CEO's Runaway Mate and Her Cubs

When Samantha started sobbing, Renato's heart broke in a thousand pieces. He felt the physical pain of seeing a hurt mate, but he couldn't know what was the matter.

He reached out to her hand, trying to comfort her. What could make her react like that? As much as to make her cry? He had never seen his mate in that state, so fragile and in need of care.

«Samantha,» he whispered, but she didn't react.

She turned his back on him and avoided his hand, hiding her eyes and nestling on the bed.

«What's happening? Why are you crying?»

«You don't want me anymore,» she complained. Only after saying the words did she realise how wrong they sounded. He didn't need to react to her prompts every time, after all. And they were in a difficult period.

Blaming him for not wanting to sleep with her was not just wrong, but also useless. However, realising it made her cry even more.

She was a true, real idiot. Making up so much drama over nothing! But she felt so alone and unwanted.

«It's not like that,» he said. «I always want you, Mine. C

She didn't move, so he crawled closer and hugged her from behind. He placed his head behind hers, his lips so close to her neck that she could feel his breathing on her skin. His arm surrounded her waist, and he dragged her back until she returned in his arms.

It was better, like that. But she still felt like crying.

«Tell me what's wrong,» he said.

She just shrugged, unable to explain her thoughts. It had been a single second. Her mind had made up a whole world and destroyed it, and her body had reacted to her thoughts too fast for her to realise.

«I don't know,» she said. «I'm a mess.»

«You're so beautiful. I wish I could hold you like this all the time... But it would be difficult to walk around, right?»

She listened to his voice, calming down. Was it due to pregnancy? She had never lost control like that; not even in front of a plate filled with food. She didn't cry for it, at least.

«Oh, yesterday...» she remembered, all of a sudden. «I was eating cake. I cut myself another slice, but it felt on the side on the plate and I felt so useless. I didn't cry for it, but the amount of emotions for something as

«Where did the slice fall?» Renato asked, confused. What was she talking about, all of a sudden? He was trying to comfort her, and she talked about cake... Was it a message? Did she want cake?

At that hour of the evening? Wasn't it a little late? Oh, but...

«It felt on the side, on the plate. Instead of staying pretty and up. I felt sad for the slice,» Samantha sighed. «You know, now that I think about it, I'd eat some now.»

«I can go fetch you...»

«No, stay here,» she said. «I've changed my mind. I'm not that hungry.»

And there wasn't any more cake in the fridge. She had finished it all that same morning.

«Okay... Uhm...» Renato replied, dumbfounded.

Was that crisis due to pregnancy? But his mate had shown no traces of it before! Why now?

«We should check up with a doctor!» he exclaimed.

«No, it's fine.»

«But... We should really go!»

«We?»

He blinked, biting his tongue.

«Please, just tell me what's wrong,» he sighed.

«I don't know. I just felt like crying; and I cried in the end. But you didn't need to reject me so heartlessly.»n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Since she had calmed down, she turned on her back and stared at Renato. He was there, comforting her from the terrible issues she was facing; and he didn't seem unhappy of doing so. He wasn't tired of her unreasonable reaction.

He was there, and he seemed relieved it had been just a moment.

«Do you still like me?» she asked.

«Of course!» he exclaimed. «Why do you doubt me?»

«Because you don't want to have sex. Male wolves never refuse unless their mate is very very dislikable.»

«That's not very polite to say, Mine.»

«But it's true!»

«It's not true... I'm not a sex machine. I have my own feelings, you know?»

«Yes?»

«Yes.»

«What kind of feelings?»

«I can't think about sex right now. You need protection, Samantha. You're carrying our child, after all.»

«Is that a problem? Are you sure that being pregnant means no sex?»

«No, but... Well, I guess... We should be gentle.»

He pecked her forehead, coming to terms with his own body. How could he say no? Maybe once or twice, but he wouldn't be able to refuse her forever. But, at least, he should negotiate about the means. No kinky tricks for a while.

«Okay, then,» she murmured, turning to the side and caressing his chest. Her touch awoke his desire, and he licked his lips while - slowly and painfully - bowing down to kiss her. Before he could do so, though, they heard the footsteps.

Two sets.

«Aunty!»

«Aunty!»

Their door was assaulted by two pairs of arms, and the sleepy twins walked in.

«Where are you, aunty?» Jaden asked.

Scarlet trailed after him, and they climbed on the bed.

Renato observed them, dumbfounded. Just when it was getting interesting!

The twins got closer to his mate, and they hugged her.

«We want to sleep with you, aunty,» said Scarlet. She pushed Renato away while laying in between them. Jaden was on the other side.

Samantha burst out laughing, forgetting her mate and focusing on the pups.

«Aunty is here!» she said. She hugged them and smiled as they found a comfortable position.

Renato observed the scene, and his inner most burning desire took a very clear shape: he hoped they wouldn't have twins!

He slipped out of bed and left the room. He could sleep in another place for that night.

But then, his frustration couldn't let him sleep. He marched out of the residence and took a hours-long stroll. At least, Samantha was happy with those two.

«Yes, but...» he murmured, his mood as dark as the moonless night and the cloudy sky.