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Pull Alaric's arm over my shoulder and hobble him over to the bed for some rest. I sit down with him, trying to position his body, but he rolls over, laying his head on my thigh. It's such a small, intimate gesture and my breath catches. He's never laid on me like this.

Gently, I adjust his body until he's under the covers. I bring him some medicine and tell him to sit up

I'm measuring the medicine into a cup, and he surprises me by jeaning forward and kissing me. I nearly drop the cup. I'm so shocked.

"Shh.. lay back and rest," I say, trying to soothe him.

He's probably just delirious from the sickness. But I can't deny that my body clenched when he kissed me.

These physical reactions to him were so frustrating. My mind was made up, I didn't love him. Now I just needed my body to get over him, too, "Cara. I need you... Alaric whispers, stroking any hand.

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His eyes are barels

open, he looks desperate for sleep.

shh shhh. "I beckon him to surrender to sleep, rubbing his ha

body, thinking of all the emotional whiplash he's caused me over

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me?" I whisper

really even expect him to hear me, the question was just my

when he answers me,

there's my answer, once and for

to him. He doesn't love me. He's

and find a new mistress. He'll go back to thinking of me as the poor.

isn't just

have a child to think about

Our child

to leave Alaric, and Pack DarkWood. And

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while, my pregnancy symptoms

for being such an invaluable asset to the

my mal Beta work but also

day, Alaric and I were reviewing details of some pack business when I saw a list of names on

I asked

at the papers. "Oh that." He sighed. "That was a failed attempt to replace you. Fortunately for all of us, that's no longer

doing my best to

after all and start a new life. If he found out, I'm certain he would do anything he could to stop