Page 85 of Her Destined Alpha
“Will your family accept me? I mean, I know your sister’s a hybrid, but…”
“They will with time. If it makes you feel better, you could pose as a human until you’re ready?” I suggested.
I didn’t want her to hide who she was, but if she felt more comfortable, then why not? And if Mom saw her for who she was, I was sure she’d take it better. The fact that Dad hadn’t told her about Raihana worried me, too, and she was her daughter.
“I think we could do that… I still don’t see why you want me, but I’m not complaining,” she said, reaching up and kissing the corner of my lips softly. I smirked.
“Oh yeah? Well, I could start listing everything I love about you, Kitten.”
“Hmm, maybe some other time. I hope this list isn’t boring.”
“You’re far from boring, my fiery snowflake.” She smiled and rested her head on my bare shoulder. The sparks that rushed through me were welcoming and perfect.
“I love coffee,” she said, testing the steaming cup.
“I hope you love me a lot more than the coffee,” I replied, my arm around her. My hand played with her hair as I leaned in, kissing the top of her head gently.
Her heart raced, and I realised what I had said. Fuck, I didn’t mean to say love…
She knew how I felt about her, but I didn’t want to pressure her into replying until she was ready or she did fall in love with me.
“So, I was thinking if we head back soon-”
“I do,” she cut in, looking up at me. Her blue eyes were wide with clarity. My heart raced in my chest, and my eyes locked with hers. I was not sure if I could believe what I was hearing. “I do love you more than coffee. I love you more than anything on this earth. You gave me a reason to live, to laugh, and to hope. I love you, Rayhan, and I’m proud to call you mine.”
Insecurity
Delsanra
Last night I had said I loved him, and I meant it. The look in those eyes of his... the way he kissed me, and the relief, happiness, and contentment that I sensed from him made it so worth it.
I was still worried about how me being a witch would make things harder for him, how his family might not take to me, but above all, I knew it would be worthwhile. Rayhan had become my world, and I wanted him to know that. Last night had been perfect; I had never felt such pleasure, and I wasn’t even going to deny that those orgasms had been mind-blowing.
The look on his face when I had run my hand along his dick had only turned me on more. I wasn’t even sure I was doing the right thing, but I went with what felt right, and that look of pleasure on his face had been so sexy. I knew he was experienced, and that just scared me even more. What if I wasn’t good enough? But falling asleep in his arms, I selfishly decided not to even bother worrying for the night. I had slept like a baby. With the long journey, those orgasms, and his arms around me, I was out like a light.
Even when morning had come, I had awoken past noon. I had just gotten dressed in the clothes he had bought for me, thongs, joggers, and a hoodie, when he returned with food. I knew there was something on his mind from the way his brow was furrowed and the way he was distractedly swirling the bottle of juice as we sat eating.
“Rayhan?” He looked at me, giving me that charming smile of his. “What’s on your mind?” I asked. His smile vanished, and he sighed.
“I don’t want to bring this up... but the rogues who hurt you, I was wondering if you were up to identifying them via images?” he asked quietly.
My heart thudded as I stared at him. From what I had gathered, the rogues were given a chance at a newlife…
“How would you get those images?” I asked quietly, eating my pasta slowly.
“My uncle, the King, had profiles made due to security reasons, and he sent them over to me.”
“Does he know about me?” Suddenly I felt afraid.
“I didn’t say what you were, but, knowing those two, they won’t care. I wanted to stop at their pack before heading on to mine. Kiara, the Queen, can check you over and heal any other injuries you have, and we could get the rogue situation sorted.”
I didn’t know what to think. Wouldn’t that just cause problems for him? Was he really so hell-bent on getting me justice even when I had already accepted him? Did he really want to avenge me?
“It’s okay if you don’t want to right now… I just thought if we got it out of the way, we could move on to the next group. It’s another reason I wanted to stop there, to see if Uncle knows anything about who those other bastards who hurt you are. The ones we saw in that vision,” he said coldly. His eyes flashed green, clenching his jaw. I placed my hand on his knee for a second and nodded.
“I’ll look at the pictures,” I whispered. “Some of them were spelled though… they wouldn’t have known what they were doing.”
“Do you want them to be let off or punished?”
