Is this destiny?

Noah wanted to say to his Mistress (aka Sarah) that she is too forgiving, but if she is not, he would meet his end in the Black and White nightclub in Austin three years ago. Sarah didn\'t only forgive him, but she gave him a chance to prove himself and to become her right hand in managing thousands of soldiers who are all looking at him in awe because they all respect their Goddess Nyx.

Noah wondered, what would those soldiers think of him if they knew that four years ago at Jeff\'s birthday party he intended to put his hands on Sarah without her consent? Of course, he got a beating, but that does not mean that his intentions were good. And then again, at the wedding at the Golden Ocean Resort, Noah was part of the plot to separate Aiden and Sarah that included Madison, Liam, and many others. Sure, Noah didn\'t do anything directly to push that plan along, but he didn\'t do anything to stop it either. And Sarah knew about it, yet she still gave him a chance.

Noah scolded himself internally. He has no right to judge Maksim who other than showing his interest in Sarah never schemed to harm her.

Noah glanced at Aaron and based on Aaron\'s complex expression, Noah guessed that Aaron has similar thoughts.

"You are amazing, my Mistress…", Noah murmured.

"No one can outmatch you, my Goddess…", Aaron added under his breath.

"Any more flirting with my wife, and you will earn yourself a beating.", Aiden\'s icy voice came from the side.

Both Noah and Aaron froze. Other than Maksim, there is one more man with looks, and muscles, and brains, and fighting techniques, and on top of that he also comes from an impressive background, and unfortunately for everyone else, he also has Sarah\'s heart.

Noah\'s head snapped in Aiden\'s direction and he blinked rapidly. "That was not flirting. I was only saying how she is amazing and kind, and wise, and…"

Aiden grimaced and raised his index finger, warning Noah to stop talking.

"Flirting.", Aiden squeezed through his teeth.

Sarah wanted to stand up and join Aiden, but Aaron put his hand on Sarah\'s shoulder. "Don\'t. You need to rest. Noah and I will leave."

Aaron gave eye-signals to Noah and the two of them left.

"I thought you were busy chatting.", Sarah said when Aiden sat next to her casually like he didn\'t make Noah and Aaron scram a few seconds ago.

"I am never too busy to chase away those two from you."

Sarah laughed seeing that Aiden is struggling to keep his poker face and not break into a grin. He, Noah, and Aaron always bicker, and Sarah knows that Aiden enjoys rubbing in that Sarah belongs to him. And she does.

Stella approached them with two plates heaping with food.

"I got food for mommy-to-be", Stella said in a singing voice to no one in particular. She put one plate in front of Sarah, and the other one next to it before adjusting the chair for her to sit.

Sarah looked at the plate in front of her and observed that she has more vegetables than meat. The second plate is mostly meat with two wedges of grilled pineapple and a dinner roll, while Sarah\'s has a mix of grilled asparagus, bell pepper, eggplant, zucchini, onion, mushrooms, corn, and only a bit of meat. What the heck? What kind of a barbecue feast is that? No bread and (almost) no meat?

"Where is the meat?", Sarah asked Stella with displeasure obvious in her voice.

"It\'s right there. You should eat more veggies so that my grandson grows big and healthy."

Sarah frowned. "Your grandson needs protein to be big and healthy."

"And you can feed him that once he grows teeth. Too much meat is heavy for the stomach and it can cause constipation. Until the baby is born, I want you to have a balanced diet…", Stella\'s voice trailed off when she realized that the plate she prepared for her is gone. While she didn\'t pay attention, the plate magically moved in front of Aiden who ate from it like it\'s his.

"Hey, young man! I got that for me!", Stella said grumpily to Aiden while gesturing to the plate that was now in front of him.

Aiden chewed and looked at Stella innocently like he has no idea what she is talking about. He swallowed before responding. "You said you got food for mommy-to-be, so I assumed that the other plate is for daddy-to-be. Look, it\'s full of meat, so… You are grandma and your stomach is not what it used to be. Eat more vegetables."

Stella frowned. "Did you call me old?"

Aiden realized that this could go wrongly in more than one way and his brain scrambled with possible answers that will not bring calamity his way.

"I would never say that.", Aiden said after a brief pause. He flashed a charming smile. "You are a young grandma. I assumed that this is mine because you are an amazing role model, and I thought that you will eat vegetables to give a good example to Sarah."

Stella\'s eyebrow twitched. She knew that Aiden is buttering her up, but he said that she is a young grandma and an amazing role model, and she will take it.

Sarah watched in disbelief as Stella stood up and went to get food for herself. She giggled and leaned on Aiden.

"My husband is a smooth-talker."

Aiden exhaled in relief. "That was close… Oy!", he exclaimed when he saw Sarah snatching a piece of meat from his plate. He thought that she leaned on him for cuddles, but she did it only so that she can steal food from his plate! Outrageous!

"Your son wants to eat meat.", Sarah said and quickly stuffed meat in her mouth, making Aiden chuckle at her shameless behavior. She was already using \'your son\' in order to get her way. And he will let her have it. He will let her have whatever she wants even if he spoils her rotten.

He rubbed his thumb at the corner of her lip, to wipe juices that dripped from her mouth.

Sarah enjoyed the personal cleaning session, and her heart skipped a beat when he put the thumb in his mouth and licked it clean.

He noticed her blush. "Where are you looking?", he asked even though he knew the answer.

"Nothing.", she mumbled with her mouth full.

Aiden leaned closer and spoke only for Sarah to hear: "After this party is over, I will lick you clean. All over…" She felt his hand on her thigh under the table, giving her a little squeeze.

Sarah\'s eyes flashed with excitement and mischief, and she wished for the party to be over soon.

Sophia, Felix, Jeff, and JoAnna joined Sarah and Aiden at the table. They each carried plates full of food and the mood at the table became lively.

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