Episode Six

Mira's pov

“Shiii….. it's okay, the baby is ours, no matter what anyone thinks, I don't care, we will raise the child together as a family”

His hand continued to caress my back softly, I stayed around his chest and cried for as long as I wanted.

After a while, Alder lifted my face so I could meet his gaze. His scent… his face… everything about him reminded me so much of Kade. I hated that. Yet somehow, he felt like a drug—the only thing capable of soothing my miserable soul.

A while later, the nurse came in to inform us the doctor had declared me fit and I could leave. Alder went ahead to fill the discharge papers and once he was back, I was already on my feet.

“Thank you so much for today Alder, I will speak to my father and inform you about the wedding arrangements and please I will appreciate it if you can keep this a secret away from my father for now”

“That’s fine,” he replied. Then his brows furrowed. “But… you’re going home?”

“Of course! The doctor has cleared me, am I supposed to remain at the hospital?”

“No, but I think given your relationship with your step mom and given that you just said you wanted to keep the pregnancy a secret now, do you think going back home would be a good idea?”

I shook my head and sigh defeatedly “I don't have anywhere else to go and you know my father would be worried, waiting anxiously to find out how our first meeting went. I am sorry I ruined it”

“You didn't ruin it, it was fun and I get to see the best side of you” he teased, my face flustered red especially since I knew he was referring to me crying which I hated doing especially in front of a stranger.

Alder helped me up, his hand carefully guided behind my back like I was so fragile and he was afraid that I would break it he let go.

“I will take you home”

“You don't have to. You have done more than enough for me already”

“No,” he insisted. “You’re my responsibility now. I need to make sure you’re safe.”

Arguing with him felt pointless, so I simply nodded and let him guide me.

As we scurry towards the car, regrets were flooding through me. If only I had agreed to the marriage earlier, I wouldn't have met Kade and he would have caught up in this mess that I was in right now.

Alder opened the car door for me and once he had seen that I had settled in, he turned towards the other side and also got inside.

He moved forward, grabbing the seatbelt next to me, I could perceive his scent, his arms brushed past me jolting something awake inside of me.

I could tell my face had turned flustered red, his scent was making a mess of me, no doubt that his wolf could perceived my arousal, seeing how quickly he pulled away from me as soon as he tucked the seatbelt.

“Alder. There is something you should know”

“What is it?”

I bite my lower lip, knowing this was a difficult question to answer “The mate bond with Kade, I didn't reject it before I left”

“Is that going to be a problem?” His gaze kept drifting to me from time to time as he drove.

“No…. Not at all, I just thought you needed to know”

“Let get married Mira, I don't care about any bond you have with him and you can always reject him whenever you are ready”

“I am carrying his child, I am afraid he would sense it through the mate bond”

“I know, he is definitely going to sense it, but you have nothing to worry about because I will be here and I can promise you that I won't let him take your child away from you”

My heart swirled with emotion. I had only known him for a few hours, yet I trusted him. Completely. There was a strange peace inside me, like I already believed he could protect me.

When the car finally came to a stop in front of the mansion, my breath caught.

My stepmother was standing outside.

Her expression was cold.

And instantly, I knew—whatever was about to happen… it wouldn’t be good.