"Fine! I'm up!" Bella grumbled sleepily as she lazily sat up on the bed. Her stomach was rumbling loudly and it was an indication that she was famished even though she had eaten a heavy dinner before going to bed the night before. These days, the only things she wanted to do was eat and sleep and she felt miserable. Diana wouldn't even let her move a muscle. Alex was there to check on her every hour and Achilles well Achilles was Achilles.

　　Sometimes he was super sweet, something's he was cold and distant, so he chose not to think about him.

　　Ever since the bleeding incident, he had been tucking her in bed and she absolutely loved it. He was more relaxed around her and she could tell that he cared deeply about her and their unborn child and that was all she needed. She was happy knowing that he cared for them.

　　She stepped down from the bed and walked straight into her bathroom where she did her business. The time on the clock read five am and she knew the servants had not begun cooking breakfast. However, she needed to eat something else she would die of hunger.

　　She was about to leave the bedroom when she realized what she was wearing. A see through night gown. She hastily rushed into her closet where she pulled out a dressing robe from the wardrobe and wore it on her body.

　　Her stomach made a loud growl again

　　Causing her to rush out of the bedroom as she struggled to tie the belt.

　　When got to the hallway, she made sure to tiptoe all the way to the staircase so as not to make any noise that would wake Achilles. His bedroom was two doors away from hers.

　　She hurried down the staircase and into the kitchen which was no doubt deserted. She turned on the light and gazed at the sophisticated kitched with her eyes wide open. It was a wonder to behold, but she had no time to gaze at it as her stomach made one more loud growl. She rushed in and scanned around, looking for a something she could make without using fire.

　　"Cornflakes" She whispered as she began open the kitched shelves. A few times, Diana has made cornflakes and she loved it. She checked all the drawers down, but she couldn't find them. She tried to reach up to the drawers above, but she was very short.

　　She looked around and she tried to figure out what to do and the best option popped into her mind. She took a nearby chair and placed before the cupboard and stood on it. She knew that was dangerous especially in her condition, but she could not do otherwise. She needed to eat that corn flakes else she would die!

　　"Are you being serious right now?" A terrifyingly deep male voice asked from behind as she was about to open the drawer. She trembled on the chair and lost her balance. The next thing she knew was that she was falling backwards and a loud scream escaped her mouth when she imagine what would happen to her and her baby, but she did not hit the ground as strong arms held her in place. She closed her eyes and breathed hard, before looking up at her saviour and behold, it was Alex.

　　"I'm sorry I scared you" He apologized as he put her to stand on her feet. Bella took a step backwards as she tried to arrange the dressing robe on her body and steady her breaths. When she was calm again, she casted Alex a furious glare and gave him a playful smack on the chest.

　　"Don't you ever do that to me again! I almost died of shock! What would have happened if I had actually reached the ground?" She asked in anger.

　　"I would never have let that happen" Alex replied softly. "I'm sorry Bella, I didn't mean to scare you, however, don't you think it's inappropriate for you to do this in your condition?" He asked as he carried the chair and placed it aside. Bella heaved out a heavy sigh as she leaned against the kitchen island and crossed her arms over her breasts.

　　"I know it's inappropriate, but I'm really hungry and I really want to eat cornflakes" she cried and Alex chuckled lightly.

　　"If you want cornflakes, all you have to do is make a call and there will be maids at your service, you don't have to come here and do this"

　　"I know that, but it is five am in the morning and I wouldn't want to wake someone from her prescious sleep just because I want cornflakes. That's downright wrong and inhumane!" She objected and Alex looked at her, totally intrigued by her thoughtfulness.

　　"Then you should have told Achilles. He put you in this condition, it is his duty to make sure you get anything you want, no matter the time" he said as he began opening the top shelves of the kitchen in search of the cornflakes.

　　"Tss I would rather die of hunger that do that"

　　"What?" Alex asked as turned to look at her.

　　"You heard me"

　　"And why do you say so?" He asked, looking at her quizzically.

　　"Achilles terrifies me! Have you seen the way he looks at me everytime, it's like he wants to dig out some secret from my eyes. He carries this dominant and intimidating aura wherever he goes. I mean he is a freaking Alpha and you want me to go into his bedroom at five am in the morning and wake him up to go get me cornflakes! You really have a death wish for me, don't you?" She explained and Alex could sense the fear in her voice. Even the look on her face made him understand that she was truly afraid of his brother. Without uttering a word, he calmly shook his head and turned around to keep looking for the pack of cornflakes and when found it, he brought it out and showed it to her.

　　"Found it!"

　　"Yay!" She rejoiced as she walked over to dish parker to take a bowl, but Alex beat her to it.

　　"I'll do it for you" he said sweetly, looking straight into Bella's eyes. Bella shyly nodded her head as she stepped aside. She watched in amusement as he quietly poured a good amount of the cornflakes in a bowl before getting milk from the fridge. As he busied himself with the task, Bella took that opportunity to admire the fine masterpiece of a man standing before her.

　　Just like Achilles, he had well toned muscles and biceps that popped out at the slightest hand movement he made. The t-shirt he had on hugged his body perfectly and printed out his muscular figure. His facial features were very similar to that of both Achilles and Diana. They all had dark brown eyes, thick eyebrows, straight nostrils and sexy lips. just like Achilles, he had prominent jawline and high check bones, but he had no dimples.

　　They were both very handsome men and she was lucky to be in their midst.

　　"There you go miss" Alex said handing her a bowl of cornflakes and milk.

　　"Thank you" she took the bowl from him and placed it on the kitchen island. Alex watched in fascination as she sat on the kitchen island and took up her bowl to eat.

　　"You really love climbing, don't you?"

　　"Well, you could say that. I mean, I wouldn't mind climbing to get what I want or to get a comfortable seat"

　　"You are going to give one of us a heart attack before this pregnancy is over" Alex commented and Bella only chuckled as she kept eating her food.

　　"Bella" She heard a voice call from the door and her heart missed a beat when she looked up and saw Achilles standing at the door in his pajamas, both hands shoved in his trouser pockets with his usual poker face.

　　"Alpha Achilles" Bella whispered.

　　"Achilles. Just Achilles will suffice." He caustioned as he walked over to them. He was both angry and jealous of the fact that his brother was there with her. Every Time he saw them together, only the worst things came to his mind. The idea of his brother marrying her terrified him to the core.

　　"What's going on here?" He asked icily, looking from Alex to Bella.

　　"Well I was hungry so I came down to get some cornflakes, Alex soon came in and helped me make it." She explained, skipping a few parts of the story.

　　Alex who noticed the tension, stepped down from the kitched island stood before his brother.

　　"She's pregnant and always hungry. She almost fell off a chair while looking for Cornflakes. You should check on her more often" Alex reported before exiting the kitchen.

　　Bella, who had just been exposed, but her lips and bowed down her head. She knew she was going to get the scolding of her life from Achilles.

　　"Is what he said, true?" He asked quietly and Bella instantly raised her head.

　　"I only tripped because he startled me, I swear it wasn't"

　　"I'm sorry" Achilles cut her off with an apology. Bella stopped talking and opened her eyes wide in shock as she looked at him.

　　Did he just say sorry?

　　"Excuse me?" She asked aghast.

　　"I said I'm sorry. I should have been here when you wanted to eat you don't have to go through this alone"

　　"Alpha Achilles I mean Achilles it's fine. These are cravings that even I cannot control. I'm not going to bother you because of cravings" she said as she emptied the bowl of cornflakes.

　　Achilles was stunned at how rapidly she had eaten.

　　"Can I ask you a question?" He asked calmly.

　　"Yes, you can"

　　"What is it about my brother that always sparks up this instant admiration from people? Why are you so comfortable and relaxed around him, but so stiff and scared around me? Have I done something wrong?" He asked in a calm but serious tone.

　　Bella playfully smacked her lips and placed the empty bowl by her side before turning to look at him once more.

　　"Well he was nice to me the first day we met"

　　"And I wasn't?" He asked with a raised brow. "If I can recall well, the first day we met, I saved you from being killed by rogues and that was pretty much the same way you met my brother, why then is there a difference between the way you behave towards us?"

　　"Well things haven't happened between us. We haven't had sex, I'm not pregnant for him and he hasn't told me on several occasions that he cannot marry me because I lack all the qualities of a good Luna." She explained slightly annoyed.

　　Achilles looked at her for a whole lot of seconds before letting out a heavy sigh.

　　"So you like him?"

　　"Of course I do, he's nice to me" She agreed instantly and Achilles' heart missed a beat.

　　"You don't like me?" He asked out of nowhere and Bella paused and looked up at him. She stared into his piercing gaze and the emotions she saw swimming in his eyes got her confused.

　　His eyes were no longer cold and icy as they were when he stepped in a while ago. They were suddenly warm and he had this glow that she could not explain.

　　"Achilles" she called as she summoned courage and took his left hand in hers. "Even if I don't want to like you, this child I'm carrying will make me like you. We are connected" she explained softly.

　　"So are you saying you like me?"

　　"Yes, I like you. I like you very much, that's why your words and actions get to me alot, but that isn't important because right now I'm still very hungry and I would love for you to make me another bowl of cornflakes." She said and a serious look replaced the smile on her face.

　　Achilles was truly taken aback.

　　"You just emptied an entire bowl of cornflakes!" He pointed out in horror.

　　"And so?" Bella asked with a raises brow.

　　"You want me to make another for you?"

　　"Alex would if I had asked him"

　　"I didn't say I wouldn't. Jeez, stop comparing me to him!" He cried as he took the bowl and began pouring the corkfljes from the pack into it. "I'm beginning to get scared. This appetite of yours is getting crazier as the days go by"

　　"Can you blame me? I'm eating for two now" She said rubbing her stomach and Achilles couldn't help but smile as he looked at.

　　He stopped what he was doing and calmly placed his hand on her stomach to feel his baby.

　　"You both can be quite a handful sometimes" He told her before turning to get on with making the cornflakes.

　　At that moment, they were both the most important people in his life and he loved them to bits. He wasn't going to let Alpha D'argan do anything to harm either of them.