Page 171 of Her Cold-Hearted Alpha: Part 2

"Thanks." I said to Damon, hearing the creak of the swing in the darkness ahead.

"No problem." He whispered, letting go of me and retreating. I made my way forward, now using my abilities to light my way.

The swing stopped moving and I saw Raven sitting on one.

"I heard the baby is born, Uncle El announced it. Congrats!" She said smiling.

I looked at her, realising she was always grinning or smiling and it was rare for her to show her true emotions. Deep down, I wondered how often she had pretended to be ok, when she wasn’t.

She had always protected me, always taken care of me, and she had always been smiling, just like now.

"Azura Rayne. Stunning name too!" She piped in.

I sat down on the swing next to her. Oh, Goddess, this was so hard! I looked hilarious as I held my belly, my legs parted slightly. I kept my aura around me so I could see her expression.

"It is a beautiful name." I agreed.

"How is he?" She whispered after a moment, her smile faltering.

"Confused." I said, not knowing what else to say and I couldn't bring myself to lie either.

"And Damon?" She asked. "Even he’s avoiding me."

"He isn’t, they are best friends. Of course this has thrown them off."

"I get that." She said, looking down as she swung slowly on the swing.

Both of us fell silent, looking up at the moon.

"Did he say anything?" She asked after a moment.

"He said to keep it quiet for now… I mean, they did say ‘mate’ at the ball, but I guess everyone was pretty busy in their own business. But yeah, he hasn’t told Mom and Dad yet." I replied, hoping she didn’t take it the wrong way.

"Mm, that makes sense. Besides Azura’s just arrived, I’m sure everyone is going to be going crazy to see our new little Alpha princess."

I reached over, took her hand and let my aura fade away. Giving her the privacy to drop her act if she wanted.

"Things will work out. I know it."

"Thank you." She replied softly as she tangled her fingers with mine.

We sat there silently and it felt like we were kids again for a moment. I hoped one day they would get their happily ever after… and I hoped I got mine too.

I miss you, my love.

124. A Life

KIARA

The following day, things didn’t turn out as expected. Liam told Dad he wanted to leave for his Alpha training immediately. I knew Mom and Dad knew something had happened, but they didn’t know what.

Raven came to see baby Azura but like always she was all smiles and energy. She was in pain, I could sense her emotions that she was trying so hard to hide but she still acted so cheery, waving a very cute yet ugly octopus teddy she had brought for Azura.

I too couldn’t stay any longer either, although I wanted to be here for Raven, I felt unsettled and the urge to go to Alejandro was at breaking point. So the plan was made, Liam will drop me off and then head on to meet up with Rayhan who was leaving for his training soon too. Liam would stay at The Black Storm Pack for a week or so before both continued to their first location for their training together.

I was dressed in Alejandro’s shirt and leggings, my hair up in a ponytail and a pair of sneakers on my feet. Liam was just taking his bags to the car. We hadn’t spoken about it again, but it was clear he was running away.

I was standing by the window inside Dad and Mom's house watching him, my hand caressing my stomach.

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