KADEN’S P.O.V

There was nothing better than waking up to Amelia’s body pressed flush against mine. By the time we were done last night, she was too exhausted to move and I enjoyed the feel of her skin flush against mine so I made no efforts to give her anything to wear. It was both a blessing and a curse because I woke up to her legs slung over my hips and my cock nestled right against her folds. She was breathing softly but that didn’t stop me from hardening. The action had her squirming against me which did nothing to help the case.


I muttered a curse under my breath and exhaled deeply through my nose in an attempt to calm myself. There was no need for me to be acting like a horny teenager when I was balls deep inside of her last night. For e brief moment, I understood people who went to drugs, I understood the need for the high because she was like a high and I already wanted my next fix. As I stared at her delicate features I couldn’t help but realize just how perfect she was for me. Even after losing control of my wolf, she made no move to run from me. Instead, she just patiently sat by my side and waited.

A lock of her hair fell against her face and I couldn’t stop myself from reaching out and brushing it away. She made a noise at the back of her throat and shifted above me. It was one small move but it had her folds brushing against my already hard dick and I tilted my head back with a groan. It was pure torture being so close to her but not being able to touch her. I didn’t want to rouse her from sleep.

Thankfully, I didn’t have to worry about that for long because she blinked slowly and looked up at me with a small smile.”Hey,”


Her sleep ridden voice was soft and sexy and it hot all the right nerves inside of me. Instead of responding, I pressed a soft kiss to her head. It was all I could do to stop myself from acting on the depraved fantasies in my head as I pulled away from her. Her eyes widened when she took me in and she flushed pink and looked away. I couldn’t help but shake my head at her with a small smile.

It didn’t matter that I had just fucked her and we spent the night together in bed, Amelia was shy and she always turned a deep shade of pink whenever nudity was involved. It was one of the reasons why yesterday was extremely special for me. She had stepped out of her comfort zone for me and it was something I wasn’t going to take for granted.


I risked a glance at the clock by the bedside and cursed when I realized just how late it was. I practically sprinted into the bathroom and took the fastest shower known to man. I heard Amelia ask a few questions but she must have come to the same conclusion that I did because she also let out a curse and I heard her shuffle around in the room. it wasn’t that I couldn’t afford to be late, it was that I prided myself on always being punctual. I liked to lead by example.

Within the next forty five minutes, we were in the car and on our way to the office. I had completely forgotten about breakfast until I heard Amelia’s stomach grumble. I turned to her but she waved me off as if it were no big deal. It annoyed me because she always tried to downplay her emotions for the comfort of others. It didn’t matter that we were about two minutes away from the office, I turned the car around.

“Where are we going?” she asked and I shrugged. “We don’t have to go anywhere. I can always just take some coffee or doughnuts from the office. It isn’t a big deal.”

“It is to me,” I said simply and that was all it took to have her go completely quiet.

I took her to one of my favorite breakfast spots. My mother and I used to go there when I was younger. She would take me there for a meal every weekend, I always looked forward to it. Even as I grew older, I always made sure to go there with her but shortly after I turned eighteen, she stopped. I never knew why, it was like one day we had this amazing tradition and the next, she was telling me how busy she was and how all things weren’t meant to last.

“Kaden,” I felt Amelia’s hand on my shoulder snapping me back to reality and I realized that the waiter was looking at me expectantly. “Just two bagels and a pie would be good. We need it to go.”

The waiter nodded and we took our seats at the empty booth to wait. Amelia was watching me as if I was a few seconds away from combusting and I tried to give her a small smile to assure her but she didn’t look convinced. She reached out to grab my hand and she squeezed softly.

“Are you alright?” she asked and I nodded. “Is there something about this place?”

I hesitated before responding. “My mother and I used to go here but we haven’t been in a while. It was the first place I thought of and it was the closest.”

“Why did you stop?”

“I wish I knew,” I blew out a breath. “A lot of things stopped when I was eighteen and hell, I don’t even know why. It was just one of those life things. It doesn’t matter.”

She searched my face and I could tell that she didn’t believe my words. The truth was that I didn’t either but I had learned not to care. At a young age, I knew what was expected of me and I learned not to focus on anything else. Nothing else mattered and I was more than okay with it.

“We can make new memories,” her voice was barely above a whisper and that was all I needed for the corner of my lips to tilt up. “What do you say?”

“I think that’s the most amazing thing I have heard in my life.”

I wanted to kiss her but the waiter called out for our food. I watched her go and pick them up and we walked back to the car together. I was about to start the car when I felt my phone buzz in my pocket. Normally, I would have ignored it but there was something that had me reaching down to check the message. The first thing I noticed was that it was from Dr. Brown. I was shocked because she wasn’t the kind of person who sent text messages but when I saw the contents, I cursed under my breath.

“Is everything okay?” Amelia asked and I turned to her with a small smile and a nod.

“Everything is fine, I just have to drop you off and go handle something very quickly.”

“Is it the rogues again?”

I almost nodded but I caught myself. I wasn’t going to lie to her. What if she found out about it? I wasn’t ready to tell her about everything yet unless I was able to confirm it so instead, I shrugged.

“It’s something else, I’ll explain when I can.”

Thankfully, she didn’t ask any more questions but I could see that she wasn’t very happy with my dismissal or the fact that I didn’t give her clear answers. When we got to the office, I gripped her chin in both hands and gave her a blinding kiss. She was shocked by it and it took her a second to even reciprocate. By the time I pulled back, her eyes were dazed and she had a slight blush to her cheeks.

“I’ll come to pick you up and if can’t I will send Caleb, okay?” she nodded as though her tongue was tied and I felt some sick sense of male pride at the thought that I was the one who rendered her speechless. “You should go in.”

She blinked to regain her composure and I watched as she rushed out of the car with her breakfast in her hands. She turned to look at me and her cheeks heated as she thought back to the kiss I had given her before disappearing through the doors. I waited until she was gone before I started the car and drove back towards the hospital.

It took me ten minutes before I was in front of Dr. Brown’s office and I didn’t knock before pushing the door open. “Tell me what that message means.”

“Good day to you too, Alpha, I am glad that you were able to come on such short notice. Please close the door behind you,” I hated her curt and professional tone but I did as she had asked and moved until I was standing directly in front of her table.

“Tell me about the message. You cannot text me at eight in the morning and inform me that you have a way to fix my memory and not expect me to barge in here and demand an explanation.”

“I don’t have a fix for you, I only have an idea, a suggestion if you would like to refer to it as that.”

“Whatever it is, I want to know about it now.”

“It isn’t a foolproof plan considering that I don’t know what she used but healing is an art, it is a science that is perfected by trials.”

“You want to use me as a guinea pig,” I deadpanned and she at least had the decency to look sheepish.

“I want to experiment. There will be no negative side effects; that much I can assure you because I am using all natural herbs. The thing is, you have tasked me with getting to the bottom of this and I don’t think that I can do it but I am willing to give it my all if you will work with me.”

“No one can know about this,” I warned and she bowed. “You also cannot text me like that because I don’t want my mate finding out about this. She will worry and that is the last thing I want to do to her, do you understand?”

“You have my word, your majesty. I kept the information about your memory a secret for many years. I am more than capable of keeping this one too.”

It felt like I was making a deal with my life and I didn’t know if it was going to be a good or a bad thing at the end of the day. Whatever it was, I was determined to deal with it so I cleared my throat.

“When do we start?”

“Right now is more than acceptable.”