Chapter 364 Athena ชร I stood in front of the full–length mirror in the bridal boutique’s private fitting room, turning slightly to see how the dress accommodated my growing belly. At five months pregnant, I was showing much more than I had when we’d first done fittings, and the seamstress
Chapter 363 Chapter 363 17 When we finally broke apart, both of us were breathless, and I realized I was crying too, happy tears streaming down my face. “Mrs. Hayes, Tristan whispered, testing out the name officially now. “Mr. Hayes, I whispered back. The clerk handed us back our certificate,
Chapter 362 Chapter 362 Athena When morning came, I was wide awake before the alarm even went off, too eager to wait, too excited to stay still. I slipped out of bed carefully, trying not to wake Tristan, and headed to the bathroom to shower and get ready. I took
Chapter 361 Athena “ Congratulations, Derek said, his voice warm. “ Both of you. ” Tristan came over then, and Derek held out his hand. They shook, and then Tristan pulled him into a hug too. “Thank you, brother, Tristan said. “For being there, for helping, for being part of
Chapter 360 Orion pulled him into another hug, and I heard him say quietly, “Always, brother. Always p> Sarah came bursting out of the house then, not even bothering with the porch steps, just running straight across the lawn to us. She was already crying happy tears, not even trying
Chapter 359 Athena’s POV A 68 We drove back to Orion’s place in a bubble of pure happiness, Tristan holding my hand the entire way, occasionally lifting it to his lips to kiss my knuckles like he couldn’t quite believe this was real. “I still can’t believe you did that,”
Chapter 358 She’d done this. She’d prepared everything. She was offering herself to me, completely, legally, forever. And all I had to do was sign. She pulled a pen from her purse and set it on the table next to the certificate. My hand was shaking as I picked it
Chapter 357 Tristan ଝଛ 68 The restaurant was beautiful inside, all warm lighting and soft music, and the host led us to a private table in the back corner that felt secluded from the rest of the dining room. “This is nice,” I said as we sat down. “I thought
Chapter 356 “And never again let me threaten to end things when I’m angry,” she said. “That was cruel and I’m sorry. ” “You don’t have to apologize,” I started but she put her finger over my lips. “Yes I do,” she said firmly. “What I said was hurtful and
Chapter 355 Tristan I followed her around like a puppy, pushing the cart and trying not to think too hard about how much money we were spending because none of it mattered, nothing mattered except making sure our babies had everything they could possibly need. “What do you think about
Chapter 354 We’d climbed into bed together and she’d curled into my side like she was made to fit there, and I’d held her and whispered how much I loved her until she fell asleep. 68 I’d stayed awake for a long time after that, just watching her sleep, feeling
Chapter 353 The Biker Alpha Who Became My Second Chance Mate Chapter 353 Tristan I woke up with Athena in my arms and for a moment I just lay there, afraid to move, afraid to breathe too loudly in case this was a dream and any sudden movement would shatter
Chapter 352 A 68 Relief flooded through me so intense it made me dizzy. “Thank you,” I said, pulling her into my arms and holding her close. “Thank you baby, I promise I’ll do better, I promise I’ll be better p> She wrapped her arms around me and I felt
Chapter 351 Chapter 351 Tristan She was silent for so long I thought she wasn’t going to respond, thought she was going to turn around and walk away and that would be the end of us. Then she spoke and her voice was so quiet I had to strain to
Chapter 350 Chapter 350 My Second Chance Mate I just stared at her, drinking in every detail, memorizing the way she looked in this moment because I was terrified it might be the last time her this close. “Are you going to say what you want to say,” she asked,
Chapter 349 Chapter 349 Tristan The door stayed closed. I stood up slowly, my joints protesting after sitting still for so long, and made my way downstairs. Orion and Sarah were in the kitchen and they both looked up when I walked in. ‘Is she okay?” Sarah asked immediately. “She
Chapter 348 348 ‘Do you remember her last night?” Sarah continued, her voice getting harder. “Do you remember how she looked when you were saying all things to her? Because I do, I remember exactly how broken she looked p> She moved closer to me. ‘You should fix whatever you
Chapter 347 Chapter 347 Tristan “Everything comes out wrong with you lately,‘ she said, and the exhaustion in her voice scared me more than the anger had. ‘I’m tired Tristan, I’m so tired of trying to prove to you that I can take care of myself and the babies. You
Chapter 346 Chapter 346 I opened my mouth but nothing came out because she was right, she was absolutely right and I had no defense for my behavior. ‘I didn’t call you stupid,” I finally managed. “You might as well have,‘ she said, and now the tears were spilling over,
Chapter 345 Tristan “Baby that’s not…” I started, moving toward her instinctively because everything in me needed to be closer to her, needed to touch her and make her understand. But she stepped back and the movement stopped me cold, froze me in place like she’d physically pushed me away.