I walked and stood in front of him. My hand raised to his face and tapped his cheek twice, a warm smile plastered on my lips. “It’s okay, Alpha. My apartment looked the same. Your clothes were everywhere there too.”
He smiled as his hand flew to his face, clasping mine. “You missed me?”
No point denying it. “Yes, I was in a bad place without you.”
“Me too. This room, the packhouse, and the territory seemed too big and empty without you.”
“We’re going to be parents soon, Riley. We can’t fuck up every time we have a disagreement.”
“I know. I’m really sorry, baby. I will make sure to tell you everything from now on. No secrets, no lies, no doubts. And I will always hear you out, and believe you versus all others.”
“You can’t just say those words without meaning it.”
He nodded his head. I cupped his face and urged him to look me in the eyes.
“Riley, I love you. I will always choose you no matter what happens, and all I’m asking is for you to choose me too. I’ve been pushed around all my life, and for once, I wanted to believe I found someone who would choose me and want me to stay.”
He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against mine. “I’m sorry. I won’t fuck up this time. It will always be you and the baby. I will always choose you.”
I showered and was surprised to see Riley still in the room when I came out. He was sitting on the single sofa just adjacent to the toilet door like he was just waiting for me to come out.
“You’re still here. Don’t you have any work to do?” I asked him as I walked around the bedroom wrapped up in a towel.
“I want to make sure you’re settled in bed before I go downstairs.”
“Scared I will run away?” I giggled softly, letting my hair loose and drying it with an extra towel in my hand.
“No. I just want to make sure you’re comfortable and don’t need anything.”
“Okay.” I smiled at him before I untangled my towel and hung it on the vanity chair, leaving myself fully naked in front of him as I continued to dry off my hair. I didn’t know what came to me, but I just wanted to tease him.
I saw him swallow, his Adam’s apple bobbing up and down as his eyes dilated into full black. It has been over a month since we had sex, and I was sure he was as needy as me in that department, but he needed to suffer a bit. Well, that means me too.
His eyes followed my every move as I walked to the big closet, opening it and letting my eyes scan my clothes. I could feel my back burning, but I was enjoying it.
I have always been insecure about my body, but something was different today. I felt sexy even when I saw my tummy had a little bump already and was no longer as flat as it was.
I bent over and picked up a hipster pair of cotton underwear. A low growl erupted behind me, and I couldn’t help but let out a smug smirk.
I was expecting him to come and grab me, but he didn’t. I didn’t know Riley could have this much control if he wanted to.
I slipped the underwear on and turned around. I saw his eyes darting to my breast as he unconsciously licked his lips, hands clutching the armrest tightly. My eyes moved down to his trousers and I saw his erection tenting up his pants.
“I want to sleep now.”
“Okay.”
“You can leave the room now.”
“Are you not putting anything on?”
“No. No one is coming in here except you.”
“Yes, of course.” He adjusted his pants before he stood up, and I couldn’t stop the grin from forming on my lips.
“It’s not funny, Nadia. I’m fighting hard to control myself and Hunter from pouncing on you. “ He groaned, his hand brushing his long, thick hair in frustration.
“Not my problem,” I smirked evilly at him before turning around and heading for the bed. I made sure to crawl from the end of the bed to my side of the bed before slipping under the blanket.
