Alvira’s P.O.V.
Nell stayed with me until the nurses brought in a second bed. It felt nice, having her there. We didn’t even need to say much, we just sat there in comfortable silence together. She occasionally checked her phone, smiling at the sporadic messages from Joseph. After a few more hours of uneventful light conversation, my father stepped back into the room and dismissed Nell with a nod of his head.
“Hey baby girl,” my father said, sitting down beside me. He ran a hand back through his hair before motioning to Nikolai. “Any change?” Though he wouldn’t say it, I knew that my father cared for Nikolai. He was iffy at first about my being mated to another Alpha, but their bond had formed when my mate became so invested in helping out our family at every turn during the hearing and
