Page 131 of Alpha's Forbidden Fate

My heart breaks for the kid he was back then.

“She…uhm…she died a few months later. It was a peaceful transition, or at least it seemed like it was. I never told anyone this, but she appeared in a dream to me and told me that I would be just fine. That she was always going to keep an eye on me, and I guess she kept that promise because she was the first person in my family who knew about you.”

I know I am scrunching my eyebrow in confusion because he leans in and brushes the space between my eyes.

“What are you saying, Liam?”

He runs a finger over my jaw and then my lower lip. “It means that I was able to communicate with her when I was having all these feelings for you, and she confirmed that I was right after all. You were mine. My mate.”

“Really? She knew about me?”

The most important person in his life approves of me.

“Oh, Liam!”

My jostling causes the knot to push further into me. I cannot stop the moan that escapes me.

“Yes, Selene. Even when I didn’t know it and couldn’t put my feelings into words, she knew that you and I were inevitable. And she helped me to see that.”

“Mate?” I ask.

He nods. “Exactly. I know it is a lot to take in, especially with everything else going on, but I would like for us to have a conversation about that soon. Is that okay?”

I smile. “I would like that too.”

He leans down and brushes his lips against mine, and then his hand slides to cup my breasts. “You are perfect, you know that?” he murmurs against my lip.

I am about his answer when his hand slides further down to rub at my sensitive clit. It has been licked, sucked, and abused in the most glorious ways, but it is also extra sensitive right now.

He uses his thumb to rub gentle circles on it as he rocks slowly inside me.

“Damn, that feels good, Liam. Yes!”

“Come for me, baby. Just one more, and then we can go to sleep.”

I am trembling in his arms as he pulls one last orgasm out of me, and then I drift off to sleep.

I wake up feeling warm and snug, and when I open my eyes, I find Liam looking at me, a soft smile playing on his lips. “Hey, beautiful,” he says in a voice husky with sleep.

I can’t help but blush a little. “What’s got you smiling so early in the morning?” I ask, trying to ignore the flutter in my stomach.

He leans in and brushes a strand of hair from my face before planting a gentle kiss on my lips. His knot has unfurled, and he is no longer inside me. Somehow, he got us cleaned up without waking me.

“Just realizing how lucky I am to wake up next to you.”

I am moved by his words, but then his stomach grumbles loudly, interrupting the moment. We both burst out laughing.

Liam grins sheepishly. “Guess I’m hungry.”

“Me too. Let’s see what we can find.”

Liam gets out of bed and grabs his t-shirt, slipping it over his head before checking his phone. “It’s only two in the morning,” he says, showing me the screen.

I stretch and yawn, feeling more awake now. “Well, I guess it’s snack time,” I say, walking over to my mini fridge.

I open the fridge and find only a few blood bags. I grab one.

He nods in agreement, looking out toward the kitchen. “Do you think your roommate Annie has anything in the fridge?”

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