Page 57 of A Secret Baby By the Alpha

“I’m sorry, love,” I said, caressing her jaw tenderly. “I was just thinking about us and everything we’ve been through. After everything that happened, I hoped I would understand myself better, but sometimes I still feel like I’m a stranger to myself.”

“That sounds really hard,” Christa acknowledged.

“It can be. I want to be a good person, the kind of man that you and Jenny are proud of, but I’m still wrapped up with the Dark Alphas. I don’t always know if I can toe the line between being honorable and being loyal,” I admitted.

“I’m so proud of you, Col. I always have been, and I always will be,” she promised. “No matter what comes, I will be by your side.”

“Even if I don’t know who I am?”

“I know who you are,” Christa said. “You are both honest and loyal. You pay attention to the needs of those around you and work tirelessly to take care of those who need your help. You are handsome and loving. You are my mate and my best friend.”

After months of hearing Christa give me compliments, I still hadn’t gotten used to it. I wasn’t sure I ever would, so I deployed my go-to strategy: switching to humor to lighten the mood.

“You forgot about my nice ass,” I quipped.

“Oh no, I didn’t,” Christa responded, raising an eyebrow.

“Been thinking about it a lot, have you?” I asked.

“Here and there,” she admitted. “It’s hard to ignore when you leave the room. Honestly, every part of you is hard to ignore.”

“But only one part of me is hard,” I said.

“Already? We just finished,” Christa asked in surprise.

“I’ll never be finished with you,” I said.

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