Chapter 107

Hannah

I stared at Sebastian for a long while; he was dumbfounded by my confession. I couldn’t tell what was running through his mind. His eyes were flashing between scarlet and blue; his wolf was itching to come out, but he was holding him back. I didn’t fear him as I should though; I wanted to comfort him. I knew this wasn’t easy for him to hear.

“He’s confused,” Nora explained, channeling Sebastian’s wolf. “He marked us, so we shouldn’t feel the mate bond with Henry. It shouldn’t be there anymore.”

She had said that in the past too, which is what confused her the most. But for some reason, we still knew that Henry was our fated mate. But I didn’t want Henry. I thought he was my friend at one point, but he did nothing but lie to me. I couldn’t trust him. Sebastian had been right to be wary of him from the beginning.

“When did you find this out?” Sebastian asked through gritted teeth.

“The night I went to his house,” I answered.

“Did you feel it? The mate bond?” He asked, narrowing his eyes at me.

I shook my head, staring down at my fingers.

“Not right away,” I told him. “My wolf found his scent to be odd. When he told me we were fated mates, it made sense to her. But at the same time, it didn’t because we shouldn’t feel the mate bond…”

“No… you shouldn’t,” he said in a low and threatening tone. He was thinking intently about something. I wished he would let me in on his thoughts. “You shouldn’t feel the bond at all because I marked you.”

“I know but…”

“No, Hannah. He’s lying to you. He’s not your fated mate. He’s a liar. You can’t trust him,” Sebastian growled.

“I don’t trust him,” I told him in return. “You’re right; he is a liar. He’s lied about everything since we met. But my wolf can feel that he is our fated mate. We just don’t know why we can feel it…”

“You need to stay away from going forward,” Sebastian ordered. “Understood?”

“Yes,” I answered without hesitation. That wasn’t going to be a problem; I had no desire to go near Henry again.

Dr. Davis came into the room moments later and he gave me a wide smile as he came around my bedside.

“I’m glad you’re awake. The surgery went well, and your baby is very healthy; she’s growing inside of you as we speak.”

“She?” I asked, my eyes wide and tears filled them instantly.

“Yes,” Dr. Davis said. “You are having a baby girl.”

My heart filled with so much warmth, I couldn’t keep the tears from spilling from my eyes.

“You can’t leave here for a couple more days while you heal. But I’m going to give you some medicine to help the healing process and relieve some of your pain.”

I smiled my thanks at him; I felt too weak to speak anymore. My throat was still so raspy, and it pained me to use my voice. Sebastian grabbed the glass of water off a table and brought it to my lips. The coldness of the water soothed away the pain in my throat. I breathed out relieved.

Dr. Davis inserted the medication into my IV bag, and I was already starting to feel better.

“How’s Liam?” I asked, thinking about my sick brother who has been in a coma for days.

“No change,” Dr. Davis said sadly. “He coded a few times, but we got him back…”

I knew there was something else he wasn’t saying, and I didn’t want him to say the word ‘unplug.’ Liam was on life support and there was only a matter of time before he would ask me about unplugging him. That wasn’t going to be an option; not until we figured out what is going on and how to help him.

“Get some more rest,” Dr. Davis said before leaving the room.

I stared up at Sebastian who was staring back at me, and I could see the concern lingering in his eyes.

“Don’t let them unplug my brother,” I whispered through my tears. He leaned down and pressed his lips against mine. His kiss calmed me and sent a warm sensation throughout my body. I smiled into his kiss, wanting more of him.

“I won’t,” he said in return against my lips before he pulled away from me.

…

“Feels like it’s been ages since I’ve been here,” I said as we went into our bedroom. It was my first night back at the palace.

“I’m glad to have you home,” Sebastian admitted, wrapping his arms around me. “You and our daughter.”

I smiled up at him. I stood on my toes to press my lips against his. It felt good to be with him again; it was nice not arguing about something.

“Take off your mask…” I whispered to him. My request caused him to be still for a moment; I could tell he was thinking about it. To my surprise, he reached his hands to his face and pulled his mask off, allowing it to fall to the ground. His face was so beautiful; I reached my hand to his features and touched everything I could. I ran my fingers down my narrow face structure and over his high cheekbones. I brushed my fingers through his 5 o'clock shadow and traced the outlining of his lips. I brought my lips to his and kissed him gently, tugging at his bottom lip with my teeth.

I trailed my kisses from his lips to his cheeks, kissing every inch of his face. He closed his eyes and breathed me in, allowing me to kiss him. He wrapped his arms firmly against mine, pressing my body to his. This was the first time he’s ever allowed me to be this close to his unmasked face. I played with the hems of his shirt, begging him with my eyes to take it off. He got the hint quickly and threw his shirt to the ground, leaving me in awe of his incredible abs.

My mouth was nearly watering looking at him. He wrapped me back into his arms and I was wrapped in his warmth. I kissed the nape of his neck, trailing down his shoulders and around his large biceps. He trailed his hands down around my waistline and tugged at my jeans to come undone. I knew it was taking everything he had not to rip them apart. I helped him unbutton my pants and they fell to the floor around my ankles. I removed my shirt, throwing it beside his on the ground, exposing myself to him. He looked at me like I was the most incredible thing he had ever seen, and it was making my heart thrash violently against my chest.

He kissed around my neck, trailing across my chest, then sucking and nipping at my breast. I inhaled sharply, allowing a small moan escapes my lips as I exhaled. I saw the scarlet flashing through his eyes, and it excited me. He pushed me onto the bed with force; I threw my head back as he placed himself between my legs and started pleasing me with his tongue. I closed my eyes and allowed him to take me to a new world; somewhere I never thought existed.

My climax arrived suddenly, and I could hardly grasp what was happening until he was trailing his kisses back up my torso and back to my lips. My entire body felt like it was on fire but in the best possible way. I tugged at his pants, feeling him growing inside of them. He gave me a smirk as he helped me remove his pants, exposing him to me.

I felt the pressure of him inside of me; he held my wrists above my head, forcing me to stay still and pinned to the bed. His wolf was taking control; I could see the eyes of his wolf and the darkness of his fur coming through. Sebastian let out a low growl and it gave me goosebumps around my body. I wasn’t afraid of him though; it only made my body grow even hotter. I was in heat, and I needed more of him. I felt blood trailing down my neck as he bit into me; he had already marked me as his, but now it was like he was claiming me over and over again. He wanted to make it a point to Henry that I wasn’t his mate, that I belonged to Sebastian.

The mixture of pain and pleasure caused me to climax again and again and again.