Lydia
Even without Avery inside of me, I know the s*x will be different tonight. The other times we had s*x out of pleasure and lust. This time, it's because we wish to save our child.
But also because we have been destined to be together all along. Tonight we will complete the bond.
This won't be steamy and hot, this will be a ritual.
There is just a slight problem.
When I look up at Avery, my mate, so big and strong, sexy, I'm hit with a wave of insecurity that wasn't there before.
Avery is my mate. He is mine, and I want this to be good for him—the other times, he was my alpha, the person I liked and admired. But now, he is somehow even more than that, and it's freaking me out.
I feel pressured to perform.
"Relax," Avery whispers, and the small smile on his lips tells me he
