Hiding the Alpha’s Heir

To start anew with courtship, Desmond took a day off from his Alpha duties and decided to take me to the town. We dated and went to eat some delicious meals in a restaurant.

“I could have wished we brought our pups and the twins,” I said as I suddenly missed them already.

Desmond nodded. “But this time, it should be only the two of us, Seraphina. I really want you all for myself for this day.”

I tried my best not to exert a smile since it made me feel ticklish from what Desmond said, especially since he brought my hand to his lips and kissed the back of it. My wolf and I felt ticklish after that.

“Thank you for giving birth to our pups, seraphim. It must have been hard for you to leave because of how jerk I was before.” He heaved a sigh. I could see how regretted all of the actions he had done in the past.

It was clear that he would want to ask for my forgiveness. He never pressured me that I should forgive him now. He was being patient and more considerate to me now.

“You will not be like that anymore, right?”

Desmond nodded. “I learned my lesson very well. And I do not want to lose you again. Being apart from you for the second time around had almost made me insane.” He looked into my eyes. “Seraphina, I am sorry if I acted like that on that night. I really thought that you were going to leave me for the third time. I later realized that you are trying to mean to stay in our villa house.”

“Because I am not your pack member. I really did not want to make your pack members be wary of me, Desmond.” I caressed his cheek.

“D-Do you still wish to leave and live there with Saoirse?” He looked concerned.

“Well, do you wish me to?” I asked as I traced the shape of his jaw, looking at him lovingly.

I really adored this man. He was not the Desmond I knew two years ago. I hope he would never change anymore. He was not like this when we married. Desmond only had done that since he was scared that I would run away from him.

“If you are asking for my opinion, I really do not wish you to leave.” There was a fear expressed in his eyes before he looked away. “But if you really wish to stay there, who am I to even stop you? I only wish for your happiness and peace of mind, Seraphina. If that shall make you happy, then I am not going to stop you.”

It was obvious that he did not like me going there to the villa house. Seeing how he behaved that night was enough for me to stay in his pack.

“Don’t worry, I am not planning to leave you. In fact, I am planning to become your pack member. Only if it is alright with you…” I bit my lower lip.

I had been contemplating this for a very long time. I had been planning to become his pack member actually as soon as I thought of working things with him.

Desmond’s face brightened up. “I-I don’t mind! I would love to have you in our pack.” He couldn’t contain his happiness. “I shall prepare for the welcome ceremony later along with Saoirse. As for Sander, he does need to since he already performed the welcome ceremony back then.”

He did not stop talking after that. Desmond looked excited about having me as his pack member. As long as he would not do something that should be against my will, I would be willing to cooperate with him.

“Then we will plan for our pups’ birthdays. For those two years, I did not manage to celebrate their birthdays and even you.” My heart skipped a beat from what he said. Desmond never really forgot to include me in his plans. My wolf was squirming right now since Desmond never faltered in heeding his attention to me. “I also include in my plans the twins’ birthdays. I already prepared them in advance.” He sighed dreamily as he looked up at the sky. “I am glad that I would be with all of you. It is lonely that you are not here with me for those two years.” I was surprised when he placed his head on my shoulder. “I really missed being with you, Seraphina. I really do.”

I purred at his words. I couldn’t halt my heart from beating so fast. With my sensitive ears, I could hear the fast beating of his heart. It felt like we had the same rhythm and our hearts knew that they were only beating and coexisting with each other. The same goes for our wolves who were creating a harmonious relationship.

“Me, too, Desmond. I really missed you. It also feels lonely when you were not by my side.” I couldn’t halt myself from expressing myself to him. I wanted him to know what I was feeling for him so that he would not feel clueless.

I did not want him to think that I was still holding a grudge against him. I already forgave him but I did not have the heart to tell him that.

Desmond and I decided to take a stroll at the seaside, enjoying each other’s company. I went to the seashore, feeling the cool water of the sea. I turned around and was about to call Desmond but then I saw him looking at me intently.

“What? Is there something wrong with my face?” I asked, approaching him.

He raised his hand and tucked a few strands of my hair behind my ear. “I feel like I am still dreaming of having you in front of me. I have been silently wishing that I could look at you and see your genuine smile again.” Desmond got teary-eyed. “How I long for this day that I will stand by your side again, Seraphina…”

I couldn’t help shedding tears at his words. Desmond shed tears as well.

“I hope in time you will forgive me with all of your heart.” He kissed my forehead and gently wiped the tears from my eyes. “I couldn’t stand seeing you before that you looked at me with so much hatred. It is painful to look back. Before you arrived here, I wondered if you still hate me even though Sander assured me that doesn’t seem to be the case. But as soon as I saw you, my world stopped again.” He looked at me lovingly. “I told myself that I am willing to go on my knees just for you. I will bow down before you as you are my queen I will always cherish, seraphim.”

With that, Desmond knelt before me and did what he said.

He held my hand and brought it to his lips. “I cannot propose to you yet as I am still courting you. I want to earn your trust and I will show you that I wouldn’t make the same mistake back then. You are still my seraphim. You will always be the angel of my life. You are the woman I will always love no matter if you are a spirit goddess or not. You are still my Seraphina.”

At that moment, tears gushed more from my eyes. They were tears of joy. Hearing this from Desmond made my heart overwhelmed.

“How I long to hear those words again, Desmond…” My voice croaked. My vision was blurred with my tears blocking it. I held his face. “You are still my cinnamon no matter what happens. You are still the spice of my life.” I felt his shoulders shaking as he stood up and hugged me. “I still love you, Desmond Verlice. I really do. Yes, you have hurt me but I know that you are not going to repeat the same mistake. You are not stupid enough to lose me again.”

“Yes, I do. I learned my lesson. It was hard not being with you. I love you so much, Seraphina. I am happy to hear that you still love me despite all the things I did.” He cupped my face. “I promise that I will be with you through ups and downs just like I promised in our wedding.”

With that, I couldn’t help descending my lips into his lips.

The kiss was so sweet, passionate, and full of love. Our wolves were getting in sync as our hearts mingled in one place.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Desmond’s kiss was full of promises. We both gave our world to the kiss we were sharing. I had missed having his lips on mine.

My cinnamon… How could you make my heart beat like this?

We slowly separated and looked at each other, cherishing one another. Then we both smiled at each other and laughed together.

To call it a day, we went to this fancy tavern and ate a lot of food. Then we had a great time watching the sunset while having some tea.

“You’re right. We should have brought the kids,” Desmond said as he was clasping his hand on mine.

Chuckling, I leaned my head on his shoulder. “I missed them. Should we head back now? I am quite worried about Saoirse. She might be crying all day that she hasn’t seen one of us.”

He nodded. “Of course.”

As we stormed out of the tavern, I gasped as I happened to meet Nicklaus who was about to enter the tavern. We met in the doorway causing his eyes to widen in surprise.

“Seraphina?”

“Nicklaus!” I exclaimed happily. “Long time no see!” I immediately hugged him.

The last time I saw him back then was two years ago. I couldn’t believe that I would coincidentally see him again.

Nicklaus tapped my back. “How are you doing?” he asked, smiling.

“I am with my suitor.” I took Desmond’s hand and urged him to take a step forward. Desmond was shocked at my words before he looked at Nicklaus.

“Hey.” Desmond just nodded his head.

Nicklaus offered his hand. “I see. Finally, you are pursuing her again. Please to meet you again, Marquis Verlice.”

Desmond accepted his hand. “The pleasure is all mine. And yes. Since Seraphina is mine after all.” I nudged him when I could see the jealousy lingering on his face again. “But of course, a pleasure to meet you as well, Romero.”

Nicklaus nodded. “Please love Seraphina this time. I really cherished her as my first love.” His expression softened as he looked at me. “Because of you, before I returned back to the royal palace, I happened to meet my mate and now, we are having a vacation here with our daughter.”

I gasped. “Really?” Nicklaus nodded. “I am so happy for you, Nicklaus!” I exclaimed.

“Thank you, Seraphina!” Nicklaus smiled. He turned his head when a little girl was calling him ‘Papa’ and waving at him. Along with a little girl was probably Nicklaus’ mate who looked so pretty. They approached us. His daughter raised her hands to get lifted by him. He introduced us before he introduced his family. “This is my mate and my wife, Regina, and our daughter, Trinity.”

“Greetings, His Lordship, Her Ladyship,” Regina greeted us.

“Ah, no. I am not married to Desmond yet so please drop the honorifics. Seraphina will do,” I said with a smile.

“Yet,” Desmond said. “She is not married yet but soon.” I was surprised at Desmond but then he smiled sheepishly after that.

Chuckling, I nodded and looked at them. “Indeed. Soon.”