Chapter 1 - The Miracle

Melody's POV

I stared at the two pink lines for what felt like an eternity. When I blinked and looked again, they were still there. My lips parted, but no sound came out.

For three years, I've had countless pregnancy tests and they all came out negative.

Each time I waited for the results, I would tell myself not to get my hopes up but still, a small part of me would hope that maybe this time would be different.

My fingers trembled as I lowered the test.

"I'm pregnant."

The words barely left my lips before a disbelieving breathless laugh followed. I covered my mouth with one hand as tears filled my eyes.

"I'm pregnant," I said again, louder this time.

My wolf stirred excitedly inside me, I could feel her happiness flooding through me.

Our baby.

Asher's baby.

I pressed a trembling hand against my stomach.

It's been three years of doctor appointments, herbal remedies, whispered prayers and nights when I cried silently because I was terrified that I would never be able to give my mate the child we both dreamed of, but Asher never once blamed me.

Whenever I cried, he would pull me into his arms and tell me that I was enough, that our bond was enough and he would choose me with or without pups. Those words made me love him even more.

I wiped my tears quickly.

I can't just sit here crying, I need to tell him. I couldn't wait to see the expression on his face when I told him. Knowing Asher, he'd probably pick me up and spin me around in excitement.

I smiled at the thought.

Still clutching the pregnancy test, I hurried into our bedroom to change. I wanted to look beautiful when I told him.

I slipped into a simple cream dress, brushed my hair, and put on my favorite strawberry lip gloss. As I looked at myself in the mirror, I couldn't stop smiling.

I left our bedroom and stepped into the private wing of the Alpha's quarters. When I got to the private corridor that leads to Asher's office, I saw two armed guards standing at the entrance.

"Good morning, Luna," they both greeted.

"Good morning," I responded with a nod.

One of them gave me a strange look as I walked past but I couldn't be bothered with whatever that look meant. I was just too excited about this baby.

I tightened my grip around the small box that held the pregnancy test.

I got to the end of the corridor and walked towards Asher's office. I was about to push the door open when I heard a woman's laughter from inside.

My smile immediately disappeared as I recognized the voice. I haven't heard it in years but I sure knew who it belonged to.

Veronica Stone.

The Beta’s daughter and the woman who had once been at the center of Asher's world.

For a moment, I couldn't move.

Veronica and I couldn't have been more different. Hey family is one of the richest in this city. She was born into wealth, power, and privilege, while I was the daughter of a Gamma and a woman who spent years working as a maid in the Blackwood household. Growing up, I was made to understand that there was a huge gap between people like Veronica and people like me. And when it came to Asher, that difference felt even greater.

I've loved him long before he ever looked at me as anything more than the daughter of the maid who worked for his family.

It wasn't until Veronica left, after the Moon Goddess revealed that Asher was my fated mate that he finally began to see me.

While everyone else gave him space to fall apart, I stayed. I was there when his family's company began to crumble and his life seemed to be falling apart with it. I listened when he needed someone to listen, and I stayed when he pushed everyone else away.

Now, three years later, I am his wife and Luna. I believed that Veronica was nothing more than a painful chapter in his past but standing outside this door, I wasn't so sure anymore.

What if the only thing between Asher and I is just the mate bond and he never really stopped loving Veronica.

My fingers tightened around the pregnancy test.

I had come here bursting with excitement, ready to tell Asher that we were finally going to have the child we've spent three years dreaming about but I don't know if I can walk through this door. I don't know if my heart can take seeing Asher and Veronica together again.

I turned to walk away when I heard Veronica speak.

“Alexander said that you guys are trying to have a baby."

She's probably talking about Alexander Hamilton.

He's one of the wealthy young men in this city and a close friend of both Asher and Veronica. They've known each other for years, moving in the same circles and attending the same elite gatherings. Alexander is one of the few friends Asher genuinely trusts, which means whatever he told Veronica was probably something he heard directly from Asher.

So Alexander told Veronica about our struggles to have a baby.

But why was she asking Asher about it now?

"You heard wrong," Asher replied in a cold tone.

My blood became cold as I stared at the narrow opening of the door.

Why would he say that?

Veronica let out a soft, amused laugh.

"That's interesting," she said in an amused tone.

"Well, you need to tell Alexander then. I can't exactly tell him that you got your tubes tied for me, can I?" She chuckled.

The world seemed like it just paused for several seconds. I couldn't understand what I just heard.

Asher got his tubes tied?

What the hell is Veronica talking about?