Wind Carved Names Into Silence by Zex Hollow 220

Chapter 220 

Bonnie 

Boy, has it been a day! A very long, emotionally draining day, but I’m oddly kind of glad that it happened. Of course, hearing bottle talk to me about how she felt and taking in the words that she said and the meaning behind it all was heartbreaking, but I do believe that having her talk to Nick and me about how she’s been feeling was a good thing. 

One because it explains why she said all of the things that she did and two because maybe now that she has finally said everything out loud, it will help her too because she had a lot of thoughts and feelings and while some of them are a result from the pain that her birth mom has caused her during her life, some of them also just resembled an act of a jealous teenage girl. 

The quicker she learns that she isn’t going to be replaced or forgotten or lose me or this baby the better because I hate to think of her suffering like that. And while I can’t promise that nothing won’t happen to the baby, I can promise that I will do everything possible to keep the little bean healthy until she or he comes to join our family. 

After the emotional hour that we spent with Lottie, Nick insisted that I take a bath while he sorted some things out, which meant he hid Lottie’s phone away. Talking about Lottie’s phone… goddess, was she devastated when Nick told her what her punishment was going to be. While all of her punishments may seem petty to some people or stupid even, to Lottie, losing the stuff that she has feels like the end of her world, and hopefully, it will be enough to teach her that what she did or more how she handled it were wrong and shouldn’t be 

repeated. 

The moment my mate stepped into the bathroom, I knew that he was going to join me in the bath. It’s become something that he does often, especially after a hard day, but what I wasn’t expecting was for the conversation to go in the direction that it did. And while I get why he’s checking in on me and I appreciate my mate worrying about me, he doesn’t need to. 

I wasn’t lying when I told him that I was doing good. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not fully over the ordeal of what I went through growing up or what happened with my dad, brother and sister after I got here, and I’m not sure if I ever will, but I’m pretty dammed happy with how I’m doing. Each week does get easier, and even if it doesn’t get any easier from here on out, I’m ok with it because how I feel now is manageable. Most days, the horrors of my past are even forgettable. 

“Have I told you today how much I love you?” Nick’s gravelly voice pulls me out of my head and back to reality where we’re both in the bathtub together, and I’m sitting on his lap, straddling him. One of my favourite places to be. 

“You have, but I don’t mind hearing it again.” His grin at my answer is cheeky and sexy all at the same time and makes my insides tingle. “Well, that’s a good thing then because you should hear it more than once a day, and I want to tell you more than once a day too.” He slowly runs his strong hands up and down my arms, causing the sparks from our bond to drive me insane. 

“I love you, Bonine.” He places a kiss on my left cheek. “I love you, my mate.” He places a kiss on my right cheek. “I love you, my Luna.” He places a kiss on the tip of my nose. Both his words and actions make me smile. Although I’m not technically your Luna, I still love hearing those words out of your mouth. And I feel the same way.” 

‘I love you, Nick.” I return him with a kiss on his left cheek. “I love you, my mate.” Next, I place a kiss on his right cheek. “I love you, my Alpha. Lastly, I place a kiss on the tip of his nose, making him smile. “I never knew the mate bond could feel like this. Never thought I would get to experience it, but I’m so glad that I have and that it’s with you.” 

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Alpha Nicholas’s Little Mate