Episode 12

MEGAN’S POV

I ran down the hallway, panting heavily with my eyes moving frantically from one nook to another. My hands were shaking, and my face was drowned with worry. I kept on dialing the number on my phone, but it wasn’t going through.

“Where did you go, Eleazar?” I sobbed with a voice filled with anxiety and fear.

Eleazar and I had just come back for the first time since he was born. He isn’t familiar with anyone or any place here. How could he have left the house without notice?

I recalled that I had left my IV for this party on the bedside table. Apparently, Eleazar found the card and left the house to attend the party.

While I worriedly dialed his number, I almost bumped into Lucien, who was also looking for Eleazar.

“Have you seen him?” We chorused in unison, and I shook my head.

“Oh, goddess! Where the hell did that kid run off to? I can’t get through to his phone.” I lamented with teary eyes.

Lucien gently patted my shoulder, and with a reassuring voice, he said. “Don’t worry, Meg. We will find him. You can look for him down the lobby while I try upstairs, okay?”

I nodded my head readily, and we parted ways, looking anxiously for Eleazar.

Meanwhile, Alpha Austin, who had just been shown out of the party, stood by the entrance with his face void of expression. He was still trying to process how he got kicked out of the party and how Lucien had placed his hands around my waist.

The blaring sound of his phone smacked me out of his deep thoughts as he reached for the phone and, without sparing a glance at the caller, placed it on his ear.

“The news is all over the place. I heard what happened. Megan was at that party, right?” Aunt Elizabeth’s ear-piercing scream almost deafened his earbuds.

He gulped hard, short of words and confused. “Aunt…”

“Oh, do not ‘aunt’ me, Austin. What? Are you going to fold your hands and let Lucien have her? Bring her back. She’s your Luna.” She snapped, determined and with a voice that explicated finality.

Austin scratched his head. “I don’t know, Aunt. She’s… she’s so different. She acted like a…” The loud disconnecting sound made him shut his mouth, and he heaved a sigh. Of course, Aunt Elizabeth wasn’t having it at all.

“A…aunt…” He mumbled, without expecting any response, because Aunt Elizabeth had already hung the call up.

He took a deep breath and mumbled to himself. “I searched for her like a damn fool for six years. She’s just here acting like nothing happened? With her arms wrapped around Lucien like her life depended on it?” His voice was coated with raw envy and anger.

Then, he suddenly heard a tiny voice behind the curtains that led to the dressing room. “Daddy…” the voice came.

Unsure of what to expect, he reluctantly turned around, and his eyes caught the sight of a little boy who stared at him and grinned from ear to ear.

“Daddy?” He called out again and ran to him. He stared confusingly at him and then turned back to see if there was someone else there with him, but he saw no one.

“Hey…” Was all he could utter, staring at the little boy with arched eyebrows. “Are you okay? Where’s your family?” He inquired, bending over to the boy’s height.

Eleazar smiled calmly at him and continued. “I’ve seen you before. Are you my daddy?”

Perplexed, Austin gave out a nervous chuckle. “Your daddy? We’ve never seen each other before. Where did you see me?”

Eleazar was about to answer when I spotted him with Austin, and my heart skipped. No fucking way! They can’t be together. I ran down the hallway fast and grabbed Eleazar’s wrist possessively. “Eleazar?”

Reluctantly, Eleazar turned to me with his head bowed, and I squeezed his little hand into my palm. “Where did you go? Are you okay?” I patted his head softly, and he nodded.

“This is your son?” His eyebrows raised in astonishment, but he got no response. I only glared hard at him with a silence that was filled with anger.

Without hesitation, he grabbed Eleazar’s hand and flinched, letting go of his hand instantly. He’s an Alpha that could sense Alpha blood. “He has Alpha blood. Is this our son?” He inquired persistently.

“No. Of course not.” I snapped breathlessly. “Eleazar has nothing to do with you.”

“And you’re not the only one with Alpha blood, Austin Sinclair. Didn’t realize you’re so interested in other people’s kids.” Alpha Lucien’s voice came from behind, throwing Austin off balance as his gaze frantically went back and forth at Lucien and me. Still not convinced with Lucien’s words, he bent over to Eleazar and asked in a gentle tone. “How old are you?”

“Four… well, almost.” Eleazar uttered confidently, and his eyes dimmed with disappointment.

Hence, he mouthed. “Four?” Then he raised his head to look at me with eyes void of expression.

“So that’s after…” He paused, and I swallowed an invisible lump in my throat, hard.

Ignoring him, I turned to my little boy and whispered. “Eleazar, come on. Let’s go. It’s getting late.”

With that, I led him away, and Lucien glared hard at Austin as he followed us, leaving Austin, who stood there, perplexed, disappointed, and heartbroken as he watched our figures disappear into the thin air.

We walked over to the garage in absolute silence, then stopped in front of Lucien’s car.

“Come on. I’ll take you home.” Lucien offered as he helped me open the car door, and I smiled softly at him.

Eleazar tapped my shoulder with his head tilted. “Mommy, why do I have to say I’m younger? I’m almost five.”

“It’s… it’s complicated. I just want you to know that Mommy only wants you to be safe and happy, okay?” I patted his head, and he smiled as I hugged him tight.

Only if he knows how much I want to protect him. No matter what, Austin must never find out that Eleazar is his son.