58. SIN

David straightened as I stepped out of the house.

“I’m going for a walk,” I told him when he frowned at me. “I don’t need my alphas to go with me.”

“But alpha is going to walk with you. Where are you going?”

It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him that I didn’t need him to go with me, but I changed my mind and gave him a shrug instead.

He followed me down the steps and waited for me to choose the path before he fell into step next to me. Both of us were silent as we walked. It gave me time to think about what Bella had said.

Will I be like my mother? Will I scream at it if it wouldn’t stop crying? Would I hate it like my mother hates me?

“What are you thinking about so hard?” David questioned, breaking the silence.

I hesitated. “I feel…confused,” I told him. “And scared. I don’t know what to do.”

“Is it about the baby?” he questioned.

“Yes.”

David smiled. “I’m all ears, darling.”

“I told Tyrone that I don’t want to keep it.” When he remained silent I continued. “Bella told me