THE AWAKENING

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Ouch. That hurt. But she forced a smile as if Cristophe’s statement hadn’t punctured her deep inside. “Well, that’s not very Prince Charming of him to not want to rescue the damsel in distress.”

“Yes, well, Jandin and Koris were quite vocal in their opposition of his slow to act position.”

She smiled warmly at the twins’ loyalty but even as they were hot as hell and built like semi trucks, she felt nothing more than brotherly affection for them, which was a tragedy because she had a feeling a life with those two would’ve been decidedly easier than one with the hard-hearted Alpha Tieran.

And yet…when she thought of Tieran, her palms began to sweat and little flutters heated up her insides, which told her she had a snowball’s chance in hell of forcing her heart to want anyone else.

Particularly now that she was growing his bambino in her belly.

And apparently, the little bundle growing beneath her heart, was one helluva binding force for them both.

There were times when Tieran simply couldn’t deny himself any longer and he would burst into her room, eyes blazing and muscles taut, and Cassandra knew he was going to fuck her raw. Just thinking about being with Tieran was enough to send her heart racing and her core to heat.

They were epic together. Until it was all over. Then, Tieran would retreat and leave her coldly behind.

That felt worse than if he’d just been a mechanical lover, going through the motions because he had to. Somehow feeling that raw passion for brief moments was so much more painful because she knew what she’d never have.

Ignorance was better.

“Do werewolves get more than one mate?” she asked, unable to help herself.

“The werewolves mate for life with one true mate.”

Cassandra swallowed, accepting Cristophe’s answer. Was she Tieran’s true mate or was Serra? To see how torn up he was over losing Serra, Cassandra would have to say that yes, Serra had been The One.

“Why do you ask?”

“Just wondered.”

“You fear Tieran isn’t your True Mate?” he asked, perplexed. “Have you not noticed how his gaze never leaves you?”

“Being possessive of your baby mama isn’t what love is made of. Clearly, you haven’t watched enough Law and Order.”

Cristophe chuckled with derision. “I see enough drama in my everyday to seek it out for pleasure.”

“Makes sense. When my life was nothing but college exams and crushing existential dread over where my life was going, I couldn’t get enough of murder and mayhem in my television show preferences. Now, I just want happy endings.”

hope for such things,” he

Being immortal sounded like a colossal bummer. The classic movies about vampires

— a private one that he didn’t feel like sharing. She didn’t press. He returned to her. “You shouldn’t doubt Tieran’s feelings for you. He will guard you with

sigh. “I might not be human but I still have a heart that yearns for love. I can’t help myself. Call me old-fashioned but I prefer my baby

The one who

a kindness if you let go of such tedious

Except, she wasn’t so good

Serra?”

A non-breeding female. She is of little

that to

becomes a

her,” she admitted in a small voice. “What if she’s The One and

Mate. He will come to realize it by the time the

been raised as human that she clung to human ideals about love and fidelity. Sure, as far as she knew, Tieran was physically faithful

that he’d shared the kind of epic sex he and Cassandra had together with anyone other

fake the bone-melting pleasure they created together. There was

questions made her head spin. She suspected Tieran was faced with the same questions, which was probably why he was being such a royal

thought and Cassandra had obsessed on

getting tired of Tieran’s routine. Yeah, so he

she’d had to give up her damn life for this prophecy. And now she was likely going to get stretch marks, too. In Cassandra’s estimation, they were equal in the misery

seer, Iona, walk

for the first time when she’d fainted after experiencing a vision of her two babies in the womb — but Cassandra was fairly certain, she was at least

but it must’ve been plainly written across her face as Iona laughed and

gaze narrowed. Had she softened toward the biggest prick she’d ever met since Rory McAdams, the same guy who pointed out to the entire

Um, no.

me food. I’m starving. I wouldn’t care if it were the

humor in Cassandra’s sharp quip. “Once word spreads that you carry two pups, Ulster will stop at nothing to find

to sound flippant when in fact, her heart was stuttering painfully with fear. Her biggest fear

well. She would’ve been happy to keep that information to herself but Iona had broken the news to Tieran, who then shared

say she was a bit irritated with Iona was an understatement. “I hardly think Ulster is interested

progeny close is part of our make

keep it light. “Well, maybe I should go after him for child support then. However, I’ve seen his digs. I don’t think he has much to

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