The Alpha's Four Hidden Heirs (Natalie and Samuel) novel Chapter 74

NATALIE.

I stepped out of the changing room after I finished changing.

Once I got out, I immediately saw Samuel and the kids clad in matching outfits a well.

“As I thought, it looks great on you. I expected nothing less froin the lady I’ve set my eyes on.” Franklin flashed me a bright smile before continuing in a bossy tone. “Daddy, take a picture of me and Natalie. I want to set it as my wallpaper.”

I was in such a bad mood but Franklin just completely turned it around, I mean what five year old speaks this way?

When he gets older, he won’t have a shortage of women interested in him that’s for sure.

Hearing that, Sophia wanted a picture with me as well. “Me too…” She said softly.

She has been doing so well lately and I

see how much her words even though they are few, I can see how much it means to Samuel, his eyes always soften anytime she speaks.

I was still furious about the kiss just now, but I really couldn’t resist both Sophia and Franklin’s charms. As such, I would try to fulfill their wishes when asked and hope thus day goes fast so I can go back home.

Franklin and Sophia stood beside me, one on the left and the other on the right, and I squatted down so I could be on the same height as them and then we all struck a pose before the shutter went off.

But just before the shutter went off, I looked camera lens faced the three of us.

at Samuel and I could see a slight smile on his face when the

His eyes clashed with mine and none of us was ready to look away, it was like there was this magnetic pull and then it happened again, I could hear what he was thinking.

Was he doing this on purpose? But the way he was looking at me, I don’t think that he realises what’s going

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So I mask my emotions, he hasn’t marked me so how can I hear his thoughts? And can he hear mine?

“The hyper–realistic mask might have changed and distorted Natalie’s facial structure, but her eyes were still never changing, still so full of warmth, and were as clear as the bright blue skies.”

If he doesn’t know that I can hear him, so this must be his real feelings and thoughts? So he isn’t playing games with me?

I felt tears well up in my eyes and I quickly blinked them away so the kids won’t notice.

After the photography session, the four of us then walked towards the field in our matching outfits, looking every bit like a real family.

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But then something was different with the teachers, they kept avoiding my eyes and they were no longer

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whispering about me and I just smiled on the inside. This must be because of Molly, they didn’t realise that Samuel would get her fired just because of me, it was also a shock to me too.

We passed a few of them and they were all courteous with smiles on their faces as they greeted us but I knew it was all fake, they just didn’t want to get fired.

However, there were still some parents that were looking at me with odd expressions.

I just stared back at them without hesitation, causing the ones who looked at me to back away in guilt.

Franklin and Sophia were signed up for the relay race, and coincidentally, there were four of us in the team to participate: So we stayed on our spots in the field.

Bang! With the signaling sound, Franklin started to run with the baton in hand.

He was the first in the race as he passed the baton to the second runner, Sophia. When Sophia was running, however, she accidentally tripped, and the baton fell out of her hand.

I immediately moved forward to go to her but I stopped myself, she’s hurt but this is a good lesson to learn, that she shouldn’t give up and she should pick herself up and that’s exactly what she does. When she picked it up, she looked ahead and she could see that she was already the last in her team. Her eyes were suddenly filled with tears, but she didn’t give up, she then ran as she cried.

After that, when the baton was passed to me, I didn’t run ahead just yet. Instead, she consoled Sophia with a gentle voice.

“You did such a great job my girl, I’m so proud of you. Now, trust me and your daddy, okay?”

Sophia could only nod in reply.

“All right, then stop crying, okay? Watch us as we get that first place trophy for you.”

After saying that, I took the baton and ran as fast as I could towards Samuel, tapping a into my shifter speed.

My speed was amazing, and in just an instant, I was already in second place. Even Samuel looked shocked when he received the baton from me.

“This woman runs faster than any she wolf that I know.” I hear him say through the mind link and it makes me smile.

“Are you going to continue staring at me or are you going to go and win this race for the kids?” I ask him. He smirks at me. “Your wish is my command Ms. Edmund.” He says but then he leans down and gives me a quick peck on the cheek in front of the whole school before he takes off with the baton in hand.

I feel my face heating up and I don’t dare turn around to see the expressions on the parents and teachers faces, I just stared ahead watching the race.

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He had a masculine and toned physique, like a the Alpha that he wasand lie ran past the first runner in no

time.

In the end, no doubt, Samuel was the one who ran to the finish line first.

“We won!” I smiled while I engulfed Sophia’s squishy face in my hands before continuing, “See, 1 told you, your daddy and I could make it!”

Hearing that, Sophia’s face lit up as she smiled and nodded her head.

After the race, Samuel walked toward where we stood. His face was quite flushed since he ran, which was

quite a rare sight.

I could then feel his hot breath breathing near her neck as he got closer, speeding up my already pacing heartbeat.

Things will get out of control if this continues.

I bit her lip slightly and tried to change my stance, but my actions were stopped when Samuel grabbed my wrist.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m not going anywhere.”

Yeah. I just want to go somewhere where you’re not.

“You have nothing to say to me?”

“Nothing at all.”

“Well, but I do.”

“Huh? What do you want to say?” I widened her eyes and looked at him.

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“I feel like I’ve understood you more today.” Samuel’s lips curved into a smile. “You did great today Ms. Edmund.”

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