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ERICA'S POV:-
After a few minutes, he sat up on the bed and I ended up sitting on his lap. I opened my eyes and my heart did a little flip for some unknown reason. I found him staring at me with this mischievous smirk on his face. With a confused frown on my face, I was staring back into his eyes. "What! Have you forgotten that it's your birthday and you haven't been to your birthday party? Go and change your clothes. I am taking you back to your birthday party." He whispered softly while brushing his knuckles on my cheek. Biting my lower lip, I nodded my head. I just couldn't say anything. I was too busy enjoying this funny feeling inside my stomach.
That feeling was more delicious than the chocolate cake. I clutched onto the gown I had wrapped around my body and crawled out of the bed. I walked towards the closet then stopped. I turned around and faced him. He had a confused frown on his face as he saw me holding my steps. "I better ask someone to get you something to wear too. It will not be appropriate for you to go to the party in this gown." I spoke in a low tone as I walked towards the door of the bedroom. I heard him chuckle as I ran towards the door. I stepped out of the bedroom and looked around. I found a helper walking towards her bedroom. I knew she could help me.
"Sarah! Will you get something for Alpha Kaden to wear? I only have feminine dresses in my closet." I called her and asked her in a low tone. She smiled widely and bowed her head in front of me. She walked towards the room that belonged to Alvis now. He was actually a fashion designer. He was actually the one who designed all my dresses. I walked into the room and without looking at Alpha Kaden, I walked straight towards the closet. I chose a dress for myself. It was a long puffy dress. It had an elegant turtle neck. And it was sleeveless. The colour of the dress was amazing. It was light violet, my favourite. Once I was ready, I stepped out of the closet.
I gasped loudly as I was pinned with the wall as soon as I stepped out of the closet. I looked up and found Alpha Kaden leaning towards me. Both of his hands were on the wall behind me. He caged me between the wall and his tall figure. I gulped hard as I found him leaning closer towards my face. I squeezed my eyes shut when he reached towards my ear. "Now, I don't want you to go back to that party with dried tear marks on your face. Your dragon friend is going to burn me alive." He whispered softly in my ear in his usual deep voice. It made me hold my breath while he was speaking.
He pulled away from me and walked towards the bathroom. Clutching onto my chest, I was trying to calm my breathing down. I just couldn't control myself. He stepped out of the bathroom with a wet handkerchief in his hands. He grabbed my hand and pulled me back into the closet. He grabbed me by my hips and made me sit on my dresser table. He gently grabbed my jaw and started wiping my face. He gently wiped all the tears marks and some marks of my smudged makeup. Once done, he grabbed my hair brush and set my hair. Then he grabbed a pink lip gloss and gently applied it on my lips. I was staring at his face with a surprised look on my face.
Once he was done, he stepped back and admired his work. "Perfect. You look amazing now." He whispered softly while smirking at his work. Just then, we heard a light knock on my bedroom door. He stepped out of the closet to check the door. While I turned my head to look at myself in the mirror. I was surprised to see how efficiently he fixed my face. I hopped off of the table and wore my shoes. Biting my lower lip, I stepped out of the closet. I froze in my tracks as I found him wearing a t-shirt. I gulped hard as I saw his back muscles twitching while he was wearing the t-shirt. I was thankful that he already had his pants on, or I would have wet my panties.
Once he was done, he turned around while setting his hair with the help of his finger. He caught me staring at him. My cheeks burned and I quickly narrowed my gaze. I heard him chuckle as he walked towards me. He grabbed my hand with one hand as he bowed in front of me. Before I could understand what was going on, he threw me on his shoulder. "Oh my God! What are you doing? Put me down on the ground. I can walk on my own." I yelled at him while punching his muscular back. But of course, my punches didn't affect him at all. Instead of putting me down, he opened the door of my bedroom and stepped out.
I covered my face with both of my palms as I saw the people of my kingdom looking at us and giggling. "Let's take you back to your birthday party. We don't want you to miss your cake, do we?" He spoke as he walked towards one of the cars. He hopped into the car and made me sit on his lap. I tried to move off of his lap but he was so stubborn. He growled under his chest in warning. I had no other choice but to submit to him. He started the engine and drove off. It felt so odd that he was driving while I was sitting on his lap. I was grateful that it was night time. Or everyone would be staring at us.
After a few minutes, I finally relaxed on his lap. I rested my head on his chest as he kept driving. "That's better. You look better when you are not stressed." He whispered softly and I looked up at his face. I was surprised that he didn't even look at me and yet he knew that I was finally able to relax.
"What! I know how you feel. Remember! We share matebond. It means I feel everything you feel." He added as he might have noticed me staring at him with a confused frown on my face. I couldn't help the giggle that broke free from my lips as I heard his words.
I rested my head back on his chest and wrapped my arms around his waist. His heart was also beating erratically inside his rib cage. Perhaps it was true. The mates could feel every single thing. Their emotions, their feelings, even their lusts were connected to each other. The rest of the ride was quiet. None of us spoke a single word. The roar of the engine and the sound of our erratically beating hearts were the only sounds we could hear. It didn't take him long when he finally parked the car in front of Alpha Blake's mansion. Once he killed the engine, he cupped my face with both of his hands and made me look at his face. I couldn't help but look into his eyes.
I gulped hard as I noticed him leaning in. I closed my eyes and balled the soft fabric of his t-shirt in my fists. Yes, it definitely felt good. It was starting to feel better. I was no longer scared of being left alone whenever I was around him. But I was still not ready to start up a relationship with him. It hadn't been a week since Alen died. I knew Alpha Kaden was right when he said that Alen would be at ease to see me hugging my happinesses. But I needed time. I gasped as his lips touched my cheek. My heart stopped for a few moments and my brain completely shut down. It felt like I was suddenly in heaven.
"Don't worry. I am not going to jump on you for anything. And I promise I will never force you for anything ever again. You can have as much time as you need. To get over Alen's death. I am not going to rush anything. Let's just start afresh. Let's just start again with simple friendship. Let's leave our future to our destiny. Wherever it takes us. What do you say?" He whispered softly while his lips were still on my cheek. He pulled away to look into my eyes, waiting for my response.
A wide smile appeared on my face as I nodded my head. "I would like that very much. Thank you." I replied to him in a low tone while staring into his eyes. His smile also widened as he heard my response. He pecked my forehead and pulled me back to his chest. I didn't know what was going to happen next. But I knew one thing for sure. Macy was happy with that decision. And I could feel her dancing inside me.