Nala. It didn’t matter. The pack didn’t matter. None of this mattered. I was done being a pushover. A good bit of the pack filled the restaurant tonight and by morning, everyone would know how Salvatore was treating me and his plans. I imagined he would be happy to see the back of me come morning. Paul carefully slid me into the back of the limo and joined me, issuing orders to the driver in a spattering of Greek and then we were on our way. I closed my eyes, the throbbing pain from my son now settling into a low pulsing ache. I closed my eyes as we navigated the streets, unwilling to watch the scenery speed by. I knew enough to understand that Pual had called Perrin and that we were headed to Salvatore’s villa while he handled the problem I had created. I had created? No. It was him. Him and that bitch Nova. It seemed like i just closed my eyes and then i was opening them again as the limo pulled to a stop. Once again i was carried and Paul did not stop moving until we had reache

Nala. “You are not leaving. I thought I could be the bigger man and let you leave since you despise me so much. But that is impossible. You are staying.” The words were firm and not to be denied. He was the Liakos pack Alpha at this moment. “You may hate me all you like, but you are mine. That child is mine.” He crossed his arms over his chest. “I will not have my family outside my den.” “No” “I will not let you go.” He released a growl, curling his lip and exposing one elongated fang in a pure threat. He didn’t understand. “If you would let me finish. I was saying that, no we won’t be outside your den.” Some of the tension left his body, but still he remained in place. I took a step toward him, and then another, gradually lessening the distance between us. “As long as you tell me Nova was lying. “ Shock filled his features. “Of course she was lying. A Greek male, an alpha, would never do such a thing to his woman.” His woman wasn’t exactly a declaration. “Am I your woman?”

Nala Silence wrapped around us, not a single hint of other sounds invading my space. The house was quiet, the staff remaining unobtrusive. With the truth of Nova’s actions came a new respect for me. While i had hoped they would forgive me and accept me for myself. “Do you know how beautiful you are?” His fingertips glided along my jaw and down the delicate line of my neck. “Your skin is like silk and your lips taste like heaven. Being with you is what I live for. When you were gone…” I placed two fingers over his lips. “I will never leave you again. I will learn to speak up and you will” “Believe in you without question. Never again will another come between us.” Our son chose that moment to shift and turn inside me and Salvatore chuckled. “Except this one.” He dropped to his knees and pressed his mouth to my stomach. “Hello my little one, do not be so hard on your mama. Go to sleep now for papa. I must love your mama now.” A heated flash burned my cheeks when i understood what

Nala “He is here so we can choose your ring,” Salvatore said matter of factly. As if having a jeweler personally come out was an everyday occurrence. “I don’t understand,” i began lamely. Salvatore picked up my left hand and raised my fingers to his lips. “It is important to me that you wear my ring, my love.” “Oh.” As responses went, mine wasn’t terribly brilliant, but it was all i could manage. I remembered last night during the heat of the moment he did ask me to marry him again. I was surprised he could remember that and nothing else we shared. Salvatore urged me to turn my attention to the rings, and i did so a little nervously. They were so huge. And expensive! I didn’t even want to know how much they cost. After trying several on, i spotted one that i loved, but then wondered if he had be offended by my choice. My gaze kept wandering to it even as i continued to try on the rings the jeweler pressed on me. “That one,” Salvatore said, pointing to a ring to the far right.

Nala. I woke up two hours later and walked to my bathroom mirror. My eyes were still puffy from all the crying, I washed them and put on a sexy red outfit and went downstairs for dinner. I knew he would join me for dinner tonight and I was ready to try as best as I could to put on a show for him. He loved my red satin sexy dress, now it barely fit due to my huge belly, my ass cheeks were hanging out, but that was the allure of it. As mad as I was, I was hungry too my stomach was rumbling and I needed to eat something. I looked at the huge rock in my finger and the pain came back again fresh, but I was a big girl, I had to keep my cool until I had a plan on what I was going to do. I had to act like everything was fine, like I hadn't overheard them and there plan to take away my baby from me. Salvatore came in so quietly that he almost startled me as he touched my shoulders before brushing his soft lips ony cheeks gently giving me a peck. His touch unlike last night sent pangs of a