Ember's POV.The warrior snuck a glance at his Alpha but I nodded and he followed me to the side. I made sure that we were out of earshot but still within eyesight so that there wouldn't be anything that could pose confusion. "You are probably wondering why I called you here?" I began.His furrowed brows confirmed his confusion. "Yes, ma'am." He replied and folded his arms behind his back. "I need to undergo training, I have become rusty." I replied.His furrowed brows told me what I needed to know. He was not expecting that I'd tell him such words. He was probably thinking of something else but I was wiser. Of course, I couldn't go ahead and begin the conversation with such a weighty matter. He had to be eased into it."Okay, that's not a problem, ma'am. I will make sure that you don't have a problem with that. When do you intend to start?" "Can we begin tomorrow? But I want it to be private because you know the Alpha wouldn't allow me to do that, he believes that I shouldn't overw
Ember's POVI couldn't fathom what happened but I knew that the ice had been broken and we were cool. I was now guarded. He was a rival to Xander. The day he discovered that my child wasn't his, he'd kill me. Also, what was the assurance that he didn't marry me to get to Xander? My father was probably thinking only about what he could benefit from the union instead of focusing on the main reason. He had said that Trent handpicked me, that means that he must have run a few background checks on me."Why did you choose me as your wife?" "What do you want to hear? The superficial answer or the real answer?" Of course, I wanted to hear the real answer. " The real answer." "I don't know." Now that was ambiguous and I didn't believe that tale one bit. " That's unbelievable. My father said you handpicked me and promised to help his business. Surely you wouldn't do that for just anyone." He shrugged as a deep expression appeared on his face and I decided to break the ice. "Am I heavy?"
Xander's POV"Hey, did you see the shoes that I got the other day? You weren't around when I got them and you've been busy with work. You know I'm pregnant." Ellie complained.Her voice distorted my thoughts and I looked up, seeing her with a pout on her face. "You've just abandoned me here, I don't even know what I am to you anymore." She cried and I rolled my eyes. Women and their terrible mood swings. They did these things on purpose."I'm busy scouting for the rogues that tried to break into the pack a few days ago," I explained."Are you just going to sit over there and not attend to me?" She continued speaking, cutting my thoughts short and I almost groaned. "Ellie! Come here." I spoke softly at the latter end after realizing how harsh my voice had sounded but she was hellbent on frustrating me with unrelated topics when I was trying to churn out something beautiful. She began to cry in the distance and now I couldn't even continue thinking."Hey, it's okay. I didn't mean to s
"So, it seems. I hear that they held their wedding in her father's house a few weeks ago and we were not aware of it." My brows rose higher, " I don't want to believe that it's true. I mean, how could her father conduct such a ceremony without the knowledge of many people." I replied."Alas, he wanted it under wraps. They didn't have the wedding in his house perse but you understand what I mean right?" "Does Grace know about this?" I inquired and he shrugged."That's beside the point. You can have home advantage now." "What advantage?" "You can reach out to her again and see what information you can gain from that pack." He advised and I furrowed my brows in confusion, " Are you out of your wits, boy?" He replied and I shrugged.The weight of the information that he dropped on me was too much for me to bear making me feel a certain way. It was very strange to think that she would allow another man in her life.I was so sure that she'd come back to me. I mean, she couldn't leave wi
Ember's POVMy phone rang jolting me up from sleep and I reached for it groggily wondering who was calling this late."Hello?" I whispered."Hey." Grace's familiar voice filtered in through the speaker and I became awake instantly. "Hey, don't hang up. I just wanted to check up on you and..." "My baby, you have heard the news."She sighed, "I can't deny it. Can we talk? I mean, I just need to see you. I'm still having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that you are pregnant." "Well, I'm sure that evidence speaks for themselves. Things happen when you leave a toxic environment. Who sent you to check up on me?" I inquired."No one. I promise, I was just unable to sleep." "Do you need me to sing you a lullaby? pardon my groggy voice though." I snapped.A sigh came from her end. " I don't deserve the way you're speaking to me. I've been nothing but nice to you. I am only surprised that such a thing could be hidden away from me. I thought our friendship meant something?" She r
"I don't know, but I remember that it was a case of child paternity and whatnot. You know how the Alpha is, you can never know stuff with him. I was even thinking that..." " Hey, why don't we take this conversation somewhere else? I can't risk being caught. I never joined in the discussion but we would be grouped." A lady with a deeper voice said.I nodded, so she didn't mind the slander as long as she wasn't caught. I wasn't surprised at their thoughts and outbursts. I already read their body language.I was not welcome in the pack. It seemed as though men didn't have a problem with my arrival but many ladies did. How many of them could be like Sonia? It was no wonder why she was selected from among them. "So what are you saying right now? We should allow her step on our necks because she's betrothed to the Alpha?" Someone asked. I nodded, it was a valid question. Now that I was here what were they going to do about it? "I don't know, I just hate her." " We could get information
Ember's POVI didn't wait for him to open the door for me when we arrived at the hospital. I headed toward the door and he followed suit because he was busy talking to the driver.The hall was packed with various pregnant women and I groaned. He should have allowed us to come the day there was no antenatal. now, I'd have to wait in the long line before I'd be attended to. "We should have come tomorrow." I complained and he pulled me forward. We crossed the first door and headed straight way to the doctor's office. "Good morning, Alpha, Luna." The doctor smiled at me. She was a female, of course, that was probably engineered by my husband. "Morning." We chorused and sat before being offered. "Oh, my bad. I'm sorry. I should have offered you a seat." She chuckled nervously probably thinking about our lives and how we would have been doing so much more without any stress."The reason I called is because I want to cross-check the ultrasound that was done." I peered at her with curiosi
"How are you doing?" I heard Trent say when he walked in and I craned my neck toward his angle. A loud pop told me that I had done the wrong thing so I threw to exercise it eliciting a louder pop. He strode towards me with his bag in hand and I rose to get it from him. He moved it away slightly and I smiled. "Welcome. How was work today?" I inquired.He shrugged off his coat and I caught it before he fell. Since he was being chummy with me, I guess I had to reciprocate the gesture.Trent held out his hand and I placed my hand in his. "Good, I missed you though."My eyes widened at the confession. My heart palpitating in fear. My goodness, please don't tell me that this man is falling in love with me. This wouldn't turn out well."Okay... I... I think we should eat."He chuckled and shook his head, "You can simply say you missed me too. We both know that you have been bored out of your mind but you are still finding it difficult to admit it." He replied.I could play along and it woul