LOGIN~Storme~
I sat on the edge of my silken bed, one hand pressed against my lower belly, the other clutching the sheets. Waves of nausea rolled through me with every heartbeat. I closed my eyes and remembered the first real stirrings, pushing and shifting from the inside. It felt like betrayal and miracle in equal measure. The reality stunned me.I’m pregnant.The words still didn't feel real. Not yet. But the evidence was hard to ignore. Morning cramps. Scalding thirst. Unfounded hunger and nausea. My ankles ached. I was exhausted in ways that had nothing to do with the king's cruelty.If this wasn’t about being pregnant, then what was it?I stood, steadying myself against the vanity. I stared at my pale, trembling reflection.What do I do now?I had thought of confiding in Theo, but I couldn’t. Not yet. Not until I had everything secured. I had no choice now. If I didn’t act fast, the child… it would be born into chaos, a bastard in the eyes of the kingdom~Storme~Morning light seeped through the curtains, gentle and merciless. I lay still, my body covered in the sheets proof of last night’s deception. My pulse thrummed in my ears, ever reminding me of what I’d done.Alpha Marcellus stirred beside me, his breath rumbling softly. I stared at the high ceiling, tracing moss-green threads in my mind. The truth was now as real as the bruise that formed across my body. I’d done it. I’d finally been able to deceive the alpha king. It was only a matter of time now before I broke the news of his unborn baby to him.I closed my eyes and imagined the night unbinding my body, a night that had become my lie, my shield, my weapon. I tried not to remember how his touch made me want to scram away from the bed…away from him and rush into the shower to scrub away the filth that I felt.The tweets of birds floated through the window, and I knew that he would soon wake. It was the plan to make sure that he woke up to me by his side, a dutiful queen who w
~Storme~The moment Geniee whispered to my ears what I had to do, I didn’t waste any more time. I knew this was either a do or die affair. Alpha King Marcellus would die before accepting that his son had gotten the trophy former virgin bride that he bragged about pregnant. There was no doubt that he’d order my execution, and even Theo’s death as well.According to Geniee, this night was the perfect night to play the seductress as it was the night when his primal needs are at its peak. He wouldn’t have the clarity to think about anything else other than having a release and satisfying his starved wolf. She’d also cast a spell that would make me extra irresistible to him.So, at this point, every other thing was up to me. I could either make this go terribly wrong, or make it go right and earn the place of my child in this Tribe.Grace had already prepared every other thing that I would need before leaving, because I didn’t want her trying to make me feel better about
~Storme~I sat on the edge of my silken bed, one hand pressed against my lower belly, the other clutching the sheets. Waves of nausea rolled through me with every heartbeat. I closed my eyes and remembered the first real stirrings, pushing and shifting from the inside. It felt like betrayal and miracle in equal measure. The reality stunned me.I’m pregnant.The words still didn't feel real. Not yet. But the evidence was hard to ignore. Morning cramps. Scalding thirst. Unfounded hunger and nausea. My ankles ached. I was exhausted in ways that had nothing to do with the king's cruelty.If this wasn’t about being pregnant, then what was it?I stood, steadying myself against the vanity. I stared at my pale, trembling reflection.What do I do now?I had thought of confiding in Theo, but I couldn’t. Not yet. Not until I had everything secured. I had no choice now. If I didn’t act fast, the child… it would be born into chaos, a bastard in the eyes of the kingdom
~Storme~The moment Theo reminded me that I hated spicy food, I froze. It wasn't the words that startled me. it was the way he said them. Softly, like he was holding onto a truth he didn’t want to let go of. His eyes searched mine, concern bleeding through them.The truth was, I had no idea what was happening to me. The stomach cramps were becoming more frequent and sharper. It felt like something alive was clawing its way through me from the inside out. I rose to my feet, ignoring the pounding ache in my back, and walked slowly toward the tall window that overlooked the Pack grounds. My arms crossed over my stomach instinctively. I stood at the edge of my window, letting the cold breeze slap against my face. My stomach had twisted again this morning, a nauseating, clawing churn that made me gag before I even left my bed. I pressed a hand over my abdomen and swallowed hard. I’d been blaming my growing magical practice. I’d thought that maybe it was the mirror I shattere
~Theo~It was too early in the day for my mind to feel this cluttered. But there I was, standing in the west garden under the golden light of morning, staring at the trimmed hedges like they held the answers to all my problems.Fred had been quiet for a while, his arms crossed, brow furrowed. He knew why I dragged him out here. He was just waiting for me to speak first. The weight in my chest made it hard to breathe, let alone talk. Still, the silence was unbearable."I think she knows," I finally said, voice low.Fred turned his head slightly. "Storme?"I nodded. My jaw clenched as I shifted my weight from one foot to the other. "She’s been distant. Cold. Hot and cold, really. One minute she looks at me like she wants to set the world on fire, the next she won’t even look at me. I think she’s figured it out."Fred exhaled through his nose, a slow release. “And you haven’t told her yet?""How can I?" I ran a hand through my hair. "How do I even begin to s
~Storme~The slap was hard. It made my face sting. I stood still, holding my breath in hope that doing that would alleviate the pain. My head had turned from the hit and some of my haor got stuck near my mouth. My cheek hurt a lot, and it was getting warm. But I did not look up at him. I kept my eyes down. I had learned not to show my pain to him. if I cried or shouted, it would only make things worse. So I stayed quiet.I could hear him breathing. It was loud and angry. I knew that he waiting for me to react but I just stood there, frozen, my fingers shook a little, but I hid them behind my back and I bit down on my lips so that I wouldn’t cry."You disobeyed me," Alpha Marcellus growled. His voice echoed in the large room, bouncing off the walls like thunder. "I told you never to see my son again. And yet, I can smell him on you. Do you take me for a fool?"I pressed my lips together, forcing my hands to remain at my sides. The urge to claw the truth into his face







