Chapter 33

Alpha Max's POV

My eyes locked with Michael's and all I wanted to do was beat him into a pulp. How on earth could he get my mate pregnant and still have the guts to face me?

To avoid doing something I'll regret, I stormed out of the room, my anger and frustration boiling over. Bella dropped a bombshell on me, and I had no idea how to handle it. My steps echoed through the corridor as I left the palace, the Beta, Bella, and her boyfriend behind.

The evening air was crisp, and the moon was starting to rise into the sky. My head was filled with anger, and one annoying thing from Jessica could lead to something ugly.

Guilt gnawed at me, but so did anger at her for keeping such a crucial secret. I needed to clear my head, to make sense of everything that just happened, but couldn't shake her words from my mind. She accused me of abandoning her, of failing as her mate. And she was right. I was blind to what was happening, too caught up in my own responsibilities, and now even my wolf, wasn'