The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Cora

I blow lightly on my cup of tea, doing my best to cool it and concentrate on the book that’s open in my lap. But even as I try, my eyes continually drift to the picture window in front of me that overlooks the front of our property, including the driveway where Roger’s going to pull in any minute now.

At least, that’s what I’ve been telling myself for the past two hours.

I sigh, frustrated. I sent him a text a while ago asking him to let me know when he’d be home not that I really need to know, I just…wanted to know.

But Roger is notoriously bad at keeping an eye on his phone, and I know that he and Sinclair have had a particularly stressful day today. So, I’do my best to just…exercise my patience.

But I sigh because, even though patience is usually one of my virtues…

Today? I’m finding it a little hard.

Happy!

The baby’s little tap comes skipping down the bond out of nowhere, and I burst into a grin, looking down at myself.

“Oh, so are you liking the ginger tea, little guy?” I ask, laughing a little as I stroke a hand over my belly.

He doesn’t respond because…well, because I asked him out loud, and he can’t hear me, but I smile nonetheless, taking another sip.

Happy? I ask, sending the word and the feeling down the bond to him.

His answer comes back in an instant. Happy happy!

I laugh again, desperately pleased at this, and wondering what’s going to come next with him. Because he’s getting bigger, I can almost feel him growing by the day, and soon he’s going to start feeling all sorts of new things. But will he even have words for them? Will we feel them before he does, and be able to pass the same emotions back and forth, asking questions like we do with happy? Will it be –

But even as I ponder it, excited, headlights flash across the drive and my face bursts into a grin.

on the coffee table

step and continuing to stroke my stomach.

making me laugh for real

anything but happy,

with his jokes. God, I

he storms through it, pushing it shut behind him and already looking up the stairs, clearly intent on going right up and not even noticing me

I call cheerfully, and Roger whips towards me, stopping so fast

in here?”

lean back a little in surprise, looking him up and down. “I’m sorry,” I say, my voice deep with sarcasm. “Am I…

hanging his head for a second and running a hand through his hair before looking up at me again. ” I’m sorry,” he says, and I can tell that he means it even though his voice is clipped. “You just surprised me – it’s

hell of a day?” I

he sighs, and

and folding my legs

glancing up the stairs.

I ask, going a little still.

he says, hanging his head again, almost begging for a moment. “I just want to go to bed.

tough shell,

me this side…he must really be

and moving to his side in a second. “Sure,” I say, nodding

tugging on my hand

evening routine. Roger gives a quick kiss before heading to the bathroom to take a short shower, washing off the day. I’m silent as I change into my nightgown, laying out a pair of

little light to see by, but otherwise shut off all the lights and climb

as he comes out of the bathroom a few minutes later, his face serious and his eyes far-off, thinking through something that I know he’ll tell me about in a few minutes when he’s ready. I can’t help admiring

our bond despite my efforts to keep it to myself, Roger raises his head a little and smirks

do when he shows up all naked in

scootch across the mattress, pressing myself to his side, and Roger lets out a wicked little growl as he wraps his arms around me and pulls me close, resting his cheek against

through his still-damp hair and cooing softly to him in a way

deal of laughter and teasing. But tonight? Tonight, I can tell he needs

the pleasure of it. Interestingly, for how much we usually want to tear into each other, there’s not too much that’s sexual about this moment.