GREY’S POVI stood at my office window and watched as Kate alighted the car with Grey. Normally, I would have done nothing and let my brother fight his battles himself as I had always done, but Bloom wanted to do something, and I was now realizing that there was no way I could say no to her. Not when she looked like it was her duty to save others, which she did with me. She saved me and I knew now that she was too good for me. I walked to my desk and opened the drawer to reveal a pretty necklace box. The more I watched her, the more I wanted to shower her with gifts and adorn her with the finest things. She deserved it. For bringing me out of the pit, she really did, so if solving the problem between my brother and his mate made her happy, I would do it. I liked it when she looked at me with eyes that called her hero. I came out of my office with the intention of finding either my brother or his mate and having a talk with them, when I saw my brother going downstairs. “Richmond,” I
BLOOM’S POVI wasn’t familiar with the voice but I felt my mate’s body language. He was wound tight like he was about to spring up and pounce on a prey. He moved in front of me and blocked my view of the visitor. Looking out from behind Grey, I saw two people, not one like I expected to see, and they turned out to be familiar faces. One was my former mate, the one who had contributed to my trauma in not a not so little way. And the other was the bane of my existence. Cecily.“What the fuck are you doing here?” My mate growled, and I clenched my fist so hard my nail pierced into my skin. “Bloom, so nice to see you,” Cecily greeted in a fake sweet voice and an even faker smile. I blanked my face, and looked at Cecily long enough to make her uncomfortable before speaking, “I can’t say the same about you,” watching with satisfaction as the smile fell off her face. If I wasn’t trying to maintain a cool appearance, I would have laughed. She must have thought I was still the same girl sh
BLOOM’S POV“Bloom.” His mouth fell open, and my face flushed. Did he like it or not? “I’m not sure if we can go out anymore.” He must not have liked it, I thought as my face fell. Then he continued, “You’re too beautiful. I don’t want anyone to see you. I want you all to myself.” Grey moved until he was standing in front of me with just a few inches of space between us, and started to plant kisses on my neck and throat.I giggled, and Grey looked up, his gaze filled with want. “You smell delicious.”“Richmond gave me a bottle of perfume to say thank you,” I told him and he sniffed my neck again. “You like?” Grey gave a vigorous nod of his head. “I do. I could eat you up right now.” I pushed him away with a laugh just as he leaned in to kiss my lips. If he continued like this, we wouldn’t be able to leave. “Stop, Grey, let’s go.” “Let’s go then, my lady,” he said with a faux British accent and crooked his arm so I could fix my arm in. “We’re walking?” I looked at my mate in surpris
BLOOM’S POV“That applies to you, Bloom. No matter how you dress up, you’re still disgusting.” There it was. This was that premonition that something would go wrong today.I could easily have ignored Cecily, but she wasn’t alone. Her company of two other girls snickered at her words like it was the funniest thing they had ever heard. Now, I couldn’t just let it go. Sighing, I stared her up from her feet to the top of her head. “What’s that for?” Cecily asked with a displeased look. She obviously hadn’t gotten the memo yesterday that I wasn’t the same cowardly Bloom. “Cecily, poor, poor Cecily,” I said loud enough for only her to hear, and her face blank. “What’s with that tone? Do you think because—”“No, Cecily.” I put up a hand to silence her, and she spluttered in shock. First, I would take care of her friends, then I would face Cecily. “You’re her new friends, aren’t you?” Their silence was enough. “You’re probably from this Pack, right, and not the other one where Cecily came f
Bloom's pov After dinner, we went straight home and I blushed hard at how Tina winked at me. Maybe it was the smile etched on my face because she could tell I was happy and that seemed enough for her. I would give her the details of what happened later, but now I just had to get into bed.I headed for my room first, washed up, and changed into one of the ridiculous nightgowns Steph had gotten for me. It was so big that they could make two of my former nightgowns from it. It looked like a granny's gown. Although it was light blue in color and smelled like vanilla. Perhaps, this was a reminder of how big my belly was. I was trying to stifle a yawn as I walked into Grey's room, the lights had been turned down and I had to squint to find my way to the bed. "Why is it so dark in here?" I called out, but I didn't get any response.I got under the duvet and closed my eyes, eager to just fall asleep when I felt him blow into my ear. "Grey, stop it..." He chuckled and I turned to face hi
GREYI leaned over to kiss Bloom. She returned it and I pulled back to see the smile on her face. Her curls were wet and stuck to her forehead but it just made her look more pretty. Did I plan on making love to Bloom? No, it just kind of happened and I was glad it did. Sure she would push me away, I almost crossed my fingers and prayed to whoever was listening, but again she blew my mind, just like she had done before now. A few minutes later, after emptying my ball of months of celibacy, I sighed when I looked at her to see her falling asleep so cutely. She must have been tired from the date and our intimacy must have worn her out even more. I felt bad about that.“You are such an animal.” My wolf had come out again. I rolled my eyes, thinking, tell me something I don’t know. “You weren’t satisfied with one time, so you pushed her for the second time. You wore her out.” I sighed. “I’ll apologize when she wakes up,” I whispered. If I could hit myself I really would. Letting out a si
BLOOMWhen I opened my eyes in the morning, compared to other days, I had the feeling something was wrong. I immediately realized why: Grey wasn’t in bed. A swift run of my fingers along the part he slept in, and I found it cool which meant he had been gone for a while. Stifling a yawn, I sat up in bed. Last night, after our intimacy, I was so tired that I fell asleep right away. As I chewed on the insides of my mouth, I couldn’t help but feel a sinking feeling that something happened during the night. I pushed it out of my mind temporarily and made my way to the bathroom where as I passed by the mirror, my messy reflection stared back at me. I needed a scrub. In the bathtub, I scrubbed my hair before the rest of my body, then got out of the tub, and wrapped a small blue towel around my head. A few minutes after coming out of the bathroom, I left Grey’s room and headed downstairs in an orange sleeveless gown. I needed to find Grey.Tina was seated at the dining table and when she s
BLOOM“Why are you here?” It was a harmless question, but the tone of annoyance in Grey’s voice made me freeze. “I came to see if you were feeling better. You seemed mad in the morning.” I inched a few steps closer to him. His face had been peaceful when I entered the garden, but when he noticed me, his foul mood came back. Maybe I could make him feel better, I mean who else if not his mate? There was an ache in my heart, but I ignored it and focused on Grey instead. “I’m fine.” Grey waved his hand dismissively and turned away from me. “It’s fine, nothing you need to bother yourself with.” Nodding, I hesitantly sat beside him and raised a hand to his face, but he flinched. What was that? Hurt, I retreated my hand to my side. Why did he react like a cat that had gone through trauma? When I touched his lap, he tensed beneath my touch. That should have been enough to push me away, but I didn’t want to give up. “What’s wrong Grey?” I wished he would look into my eyes. Silence follo