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055 | He's made a fool of me
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An Affair with the Alpha 057 | I've ruined everything
Caleb’s POVI raced upstairs to tell Amelia everything, desperate to share the news that the Eternal Winter seemed to be ending, though I’d left my heart back in the gardens with Rhiannon. Separating myself from her, for now, was painful but necessary. I was so hopped up on passion and joy and the swirling highs of the mate bond that I was prepared to tell Amelia the truth about everything. It was the only way to get us through this. She could be with Kieran and I could be with Rhiannon – no harm done.I swung the door open. I’d seen the lights were on from outside, so I knew she was awake. “Ames?” I called, smoothing a hand over my sex-ruffled hair. Oh, to hell with it. She was going to find out soon enough.She lunged at me with her teeth bared. Her hand balled into a fist at my collar, digging into my throat. “You,” she spat, her upper lip curling as she glared at me. “You bastard, Caleb!”She shoved me back against the door. I stumbled, taken by surprise. “What?” I winced, rubbin
An Affair with the Alpha 058 | The first day of spring
Caleb’s POVI slept uneasily, waking up every hour, tossing and turning through the night. Amelia didn’t try to hide the fact that she was wide awake; she sat up and stared at her hands, twisting our mating band around her finger, over and over and over again. Even when I dreamt, I dreamt of her sitting there, twiddling with that ring, sometimes looking at it, others looking at me. By the morning, I didn’t know which parts of the night had been real and which I had dreamt.She spoke to me as the sun rose. Neither of us had closed the curtains. I let its warm, golden light wash over me and tried to find strength in it.“What are you going to do about this mess?” Amelia asked, her voice as cold as it had been last night.I sat up slowly, wishing I could prolong the inevitable. “You know what I’m going to do, Ames. I’m going to do what I have to.”She nodded. “Good. I’m going to tell the others about the blossom. I’ll check in on Harley, too, if you’d like.”“I’d appreciate that.” I clea
An Affair with the Alpha 059 | Hate to see you leave, love to watch you walk away
Rhiannon’s POVI just stared at Caleb’s back as he walked away. I wasn’t going to run after him or beg for him to come back. Fuck that. He’d treated me like dirt for the last time.I’d thought this was it. I’d thought we’d chosen each other. Apparently, I’d been wrong. Really, really wrong. My bottom lip quivered; I bit down on it, hard enough to draw blood. I wasn’t going to cry over someone so callous and cold – even if I was curling in on myself, my head too light, my breaths too shallow. He’d gone and taken my soul with him.I don’t know how long I stood in the doorway. My fingers had long since gone numb from gripping the wood. It was the only thing I had to hold me up. A small, red body wound around my legs. I laughed, the sound choked by a sob. “Hey, Foxy,” I murmured, reaching down to scratch his little head.“I tried to feed him, but he wanted you – Rhi? What’s wrong?” Hyacinth’s worried voice spilled out into the hall. “Are you crying?”I took a deep breath, picked up Foxy
An Affair with the Alpha 060 | Can't fight this feeling
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An Affair with the Alpha 063 | I got two problems and they're both men
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