Nicholson's POV "What is the meaning of this?" I growled as I glared at the council members standing before me."You have been out of line for far too long Alpha," one of them told me and anger coursed through me."What do you mean?" I curled a brow at them and they looked among themselves almost as if they were deciding who would be the sacrificial lamb."What we are trying to say is that you've neglected this pack for the last few weeks, people are beginning to ask questions they want to know what's going on with their alpha and those who live in the pack house along with the servants are talking," the oldest among them said."You have been a mess and quite frankly it's disgraceful to see an alpha act this way over a woman, his breeder at that-" the man continued and before I could reign Dax in, he broke free and took over and in the second I had the man by his neck.I heard the muffled gasps from the other members of the coun
Callum's POV "Why do you look pale?" I asked and Mikayla turned to me, startled."Were you spying on me?" Mikayla questioned as she placed her phone into her pocket."That seemed like an important call," I noted."What did you hear?" Her eyes shone with fear before she could mask it and I knew I was on to something."Was it something I wasn't meant to hear?" I quirked a brow."It was nothing Callum," she sighed as she tried to play it cool but I could see her calculating eyes trying to decipher just how much I had heard."What are you doing here?" She asked as I closed the library door behind me."Do I need special permission to visit the library?" I quirked a brow at her and she looked away from me."You never come in here Callum, unless you want to talk, so what is it you want to talk about?" She inquired and my fists clenched at how cold her demeanor was.How had I missed it? The cold, calc
Amalthea's POV "The soup helps with the nausea, you'll feel better." Clara assured me and I nodded as I took another spoonful of the chicken broth."I want to go out today," I announced and Clara stared at me wearily."Are you sure that's wise?" She inquired."I'm tired of being cooped up here, I'm in a new pack and the least I can do is explore it." I explained."You need as much rest as you can get Thea, trust me I know what I'm talking about." Clara looked at me pointedly."I've spent the whole week resting and I'm good, apart from the nausea I'm perfectly fine. Besides, you promised to give me a tour of the pack," I reminded her and she nodded."Fine but we're driving not walking," she stated."That's fine," I raised my hands in surrender. "I'll go prepare the car," Clara announced."Clara?" I called out to her and she turned back to me."Can I ask you for a favour?" I questioned as I
Alpha Hunter's POV "She's what?" My voice boomed loudly in the room as my heart beat loudly in my chest."I just found out about it last night, she has been heaving all day." Clara explained.This was bad, this was horrible... Amalthea couldn't be pregnant, that would ruin everything. Her blood would be tainted and not as powerful as it should be during the sacrifice."Go easy on her alpha, she's really...fragile right now." Clara hesitantly advised and my dark gaze turned to her."What are you trying to say?" I asked as I curled a brow and she cowered."Nothing alpha," she bowed her head in submission. If I had no use for her I would have already ripped out her heart but she was still useful to me.I tore my gaze away from her and made my way to Amalthea's room. I couldn't believe how luck had shone on me. After all my planning and scheming, she fell right into my palm all on her own. Everything was going smoothly and
Amalthea's POV "It's alright, you are good, I've got you." Clara tried to soothe me as I continued to heave into the toilet. This had been going on for three days now and at the slightest smell I couldn't keep any food in.I rose to wash my face for the tenth time today and Clara stared at me wearily but I ignored her as I made my way back to my bed."Have you considered taking a pregnancy test?" Clara suddenly blurted out and my eyes snapped to hers. In all honesty I hadn't considered it and a prickling awareness rushed through me as I considered her words."I couldn't possibly be..." I muttered more to myself than to her and Clara cocked a brow at me."You haven't honestly considered it?" She inquired and I slowly shook my head."Would you like me to get the tests for you?" She asked and I nodded mutely as I swallowed.What if I was actually pregnant for Nicholson? Then what?Without another word Clara left and a
Nicholson's POV I stared at the amber liquid in my glass before I took a sip of my scotch, finishing off the glass in one gulp. I groaned as I rose from my chair and approached my wine cabinet as my door swung open."Nic?" Mikayla called out to me."What?" I growled lowly.She stared at me with a blank expression on her face for a second before she sighed and walked towards me."What are you doing here?" I asked her as I turned back to retrieve another bottle of wine."I'm here to get you out of whatever slump you are in," she told me as she took the bottle away from me and my eyes snapped up at her."I'm not in the mood Mikayla, give me the damn bottle." I gritted out."No," she announced and my nostrils flared."What exactly is it that you want?" I roared but she didn't even flinch."You need to pull yourself together, Nic. Thea is gone, we get that and we all miss her but we have to move on