Exposed: An Anthology

by Brooke Cumberland

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  Izzy

  Watching Axel fall in love with his son is the most beautiful moment.

  “I love you too, baby. So much.”

  Axel has refused to leave our side to go tell everyone that the baby is here. We have just been moved into our private room when they start filing in. I’m impressed they made it that long. I’m starting to get tired, but the desire for our friends to meet our son keeps me from falling asleep.

  “Oh my lord! Look at him! He is perfect!” Dee says with an excited whisper.

  Congratulations are thrown around, and we enjoy sharing this moment with our family. Each and every one of the most important people in our lives is here. I am watching Axel hold our son close to his chest and thinking that he looks like a little football in Axel’s large arms when I hear someone ask what his name is. Axel looks over at me with a smile and gives a small shake of his head.

  I look over and meet each one of our friends’ faces when I announce, “Nathaniel Gregory Reid.” When I reach Greg’s eyes, the tears gathering in the corners shock me for a second.

  He walks over and gives me a small kiss on the top of my head. “Thank you, baby girl. That means the world…means the world to me.”

  I smile at him and wipe my eyes dry.

  Axel comes over and hands me Nate before climbing into the bed next to me. We all sit there and enjoy the moment until the baby starts to cry. Axel looks worried, but I lean over and whisper in his ear that it’s time to feed him. With some quick (Maddox, Beck, and Coop) and reluctant (Dee and Greg) goodbyes, our family leaves and Axel comes back over to me. He puts his arm around my shoulders and I lean into his body, settling Nate so that Axel can look down into his angelic face with me.

  When I settle Nate on my breast and feel him give the first timid pull, I smile down at him and think to myself that fate finally loves me. Fate is welcoming me into her arms and shining her bright rays of love onto our family.

  It doesn’t take me long to drift off to sleep, safe in Axel’s embrace with the gift of our love in my arms.

  About the Author

  Harper lives in small town Georgia just a short drive from her hometown of Peachtree City. She (and her 3 daughters) enjoy ruling the house they dubbed 'Estrogen Ocean', much to her husbands chagrin. Harper has a borderline unhealthy obsession with books; you can almost ALWAYS find her with her ereader attached. As an ex-reviewer and blogger, Harper's passion for reading runs deep. It wasn't until 'Axel' decided to take up residence that she realized her true calling. She started using writing as a way to unwind when the house went to sleep at night; and with a house full of crazy it was the perfect way to just relax. It didn't take long before a head full of very demanding alphas would stop at nothing to have their story told.

  Find Harper:

  www.authorharpersloan.com

  www.facebook.com/harpersloanbooks

  Twitter: @HarperSloan

  Instagram: @Harper_Sloan

  To connect a little deeper with the story and characters, visit the Pinterest boards: www.pinterest.com/harpersloan

  Books by Harper

  The Corps Series

  Axel, #1

  Cage, #2

  Beck, #3

  Uncaged, #3.5

  Cooper, #4 (Coming Soon)

  Locke, #5 (Coming Soon)

  Thank you to our readers

  Thank you all so much for grabbing the Exposed Anthology! We all hope you enjoyed our stories, and we invite you to grab the next in the series.

  Please consider leaving a review on each of the author’s books separately on Amazon.

  Thanks,

  Erika

  J.L.

  J.S.

  M.J.

  Brooke

  Kimberly

  Adriane

  Kasey

  Mia

  Harper