Ch. 82 HER POSITION

Emily’s POV

Humming softly, I arranged the dishes on the dining table, my headphones blasting music loud enough to drown out the thoughts spinning in my mind. I refused to dwell on the fact that by now, Carol had surely given birth to Alpha James's child.

Somehow, James had cast a spell over me, and in the seven months since our first sex together, I had fallen deeper in love with him than ever before. We had been sneaking around, kissing, and fucking our brains out, and he had promised that once the child was born, he would take it from Carol and chase her out, making me his true Luna.

But as I set down the final plate, the sound of a car pulling into the mansion had my heart galloping so fast that I thought I might faint. Had he kept his word? Removing my headphones, I turned just as the grand doors burst open, and there stood James, his expression thunderous.

"Alpha!" I called, but he stormed past without so much as a glance in my direction.

Puzzled, I turned to Sarah, who had appe