Chapter 46

I woke up to the sound of my alarm. With my eyes still closed, I pressed the snooze button, afraid it would disturb the baby’s sleep.

Turning to the side, I looked at the glass windowpane and saw blackness covering the skies.

Gingerly, so as not to wake Alaric up, I sat up in bed, my feet reaching the floor, but before I could stand, a pair of muscular arms wrapped around my waist from behind.

“Where are you going this early?” Alaric said, yawning.

I patted the back of his hand that rested on my belly. “I am going to train,” I said simply.

Alaric sat up in bed, legs spread before him. He was naked from the waist up, showing me the contours of his hairy chest. His long hair was in disarray.

My mate looked delectable this early, but I had to shake my head off the lustful thoughts and focus on what I set out to do.

Alaric, on the other hand, kept a watchful eye on me as I padded to Cirala’s cot.

Cirala’s angelic face greeted me. He was awake and cooing.

Every day, on the