NoahNoah was annoyed. Extremely annoyed. No matter what he did, the alpha always managed to get in his way.He’d had her in his grasp. She had let him kiss her. She would have let him do more, but Kaylee has opened her mouth. And of course Arthur had come running. And now? He’d done something even worse.Even as a recluse, he had heard that the date of Almara and Arthur’s wedding had been confirmed. Three months. He only had three months. He had to up his game if he was going to steal her away.
AlmaraAfter my embarrassing break down at Noah’s, he had insisted on going to the gallery with me as well. He’d been glued to my side the entire time, never leaving me alone for even a second. What was it with the men in my life suddenly treating me like I was some fragile, delicate creature? I didn’t think being pregnant made me that vulnerable.What’s even worse, is that he put himself in charge of escorting me home as well. I told him it wasn’t a good idea. I could only imagine what Arthur would do if I came back with Noah in tow. He barely tolerated me being around Noah at work.
ArthurArthur sat in his office, seething. He could smell that asshole all over the room. While Almara had told him about Noah’s visit, she hadn’t said anything about him coming into his office. What the fuck?He had tried to trace the scent, to see where exactly he had gone, but Noah had been smart. He’d made sure that his scent couldn’t be tracked to any one location. So Arthur had no idea what he had touched or if he had even taken anything.Arthur’s only consolation is that Almara hadn’t been in here with Noah. So wha
Almara The next two months passed by in a blur. It was full of work, wedding planning, and hospital visits. It was an endless cycle of wash, rinse, and repeat. To be honest, it was mostly a blur. I could barely remember the specifics other than the baby was doing fine.Arthur had been a godsend throughout the whole thing. I had unfortunately developed debilitating morning sickness halfway through my second month. There was hardly a time where I wasn’t running for the toilet. It had started to hinder my work so Arthur had hired an assistant for me.
SofiaSofia was pissed. Not only had she been made to stay in the hospital for longer than she originally thought, but her plan with William had completely failed. From William’s account, his taking that girl out only made her and Arthur closer.And now it had been two months since then. Two more months with no word from Arthur. It was literally like Sofia didn’t exist to him anymore. He couldn’t possibly have moved on so fast. Not when they still had the mate bond.Of course, the mate bond had never been consummated. Soifa has been so sca
AlmaraAs I walked into the gallery, I could tell something was off. Nobody came to greet me like they usually did. I was even a few minutes late. Usually when that happened, Molly made sure to scream at me.I could practically sense Kaylee’s unease as she stood in front of me. Her shoulders were tight, her stance completely rigid.“Stay behind me,” Kaylee ordered before we started moving forward, our footsteps echoing off the marble flooring. She checked every room, being careful not to miss a single one. But we didn’t find anyone.
A month has passed since Arthur’s father tried to attack me at the gallery. Arthur still has no idea what happened. When Kaylee had come back, Roman had acted like nothing was amiss. I had just stayed silent. I wasn’t sure if my voice would have been stable enough to pull off any kind of performance.I tried not to think about it. The wedding was only a week away and there was a lot to get done before then. Arthur had ordered Molly and Noah to give me the week off so I could focus on it. At least that was the excuse he gave them. Really, he just wanted me to rest and not stress out about anything.Which I appreciated. It was nice being able to relax fo
The wedding was only three days away. The seamstresses had called and told us that our wedding attire was ready for the last fitting. If everything went well, we could take them home today.The dress fit me like a dream. It was everything that I had ever hoped for in a wedding dress. The seamstresses had done a wonderful job bringing my design to life. I hadn’t been able to see Arthur’s suit, but he pretty much said the same thing. He said that I had done a beautiful job.I was glowing with pride when it was over. The final fitting had only taken an hour and we had already loaded the clothes into the car. I thought we were just going to go back home, b