TORN BETWEEN MATES

My Alpha mate Ryan’s assistant Scarlett got silver poisoning while trying to save Ryan. Because of the silver poisoning, she would need to mate with an Alpha every full moon to survive.

Out of gratitude, Ryan fucked her every full moon and my wolf would suffer greatly from the perceived betrayal of my mate.

Scarlett had five miscarriages in three years. Until this time, after he disappeared with Scarlett for three months, Ryan came back and begged.

"Evelyn, if she miscarries again, she'll die! I... I can't let my savior perish!"

"I'll claim the child as yours and cut all ties with her. Please, just let this child be born, okay?"

Because of Ryan's kneeling, the pack house suddenly fell dead silent.

The moment I shifted my gaze to Scarlett, Ryan instinctively stepped in front of her, shielding her with his body.

Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but laugh.

"I'll leave the pack house to make room for her to have a peaceful pregnancy."

Ryan panicked instantly, crawling forward on his knees to grab my hands.

"Evelyn, please don't do this! I already told you, I'll claim the child as yours. Scarlett is my savior. I've already compromised this much for you - can't you just stop being unreasonable?"

Though he was trying to coax me, there was a hint of blame in his voice.

At this moment, Ryan's father, the former Alpha, couldn't stand it anymore.

He grabbed Ryan and pulled him up from the ground, frustrated.

Then he glared at me.

"A Luna who can't produce pups is completely unfit for the role. The pack members are already dissatisfied that there's no heir. Since Scarlett is pregnant, you should give her proper recognition immediately. Don't let her suffer, and put the pack's minds at ease."

The former Alpha picked up his phone to call the Wolf Council, demanding they dissolve the Alpha's mate bond.

"She's not a Luna the pack recognizes!"

But the next second, Ryan snatched the phone from his father and hung up.

He turned to his father angrily.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Evelyn will always be my Luna! What's between Scarlett and me is just out of necessity."

I automatically tuned out the noise, just staring at him blankly.

Whether Ryan had developed feelings, even he probably wasn't sure.

But looking at his eyes right now, I could see it clearly - they were exactly the same as when he looked at me during our passionate romance seven years ago.

I turned and went back to the bedroom to pack my luggage and leave.

Ryan didn't hesitate and followed me.

The master bedroom's bed still had remnants of fluids that hadn't been cleaned. I couldn't help feeling nauseous and rushed to the bathroom to dry heave.

Ryan came in and kept watching me through the mirror above the sink, then spoke carefully.

"Evelyn, I've been thinking... maybe it's actually good that Scarlett got pregnant. After all... we haven't been able to have a pup after all these years. I don't want you to keep suffering trying to conceive."

The words were right at the tip of my tongue - I almost wanted to tell him I was pregnant.

But then I saw his white suit, the white towels hanging on the rack, the white sheets, and the row of white wolf plushies arranged on top.

I swallowed the words back down.

He used to hate white the most. All his everyday items were gray or black. He never compromised his preferences to accept other light colors, not even for me.

But now, for Scarlett...

All of this was enough proof that Ryan's heart had already changed.

I gave a perfunctory "mm" and lay down on the bed with my eyes closed.

He wanted to say something more, but seeing my lack of interest, he didn't continue.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, Ryan suddenly shook me awake.