Hiding the Alpha’s Heir

“Your answer?” Desmond asked in a dark sensual tone while his fingers were swirling in the few strands of my wavy blonde hair.

Nervous, I looked into his eyes.

He wanted me to visit his chambers tonight. Shit… I knew it would end up in that condition.

And I couldn’t say no to that since I told him that I would do anything so he wouldn’t dare to separate me from our son.

“Yes…” I gulped, answering him.

But he didn’t look satisfied with my answer. “You know I am still doubting you, seraphim. Your answer doesn’t make me convinced that-”

“Yes, cinnamon.” I cut him off.

I knew what he was trying to mean. He sounded unsatisfied because he had been wanting my endearment to him to be used to calling on him.

My theory was right as soon as Desmond’s alluring lips curled up into a smile. “Good.” His knuckles brushed against my cheek. “You know how to read the room, Seraphina.”

I shivered at what he said and the sensation he made me want to feel.

“Return to your post,” Desmond ordered coldly. “I shall take it from here.”

His elite pack warriors politely nodded. “Your wish is our command, Alpha.” With that, they were gone out of our plain sight.

I felt relieved after. I was about to step back but then, Desmond suddenly wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me more to his body. I gasped and placed my hands on his chest.

“Since we are on the same page now, I am expecting that you are not going to avoid me from now on. Isn’t that right, Seraphina?”

His threatening tone made me want to submit to him. His eyes that were piercing me seemed like he could see me very clearly. It was as if he could easily read me.

“I am only doing this since I do not wish to be parted from Sander…” My tone sounded like a threatening one.

Desmond didn’t look offended at it. But instead, he just shrugged. “Fine by me.” I closed my eyes when he planted a kiss on my forehead. I looked at him, bewildered. His stoic expression softened at that moment. “Perhaps, you can help me with preparing our supper? I know that you are not going to say no to anything I am going to say, right?”

I closed my mouth that I opened earlier when he must have seen that I was going to oppose him.

That earned me silence before I nodded.

He nipped my chin using his forefinger and thumb. “That is not how you answer me.”

“Yes, cinnamon!” I said in an impatient tone.

Desmond looked amused as he smirked. “Let’s head back now then.”

I knew that as soon as Desmond had gotten the upper hand and controlled me, there was no way in hell now that I would get away from him.

In a matter of time before he would insist that I must accept our mate bond and he would coerce me to fix our marriage.

Later that night, Sander looked perplexed when he saw that Desmond and I looked like we were getting along. He knew that there was a gap between me and his father.

“Seraphim, you should try this.”

I tried to put up a sweet smile and nodded when Desmond was offering me a bit of the medium rare steak. “Thank you, cinnamon.”

He looked pleased with me. I could tell that he was feeling giddy. Desmond was easy to read in this kind of case.

“Why does Mama call you ‘cinnamon’, Papa?” Sander asked, slightly tilting his head in confusion.

Desmond chuckled and gently winced his hair. “Well…” he paused and glanced at me. “Mama, care to answer it?” he asked in his oh-so-sweet tone like a loving husband to his wife.

I secretly gnashed my teeth in annoyance, not wanting to answer it. But in the end, I knew I had to obey Desmond.

“That is my endearment to your Papa, little man.”

“Why cinnamon then?”

I glanced at Desmond first before I answered Sander’s question. “Because…” I sounded hesitant to answer it. “B-Because your Papa is the… spice of my life, Sander.” My voice croaked for that reason. “He… Meeting him was the best thing that ever happened to me since I lost Father…” My eyes suddenly got misty when I remember my father.

The scars of the past where Father, the love of my life, had been killed by an unfateful encounter in the hands of the other rogues. At that moment, I looked like a lost child remembering him again.

I wailed in tears. I only snapped back if Desmond didn’t reach for my hand and clasped it. He knew that I cherished my father so badly.

I blinked and wiped the tears from my eyes. I glanced at Sander who looked panicking right now. He got down from his chair and hugged me.

“It’s alright, Sander. I just missed your grandfather…” I kissed his forehead.

He looked up at me as he nodded.

Desmond stood up and hugged me as well.

I smiled at their gestures. They might not say anything but my heart felt the warmth as I knew that they were here.

However, it wouldn’t still change the fact that Desmond and I weren’t getting along. He was just consoling me to show our son that we were getting along with each other.

As soon as the dinner was over and Desmond and I tucked Sander in his chamber, I returned to my chamber to have a bath in the tub. I made sure that the water was mixed with the fragrance oil of gardenia before I dressed up in my nightgown, having nothing underneath.

I covered myself with the robe before I sauntered my way to Desmond’s chamber.

My heart was hammering inside my chest as I was so close. I could already smell his exotic scent as my mate did when I was in front of the door. Inhaling and exhaling, I knocked on the door three times.

It revealed Desmond on his trousers only, having a lazy alluring smile plastered on his lips. “And I thought you were not going to come by. It is a good thing that I did not need to force you.”

I squinted my eyes at him. “I made a promise. I am not going to revoke my words.” I felt offended by his words. I couldn’t help having a hostile tone when I spoke.

“Come in then.” He opened the door wide.

Hesitant, I nodded. I felt nostalgic when I came inside our once chamber. Just like the chamber back in his manor, Desmond never changed everything here. Only the curtains and sheets were the ones changed here. There were a few scented candles lit in every corner to set up a sensual mood.Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

I couldn’t help strolling around as I felt my chest tightening. Every step I took made me feel breathless. The waves of past memories hovered over me.

This chamber was once filled with laughter, argument, and lastly, lovemaking.

I came to a halt when I was in front of the full-body vanity mirror that was attached to the wall. I saw my expression being lost in here, wanting to get away from this place again.

I flinched when Desmond was behind me and placed his hands on my shoulders. “I missed you having me around here, Seraphina. It feels lonely ever since we arrived here,” he whispered huskily to my ear.

I held my breath, looking straight into his eyes. “Say… Why are you still not changing everything here? What are you trying to prove this time?” I asked, wanting to shed tears again but I must not do that and fulfilled what I came here for.

I almost bit my lower lip when Desmond caressed my shoulders down to my upper arms. “Because I am still in love with my wife who severed our mate bond,” he answered.

His hands reached for the ties of my robe and gently pulled them. He let the robe fall on the floor and caressed my arms up and down which made me shudder in… delight.

“You should have moved on…” My breath started to thicken with his sensual touch. My nipples were getting hardened each time his fingers accidentally caressed the side of my breasts.

“Hmm…” Desmond hummed and started leaving some wet kisses on my shoulder. “I know that you paid a visit to our chamber back in our manor.” I stiffened as my heart leaped when I saw him smirking through his reflection in the mirror. “Well, you think I did not know?” He brushed the tip of his nose to the slenderness of my neck. “You should have hidden your scent when you left, Seraphina so I wouldn’t be able to find out.”

I gasped. Shit! I knew that was the case. “I…” Speak, Seraphina! Speak! “I-I can explain, D-Desmond,” I said nervously.

Darn! I should’ve known he would know it!

I thought my scent would be gone after hours when I wasn’t there but I was definitely wrong. This was so embarrassing…

“Sshh…” His hands reached for my waist as he made my back lean to his front body. “No need to explain. I am pleased to know that you have come to visit there. I know that you missed me, too, Seraphina…”

“N-No, I do not!” I said defensively. How dare he assume that! “I only came there out of curiosity!”

He glared at me and pinched my waist causing me to flinch in pain. “Do not piss me off like that, seraphim. You know if you keep provoking me, I might not stop here.” He purred on my ear causing my wolf to rejoice and be aroused.

I glared back at him. However, I didn’t say anything anymore. I already provoked him earlier when I pretended that I was absconding.

He would be earnest and solemn in his threat that he would separate me from Sander once I provoked him again.

At that moment, Desmond reached for my breasts from my back. I gasped when he started kneading them. My arousal immediately heightened when his fingers were playing with my nipples at the top of my nightgown.

“Desmond…” I moaned softly, breathless.

I saw him smiling through the reflection. “Shall we go now to our secret room then?” he asked when his hand slowly reached the hem of my nightgown and pulled it up to reveal my cunt having no undergarments underneath. Then he pulled my leg up to reveal how wet I was right now. His breath thickened at the sight of it. “Fuck, Seraphina… I can smell your arousal…” he said in his husky tone.

I bit my lower lip, feeling shy that he was looking at it as if it was a delectable dish.

“Desmond… Please…” Why was I saying that? Was I begging to be fucked by him?

He placed down my leg and smelled me. “Floral scent as always… I love it…” I shivered at his compliment. “Well, then… We must go now to our secret room. I am excited to have you all night, Seraphina Beryl-Verlice.”