Hiding His Baby The Alpha’s Rejected Mate

68Chapter  By the lake Loud sound of water splashing around woke Athena up. She slowly opened her eyes to meet with darkness which scared her a bit at that moment.

But instead of freaking out, she calmed herself down as Dominic’s lingering scent assured her that she was safe. She didn’t know from where she got that assurance but she just knew.

She was laying down when she opened her eyes. She tried to get up and suddenly felt that she wasn’t on her bed like she thought she would be. Instead it was soft grass underneath her which tickled her skin. There was a blanket over her body. At that moment, she was confused would be an understatement. Where was she?!

She quickly sat up straight and looked around to see that she was in an open space in the forest. There were trees at her left and a big lake at her right. The moonlight was glowing brightly to make her surroundings visible. The moonlight fell on the lake water and it looked like diamonds dancing with the water.

Such a beautiful scene it was!

That’s when she heard the splashing sounds again which brought her back to her actual situation and she looked at the lake with squinted eyes. The sound was coming from there only. And that’s when she noticed something or more like someone.

Someone was swimming roughly in the cold water of the lake. As if the water was washing away all his frustration, confusion, anger and every bit of discomfort while he expressed them through swimming. His broad shoulders flexed every time he dived into the water like a man mermaid. His muscular body was glistening with the shiny lake water, skipping a few beats of her heart.

She immediately knew who it was! Her mate, Dominic. He was such a handsome man. Moon goddess took her time while making him with every bit of perfection. What did she do to deserve him as her mate?! She put a hand on her racing heart to calm it down. She closed her eyes and let out a sigh. And the next moment she opened her eyes, a loud shriek left her mouth as she found Dominic just in front of her. He was still in the water. He swam to the surface where she was and leaned on it with his hands over the surface.

He kept his face over his hands, looking at her very innocently. His face was filled with a cute smile and a lot of curiosity. That‘s when she noticed something. That he has very boyish facial features. Even though he was nearly twenty seven years old, he could easily pull off the look of a seventeen years old teenage boy. The thought itself increased her heartbeat ten folds. “What are you thinking that made your heartbeat so loudly?” He asked curiously which startled her and brought her back to present. She looked at him with widened eyes and was going to move away but he was quick to hold her hand and stop her to keep her in her place.

“Wh…what are you doing?” She asked while stammering in nervousness. “What am I doing?” He asked in a casual tone while looking at her with the same soft smile.

skins to give her that golden glow. How beautiful can she look! He could spend all his life looking at her at that moment,

doing here? What are you doing in the water?” She asked

some time to realise what was happening around her. She doesn’t seem to remember what happened earlier as well. Not

smile looked really beautiful on his handsome

while trying to

 thought I looked more handsome while smiling instead of my usual scowl on my face. I got a lot of compliments on my smile.” He said with a cheeky smile this time, making her

 sudden cheeky question but more than that, something else

scowled, suddenly getting possessive. That made her shocked

going

aren’t a big thing for me. I get them every now and then.” He said in a casual

that wasn’t the main topic here. How her expression changed drastically and dramatically was the main thing here. She gritted her teeth

they?! How dare they?!” She scowled, ready to put up a fight but before she could ask anything

kissed her passionately, making her melt down. But she soon remembered their conversation and understood that he was trying to change the subject which made her frown and she struggled to pull away. “Shhh… Calm down, tigress. I was joking. No one complimented me because I never smiled at anyone ever in my life other than you.” He whispered in a husky tone

she realised what he said. She was the first person he smiled at like that. But more than that he was pulling her legs to get a reaction out of her and she fell

was more like a warning to him that she won‘t like to talk about it

my question.” She stammered out once