Rachel POVLUST I hadn't been back to LUST since the night I was abducted by Patrick's debtors. The very idea of the place filled me with horror and dread; why would I ever want to go back to a place where I had experienced pure terror?Tyler was adamant I come to the club. The manager had insisted Ethan would go to jail if I wouldn't show up to speak in his defense.All I could think about was how it made no sense for Ethan to be in that horrible club in the first place! What business could he have there? He knew what had nearly happened to me at LUST. He had been kidnapped by Patrick's debtors after they had lost me. Neither of us had fond memories of the exclusive establishment.Ethan was still barely more than a boy. I felt a deep sense of responsibility for him as his older sister; I had taken the first rideshare I could arrange to get to LUST to try to extricate him from whatever insanity he had landed in with T

Rachel POV Camelot RecordsMorning sickness persistently bothered me. I couldn't count on it to go away as the day wore on either. Sometimes I would feel nauseated all day long from the time I woke up until the time I went to bed.I was tired often, too.No one had warned me pregnancy could be so hard on the body. I was used to being healthy and able to do anything I chose. Feeling as if I needed to nap often, needing to keep ginger ale and crackers with me all the time to avoid being sick, and having body aches was totally foreign to me.I would have had second thoughts about the baby except no matter how terrible I felt physically, I was elated mentally.Every day was filled up with joy at the knowledge my baby was growing while I was making music I loved.Dylan Roberts hadn't bothered with me which was nice. I worried he would notice something to do with my pregnancy and stir up trouble for me with Ty

Rachel POV The Late Late Show   "Amazing! Absolutely amazing! Rachel Flores, everyone!" My performance had gone off without a hitch. The studio audience went wild for the live take on "Love at the First Sight." I felt as if I were flying as the host welcomed me to come sit beside his desk. "Now, I was told by a little bird known as our producer---you're going to name the man who was the inspiration for 'Love at the First Sight' tonight! Live! On our show!" I looked into the crowd where I saw Nathan clapping along with the rest of the studio audience. He was beaming at me with so much joy I couldn't question his dedication to me. I didn't deserve Nathan, but I was going to keep him as long as I could all the same. "Yes." The host gestured to me to continue, grinning at me as if we were the only two people in the room instead of in front of several hundred people, "Go ahead! Dazzle us, Rachel

Rachel POV Backstage at The Late Late Show "---Let her go. Now." Nathan used his Alpha voice to command Tyler to release me. I wasn't surprised when Tyler let go of my arm. Even other Alphas responded to an Alpha command and Tyler had never had a reason to disobey an Alpha. His father had kept his respect all his life even though Nathan hadn't been born from his fated mate bond with his wife. I moved closer to Nathan out of a need to distance myself from Tyler more than a desire to be close to Nathan. Tyler had gotten angry with me in the past. We'd never had a smooth mating. He had never physically abused me, but I knew he was capable of losing control. Anyone who kept themselves as tightly controlled as Tyler Wright did had to be one bad day away from losing it. A body could only take so much. "Lewis this has nothing to do with you." "No," Nathan stated with a cold tone I'd never heard from him before

Rachel POV Flying from Los Angeles to New York City   Sleep had claimed Nathan almost as soon as the plane finished taxiing down the runway. He had warned me he had a hard time staying awake while traveling. I had thought he'd been joking or exaggerating, but it turned out Nathan really did conk right out once the vehicle started moving. I was watching the city fading away from view out the window when my phone buzzed in my hand. "What does your calendar look like for next week?" I stared at the text from Tyler in stunned silence. He had been the one to tell me to call him! I hadn't even looked at my calendar yet! How was I supposed to answer him without being offensive? I'd been focused on getting on the plane before it left the runway. I needed to get from one side of the country to the other for my next appearance. "Have you even looked at your schedule yet?" Trust Tyle