THE PAST

" So you have a traitor in your pack, but how come?" Alessia muttered, her mind wandering to Louisa. Marcus' mind, on the other hand, was elsewhere, still thinking about what Draven had said. Could she be pregnant? Was he going to be a father? Despite the fact that she didn't appear to be. He was confident that if she was pregnant, she would inform him since he had the right to know. What if she really is? What would he do now?

He adored children and had always desired a family, but now that his wishes seemed to be coming true, he wasn't feeling it.

" Did you hear what I said just now?" Alessia asked, tilting her head to face him.

" Are you keeping something from me?" Marcus asked a question that caught her off guard.

" What exactly do you mean?" She questioned, nervously swallowing her saliva while feigning oblivion.

" Is there anything I should be aware of?" He asked again, his gaze fixed on her.

"No, why did you ask?"

" Nothing. " He muttered under his breath. " I'd drive you to yo