Page 192 of My Unexpected Mate

Aria turned to look at me. “But why her? Why does she have to go?”

“Because I want to, A,” Annie said, and Aria looked back at her. “Mike, Jack, and I don’t have magic. The rest of you do. You need to stay here and practice. We need to go and find her.”

Aria frowned and looked down at her plate.

“You have to call us all the time,” Cassie said.

“Don’t worry,” Annie smiled. “Gabriel already made me promise to call him every day.”

“Twice,” I added sternly.

Annie laughed and nodded. “Yes, sir.”

I shook my head and continued eating my dinner.

“When are you leaving?” Aria asked Annie.

“Mike said around 7 am,” Annie responded.

Aria nodded and continued eating.

When we finished eating and praising Annie for the awesome meal she made, Nick took Aria’s hand in his and pulled her up.

“You need to rest, love,” he said. “Let’s go to bed.”

Aria nodded and started following him.

I stayed to help Annie clean up before walking upstairs to my bedroom.

Aria’s POV

“Shower or bath?” Nick asked me when we walked inside our room.

“Shower,” I said.

“Good,” he smiled and kissed my cheek. “You go first.”

I smiled at him and walked into the bathroom. I closed and locked the door behind me before taking my clothes off. I turned the shower on and waited for the water to warm up.

As soon as the warm water touched my body my muscles relaxed. I stayed in the shower until the water ran cold. I wrapped a towel around my body and brushed my teeth.

I wanted to put my pajamas on, but I realized I had forgotten to bring them with me.

“Shit,” I muttered quietly.

“Love?” Nick’s worried voice came from the bedroom. “Is everything okay?”

I guess I wasn’t as quiet as I thought.

“I forgot my pajamas,” I said.

“Oh!” he chuckled. “Wait a second.”

He knocked on the door, and I opened it a little. He looked down at my body through the opened door. He smirked playfully and handed me my pajamas.

“Thank you,” I said as I felt my cheeks heat up.

I closed the door quickly and I heard him laugh. I shook my head and put on my pajamas.

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