Alpha’s Betted Bride (Gabriella)

Chapter 83

CHAPTER 83. I removed all other paintings and stared at the child’s face and I knew that face because I saw her cry every time I looked in the mirror. The tears swelled in my eyes and a drop fell and hit the daisy that was painted in her tiny hand.. “What-” I breathed and turned around. Marie stood with her tear-stricken cheeks and smiled at me.. She held something in her hands and as she walked closer I could see what it was. It was another pendant, the same as mine. “When she was young, I got my daughter that pendant because I always called her my littl *-my little dove.” I said and stared at her. I felt the blood rush down my face. She grabbed the pendant around my neck and placed her close. Hers had a rose in its mouth and she clicked it into mine and they formed one necklace. Her breath hitched and she cupped my cheeks. “We never g gave you up…we never…we never gave you up.” She whispered. Without thinking or any hesitation I leaped forward and wrapped my arms around her. She squeezed me so tight that I felt my lungs pressing in but I didn’t care. I gasped as my chin rested on her shoulder and the tears fell one by one. We pulled back and just looked at each other. “You’re my mom?” I asked her and the words just fell from my tongue am, ,” she cried and I stepped back. This was all a lot to take in. “Don’t be scared, please. I’m not expecting you to call me mom or to be okay with everything right away but please let me explain everything.” We sat down in the ateljé and Marie rubbed her hands before she began explaining. She told me how I had been playing outside and ran away. They found my blood but never found my body. “We searched for you for so long but you were nowhere to be found and when the dove

disappeared…we assumed the worst.” “I always thought you just didn’t want me,” I said. “Oh honey, you were our pride and joy. Your father never let you out of his sight for more than a minute, you were his angel. That day was the first day that we trusted you with the others because we needed to work but I always regretted it. If I could do it again I would’ve had you in my arms through all the paperwork and the boring meetings and then I would’ve taken you out myself and played with you for hours. That day is my life’s biggest regret,” I stumbled for the right words but when I looked into her eyes the words just formed themselves and I spoke my biggest wish. left. “Well…maybe now we have time to make it right,” I whispered because I wanted that. They were my family and the only family I had “So you’re staying?” She asked me softly. “I don’t know yet. Sorry, I don’t…I don’t know,” I said. ווין I have you for any time you’ll allow,” she said and grabbed my hand. I walked out with a heart full of warmth and a head full of thoughts. I wanted to look for Gabby and talk to her but she was probably with Aiden and I didn’t want to disturb them after having been apart for so long. 1/3 CHAPTER 83. Nick was outside with the others and I was standing in the hallway torn between going out to him and going back to the room. His head turned and my decision was made for me as he stretched out his hand. I walked out of the house and went to stand beside him as his arm wrapped around me. “Are you okay?” He asked. “Can we talk?” He nodded his head and pulled me to the side by the bushes. “What’s up?” He asked as we walked around the garden. “I just talked to Marie and uhm, you know how I said I was adopted?”

“Yes,” “It turns out that M Marie is the mom who I thought at gave me up,” Nick stopped and held me back when I continued walking. “Marie is your mom?” I nodded my head and slid my fingers through each other. “She is and apparently-” I said and looked around at the grounds and the big house, this was my first home,” “How are you feeling about this? That’s a lot of information to take in,” in this lovely, loving, and “It feels weird, I guess. I mean I thought I was given up, not wanted by my parents, and then I grew up caring family and then they died. And now I find out that I might have another family? How am I supposed to react?” “There’s no wrong or right way for you to react to this. You just feel. And that’s okay, whatever it is that you feel, this man was surely made from the goddess. Molded by her hands and gifted from her heart. But how could she have been so wrong and made him mine? I hung my head when I couldn’t look into his eyes anymore, his gaze was so intense and I loving Something needed to happen in my head and my thoughts. I needed to make a decision and the sooner the better because I didn’t want to drag out his pain, or the others. -Aiden’s POV- It felt like the days Gabby had been away from me piled onto the ones when she moved and I missed her so d*mn much. And now here she was, her black satin night dress with thin straps that hung from her shoulders. She gazed at me seductively with her thick hair hanging down her chest and she took slow walks toward me. It took everything in me to not reach out my hands and drag her down but it was her show and I enjoyed the view. it The strap fell further down her shoulder and she pulled the other one down. The dress slowly fell to her feet and she stepped out of She placed her knees on either side of me and positioned herself right on top of my groin. Her

hands started running through my hair and her lips started kissing down my neck. I growled and grabbed her waist, pulling her closer but she removed them and pinned them to the side. “Just relax,” she whispered and nibbled on my earlobe. “Gabby!” the door opened up and Nick invited himself inside. Gabby’s naked body was covered by me and he stood there waiting as I quickly grabbed the sheet and wrapped it around her. “Seriously?” I asked and glared at him. 2/3 CHAPTER 83. “Sorry, you guys can continue later. I really need to talk to you,” Gabby nodded her head and got dressed. Nick closed the door and paced around the room. Why the f*ck couldn’t this wait? “Did you know that Erin was your sister?” He asked me and I stood up in shock. “Who told you?” “She did, just now. Apparently, Marie told her and now she’s her mind’s a jumbled mess and I don’t know what to do to help her. 1 feel that if she gets too overwhelmed she’ll leave and I can’t have that.” He said and ran his hand through his hair. I could tell that he was worried about her and about the fact that he might lose his mate tabby told me how Erin said she didn’t want a mate and after losing everything she had and being a captive for years, I could understand where she was coming from but Nick was a good guy. Right now I was just wondering how Erin was taking everything and the fact that I had a sister was f*cked up. “I have to go find her,” Gabby said and ran out of the room wearing boxers and my button-dow “How are you feeling?” I asked Nick and we sat down on the chairs by the wall. He dragged his hands over his face and shook his head. -Erin’s POV- “Hey!” I turned and saw Gabby running toward me. I was hiding away in the den and looking out the window. She was wearing Aidens shirt and I felt my shoulders slump and my body relax when she got closer. “I just heard what happened. How are you feeling?” Her big eyes looked at me with concern.

“Did you know?” Gabby visibly stiffened when I asked her. Her lips parted as though she was about to answer but then I saw the guilt and regret in her eyes. “Just for a short time. Aiden told me the night we got back.” She said and crossed her arms over her chest. My eyes were hooded and I was playing with the pendant between my fingers: “I don’t know what to do,” I whispered, feeling the sad smile. I saw the pity practically dripping from her gaze. So much had happened already and now this curveball was thrown my way. Did I let it hit me in the face and deal with it or did I dodge it and walk away? “You don’t have to decide right now,” She said and grabbed my hand. Here I was with this idea in my head that my birth parents gave me up. That they didn’t want me and just got rid of me but now I find out that that isn’t the case. They lost me just as I lost them. Sure did get to live in a home full of loving people but I mean how do 1 go about integrating into this family now? I wasn’t a child anymore and so many things have happened. Aren’t I too broken to be a part of this family? I was apparently an Alphas daughter but I sure didn’t feel like one. Gabby’s eyes were gazing into mine and I saw the shadow of a smile on her lips but the sadness in her eyes was even more evident. I knew she didn’t want me to go and she didn’t want her brother to lose his mate or her own mate to lose the possibility of a sister but she would never say it. She would tell me to do what felt right in my heart. Because she’s a nice f*cking person and I’m the *itch who’s about to hurt everyone around me Chapter Comments 2 POST NOW