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JARIS
A stool and a bowl was brought before me. The stool was placed in front of me while the bowl rested on it. A guard came up with a blade in his hand.
He gave me a long stare, his hand hovering with the knife in it, giving me more time in case I wanted to back out of the test.
My expression remained impassive as I looked at him. With a nod, he sliced his palm, letting the blood flow through.
I kept my eyes fixed on the blood, as focused as the way everyone had their eyes on
- me.
I watched the red liquid hit the bowl, staining the plate like it was sharing a good meal the bowl didn’t deserve.
I hardly blinked as I let the other memories flood me.
Kissing Lyric.
Fucking her.
Having her suck me.
The way she giggled. What memory could be greater than that?
Minutes passed, yet the blood didn’t have any reaction on me. The only urge I felt was
the urge to grab Lyric, pin her against the wall and kiss her savagely.
“Caden has been lying!” Elder Lucas exclaimed, relief echoing in his voice.
“Oh, thank the gods! I knew it!”
Sighs of relief and exclamations went round the hall. Now I could look Caden in the
eye.
A smile formed on my lips from the confusion he had spilling over his face. To see this look of disappointment on Caden’s face, I’d do anything any day. Anywhere.
“Is this meeting over, then? I have more important things to do,” I turned to the Elders and Chairman.
“Yes, please. We uh… deeply apologize for any inconvenience this might’ve caused you, Alpha Jaris. You’ll be King soon. I’m sure you understand how important it is to take such situations seriously.”
‘You’ll be King soon.‘
That statement.
I looked at Caden with a cold smile. As expected, he looked like he’d swallowed a
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piece of lime. He always hated limes from when we were kids.
Damm it, my damsel was right. What was I thinking wanting to let the asshole win?
Said damsel came to stand beside me. She slipped her hand into mine, and the moment she did, I noticed Caden’s face growing even sour.
It was becoming too obvious that he was affected by Lyric being close to me. What in Hades did that mean?
I knew he was mad, but I’d rather not believe he was mad enough to feel jealous about Lyric.
“Come on,” Lyric’s soothing voice reached my ear. I looked away from the monster and at the angel. Her smile was contagious.
Holding hands, we exited the hall together.
We were barely seated in the backseat when I grabbed her by the back of her hair, pushed her forward and slammed my lips against hers..
She reacted with shock but didn’t waste time reciprocating the kiss.
Kael was in the front seat, but I could hardly bring myself to care. I slid my hand under her shirt and was so close to grabbing her boobs when she gasped and pulled away.
“What’re you doing!?” She whispered–yelled, her wide eyes flying to Kael and back.
I bit my lip in frustration as I threw my head back against the headrest. Damn it, this
was too much to control.
“Kael, give us a minute,” I ordered.
Lyric’s eyes grew even wider, shock rolling in them.
“What?!” She whispered.
Kael didn’t hesitate and left the car.
“What the hell did you just do? He’ll know!” She exclaimed as soon as he shut the door.
“What does it matter?”
I grabbed her by the ass and placed her on top of me, making her straddle me. Her arms fell on my shoulders, the tip of her nose pink.
“You’re amazing,” I whispered before claiming her lips again.
I didn’t waste any time. I pulled her shirt upward until my hand was fondling her
breasts. She moaned into my touch, arching her back and giving it all to me.
I think I’m falling for you, Lyric–the words stayed on the tip of my tongue.
I think I’m finally crazy for you.
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You taste better than blood.
Better than any meal I’ve ever had.
You make me want to be the best version of myself.
Oh, Lyric.
Lyric.
The words stayed in my head, begging to be let out. I wish I could open my heart and let her read this letter I constructed solely for her.
I wish she could open my heart and see how genuine my feelings are.
Lyric Harper.
The woman I took for granted in the beginning and never knew would become the best part of me.
The woman that was slowly taking a position that had been unoccupied for a very long time.
Her loud moans resonated in the car as I fucked her on my thighs, wishing this could go on forever.
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and choco. My favorite smell.
snuggled myself closer to his arms, enjoying the way his heart beat against my ear.
Alpha Jaris.
My new home.
That sick feeling attacked me.
I sprang from the bed and into the bathroom, my hand already over my midriff before I bent over the toilet.
The nausea grew worse by the time I finished throwing up and straightened.
“What’s wrong?” I heard Jaris behind me.
I went to the sink to wash my face.
“Come here.” He was on me, turning me around to face him. He cupped my cheeks.” You don’t look fine.”
“I’ll be. I took some drugs yesterday. I’ll take them this morning and-”
“But you’re still not better.” He gave me a disapproving look. “You shouldn’t go to work today.”
“No! I–I have an important surgery scheduled for today. Please, I really can’t miss it.”
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Today was special. It was the day I got to have my revenge on Marta for what she did to me.
I held his hands, bringing them down from my cheeks. “I was fine yesterday. Don’t worry, I’ll be good as soon as I take the drugs.”
He didn’t look convinced, still.
“You still have until afternoon. You should go back to sleep.”
Ye took me back to the bedroom where we went back to sleep.
I wasn’t sure we’d slept for up to an hour when we heard rapid knocks on the door.
I brought the duvet to my chest while Jaris went to check it out since it was his room.
“Daddy!” Xyla chirped.
What?
My jaw hit the floor as I tried to think quickly.
got off the bed, wondering for a split second if I should hide in the bathroom or something. It was still very early. The kids seeing me in their father’s room by this time might paint a bad image in their heads.
“Hey, cuties. How were your nights?” Jaris asked, blocking the door.
“It was fine. Can we come in, daddy?” Xyla asked.
“Did… aunty Lyric sleep in your room?” It was Xylon.
My brows shot up in surprise. Huh?!
Even Jaris seemed speechless for some seconds. “What makes you ask that?”
“I can smell her.”
Confusion drew a map on my forehead.
How was that possible at his age?
Moments passed, yet Jaris was still unable to say anything else.
“Hii!” I waved, showing up at the door.
“Aunty Lyric!” Xyla pushed past her father to meet me, giving me a tight hug. “We didn’t know you were in here.”
“I did,” Xylon corrected her with a proud smile.
I shared a glance with Jaris. He shouldn’t be able to do something like that at his age. His wolf wasn’t active yet.
“Did you sleep with daddy?” Xyla chirped.
Oh, gods. That statement had so many meanings and my dirty mind chose to settle on
the worst one.
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“Of course, not. I just came in not long ago to help daddy with something.” Another glance at Jaris who was smiling mockingly at me. “And it seems you want to discuss something with him. So, I’ll just give you two some space. How’s that?”
I left the room before they could object or accept. There was no way I was staying in the middle of that.
Jaris came to check on me before he left for work that morning and we laughed over what happened with the children.
When it was time for my shift, I reported to TCH and checked on my patients.
Doctor Guinevere and I went on a round together while discussing little things.
We were in her office when I had to run into her restroom to throw up.
Honestly, I was getting tired of this already. Why won’t it just stop?
“Are you alright dear?” She asked with concern when I returned to my seat.
“Yeah. I’m on drugs. Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”
I was about opening the file in front of me when I caught her smiling. What was funny about my sickness?
“Have you considered running a pregnancy test, honey?”
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