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PAIGE’S POV 

“I'm pregnant.” 

Shock was written all over his face, and it scared me.

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When I heard the knock on my door, I was confused because no one knew where I lived except Caleb. He must have told him.

Opening the door to see Azriel standing there made me realise one thing: he was my mate. My true mate. I had never thought I'd see my mate, or even have sex with him on our first day of meeting.

I decided to tell him my story, for him to decide if he would accept me or not.

“So, you mean you're pregnant for your ex?” His question brought me back from my thoughts.

“Yes.” I nodded, playing with my fingers as I waited for his rejection.

“Paige,” he called, but I didn't dare to look at his face. “Look at me, Paige,” he commanded, and I raised my head to look at him. “Just because you're pregnant with someone else's baby doesn't mean I'll reject you. I'm not happy about it, no doubt, but I won't reject you.” He said as he cupped my face with his hands.

I could feel the tears falling down my eyes. Nora, my wolf, was really happy that he didn't reject us.

“I, Azriel King, accept you, Paige Abbott, as my mate.” He declared, gripping my hands firmly.

I felt an instant warmth wash through my body. A bond between us began to form. Nora was happily howling in my head.

I quickly pulled him for a kiss, without taking a break for a bit. He pulled me into his lap and deepened the kiss. I needed to stop, but I couldn't; he was like my oxygen.

After a while of making out, we stopped to catch our breath. We sat there, staring at each other with love showing in his eyes. I couldn’t believe I was among those blessed with true mates.

“Come with me to my pack.” Azriel broke the silence. He wanted me to go to his pack. What if I got banished again?

“Nothing is going to happen to you there,” he said after seeing the fear written all over my face. “I promise to treat you like the queen you are.”

“Thank you, Azriel.” I hugged him, resting my head on his chest.

“When are we leaving?” I asked. I was enjoying the warmth I was getting from him. I didn't want to cut it just yet.

“How about tomorrow, since it's late already?” He said, and I agreed with him. I was sleepy just being close to him.

“Let's get you to bed, love.” He mumbled as he carried me to my room. He dropped me on my bed and was about to leave, but I stopped him.

“Don't go,” I pleaded. “Stay with me tonight.”

“Okay.” He said. He began to remove his clothes, and I shyly looked away, which made him chuckle.

“Is this you being shy, love? You’ve seen it all.” He said as he winked at him. He got on the bed with his briefs on, pulling me closer to him.

“Good night, Azriel,” I mumbled.

“Good night, my queen,” he said before I slept off.

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The morning came quicker than I expected, and now we were arranging my clothes in my bag. Thank goddess I didn't have many clothes. I told my landlady about my leave; she was sad but also happy that I was going to a better place.

I had sent in my resignation letter to the bar earlier, and I also got a call from Caleb. He was pretty devastated when I told him and hung up without saying anything.

I took my final bag outside, but Azriel quickly took the bag from my hands.

“You shouldn't be carrying anything.” He said as we walked down the stairs. The elevator in the building was broken.

“The bag is not even heavy,” I said  in frustration. He didn’t want me to do anything.

“You're pregnant, Paige. You shouldn't stress yourself.” He intertwined our hands as we walked to his car. He gave the bag to the driver to keep as he opened the door for me to enter.

“Azriel, I know I'm pregnant, but I'm also not far along,” I said to him, but there's no arguing with him.

“Just listen to me for once, huh?” He said, his eyes softening. “Pregnancy can be straining for a lot of women, and I don't want that for us.”

I couldn't help but smile at his overprotectiveness. He has accepted the baby as if it were his. I was grateful to the moon goddess for giving me such a wonderful mate.

The driver got into the car and drove to our new destination. A new chapter of my life was about to start.

“What position do you hold in your pack to have a driver?” I asked the question that I had been meaning to ask.

“You will find out soon, love. Don't worry your pretty head about it.” He smiled as he placed a kiss on my forehead.

“Okay.”

Hours later, we arrived at the pack, and I had to say, it was the most beautiful place I had ever visited. It was more like a castle than a pack house, and it was bigger than my father's pack. The pack looked intimidating, and I saw some warriors training on the field.

“Are you ready?” Azriel asked, giving me his hand.

“Yes, I'm ready,” I said, nervously smoothing my hands on my dress.

I took his hand and got out of the car. Everywhere looked so beautiful; everyone bowed their heads at Azriel while some curiously stared at me.

“Tell someone to bring the bags into the house.” He instructed the driver before turning to me.

I leaned closer.“Why are they bowing and looking at me like that?” I whispered to Azriel.

“Because you look like a goddess, Paige.” He said, smiling as he slipped his hand across my waist.

“You're so funny.” I chuckled as we walked to a beautiful house. It was a mini castle with woods surrounding it.

“Welcome to your new home, love,” Azriel whispered into my ear and placed a kiss on the crook of my neck. I shivered as his lips made contact with my skin.

“Your house is really beautiful, Azriel,” I said to him as I walked around the house.

“It's our home now, love.”

Suddenly, a young man came into the house, smiling at Azriel. I wasn’t sure he had seen me yet.

“You're back so early, My King.” The man said. Then, he stopped when he noticed me in the room.

“You're welcome, Milady.” He took a bow. “I'm Beta Trevor.”

“My King?” I gasped shockingly. Was Azriel a king?

“Who are you, Azriel?” 

He sighed and turned to face me, his piercing gaze met mine, “I didn't mean to keep it from you, love. I'm Azriel King, the Alpha of the Black Crow Pack, the Alpha King.”

Shit!! I remained stunned in silence as I took in what he had just said to me.

I was mated to the Alpha King!

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