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Nikolai's POV:"She hit the baby." I had never feared those words as much as I did now. Ragnar's growls heightened with the sense of my mate's blood.Fuck. I shouldn't have let Leah out of my sight.I touched her forehead fearfully, but as expected she was burning hot. I scooped her into my arms, leaping through the branches and trees.That freaking omega! I found it hard to believe she'd throw away the life she had now to hurt my mate!Nobody dared touch Leah! I was her protector, and yet I'd let her be defiled by a wolfless omega!Mother and Fiona were right. After she birthed the child, she'd have to be executed for her crime of deserting the pack.Leah's lips muttered something quietly, as she tightened her wrists around my neck. I couldn't bear to look at her. Ragnar's pangs for Celia had overridden my judgement. I brought my ear to her lips, hoping to catch her words, but she was silent again.The line of the trees disappeared and I leapt to the ground, my wolf retracting. T

Celia's POV"Move it," the guard's whip landed on my heels, leaving a blotchy skin behind.I bit my tongue, doing just as he'd instructed. Without Nikolai around, I was just an ordinary omega carrying a rando's bastard. "This would be your quarters from now on." The short, tight lipped guard announced, brushing past me.I scanned the run down building, my chest falling flat. All hopes of living cozy were immediately displaced. Rats peeked out of the holes in the room scurrying across the small expanse. And the paint had turned brown from humid mucus gathering. I gagged. Literally.Human feces decorated the corners of the room. This was more of a pig's sty than a room."I can't stay here. I need a better room." My voice echoed across the room, bouncing off the small walls.He eyed me like I had said something genuinely foolish. "I was ordered to give you this room by Lady Fiona. When you see her, you can ask for something better."I sensed the finality in his tone, and my eyes water

Nikolai's POV"The state of the Northern pack is in disarray. There has been a disorganized rearrangement of their distribution system..."I scribbled onto the paper, taking mental notes alongside. The pack's state had gone down, due to the recent increase in border rivalries. I needed to see to that."There are measures we can take to reduce the number of inter-pack disputes... I've written them down.""Great job! You did well, Alan! Have Marcus see me as regarding that." He beamed at my praises. He was my newly appointed secretary.Leah had bluntly refused to let a female run around here soiling the air with her wolf scent, claiming to be my secretary, and so we settled for Alan. And honestly he was more efficient than I'd supposed he'd be.Alan retreated, bowing curtly at the door. My wolf growled restlessly. She had picked up Celia's scent from the moment she woke up. I could hear her voice in my head urging me to 'pay her a visit'.She had never been able to rest ever since she'

The BABY.My eyes fluttered opened, my arms swiftly moving to my abdomen. Jolts of pains still coursed through me, but I could still feel it faintly.The bond with my unborn child.It had grown quieter, but that was expected after suffering damage as much as that guard dealt on me.My eyes slowly readjusted to the dimly lit room, and I struggled to sit. "You're awake." The healer's voice broke through my reverie, her humped back frame coming into view.She had a tray of vials which she set on the table beside me. "I didn't expect you to pull out of that one." I managed a smile, holding my hands to my head with great effort. My head spiralled.She pulled my eyelids, peering into it. "It's the blood loss. You lost too much blood. You need to stay still for a while."My lips pursed dryly. "And the baby?"Her hand dropped to my stomach gently. She cupped her ear, pressing it shyly against the bump. "This one's a stubborn little one. He'd need more than that to kick him out." She surmi

"Move," his beta ordered me, forcing me into the carriage that held all of their purchases.I stepped forward, my hand tightly secured by Marcus's grip. The trinkets I had just bought, clinked in my bag. Perhaps, Nikolai would like them as a gift to himself.I kissed my teeth heatedly, mounting the ledge, as my foot wavered. I just had to hoist myself up and into the carriage.I grabbed onto the door, keeping my movements steady.'Fuck,' I cursed, realizing a moment too late, that it wasn't drilled into the ground.My foot swung off the ledge, and I was flung into midair. I flared my arms, grabbing handfuls of empty air to break my fall. But there was nothing.Jeez... the baby! My hand flew instinctively over the bump. With how high up I was, a back ache would be the least of my problems.But my back struck something solid. I wheeled around, and caught Nikolai's gaze. His arms were wrapped around me, almost completely shielding me from the fall.My wolf growled softly, recognizing hi

Celia’s POVI ran my fingers over the soft linen, testing the quality. It was decent at least. Definitely not the finest I had seen, but good enough for what I needed. The vendor watched me expectantly, waiting for my decision.“How much for three yards?” I asked.“Two silver pieces.”I nodded, reached into my pouch, and handed him the coins. “I’ll take it.”The Bravemont market had become familiar to me over the past few months. I had come here twice a week, selling the herbs I gathered and preserved, buying the supplies I needed. It was how I survived now. Trading, bartering, and making just enough to get by.It was nothing like my life back home had been. And no one here knew who I was or where I had come from.That night with Alpha Nikolai still remained fresh in my memory. I still remembered the panic that had gripped me as I slipped through the pack house corridors. How my heart had thudded vehemently as I walked past the guards till I had made it out. Past the service entrance,