CHAPTER FIVE

NICHOLAS’s POV.

I have just finished reading the document on my study table when my door pushes open and Lucy saunters into the room. She has a gloomy look on her face and I am guessing the meeting with Michelle didn’t go as she wanted. I had told her not to but my little sister is stubborn, I am glad she learned the hard way.

“I am busy, Lucy” I tell her, “why are you here?”

“You don’t seem bothered about Michelle?” She asks while lowering herself on the chair in front of me, “I met with her and she was extremely angry, I don’t think..

I cut her short, “do you think I am doing this because I still love Michelle but I want to keep my baby with Natalia?” A frown appears on my forehead as the words spew out of my mouth.

“Isn’t that what this is about? Lucy asks further, “you have always wanted a child and she has not been able to produce one for you. I understand that you want to be with Natalia because she is carrying your baby but.”

“I love Natalia, Lucy” I tell her, “I love her so much and I have loved her right from time. I am not with her only because I want the baby. I am with her because I want her and the baby too, do you understand what I am saying to you? Michelle has been a thorn in my flesh and I am happy to get rid of her, do you understand me?”

“You…

Her voice trails off when the door opens again and Natalia saunters in. A sweet smile is lingering on her lips and she has a tray of coffee with her.

“You didn’t tell me you sister was here, Nicholas” she says while dropping the tray on the table, “I would have made her coffee too”

“Nicholas does not take coffee” Lucy retorts while rolling her eyes and Natalia giggles lightly.

“Of course he takes coffee, sister in law, he just doesn’t take the coffee that Michelle makes. The caffeine inside his coffee helps to settle his mind, he is a lover of coffee”

I can’t help but look at her with pride. She sure knows me, she knows what I like and what I don’t like. Natalia has been part of my story for the longest of time and having her back in my life is more than a blessing.

If I had known what Michelle did back then, I would have gone to look for her myself.

“You don’t take coffee,” Lucy’s voice jolts me out of my thoughts, “right?”

“Tell me Lucy, why have you come? I am quite busy right now, I think you should leave”

“What?”

“Of course sister in law” Natalia chipps in, “Nicholas is a bit tired now since he had to go directly to the pack house after he left the office, maybe you should come back tomorrow if you so wish”

Lucy clenches her fist but she doesn’t say anything, forcing a smile on her face, she angrily storms off and the smile on Natalia’s face disappears.

“I have a bad feeling about your sister, Nick”

I lean back against the chair with my full gaze on her, even my wolf is pleased to have her back.

“Will you keep worrying about her or come here?” I bit down on my lower lip, “we will be getting married soon, you should get used to be being all clingy”

Another small smirk appears on her lips and Natalia walks up to me. The moment she gets closer, I yank her and she lands on my body, her scent whiffing into my nostrils in the process.

“You have been a naughty boy since I got back, Nick” she whispers into my ears while raking her fingers through my hair, “no wonder I got pregnant at the very first try”

“Of course baby” I snake my hands around and pull her closer, “now you don’t have to worry about anything anymore, you belong in my heart”

“Do you think Michelle will accept this? She left in anger and won’t even meet the attorney. I think she is planning something”

“The Michelle I know will continue to hide, she is not that courageous”

“Hmmm”

She presses a kiss on my lips and just as I am about to deepen the kiss, a knock on the door interrupts me.

“Boss, there is an emergency” Van, one of the men after my heart says from behind the door.

“Come on in” I order and he saunters into the room with a bow.

“What happened?”

“We caught some wolf hunters boss, they were snooping around the pack house”

I let out a heavy sigh, they won’t stop coming no matter how much I send their limbs to their senders.

“Get dressed” i tell Natalia as I press her bum, “I will introduce you as the new Luna of our pack”

Her face lits up, she looks happy and that is more than enough for me. The love and affection I couldn’t shower on her in the past, I will do more than that now.

“Of course baby” she presses another kiss on my lips, “I will meet you in the car”

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Everyone is gathered in the hall when I enter with Natalia’s hands clasped in mine. I can see the suprised expression on everyone’s faces. I am sure they must have heard but they weren’t particularly sure if what they heard was actually true.

I lead her to her chair and help her to sit down before returning my gaze to the sea of eyes in front of me, time to burst their bubbles.

“I shouldn’t be doing this because it is not necessary but I guess I should so we won’t have any kind of problems in the future. I am sure most of you have heard by now and yes it is right, Natalia is back to take her rightful place beside me and my mate and the new Luna of our pack”

Their suprised eyes widen more, I guess they were not expecting that much.

“What about Luna Michelle?” Someone asks from the crowd and my gaze darkens, that was a name I never want to hear again.

“Did you not hear him?” Natalia speaks up as she stands up, “you all made a jest of me when Michelle showed up right? Now I have come to take my rightful place at this table and anyone of you who can’t cope with it can leave just like your precious Michelle did”

I couldn’t be more proud of her, if only she spoke up three years ago.

“But master, in front of all of us three years ago, you took Luna Michelle as your mate. How can Natalia come back as our Luna now?”

“Grace?” Natalia scoffs while taking slow steps towards her. Right now I am like a proud husband letting my wife have her way, “since you are a religious follower of Michelle, why don’t you get lost with her? I mean, you won’t be seeing her ever again so you should also go with her. The likes of you are not needed here”

A smile creeps up on my face, Gosh I love Natalia.

“Who else wants to give me a lecture as to why I can not be here?” She asks again, “or you better get used to seeing me every day of your lives now, I am carrying the next alpha of our pack, I expect you all to treat me with utmost care”

Turning around she walks back to me and clasps her hand over mine again,

“I have come to take what rightfully belongs to me” Natalia says again, “and I won’t be letting go this time around”