His Unwanted , His Beloved , His Omega

n past events that she could not change a

lence broken only by the sound of Alpha's newspa

fected by the tension that he could finish a hearty meal

ed unexpectedly. "You're getting much too thin." The fact that he had noticed what

responded softly, and pla

for a few seconds before diverting his focus back to the mug of coffee on the table in

y she would have let it go, but Eliza wanted to see

uch

pped it onto the table beside his empty plate. He gulped dow

lack T-shirt rising to reveal the toned

lesh, and once again she was disgusted by her

f their marriage believing tha

he would go back to being the laughing, affectionate man

change, but from the snide things Romano sometimes said

cold bed, writhing and yearning for her husband who had refused to be bon

ng himself to speak to her, kiss her, tou

age was a perpetual winter wasteland, and if she ever wanted to fee

n she had thought, she would have to find a w

aving a fairly easy time of it, Eliza was concerned that anything tha

ssful, Nadia had always prided herself on the fact tha

much strain on their relationship, and

the fact that her thirty-four-year-old husband, who had worked his way up from mailroom clerk to t

ing herself. They employed a housecleaning staff, as was practical

avidly followed the intimate details of their marriage, yet Eliz

a liked to pick up after herself and Romano rat

and she fondly imagined that these

in the everyday running of the house and had mockingly acc

med to notice it

dishwasher and quite abruptly abandoned the task halfway through

agging her vibrant, hip-length chestnut brown hair into a ponytail

he passed by the den where Roma

he open door, and Romano's head jerked up whil

..?" he

ut before Romano could utter another syllable, gra

oper fired up by the time he eventu

e knew had to grate, she reversed

he got back-Romano liked to keep her in a little box labeled "his wife," to be brough

sant and unforeseen consequences. Still, it felt goo

n she stopped at a red light he switched it off and