The Alpha's Baby(34)

She breathed a sigh of relief.

Unfortunately, that was when Jake narrowed his eyes at her and said, "For now."



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Emmy didn't know if she was more mad or frightened. Since Jake knew Sebastian, that meant that the father of her child was responsible for the fact that she had a stalker. Gnawing on her bottom lip, she paced across her apartment and dialed Sebastian's number. The guy answered on the second ring.

"Hello, sweetheart," Sebastian said cheerfully.

"Don't call me sweetheart, you jerk!" She knew she was losing her temper before hearing his side of the story, but damn it all, she was scared for her baby.

"Whoa, what's wrong?" He sounded shocked.

"I met your friend, Jake." She picked up a pillow from the couch and hurled it at the floor. "Do you have a habit of hanging out with awful people? Do you?"

To her surprise, Sebastian didn't try to defend himself. Instead the man sucked in air and said, "Are you okay? He didn't hurt you or the baby, did he?"

"No, he didn't." She tightened her grip on the phone. "But there is something seriously wrong with that man. I looked in his eyes, and all I wanted to do was build a wall between him and my stomach. I don't want him coming anywhere near my baby, Sebastian."

"Your instincts are right," Sebastian said. "That man is the most evil bastard to walk this earth."

"Who is he?" She shook her head. "Why did he come after me?"

"He's an old enemy." Sebastian's vagueness continued. "He came after you to get to me."

"Old enemy?" She hated how he gave nothing away.

"I was more popular than Jake was, so now he has a bone to pick with me. End of story."

Somehow she didn't think that was end of story, so she grumbled as she dug her heel into the pillow.

"This is what I meant when I said you have to know somebody before you marry them." She snarled at the floor. "You're probably a member of the mafia."

"I'm not a member of the mafia." He sounded furious she'd even suggested it.

"A gang, then."

"Do I look like the type of guy who'd be involved with a gang?" He sighed.

"Well, you don't look like a guy who'd have a crazy stalker—well, a crazy male stalker, anyway—but you do," she snapped. "As far as I know, you could be involved in anything."

"I'm not a bad guy, sweetheart," he said. "You have to believe that by now."

She took a deep, steadying breath to calm herself down and then realized that he was right. The truth of the matter was, she didn't think that Sebastian was a bad guy, but she was still worried about the safety of her unborn child. And she may have been worried about Sebastian too. Just a little bit. Well, okay, a lot.

"I'm scared, Sebastian," she said. "What if this guy hurts us?"

He groaned. "Don't be scared. I won't let anything happen to you or the baby."

"This afternoon, he could have done something to me and you weren't there," she said.

"He won't have another opportunity to come after you." His voice dripped with determination. "I'm going to protect you no matter what."

"But who's going to protect you?" she asked.

"I don't need protection." He sounded so serious it shocked her.

"You aren't made of steel," she said.

"I might as well be."

Whatever the hell that meant.

"Just be careful, okay?" She sank onto the couch.

"Don't be concerned about me, sweetheart," he said. "Just focus on the baby. And anyway, now that I know that Jake has singled you out, we're going to stick together like Sonny and Cher."

Every independent bone in her body screamed in panic, but she knew that having Sebastian at her side was the best possible thing for her.

"If you think that's best." She sighed.

"I do." He paused. "Besides, it's great practice for when we're married."

"Hey, wait a minute." She went rigid. "I never said that I'd marry—"

Sebastian said, "I'm coming to your place now. Don't eat anything. I'll bring dinner."

The man ended the call.

"You."

She stared down at the phone, feeling as though she'd been hoodwinked.





Chapter Five




"Oh my God, that feels so good," Emmy whimpered as she squeezed her eyes shut.

Sebastian was on his knees before her, massaging her feet. His eyes twinkled as he ran his hands up to her ankles and began to pamper her tendons.

"I told you that I have magical hands." Sebastian winked as he moved up to her calves.

Magical hands indeed. At this rate, she was going to die from pleasure. Or at the very least, have an impromptu orgasm. "Don't think I've forgotten about the Jake things because of this massage. I'm still mad."