The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 83

Alexander heard me sighing as we walked back from the car and asked what was wrong.

“My feet.” I groaned. “I really hope this is not the norm now, for the whole rest of the pregnancy. They hurt so bad today.”

Alexander frowned. “Stop for a second,” he said. When I did, he swept me up into his arms in one swift movement, lifting my weight like I was a feather. He grinned as I looped my arms around his neck. “Does that help any?” he asked.

ead fall against his shoulder lazily.

red?”

the time for it. I’d like to lie down and rest for a bit now if you don’t mind.”

foot rub?”

ut quickly got carried away.

ly stretched my swollen ankles. But he gradually started working his way upward, which I had certainly been anticipating.

e in order to melt away the tension in my muscles. He worked my calves after he’d done my feet, and even massaged all the muscles around my knees, a sensation I’d never felt before and which was absolutely amaz

nly. But then his mouth got involved, too. It seemed to have a mind of its own.

air in hungrily, like my smell was the oxygen he needed to survive.

ad, my fingers widening to let tufts of his thick hair in between them. I didn’t press him into me, but I

ely obliterating the moment.

mbled. Not in a good way. In col

onflicted, penetrating

I asked, m

d.

et of cold water over me.

lowly, scooting back into a seated position against the headboard.

out stuff that affects us. Affects you.”

I need to take a

stomach s

se I don’t want to be away from you for long. Really, I wish I didn’t have to leave you at all. But maybe we could talk about a time when I could do this when it’ll impact you the least.”

of coal inside.

three days was going to make me ill.

ry busy with work anyway?” he asked. “I know it’s valuable to have our time together at night. I know that’s precious and I’m taking it away. But, I also know you do have days when work keeps you at the office late, or you need time with Nina, and we’d only really have a few hours together any

fair point. “Okay,” I said once more. I was like a broken re

p the bed, coming to sit right next to me.

henever you are free to be with me.”

ng days on Mondays. And Nina works Sunday, Monday nights, can meet me up for early breakfasts Monday and Tuesday.”

iddle of the night in the city.

ashed at him sternly, because he averted his own and wiped his mouth with his hand nervously.

the Nina thing. “I’ll make the arrangements for next Monday.”

ice.

ve been, because I hardly felt we were finished with the conversation.

s still unanswered.

going to pick right back up where we’d left off.

ed to the bathroom.

e refreshing myself. When I returned, Alexander

asked.

st them.

t the trip.”

“Oh?”

atural death, but I have reason to believe there was foul play. I do not know exactly what happened. But I recently learned that there might be someone out there who can tell me. Who may have witnessed my mother being poisoned.”

ime. “That’s… a lot to process.”

lace.

? That’s what I wanted to ask.

ved in with Alexander. But I remembered quite clearly the moment, early on, when he had made a very ominous comment.

.

or them now, either.

elf in a potentially deadly situation was another matter entirely, and a much more important concern.

er for dinner.”

ed to leave.”

ps. “Yeah?”

y with me. Please.”

and stroked my hair, letting his smile widen

We’d said that word awkwardly, as we struggled through