The Alpha’s Pregnant Bride: Age Gap Shifter Romance by Layla Silver

Author:Layla Silver [Silver, Layla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-05-16T16:00:00+00:00

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Blue light glowed beyond the blinds. Morning came with it, increasing in strength until my eyes were fully open and I realized that I had fallen asleep on the couch with the album in my lap. The book was open in the center where Myrna had been photographed the most. I stared at the image of her, wondering how many times I had perused this book before I fell asleep.

How late had I stayed up? Did Skye ever come out of her room?

The absence of my mug on the coffee table told me she had collected it at some point. Next came the sound of sizzling along with the hearty smell of bacon, eggs, and toasted waffles. The scent of coffee mingled in the air, drawing me from the couch. “Sweet gods, what is that?”

“Most of us call it breakfast.”

Ah, so she was willing to speak to me. That was a change from yesterday.

I offered her a smile. “You’re looking well this morning, dear Skye. Practically glowing.”

She dropped the spatula on the ground where it clattered and spattered oil in every direction. In a swift motion, I scooped it up, washed it off, and returned it to her hand, dried. She grinned sheepishly and bowed toward the stove.

“Sorry,” she whispered to the dancing bacon, “I’m just clumsy sometimes.”

“No apology needed, my love.” I kissed her temple. “I’ll get the plates.”

Minutes later, we were going about our morning like any typical day. I gathered the plates and helped load them up when the food was done. She sprinkled extra cheese on my scrambled eggs and even more on hers. Jelly was added to the toasted waffles and a heaping serving of syrup shortly after. Once we had the table set up the way we liked it, we sat right next to each other and dug in, contented chewing sounds filling the space between us.

We never needed to speak much in the mornings. I appreciated that about Skye, considering the fact that my mornings were my grumpiest times. Most of my emotions were under control every other hour of the day—save for the mornings. Only Elias was aware of that. And perhaps Wendell had discovered it the hard way.

Otherwise, no one would be able to tell. Mostly due to my avoidance of people in the mornings.

At least until after my coffee.

I chuckled. “You know, I used to judge Isaiah for his coffee addiction.” I took a hefty sip of the good stuff. “But now I can see I was being a hypocrite.”

“Why do you say that?”

“I just can’t function without one cup a day.”

She smiled down at her plate while picking apart a long strip of bacon. “Well, you can have as much as you want because I’m giving it up.”

“Why would you give up coffee? I thought you liked it.”

“I think tea would be better for me. Non-caffeinated.”

I nodded. “I won’t argue with that, dear Skye. Whatever you think is best for you.”

Curiosity marched right into my mind. That was a sudden shift from yesterday.

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