Page 32 of An Alpha's Romance

Keisha narrowed her eyes at her older sister. Only she would bring up her biggest secret at a time like this. Keisha hated her name so much that she almost legally changed it, but her mom would’ve been hurt, so Keisha kept the God awful name, and swore her sister to secrecy. Nobody called her by her birth name, not even her mother.

“Kaybella, now why would you bring up something like that?” Keisha admonished.

“Come on, Keish, if anybody wanted to know, all they would have to do is look up any public record. It’s the worst kept secret you have.” Bell laughed.

Her sister was right, but Keisha would never admit it. Anybody could look up the bakery information and find out her name, but why would anybody do that? Most people just accepted her name was Keisha and left it alone.

“It’s not a secret,” Keisha tried to deny.

Bell twisted her face into a frown. “You made me make a blood pact with you.”

“I was eight,” Keisha argued. “I’m a grown woman now. It’s not a secret. I would just rather be called Keisha.”

“So, with all this protesting, I’m guessing Conner doesn’t know.” Bell laughed.

“Conner doesn’t know what?” Conner sauntered into the living room, his long legs striding toward the couch.

Keisha was awestruck every time the man entered a room. His brown hair was pulled into a messy bun, and he had a five o‘clock shadow that was doing wonders for her libido. His intense blue gaze landed on her, and she could feel her body heat.

“Nothing.” Keisha quickly found her voice before her big mouth sister said something.

They may have been in their early thirties, but Bell still teased her like they were children.

“Keisha, you know at the very least you owe the man your first name.” Bell smiled devilishly.

Keisha rolled her eyes, but again, her sister was right. If Conner wanted to know her full name, she would tell him… if he asked.

“Since Ideserveto know… are you going to tell me?” Conner asked.

Well, shit.

“Keisharella,” she mumbled under her breath.

“Say what now?” Conner laughed.

“You heard me. Now, we are never to speak of this matter again.” Keisha put on her most uppity voice with her nose in the air.

“Yeah. No.” Conner laughed louder. “Your mom named you Kaybella, and you Keisharella?” He pointed to each of them.

“Yes.” Keisha sulked, but her eyes were alight with amusement. She could see the foolishness of their names, which was why she never told anybody what it was.

“What was your mother thinking?” Carson asked, finally joining the conversation.

“She was thinking she was living in a damn Disney movie.” Keisha chuckled.

“It must’ve been hell for you two growing up,” Conner stated as he pulled Keisha into his lap and nuzzled her neck.

“Nah, that’s why we have nicknames,” Bell said, laughing.

The four of them sat comfortably talking about growing up, and their crazy families. And for the first time in a long time, Keisha felt at ease.