LYRIC
“Lyric. Lyrict Wake up, sleepyhead! There was a rough tap against my shoulder.
My eyes fluttered open but quickly went shut from the light that nearly blinded me.
“Open your damn eyes, will you?”
I could recognize Jace’s‘ voice from anywhere.
I opened my eyes again and tried to adjust to the brightness in the room.
“The windows,” I mumbled. “Close them.”
“No. They’re staying open until you get your ass out of bed. Why are you still asleep? What are you, a toddler?”
My hand went over my forehead, feeling how hot it was. Was I running a temperature right now?
“My head…” I moaned.
It hurt. If I didn’t know better, I’d think a party was taking place in it.
“Of course, that is what happens when you stay up drinking into the night.”
I managed to look at Jace. He was standing at the foot of the bed, scowling at me like he was a parent.
I sat up, dragging the duvet to my chest.
What happened…?
“What time is it?” I swallowed past the lump in my throat.
“One p.m, ma’am.”
What!?
My eyes widened like saucers.
No!
That would explain why the sun was so bright.
“Jace! I’m supposed to be at TCH!”
“Well, I’m not the alcohol you drank. And if I hadn’t come in now, you’d still be sleeping your ass off.”
I scrambled out of bed, only to find my legs slightly shaky. Then, it hit me–the discomfort between my legs.
“What…” I couldn’t form any words as I lowered myself on the edge of the bed.
Jace’s brows scrunched up in concern. “What is it?”
“I don’t… I don’t know.”
Suddenly, it came crashing on me–fragments of my dream.
It was unclear, but I was very sure it was Jaris. He was here with me, in my bed, touching me.
I shivered at the thought.
No. It wasn’t possible. It was the second time I was having such weird dreams of Jaris. And that was what it was. Weird.
But today was different. Today, I could feel the discomfort in my legs.
I put my hand over my belly. It was almost as if I could still feel his touch.
“Lyric?” Jace held my shoulder.
I took a deep breath. “I’m fine. I just… I just need to make a call.”
I didn’t even know what I was going to say to my superior.
I fidgeted with the neck of my dress as I stood by the window and made the call. I couldn’t believe I actually slept in this dress.
I sucked in a breath when Guinevere picked the call.
“Uh… Hi, ma’am. I am- I’m so sorry. I know I was supposed to be there this morning. I was actually unwell and had to….”
I tumbled out an explanation. Goodness, I felt in
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“It’s fine, Lyric. You can actually take the day off,” Guinevere replied, surprising me.
Huh!?
“Oh, I tucked some strands of hair behind my ear.
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Guinevere didn’t look like someone who would tell you to take the day off when you call to abołowa for coming we. How was I being lucky?
I thanked her and brushed my fingers through my hair when the call ended.
“Are you alright?” Jace asked from behind, clearly noticing my discomfort.
No, I wasn’t. I was so restless. Deliciously so. Something didn’t feel right with me
Still, I lie as I walked into the bathroom. “I’m fine.”
It was even worse being in the bathtub. Each time I closed my eyes, I could feet his lips against mine, his hands toying me. Caressing me intimately.
It was even worse than the dream I had in that garden. This one felt real. Too reat
A grunt left my throat when I touched my clit. It didn’t feel normal.
But I knew it wasn’t possible. Nobody would dare touch me in here.
Although… how did I even end up in my bedroom last night? Who helped me?
Jace was no longer in the room when I returned. I looked for something simple to wear and was brushing my hair in the mirror when my eyes fell on the mark on my neck.
I gasped, my brush falling from my hand to the table.
No way!
I moved my hair aside to have an unrestricted view. There was a red mark on my neck, like teeth had sunk into it.
Dread pooled in my stomach. I might not be mistaken. Someone might’ve truly been here.
With shaky fingers, I tied my hair and stormed out of the room.
I was in the bar in no time, standing in front of the bartender who had become friendly with me. He’d been showing healt of respect since I became Luna, and coupled with the fact that he was a nice guy, it wasn’t difficult becoming semi–friends with him.
“I know I passed out in my seat. Who took me?” My voice was raw with impatience.
The bartender looked hesitant before releasing the name. “Kael. I’m sure the Alpha must have ordered him to do so.”
My throat tightened.
Kael took me to my room. And right after, I was touched.
No. Kael wouldn’t do this to me. He didn’t strike me like the kind of man… right?
I looked for him and met him in the gym. Of course, he was a gym lover. It was how he had so many muscles and a finely- tuned body.
He dipped his head when I stood beside him. But I wasn’t there for pleasantries.
“I was told it was you who helped me from the bar. What happened when you took me to my room?”
I didn’t want to spell the question out to him. I understood how overwhelming it could be when someone gets accused of something they’re not guilty of.
He furrowed his brows, seeming surprised. “Nothing. I laid you in bed and left. And nobody went into your room, either.”
He sounded honest. Kael was an honest man. I didn’t even know why I suspected him.
It just didn’t feel right. Or was this mark on my neck merely a coincidence? Were the memories of someone touching me only a coincidence? Was it normal to have such vivid sex dreams?
The following morning, as I bathed for work, something strange happened.
For the first time, I did something I never thought I’d do.
My head was thrown back against the tub, my eyes closed as my fingers traveled to my core.
My weird dream from the other night filled my head, sending shivers down my spine.
I was touched. In a good way.
And not just by anyone but Jaris.
Of course, it was him. His smell was unmistakable.
I could still hear his voice in my head from the one time he moaned.
His smell was intoxicating and delicious. His broad body on mine felt so good.
And when he touched me, right where I was touching myself, it was the best feeling.
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I fastened my pace, rubbing my clit to the memory of my dream. My mouth fell open as I struggled to breathe. I came at the same time I did in my dream, and a scream filled the bathroom.
Holy smokest
I was exhausted when I climbed down from my high. I couldn’t even lift a finger.
This didn’t make any sense. How could I come to the mere memory of this dream. Of something that wasn’t real
But as I brushed my hair in front of the mirror, my fingers grazed the fading mark on my neck. The one thing that felt real
My eyes were sad in the mirror as I reminded myself it wasn’t possible. Jaris hated me and would never touch me this way. I was clearly the one with issues who wouldn’t stop dreaming of him.
What was wrong with me?
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LYRIC
My day at TCH was going fine.
I had surgery in two hours, but before then, I was excited to see Xylon who had come for his monthly check up.
I had my client’s file in my hand and examined it as I headed to Xylon’s room. It was the patient I’d be performing surgery on in a couple of hours. There was a lot I had to catch up on in his file,
“Hi, aunty!” Xyla’s sweet voice reached my ears from the bed when I walked into the room.
She ran into me before I even got the chance to look at her.
“Hi, baby,” I laughed, patting her on the back.
I lifted my eyes to look for Xylon and my smile dropped, sinking low into my stomach in a way that hurt.
My hands dropped to my sides, my eyes quickly darting to the floor. No one had mentioned he was here. I didrit brace myself for it.
“G…Good morning.” I’d never dipped my head so clumsily before.
Lyric, please.
Unlike me who was suddenly flustered, Jaris was effortlessly calm as he sat on the edge of the bed, next to Xylon whose vitals were being checked by a nurse.
“Lyric.” He gave a curt nod.
I tried to look at him but failed. I’d never been so nervous around Jaris. What was wrong with me?
My dream chose the wrong time to crash on me. Suddenly, seeing him in the room made it feel more real.
Touching me. Kissing me. Making me feel good.
I closed my eyes, shaking my head.
“Are you alright, aunty?” Sweet Xyla asked, snapping me back to reality.
Goodness.
“Of course, darling. I was just calculating something,” I stroked her hair.
Jaris‘ eyes were on me. I wasn’t staring at him, but I could feel his eyes on me.
Coughing to clear the lump in my throat, I moved forward, going to meet Xylon. Unfortunately, however, it brought me closer to Jaris.
I did my best to ignore the fact that we were in close proximity.
“How’re you doing, boy?” I tickled his ear, making him giggle.
Gods, his giggles were the cutest thing! How could one child be so adorable?
I chat a little with the kids until Xylon’s checkup was done. I asked the nurse how he was and got a positive feedback from her.
Whatever I was doing with him at home was working. I had to keep it up.
I had my hand wrapped around Xyla’s shoulder as we walked out of the room, Xylon and his father behind us.
“Okay. I have to get back to work. See you soon?” I dropped to a crouch before the kids.
“We could play Charades!” Xyla said excitedly.
Charades was a new game we had grown to love.
“Sure! Get ready to cry ‘cause I’ll be winning today,” I teased her.
“Xyla and I…won you the last time.” Xylon answered, melting my heart.
He rarely spoke that when he did, it was a pleasure getting to hear him.
A nurse showed up behind me. “Excuse, ma’am. Your attention is needed.”
I bleed to her before turning back to the kids. “So, make sure you’re good. Ce you soon.”
As I turned to leave, I made the mistake of glar Successfully unlocked!
Oh, I shouldn’t have done that, because my body did that stupid thing where it reacted to my dream.
I also caught a glimpse of amusement in his face. He must be surprised that I was so good with the kids.
Well, even me was surprised. And it hurt me to know I’d have been a good mother had my own kids been alive.
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It was thirty minutes to the surgery. I was walking alongside an assisting doctor headed to the surged want while oth went through the process.
My steps came to a sudden pause when I found an unpleasant sigte before me it wasnt supposed to be under felt this twinge in my guts.
Before me, Marta, Jaris and the kids walked, heading toward the ext. Marte was talking to dans doovid make our wize was being said, but Janis listened to her attentively.
They stopped at the revolving doors, and to my horror, Marte lifted her hands to his collars, ananging
She did that in public! In front of so many people.
Jaris was backing me, so I couldn’t see his reaction. But it must be something she was used to otherwise, the wound do it in public.
The agony took a jab at my heart.
Suddenly, so many eyes were on me, including the doctor standing beside me.
The situation was awkward. 1, his mate, was standing aside while another women fixed his collar for ever pre to see
Well, she wasn’t just any woman. She was the mother of his kids! What was wrong with me
Like everyone else, Marta’s eyes locked on mine. I expected the victorious smile that spread on her box
Jaris lowered her hands from his shirt, then walked out the door with the kids. He didn’t even turn for one second to lock around. He probably had no idea I’d seen that.
The damage had already been done, coming with the painful realization that Marta was more important to astanas Even on the night we got mated, he spent it with her.
Yet, it was I who wouldn’t stop having these stupid dreams.
“Doctor Lyric? We should get going.” The young doctor beside me brought me back to reality
I blinked rapidly, shaking the thoughts off,
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