Chapter 134. Stop and Smell the Roses

Adeline POV

Pride bursts from the seams inside my chest, and I can’t deny the sheer satisfaction of knowing that I actually made the notorious Blood Alpha laugh. His tough exterior is cracking in more ways than I ever imagined. In moments like this, I feel like I can see his soul exposed and raw. I feel like he is the missing piece of mine. I find myself staring up at his picture-perfect smile and into the bright rays of amber staring back at me, in awe of the insanely handsome man that I forever get to call mine—the man that was designed, chosen, and hand-selected just for me.

Jaxon pulls me into his solid body, wrapping his strong, muscular arms firmly around my waist. I can’t help it when Alpha Jaxon suddenly goes blurry, the entire green forest around us bending together and going fuzzy in my vision. My surroundings still just as fast as they blended together, but a sharp l