Chapter 49


    I eventually made my way up to the top floor and looked around after devising a n to serve as a


    metaphorical choke cor for Elias. It was almost surreal to think that I was back here again. I crossed


    my arms over my stomach as I looked around Elias'' room. It looked the same as I remembered it;


    clean, big, and everything in its ce.


    "I''m d you''re here," Elias said from behind me. I spun quickly and put a hand up to stop him from


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    I needed to put the leash on him before that happened.


    "There are rules," I stopped him. Elias'' smile fell as he sighed and sat on the edge of the bed in front of


    me.


    "I figured there would be. You were left alone with my mother for too long," he said, rubbing the back of


    his neck nervously. I ignored hisment as I began to pace.


    "One, if you so much as look at Kendra or touch her, even on ident, I''m gone for good. Two, you''re


    not leaving me here on my own while you go do... whatever. No bodyguards, either; I''ming with


    you. Three, I get to keep my phone, and that should go without saying. Four, I get to visit Still Water


    whenever I want, and that includes Mason. And Five, you don''t tell me what to do," I said before I


    stopped pacing and just stood in front of Elias with my arms crossed. He thought about it before he


    sighed.


    "I''ll try," he said. I raised my eyebrow in surprise that he was so dismissive.


    "You will, or I leave, and you never know when, or if, I''ming back. I will take our baby with me and


    you don''t know when you get to see either of us again. I can resist the mate bond and you know it," I


    challenged him. He looked shocked at the seriousness of my words.


    "Okay, fine, you win. I will," he agreed quickly. "Now can I hold you?" he asked. I felt myself smile


    slightly as he held his arms out for me. I sat in hisp as his arms encircled my waist and his head


    settled in the crook of my neck. His hand ran across my stomach in consistent circles. I felt warm safe


    andforted in the best possible way. A yawn escaped me as my body sagged with exhaustion. Elias


    cradled me before heid me down in the bed.


    "Get some rest, cupcake," he said before he kissed my head gently. Elias turned to leave but I held his


    hand as I sat up.


    "Stay with me... please," I asked abruptly. Elias held my hand in his briefly before he turned off the light


    and got in the bed beside me. He kissed the top of my head before wrapping his arms around me. I


    wasn''t really huge on cuddling but it wasfortable enough.


    "Go to sleep, Nova," Elias said when he saw I wasn''t closing my eyes. He rubbed my back gently and


    eventually my eyes were coaxed into closing and I fell asleep soon after.