LOGINXander's POVI couldn't sit still. For the past few days, it felt like my own skin didn't fit me anymore.Everything irritated me. The silence. The company. The mansion. Even myself.I paced across the living room of my Atlanta mansion with my hands clenched behind my back.The large floor-to-ceiling windows showed the city lights outside, but I wasn't looking at them.My wolf wouldn't shut up. Go to her. The growl echoed inside my head. Find her."No," I muttered through gritted teeth.My wolf snarled. The sound resonated throughout my entire body.Ever since Bella left the company, something had been wrong. I told myself that it doesn't matter. I told myself firing her was the right decision. I had told myself that she was trying to bait me. But the more I said these lies, the less I believed them.Because every night I saw her face. Those sad eyes.I saw tears in her eyes, that she tried so hard to hide in my office. The way she had looked at me when she spoke about the baby. And no
Bella's POVThe suffering began very early in the morning. I began to think that maybe it was nothing or maybe it was just an ache. Another discomfort.The pregnancy had given me plenty of those during the last few months. But this was something different.I was sitting on the edge of the guest bed in Mr. Desmond's apartment when a sharp pain suddenly tore through my lower stomach. A gasp escaped my lips. My hand immediately flew to my belly."Ah..."The pain was gone after a few seconds. I tried to soothe myself. Perhaps I was thinking too much.But less than ten minutes later, another one came, stronger this time.This time I doubled over. My breathing became uncertain and fear crept into my chest.No. No, not yet. I wasn't ready. The doctor had said 2 more weeks. That was what I was supposed to have.Another pain hit. I nearly cried out.The door of the bedroom opened right away. Mr. Desmond rushed inside.Concern filled his face the moment he saw me bent forward holding my stomach
Alpha Lucian's POVI was in my study alone. There was silence in the room, and it stretched on like a vacuum. The silence that could hear things that a man didn't want to hear.I glanced at the stack of papers littering my desk but couldn't remember a single word. For the hundredth time that day, my thoughts drifted back to her. Bella.I slowly leaned back in my chair and closed my eyes. The moment I did, her face appeared. Just like it had every night for the past few month.Damn it. Why couldn't I stop thinking about her? Why now? Why after she was gone? My jaw tightened.I could still remember the day she left. The wrath in her eyes. The hurt. The disappointment. Back then I had convinced myself I didn't care.I had Maya. I had Naya. I had everything I wanted. Or at least that was what I thought.A bitter laugh escaped my lips. What a fool. A complete fool. The Moon Goddess must have been laughing at me all this time.I pushed back from my desk, walking towards the large window tha
Xander's POVWhen Bella left my office everything was quite.I looked at the closed door for quite a while. My jaw was drawn tight and hurt. What the hell was that?I ran my hand through my hair and stood up from my desk. The wrath was burning under my skin. The one who made the inside of my chest tick tight. The kind that made my wolf' restless.I headed toward the window that was high to the ground and looked down upon the city. Outside the cars paced along the streets, and in my mind was replaying the same dialogue. "The baby is yours."That caused my face to turn dark. "No." The word left my mouth before I could stop it. This is Impossible. I had spent my entire life avoiding women. Avoiding relationships. Avoiding anything that could tie me down. Then suddenly Bella walked into my office claiming I was the father of her child? I clenched my right hand into a fist. I had to deal with her for framing me to that, even after firing her from my company.I forced myself to focus on th
Bella's POVI didn't know how I made it out of Alpha Xander's office. I truly didn't.My legs moved on their own while my mind remained trapped inside that room.His words kept repeating over and over inside my head."You are terminated.""You are not my mate.""I am not the father of your child."Every sentence felt like a fresh wound. By the time I reached the hallway, my vision was completely blurred by tears. I quickly wiped my face, not wanting anyone to see me crying.But it was useless. The tears kept coming. My chest hurt so badly that even breathing felt difficult.I lowered my head and hurried forward. I just wanted to leave the company before I completely broke apart in front of everyone."Bella?"A familiar voice stopped me. I froze and slowly, I looked up.Mr. Desmond stood a few feet away staring at me with concern written all over his face.His brows immediately furrowed. "What happened?" he asked quietly.I quickly looked away. "Nothing." The lie sounded terrible. He c
Bella's POV The whole morning was burdensome, both emotionally and also physically. Every part of my body ached. My feet were swollen. And the constant pressure in my lower stomach reminded me that I was running out of time because It is just two weeks left before my due date.I sat behind my desk staring at the computer screen, but I wasn't doing anything.The words were unclear and difficult to read. My thoughts were somewhere else thinking I had to leave Ivy's apartment tomorrow. My chest just clenched when I thought about it.Ivy was relocating to Canada in a few days. She had already packed out most of her contents. She couldn't keep me with her anymore. As far as I'm concerned, I wouldn't blame her for this.But where was I supposed to go? I had no house. No even savings to rent a house. My fingers slowly moved over my stomach.My hands shifted under the baby, to a different position. Yet it was enough to make my eyes sting."We'll be okay," I whispered softly, even though I wa
Bella's POV His voice was calm, professional but yet it still sent a strange feeling in my chest.I slowly walked toward the desk. Each step was more difficult than the previous.Thousands of questions suddenly sprang into my mind.Out of all the places in the world, why was he here? And why would
Bella's POV Three months had passed since I left Nightwood Pack after that night with Alpha Xander. I still didn’t know how I survived the journey here, but somehow I did. I ran all the way to Atlanta with nothing but fear in my chest and confusion in my mind, trying to escape everything that tied
Bella's POVMy entire body was shaking.“I’m sorry… please…” I whispered, the words came out small. Weak. And Embarrassing.My hands pressed against his chest as if that could create distance, but it didn’t. He was too strong. Too still. The air around him felt heavy, his expensive cologne wrapping
Bella's POVMy entire body ached as I dragged my feet through the long hallway leading to my husband's chamber. Alpha Lucian. My hands trembled around the flowers I had picked myself from the garden earlier that morning. Their sweet scent mixed painfully with the smell of sweat still clinging to my







