BEAUTY
Nolan woke slowly, his senses gradually coming back to him. He felt a warmth at his side, and as he opened his eyes, he saw Layla’s sleeping form, curled up against him.
He couldn’t help but smile as he gazed at her peaceful face. But then, he felt something shift, and he realized that her arm was wrapped around his waist. He froze, unsure of what to do. Should he pull away, or should he let her sleep? He didn’t want to wake her, but he also felt a little awkward.
“Fuck..” he cursed inwardly, he could feel that his feelings towards Layla was changing slowly. It felt as if he was beginning to acknowledge her like he should as she was his mate.
He was feeling more drawn to her.
What would happen when she woke up and realized how close they were? He decided to just stay still, not wanting to disturb her. But as he lay there, he felt a strange sense of peace wash over him. There was something about being so close to Layla that made him feel safe, and he found himself closing his eyes and relaxing into the moment.
And then, he felt her stir, and he held his breath, wondering what would happen next. This was the first time that he was actually feeling this nervous over something. He was an Alpha King and a king shouldn’t feel nervous about anything, but here Layla was driving him crazy.
Instead of pulling away, she snuggled closer, and a soft sigh escaped her lips. He smiled, his heart swelling with an emotion he couldn’t quite name.
He found himself staring at her beautiful face, he began to wonder why he hadn’t noticed her rare beauty before.
Nolan’s eyes traced the delicate features of Layla’s face, and he felt a sense of wonderment. He had known her for so long and despised her also, but in that moment, he saw her with new eyes.
The soft curve of her lips, the gentle slope of her nose, the way her eyelashes brushed against her cheeks when she blinked. He felt himself falling into a trance, his thoughts lost in a sea of wonder. Then, he felt a gentle nudge against his arm, and he looked down to see Layla’s eyes fluttering open.
She looked up at him, with a shocked look on her face and before he could say anything, she had jumped out of the bed with a yell.
“Good morning..” Layla smiled sheepishly as she held her stomach while he stared at her.
“I have to leave now. I want to freshen up…” she stuttered and she dashed into the bathroom.
She just couldn’t believe that she was holding him so close like that and she was too shy to stay around him. She actually thought that she was not going to sleep as he slept on the same bed with her but she actually slept like a baby!
The moment she had finished freshening up and dressing up, she dashed out of the room quickly, leaving a stunned Nolan in the room.
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“Your highness, I’m sorry. I really tried to stop her..” a maid apologized the moment Nolan walked into his kitchen. He must have come looking for Layla after hearing she was there.
“Layla..” he called and Layla, who was busy cooking, quickly turned.
“Yes..” she replied.
“Why are you here?” He asked her.
“Can you see that I’m cooking..” she responded as she focused her attention back on her cooking.
“The maids can cook, that’s why they were hired in the first place and don’t forget that you’re pregnant..” he reminded her and their eyes slowly traveled down to her little baby bump.
“The fact I’m pregnant doesn’t mean I should be in bed, throughout the whole day. I should get busy too and there’s nothing tiring in cooking..” she smiled warmly at him, turning off the stove.
“And I also feel better eating food made by me..” she collected a plate as she served it with Bacon and then another plate for fried eggs.
She served two portions of food and arranged it on a tray. Then she made some toast and tea which she also arranged on the tray.
She was about to carry them when she heard Nolan speak.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m taking our breakfast to the dining table..” she said but Nolan stopped her.
“No need. You take this to the dining table..” he instructed the maid who was standing at a corner and she immediately came to carry the tray.
“Come on, let’s have breakfast..” Layla invited as she had made breakfast for the two of them.
Before Nolan could even protest, she had dragged him to the dining table, where their meals had already been served.
“Where is everyone?” Layla asked, looking around. They usually had breakfast together but everywhere looked empty.
“I’m sure they must be busy..” Nolan replied, taking the bacon in his mouth.
“Hmmm, This tastes really nice..” he commended her cooking and Layla felt her cheeks heat up.
That was literally the first time Nolan was tasting her cooking, throughout the time they stayed together, he always ate outside. So she resorted to cooking for herself alone as he never bothered to eat her food.
“I just say. You really are a good cook Layla..” he confessed.
“Really!!” She exclaimed as she laughed.
“Then you should taste Regan’s Bacon. He’s 100% better than…” her voice trailed off as she realized what she just said. She just mentioned Regan in their conversation.
It was only a slip of the tongue, now she was scared of how Nolan would react as she usually got angry at the mention of Regan.
“I’m sorry..” she quickly apologized as she didn’t want to ruin her morning.
Nolan did not give her a reply as she could sense that she was still scared of him and was afraid of making him angry.
But strangely he did not feel angry but rather jealous.
“Well I make the best bacon..” he lied wanting to lighten up the mood in the room, the actual truth was that he sucked at cooking.
“Really?” Layla raised a brow at him, shocked that he did not get angry at her.
“Yes. Any day from today. I’ll make you something better. Then you’ll know I’m the best…” he boasted, but inwardly mocked himself as he was a very bad cook.
He had never tried lighting a stove his whole life, how was he going to make her something better.
“I’m looking forward to that. Who knew an Alpha could cook?” She teased as she had the thought that he was just a spoiled brat who was born with a silver spoon.
“That’s why I’m an Alpha. I should be able to do everything and I can do that..” he boasted yet again.
“And it has been confirmed. Nolan, you’re going to make me breakfast from today onwards..” she announced.
“And you should also learn how to be a doting Father. Probably our child will only eat meals made by you..” she teased as she laughed then she saw something unusual.
She just saw a smile on Nolan’s face, it was not those wicked smiles of his that scared a person to death, it was a genuine smile that could warm a person’s heart and this was the first time she was seeing something like that since the first day they met.
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