Chapter-6 Abigail

Another bruise to hide, I thought as I pressed the pack of ice onto my swollen cheek. Things would only get worse for me the longer I stayed here. Roy was getting impatient for an heir. I would have begged him to impregnate another she-wolf from our pack, who was willing, like Cassie.

The thought made me want to throw up.

But at least then, he would've a chance at having a child to succeed him.

However, I had a hunch that this type of arrangement wouldn't sit well with the Moon Goddess. We, as her followers, hold sacred principles regarding matrimony and familial bonds. The birth of a child outside of the mate bond would be deemed illicit and undeserving of continuing the bloodline of the alpha.

I sure as hell did not want to conceive, even if he rejected me in the future.

As long as he left me alone.

The doorknob turned, and so did my heart. Roy swaggered in, reeking of booze and... whores. I should have just pretended to be asleep, because his once handsome face contorted into a