NovelEnglishChapter 0145
| don’t know what to say to him. He has been so patient with me. So willing to wait and to takeas a chosen
mate. But there can be no one forbut Rik.
He turns to me. | move out of Rik’s arms, closing the distance between us. “I'm sor...”
He cutsoff. “Don’t. You were always honest with me. | knew you wanted to find your mate and see if it would
work. It was a risk | was willing to take.”
He looks at Rik over my shoulder before looking back at me. “You always wanted to find your fated mate. Rik is a
good man. He'll be a good Alpha and a good mate to you. And if he isn’t,” he looks back at Rik, “You know where
to find me.”
He wipes the tears that | couldn’t contain off my cheeks. Then he pulls a box out of his pocket and hands it to
me. “Happy birthday.”
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I unwrap the present and open the box, my hands trembling. It’s a stunning silver locket overlaid with silver
intertwined vines and in the center is an
emerald. “It’s beautiful.” z
“Open it.” He says.
When I do, | see on the left side he has somehow found a picture of my parents. It must have been taken before |
was born. They look like they are my age. They are looking at each other with so much love in their eyes. On the
right side is a picture of my mom holdingas a baby in her arms, my father’s arms wrapped around both of
us.
| have no idea how he could have found these pictures. I'm beside myself and the tears start to fall again.
“Liam...”
He kisses my forehead. “I have to go away for a while. Take care of yourself.”
He steps back as Rik steps up wrapping his arms around her waist, looking at the locket over my shoulder.
“Thank you.” He says to Liam. “I know this means a lot to her. To both of us.”
He nods before getting into his car and driving away. Rik and | stand and watch until his taillights are no longer
visible.
“Are you okay?” Rik asks turningin his arms.
“Yes.” | say softly. “As hard as that was, there was no other choice.” | look into his beautiful glacial blue eyes.
“There is only you.”
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He smiles tenderly atbefore reaching into his pocket. “Would you like to open your gift from me?” He says,
handinga box.
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| tuck the locket back in its box. Rik takes it and puts it into his pocket to hold for me. | take the gift-wrapped box
and open it. It’s a large heart-shaped sapphire pendant with a diamond at the top on a silver chain.
| look up at him. “Kai and | wanted you and Artemis to know that you have our heart. | know my eyes turn that
color when Kai is present, so it represents both of us and the heart is, well, obvious.”
Artemis pushes forward again. “We love you.” We say, my voice overlaid with hers.
SHE
“And we love you, more than anything in the world.” Rik’s voice is deeper with Kai's overlapping.
“Will you put it on me?” | ask, handing it to him and turning around. He reaches in front ofand | lift my hair.
As he finishes fastening the lock, he leans down and kisses my neck, gently pullingto him. He continues
kissinguntil he gets to my mate mark, eliciting a moan from me.
“I cannot wait to make you mine, officially and forever. But first, we have a party. to attend and my mate to
celebrate.”
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