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How Have You Been?

Author: Harmeen
last update Last Updated: 2022-08-08 23:42:04

Just watching him stand there brought tears to my eyes. I could feel my heart thumping wildly in my chest and I sniffed, then looked at him again.

"Alpha Austin," Simon said unable to keep the disappointment out of his voice. "Come in."

Austin looked around for a bit, then took a step in, but stopped in front of me. His eyes fixed on mine, and they were calm, as if he was waiting for an answer.

"I..." I started to say, before tears made me choked down on my words and I, shamelessly, ungratefully, yet happily wrapped my arms around him and buried my face in his chest. It was warm, like home. It was soft and it was hard too. Like perfection.

He gave a small sigh but let me cry in his chest, and after a while I moved away slowly on my own.

"Why couldn't you wait?" He asked again.

I sniffed and wiped my tears with the back of my hand. "We were...we were caught. By the time we came back and you were unconscious...the grand alpha already found out I am not your mate from Lily and Catherine
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