Desired By Three Alphas Fated To One (Hailee) novel Chapter 262

Chapter 262: Touch Me

Hailee’s POV

I didn’t understand it at first.

Why the pain stopped.

Why my body suddenly relaxed.

Why the sharp tightness in my stomach faded like it had never been there.

But the moment Nathan wrapped his arms around me, everything... everything inside me calmed.

My breathing slowed.

My muscles loosened.

Even the little life inside me felt still and warm, almost peaceful.

I felt safe.

Too safe.

And it scared me, because I knew this wasn’t normal.

I didn’t even know when I fell asleep.

One minute I was shaking and holding my stomach, and the next... I was wrapped in his scent, lying against his chest like that was exactly where I belonged.

For the first time since everything happened, I slept.

Deeply.

Quietly.

Without fear.

But it didn’t last.

A sudden jolt of pain stabbed my stomach, sharp and hot, forcing me awake. I gasped and sat up fast, grabbing the blanket as my body twitched in panic.

"Nathan—!" I cried before I could stop myself.

He had been standing up, trying to leave the bed quietly... but the moment I wept out, he rushed back to me like lightning.

"What is it? Are you hurting?" he asked, his voice shaking, his hands already cupping my arms.

The pain didn’t stop.

If anything, it grew worse.

It felt like my body was rejecting something... or missing something.

"I don’t know," I whispered, crying. "It hurts. Nathan... it hurts again..."

He didn’t think. He didn’t ask questions.

He just pulled me into his chest and held me tight.

And the pain vanished.

Like magic.

Gone.

I let out a shaking breath, burying my face in his shoulder.

"I don’t understand," I whispered. "Why does it stop when you hold me?"

Nathan swallowed hard, his chin brushing the top of my head.

"I don’t know either," he said softly. "But... Hailee... when I touch you... my wolf becomes calm. Too calm. It’s strange."

I lifted my head slowly and turned in his arms so our eyes could meet.

And for a moment, I forgot everything.

The baby.

The mark.

Callum.

The pain.

The fear.

The world.

It was just him.

His warm eyes.

His steady breath.

His arms around me.

The way he was looking at me, like I was the only thing he wanted to protect.

"Nathan..." I whispered, my voice trembling. "There is something coming from you. This energy... this warmth... I don’t have my wolf yet but... I feel it. I really feel it."

His lips parted a little.

His chest rose and fell faster.

"My wolf feels it too," he whispered. "He feels... at ease with you. Like he finally stopped fighting."

My heart beat so loud I could hear it.

I didn’t even think.

I leaned forward...

slowly...

softly...

And pressed my lips to his.

It wasn’t rushed.

It was gentle.

Passionate.

But the moment our lips touched, something in my chest lit up warm and full—like a spark that had been waiting to burn.

Nathan kissed me back for one heartbeat—

just one—

and I felt everything I had ever wanted in that single second.

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