Yumi's POV.- The bed creaks, my shaking legs wrap around his lower back and I jerk my head back with a deep airless gasp that snaps my eyes wide and expands my neck as my hands grip the shits desperately. ‘Yumi!’ Henry blares my name across our private mind-link simultaneously with his insane thrust through my hymen. My entire body convulses responsively as I lose my mind, seeing nothing in my soiled vision but blinking stars as my chest heaves powerfully. I feel numb after releasing that pent-up fire swelling inside of me along his breach. Lying powerless against the sheets, I try to calm my erratic breaths as I blink lazily, trying to see my mate hovering over me. I’m too weak to muster speech as sensual tingles bathe my being. My breath and his fill the silence as his pulsing large arms slide beneath me and parcel me affectionately against his chest. We snuggle into each other, inhaling our scents without rush. I can feel him relax inside of me and I shudder with a bit of alarm

Yumi's POV.- "You sure you don't wanna go over to the other side? I don't want you feeling bored and left out. Moreover-” "Henry. I'll be fine on my own. You just go on ahead." I cut him a quick smile to convince him to let me remain here but he frowns instead. "Sugar, this meeting is going to take three hours at most. It's already excruciating to accept how long I'll be forced to be away from you, but you..." He groans, rubbing his face with little signs of frustration, and I pout. It's the United States Alphas' meeting today and just like almost all the Alphas present here, he brought me along. Since I can't go in with him, I opt to remain here in the grand courtyard and away from the other women, but someone just won't try to see things from my angle. "Babe... you'll be alone and all by yourself here," He speaks again, in a low and hurting manner that guilt-trips me. "Buttercup...just go, please. I want to be here and I don't mind at all. It's lovely here, the flowers are bea

Henry's POV.- Yumi groans, turning in her sleep with a frown on her face as she searches my space with her hand coursing roughly over the sheets. Realizing I’m not there, her face squeezes more and I bite down a chuckle, watching her groan some more and groggily begin to rise. She yawns, stretching her arms out. Dropping her arms, she rubs her eyes and starts calling, “Buttercup.…” Ah~ I can’t resist her call. I walk over and lean over to kiss her forehead. “Morning, love. Slept well, beautiful? You seemed mad, baby…I’m here, Sugar-” “Quit it. So many names...” She pouts at me and I chuckle, moving to kiss her lips sneakily. I pull back and say, “Hurry and freshen up, we didn’t wake up early. It’s past 11”. “What?!” She flings the blanket off her body and dashes into the bathroom and I sit on the couch, laughing heartily at her gait. I leave when I hear Harvey’s voice calling me from downstairs and when I return, she’s pulling into a shirt of mine with long sleeves, over her ski

Yumi's POV.- “I…” I start nervously but fail to go on. Henry waits patiently, the assuring look on his face letting me know I can take my time. He’s patient and attentive. That relieves me a little and I reach for his hand, keeping my eyes on it as I gather my words. This time, I make sure to come out confident. “We…I am p-pregnant”. But of course, I slip with a stutter. “We are pregnant?” Henry cracks up, but it’s abruptly cut off. I wonder about that and lift my gaze to see his eyes staring down at me, spreading wider and wider upon realization. “You’re pregnant? You’re pregnant!” He sweeps me off my feet into a bear hug as he excitedly goes on repeating that line with sheer joy. He sways me about as I scream and Mom soon comes to join us with laughter, and I watch, with a very content smile on my face…seeing how happy Henry is to be a father. He’s eager and ready, and I’m sure he’s gonna make a great Dad. Henry quickly arranges for a party to celebrate the news and all the Pa

Henry's POV.- “Yumi?” I and Eliza call and her face hardens at something she’s looking at behind me. I make a swift turn and mirror my mate’s expression when I see what just soiled our precious moment together. Occupying a table three tables away from us, Drex sits…with Clarence? What the heck are they doing together? I grind my teeth lowly, turning back to the people I came here with. Eliza worriedly asks, “Is something wrong, Alpha?” “No… it's just…” “Drex is here,” Yumi jumps in and Eliza gasps. She does know how sore our relationship with that guy is and she’s starting to look regretful for choosing this place. I shake my head with a smile. “You didn’t make a mistake, no one could’ve seen this coming and besides, they’re only here to eat and leave just like us…it’s okay. The waitress is coming so let’s focus on our dinner”. That does brighten the mood and my mate has the waitress setting her meal first as she tells her about the other consuming being growing inside of her.