Happily Ever Alpha by CP Smith

Author:CP Smith [Smith, CP]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

FIVE

STARING AT MY REFLECTION in the bathroom mirror, I wondered for the third time in the same night where my brains had gone. I’d done it again. I’d lost all control and forgotten about birth control.

“Reckless. Stupid,” I mumbled to my reflection, freaked out I could be pregnant. Yet, without conscious thought, my hand came up to my belly in a protective hold. Looking down at the flat surface below my belly button, I tried to envision it swollen with the heavy burden of a child.

“Susan?” James said, his voice creeping in from the other side of the bathroom door.

Taking a deep breath, I opened the door and looked up at him, feeling exposed, vulnerable. I’d finally found the guy of my dreams, and it could all be at risk because I hadn’t protected myself.

James must have read the fear on my face because he pulled me into his arms, resting his chin on my head. “I take it we’ve moved from great back to panicked?” he mumbled into my hair.

I tightened my hold on his waist and said nothing, a million thoughts rolling around my head.

“Told you I wouldn’t leave unless I knew they had Sullivan in their sights. I promise you’re safe here, baby.”

He thought I was freaking out about Sullivan again, which in a sense I was, but it wasn’t the only reason I was on edge.

“It’s just a lot has happened in a short amount of time, James. Sullivan, you and me. It’s a little overwhelming,” I finally replied.

Freaking out about a possible baby also had me doubting what was happening between James and me. We’d only known each other three days and it was already intense between us. What if it burnt out as quickly as it started and then we’re left with a baby on the way? What if his feelings for me were amped up because he cares enough to worry about me being in danger, but once Sullivan is behind bars he’ll realize he made a mistake?

“Hey,” he murmured softly, tipping my chin up so he could look into my eyes. “Look at me, babe.” He cupped my cheek like he’d done at the police station, running the pad of his thumb across the apple, and it felt so damn good my bottom lip trembled a tiny bit. He made me feel cherished when he did things like that, and I didn’t want to lose that. “Whatever’s runnin’ through that head of yours, I’m here to tell you it’s not gonna work. I’m not gonna let you retreat from me because you’re scared.”

I blinked, then narrowed my eyes. “Get out of my head.”

He shook his head slowly, a grin pulling across his full lips. “Not gonna let you shake me off. Not after I’ve had all the facets that are Susan. Been waitin’ for-fuckin’-ever for you to show up. So brace, babe. It’s full steam ahead.”

I guess I’d been holding my breath, waiting for the other shoe to drop, because it left my lungs in a whoosh.

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