And most of the time, if not all of the time, I would wake up to find him already awake and staring at me. He would look at me like I was the best thing he’d ever seen and it always brought butterflies to my stomach because it was exactly how I felt. Riley will always be the best thing I’ve ever had, and I will always be grateful to the Goddess for giving him to me.
I was still lost in my thoughts when a sudden pull on my arm jerked my body to a halt. My head snapped up to look at Jenny, who had stopped in her tracks and subconsciously tugged my arm since we were walking arm in arm through the neutral city, with a few of Riley’s men following us.
Jenny’s eyes were rounding, her eyes fixated on something in front of her. My gaze followed her line of sight, and it was only then that I understood what her reaction meant.
Standing a few meters away from us was a female with dark, hazelnut-brown hair and hazelnut-colored eyes. She was staring at me, and the moment our eyes met, her lips curled into a friendly smile.
“Nadia, right?” Her sweet, angelic voice made me swallow as I nodded my head.
A pain crossed my chest, but I reminded myself that she was all in the past, and I was in the present. I fixed my posture and let a smile curve across my lips before I extended my hand to her.
“Yes, my name is Nadia. It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Andrea.”
Jenny’s grip on my arm loosened as she sighed in relief.
“The pleasure is mine. I’ve always wanted to meet you and I guess this is just the perfect timing.”
We let go of each other’s hands before another hand took mine, and it was only then that I saw another female standing beside Andrea.
“Oh my Goddess, I finally got to see and meet the female that made my cousin’s knees weak!” The female shrieked excitedly before her arms wrapped around me, to which Jenny and Andrea responded with a giggle.
“Alba! Right?” I asked as I squeezed her body while I hugged her back.
She withdrew from my arms as she looked at me, her eyes flitting with amusement. “You know me? I’ll be impressed if Riley was the one who told you about me.”
It was my time to giggle as I nodded my head. “He has shown me pictures of you and your whole family. I met Alpha Vesmont and Luna Graciella and your brothers. Only you were missing…”
It didn’t slip my eyes the way her eyes rolled at the mention of her father, but she still had a friendly smile on her lips. “Well, I hope Alpha Vesmont didn’t give you a hard time.”
“No, he didn’t. Well, Dawson said your father won’t be too hard on me even if he wanted to because Riley has always been his favorite.” I answered her, smiling, but my eyes were on Andrea, who was just looking at me. I was checking for any trace of hatred or jealousy, but there was none.
“Yes, that sounds like my father.” Alba chuckled as she moved back, allowing me to stand in front of Andrea again.
I turned my head to look atJenny behind me before I reached for her hand, clasping it in mine as I pulled her closer to where I stood. “I’m sure Jenny here is happy to see you both.”
Andrea’s eyes pooled with tears as her gaze fell on Jenny before shifting back to me. “Do you mind if I hug your Gamma female?”
I let go of Jenny’s hand and stepped aside. “Of course, I’m sure she misses you too.”
My eyes welled with tears as Andrea and Jenny hugged right in front of me. Jenny told me they didn’t have a proper goodbye when Andrea ran away, and she always wondered if Andrea was really happy with where her life took her.
Alba stepped beside me and snaked her arms around my waist from behind as she hugged me, resting her chin on my shoulder as tears poured from my eyes.
“I’m happy he found you, Nadia. You have no idea how you saved Riley and all of us from his wrath.” She chuckled at her words, but she was shedding tears too.
“I’m glad I found him too,” I mumbled back, trying not to choke on my own tears.
“Do you like him?”
“I love him, Alba.”
Alba let go of her arms around me and faced me, her hands still holding onto my arms. “I always knew only a strong female could make Riley bow down, so thank you. I can’t say it enough.”
“I guess I have to thank Andrea because…” I didn’t know why I said it, but I regretted it the moment it slipped from my mouth.
“I guess it’s time I had a private talk with Nadia if you’re okay with that,” Andrea spoke, and my eyes darted to her and Jenny as I nodded my head.
“Yes, that would be lovely.”
