Page 87 of His Fate

Grace throws him a wink as Casey rolls to her stomach and rests her chin in her hands.

"You know, watching you guys attempt to build all the baby things is pretty hot." She grins as she looks Milos up and down. "There's just something so sexy about three big, strong, broody men putting together pink furniture and hanging tiny, frilly dresses."

Milos growls and snaps his teeth at Casey but she just grins wider and blows him a kiss.

"I'm gonna go check on Daisy," Allie says as she gets up from the bed, a sad smile on her face. "I want to make sure Papa Hank is doing ok."

I watch her for a minute but when she gets to the door I turn to Kai.

Go on, beloved. Go console your dear, sweet friend. She has been through quite the ordeal and clearly needs you.

I smile because he is so fucking perfect.Thank you, sugar. This has been so hard on Al, I'm worried about her.

Understandably so. Between the harassment from her babe’s useless sperm donor and the horrible note Cyril left on her car, I imagine this is the best place for your Allie to be.

I really fucking love you, you know that?

Kai looks up from his project and smiles.I do. I know that you really fucking love me just as I really fucking love you. Which is why I want you to be happy and have everyone you hold dear close. There is nothing I would not do for you, beloved.

I swoon super hard over my mate then grin.Casey was right.

His brow quirks.

There is just something super sexy about watching big, beautiful men put together baby furniture.

Kai's eyes grow dark as he licks his lips.

Two years, three months, one week and four days.

My mate's expression goes from heated to confused in no time flat, so I giggle.

Should I know why those numbers hold significance?

Two years, three months, one week and four days until I go into heat and we can make our own babies for you to build furniture for.

The growl that rumbles up out of Kai's chest and fills the room is so carnal, so animalistic that my pussy clenches hard right before it soaks my panties.

Woo man, my mate is hot as fuck.

But I have a bestie that needs me right now, so Kai and his barely hidden semi are going to have to wait.

"Have fun!" I chirp as I wave over my shoulder then laugh hard as my sugar butt shoots me a frustrated snort. God, I love him.

I stroll down the hall, my buzz nice and warm despite the concern I have for my friend and when I find her, well, I basically melt for all the wrong reasons.

Allie is standing in our living room staring out at the night sky, arms wrapped around her waist, silent tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Oh, Al," I whisper as I come up to her and pull her into a hug. "Everything is gonna be ok, honey."

"I know." She sniffles. "This just isn't the life I pictured when Jeff asked me to marry him."

We turn back to the French doors, my arms around her shoulders, head leaned against hers.

"I thought he was different, thought he loved me." Allie brings her hands up to my forearm and holds on tight. "I thought I loved him too but now, now I know it wasn't love, not for either of us. It was comfortable, easy.Safe. I think I just settled because I've always wanted the happy family, wanted what I never had. My mom made me so miserable, made me feel so horrible about being single into my thirties that I wound up settling for the first asshole to stick around longer than the rest." She takes a deep breath. "And then when I got pregnant, I assumed it was meant to be, that Jeff and I were going to last forever, and despite not feeling that soul deep connection I was ok with that because I wanted my baby to have two parents that loved her, that stayed together and made her feel special. I had no idea Jeff was going to up and bail on us the way he did, then cut himself out of our lives completely. I didn't want that for us. I didn't want that for Daisy..."

Her words turn into sobs and I turn her, hugging Allie hard and try to figure out how to make her understand that this isn't the life she was meant for because it just had to travel from Slovakia first.

"Al, honey, things are only going to get better." I squeeze her tighter. "You're not homeless, you and Daisy are in a safe place full of love. You know Kady will keep paying you while you're on leave and welcome you back with open arms once you're cleared for work." Not to mention, once she finally meets her mate she won't ever have to work again because these dragons are loaded. "Milos can fix your car, my dad will never let anyone else watch his granddaughter because he'll insist on doing it until Daisy is in college and you have the support of not only us but our men and their family as well as our friends in the community." I stroke her hair. "Everything is fine, Allie, and it's only going to get better, you can count on that."

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