Chapter 183

Ella

The flutter beneath my skin was so gentle I almost thought I’d imagined it. But then it happened again, a little stronger this time, and I immediately snatched Alexander’s hand and placed it there. His green eyes went wide as realization washed over him.

This was the first time I’d felt our child move. All those months of morning sickness and exhaustion and doctor’s appointments, and this was the moment when it finally felt real.

There was a tiny person growing inside of me, strong enough now to make their presence known.

We did it.

We survived.

Alexander’s hand stayed pressed against my belly, although both of us had stopped dancing. The others around us continued to twirl and laugh, turning into a blur of shapes and colors.

“Right there,” I said as another little kick landed squarely under his palm. “Do you feel that?”

He nodded, green gaze never leaving mine. And for a long moment, nothing else existed except for us.

Maybe it was the pregnancy hormones, or maybe it was the way he was looking at me like I was the most precious thing in the world, but standing there with his hand on my belly and the evening light turning everything golden, I couldn’t fight the thought anymore.

I might really love him.

the tenderness in his touch as he felt our baby move, made me wonder if he might be starting to feel the

and Alexander’s face split into a


strong,”

“Takes after their father.”

might say something important. Something that would finally give me a

Gabriel appeared at his shoulder, and the

cleanup schedule,” Gabriel said. There wasn’t a hint of remorse at the fact that he

dropping from my belly

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between them, a silent conversation

said after a moment. His

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at me. “The vendors need to know when they can start breaking


booths.”

was no chance I could convince

us, and it never

him.

the way Gabriel always interrupted us seemed to relieve Alexander. Like he was afraid

happen if his Beta didn’t show up at

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