You Want Me Back? Too Bad, My Alpha—I'm Done Waiting

Chapter 5 Chapter 5 I froze like I'd been turned to stone. Time crawled by, each second feeling like a blade cutting through me. I watched Declan lean down. I watched his mouth touch Cassia's skin, and I definitely watched as he... helped her, gently and repeatedly. Cassia sighed with relief, fingers running through his hair. "The other side hurts too." Declan hesitated. "But that side seems fine." Cassia didn't answer. She just pulled his head closer. After a pause, he lowered his head again. I couldn't watch anymore and ran into the storm. Rain hammered down but I felt nothing.

All I could think about was our first night together, how gentle Declan had been, how he'd treated me like I was precious, whispering in my ear, "Nora, you're my first and only..." Now those same lips were on someone else. My chest felt like it was caving in, worse than any whipping. I crouched in the rain until my legs went numb, waiting for the house lights to go out before stumbling back and collapsing in an empty room. The fever hit hard around midnight. Half-awake, I heard Declan's deep voice from the master bedroom.

He was humming an old pack lullaby, the kind alphas sing to bond with their pups before birth. Of course. He was connecting with the baby in Cassia's belly, using rituals meant only for true mates and their children. Just like he'd promised me once: "When we have our pup, I'll sing the old songs every night..." I don't know how long passed before someone called my name. "Nora? Nora?" I forced my eyes open. Declan sat by the bed with a bowl of medicine. "How'd you get this sick..." He touched my forehead with the same gentleness as before.

But when he got close, all I could see was what I'd witnessed in that bedroom. I turned away from his touch. "Nora, I'll leave the medicine here." He paused, voice strained. "Cassia's fragile right now with the pregnancy, and Ayla needs constant care, so they'll be staying in the main house. The master bedroom will be theirs temporarily... "You should stay in this room for now and avoid contact, in case your fever spreads to them. I'll have Barnaby lock the door and bring you meals and medicine." Without waiting for an answer, Declan practically ran out to tend to Cassia and Ayla.

The lock clicked, and tears came instantly. How pathetic. I'd once been his treasure, now I was just a threat to be locked away. 11-31 You Want Me Back? 1.0% 11/21 ப Chapter 5 Maybe Cassia arranged it, but over the next days, Barnaby barely brought food or water. My fever wouldn't break, leaving me weak and dizzy, while I heard constant happiness from outside. Declan and Cassia were watching old films together-the same ones he used to rewatch with me endlessly. They had romantic dinners by candlelight in the dining room, just like the monthly surprises he used to plan for me.

They even discussed baby names, just like he used to hold me and whisper, "Nora, when we have kids, let's call the boy Marcus and the girl Luna, okay?" Now I heard him saying if it's a boy, they'd name him Orion; if a girl, Celeste. I curled up on the bed, biting the pillow hard, refusing to let myself cry out loud. C (0) 600 (0) Cedella Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter.

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