Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 190

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“Aren’t you cold?” Carter asked as he wrapped his arms around me from behind, as I stared at

the valley. One hand rested across my lower stomach, his thumb gently stroking the skin. I

shook my head no, I had been running hot recently, probably the pregnancy hormones kicking

1. in. To be honest, the cool breeze across my skin felt good, but nothing felt better than basking

in the feel of his arms around me. He kissed my hair and inhaled before I found myself asking.

“How does it feel when you shift?” I felt a smile turn up on his lips against my ear.

“Like breaking free, becoming whole, it feels right, like becoming one with the world around

you,” he tells me.

I sit with that for a moment, a sense of longing rising within me. I wanted that, the wolf

seemed to agree, as my skin felt suddenly itchy and I found myself flexing my fingers. To stave

off that feeling. I hooked one hand onto his arm, wrapped around my shoulders, letting the

other interlace with his hand over my flat stomach. When Lana had rushed out last night, she

came back with a box of saltines and five pregnancy tests. I had stared at them in disbelief

one after the other before I sank onto the hotel bed and stared at the wall. Lana, for once, was

quiet, letting me process. My brain was doing math. I had my period since being here once or

twice, after the stress and trauma, missing a few months wasn’t unheard of, but I was sure the

baby was Carter’s after I let the fact sync in. I have had a monthly cycle since escaping

Creedon. After that, I let my resolve take over. I had already given Carter my heart. If he didn’t

want the baby, I’d run, knowing that Jake had left another purpose for me, that this pack was

my people, just solidified the stance I had resolved last night. I’d stand and fight for my future

with Carter. I’d become whatever I had to be to ensure this child had the life they deserved. I

would fight for it, if need be. A fierceness rose up and told me I would most definitely kill for

1. it. The way Carter held me told me he would kill for our future, too.

I turned in Carter’s arms, wrapping my arms around his neck. He looked down at me, the swirl

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of emotion hard to read, so I sought it deep down within myself to that place I had discovered.

Love, pride, a primal sort of protection, but deeper down, the anxiety churned. I understood

our future was uncertain, that we would have to fight for it tooth and claw. But we would do it

together, and that made all the difference.

Carter

As she turned in my arms, she cupped my cheeks, she stared up at me, but I felt her as she

accessed the bond between us, feeling me entirely in my emotions. I did the same. Her thumbs

stroked the stubble across my cheeks, and I felt the overwhelming sense of rightness wash

over me from her side of the bond. She chose us. My eyes focused back on hers as her hands

tangled into my hair at the back of my head and brought my face down to hers. Our mouths

met, and I lifted her up by her thighs to tangle her legs around my waist before I moved us

inside. The kiss poured promises from both sides as I left the door open and plastered her

against the wall next to the fridge. We broke apart, and her heated breath panted. I gripped

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