be a need for this.”
Ava woke up and slowly opened her eyes while she rolled to the other of her bed. For the first time in ages, she did not have to bother about going to work. She heaved a heavy sigh as she yawned, stretching out her arms as she slowly sat up on the bed. She tilted her head around the whole room as she thought of what to do for the day. “Mika is definitely going to work. What would I do today to kill time?” She asked herself as she slowly brought her fingers to tap on her lips.Heaving a sigh and grunting, she slowly got off the bed and walked slowly into the bathroom as she wanted to ease herself. She eased herself and on her way out, she stopped in front of the mirror, placing two fingers over her eye and opened it widely as she was examining her eyes. She did the same for the second eye and then heaved a sigh as she dropped her gaze to her protruded stomach, placing a hand over it and rubbing it gently while she stared at it in the mirror. Her heart raced faster as different thoughts
The morning came earlier than Alpha Jude had expected, especially after spending most of his time last night, thinking about the next phase of their plan. He squinted in response to the light that came in through the window, heaving a heavy sigh as he rolled to the other side of the bed before he opened his eyes widely. He blinked rapidly, yawning as he stretched out his arms before he slowly sat up on the bed. “Why is it morning already? I did not even have enough sleep.” He said to himself as he grabbed his phone to check what the time was.“The time is far gone. I don't think I will make it to the office today. I will just call them and notify them that I won't be coming today.” He thought as he scrolled through his contacts in search of his secretary's contact. He dialed her contact and placed the phone over his ears to talk. It rang for a moment before the call connected.“Hello, alpha. Good morning.” She said, and he exhaled rapidly with his mouth taking the “o” shape before he
Ava left the office immediately, as she was not comfortable with the way things were playing out between her and her mate, alpha Damon. She took a deep breath as she banged her office door and walked hastily out of the building. Not long after, she arrived home and made her way to her closet to undress and change into something lighter than what she was wearing. Her mind wandered off to the elongated eye contact between her and Alpha Damon when he came to return her phone. “Why was he staring so deep into my eyes?” She asked herself as she changed slowly.She stood there in the room, looking in a particular direction as different thoughts ran through her mind. “He did not show the hate and resentment as he did on the day that he knew that I was pregnant.” She thought as she began to walk slowly to her bed and sat at the edge of the bed, placing a hand on her baby bump. She took a deep breath as she rubbed her belly in a circular pattern. “I am scared of letting your father know about
Ava stood there quietly and Alpha Damon resisted all urges to tilt his head from his computer screen. He could not help but take a deep breath to calm his racing heart as different thoughts ran through his mind. Just when he was about to tilt his head to ask her why she was still standing, she cleared her throat slightly to talk.“Uhm… How did you know what I had wanted to ask for?” She asked, and he raised his head slowly from the computer screen to give her a quiet look. His heart raced slightly faster than normal as he thought of what to say. Just then, an idea popped up in his mind and he inhaled deeply to talk.“I mean, it's only right that I allow you some time to go and take care of yourself and your growing baby.” He said and observed her to see any change in her facial expression. She only maintained a straight face as she looked at alpha Damon directly in the eyes as if she were trying to read his mind. “What is going through her mind? What could she be thinking of?” He aske