Chapter 143

Daisy

After my son’s call, Xavier and I are on our way to join Lucas and his mate, Skylar, in the magical realm. I’m standing in front of the mirror while inspecting my outfit.

“Do you think I look fat in this blue summer dress?” I lift it to frown at my stretch marks. These days, I never wear anything that shows off much skin.

“What’s with the frown?” Xavier asks as he comes up behind me, placing a large hand right over my belly. I meet his eyes in the mirror, and my heart skips a beat.

He hasn’t aged a day since he accepted his vampiric side, and even though I’m not usually bothered by the fact that I’m aging while he doesn’t, I feel it today.

After drinking from the well of fates in the magical realm, Xavier and I will share his life force. While I love the thought of spending forever by his side, I’m concerned about my age and appearance.

What if he doesn’t find me as attractive now as he did back when I was younger?

It would have been so much better if we found the well earlier and I stopped aging at twenty–one. Instead, I’m soon in my forties with a husband who looks like he belongs on the cover of MQ magazine. And unlike Xavier, I can’t change my appearance at my will.

I’m stuck like this and shit….is he going to be unhappy with me always looking like this?

“Why the heck would I be unhappy?” Xavier growls above my head. His chin is resting on the top of my head, and his big arms are wrapped around me in a hug.

Even though we have been together for eighteen years, my heart still flutters at his touch. I don’t even mind that he read my thoughts. It’s all

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holding me like I’m the most precious thing

while letting my back lean against his chest. “Because I’m no

in the past,” he says those words without any hesitation. “And those stretch marks? Those are proof of the son you carried, of the family you gave me. They’re beautiful,

vampiric genes. There was a time when all I did was

assures me, tracing his fingers lightly over the faint lines. His touch sends shivers down my spine, and his words warm my

that are threatening to bubble over. “I am aging. Every day, I see a new

have ever laid my eyes on. And you only grow more beautiful with each passing day. Sure, you will stop aging once we visit this well, but I’m glad I got to see you age and mature a bit before then. I prefer this Daisy to the younger one. You’re more sure of yourself. More confident and not afraid

hit me hard, stirring emotions so

my

voice as he gently wipes. away

lie, sniffing and blinking rapidly to keep

hear your heartbeat, Daisy.” He raises a brow, a playful

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his

I am crying,” I admit, my voice choked with emotion. “But they are

resonating deep in his chest where my head is

rhythm of his life force.

appearance…” He shakes his head as though at a loss for words. “Your pregnancy left you with these wonderful curves. Your hips? I love the extra pounds you’ve put

grabs my hips and lifts me off my feet with a mischievous look on

me to our bed,” I tell him. “We have

to look like a puppy someone just

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