C4

SOMMY BLACKWOOD POV

I do not say anything back to Lady Adanna Wolfhart. She knows her son Ronan very well, so she knows the truth anyway. Adanna does not see why Ronan likes Zanele Nightshade so much. Zanele cannot even walk right because her wolf legs are sick. Adanna does not care that Zanele is an unclaimed blood heir, but she hates that Zanele acts sneaky and badly.

"Go back to your bedroom and rest your body, Sommy," Adanna says to me. "I am calling Ronan to make him fly back to the Moonkeep right now."

"Okay, Mother," I say, and I compress my lips.

I turn around and walk away to the stairs. Adanna sighs while she watches me go. She wishes I would cry or scream so she could fight the pack for me, but I am always too quiet.

Adanna grabs her communicator and calls Ronan fast. "I do not care what pack business you are doing in Moonscar City, get your paws back to this Moonkeep this very second!"

She cuts the call, and Ronan looks down at his device with a big frown. He thinks Adanna is very mad from the loud sound of her voice.

"Did Sommy go tell Grandmother about us?" Ronan thinks, and his wolf eyes get dark and angry.

Zanele sees his scary face and feels scared.

"What is wrong, Ronan?" Zanele asks, biting her lip. "Did Sommy refuse to sign the divorce papers? Did she complain to Matriarch Esi?"

"I do not know yet," Ronan says, grabbing his heavy fur coat. "I must leave the healing centre for a bit."

"Are you coming back to my bed tonight?" Zanele asks, pulling on the sleeve of his shirt.

"Yes," Ronan nods his head.

Zanele smiles big. "I will wait for you. I do not care how late the moon gets."

She wants to hold onto him forever now. Ronan looks at her with deep eyes and walks out of the room. As soon as he leaves, Zanele’s face goes totally cold.

When Ronan gets back to the Wolfhart Moonkeep, Adanna is standing right at the big stone doors to block him.

"Why do you smell like medicine and strange wolf blood, Ronan?" Adanna asks very coldly. "Did you find out your own body cannot make pups, so you ran to the healer bloodline?"

Ronan frowns hard. "What are you saying, Mother? My wolf is perfectly strong and healthy."

"Then why do you refuse to have a pup with your mate?" Adanna asks with a mad voice.

"Sommy was the one who said no to a pup," Ronan says back.

"That is a big lie!" Adanna shouts at him. "How can a big Alpha blame a young girl? You are acting like a mean wolf who hates his mate. I cannot believe I gave birth to a son like you!"

Ronan squints his eyes. "I am telling the truth, Mother."

He remembers testing me before. One night, after we were close on the bed, I told him I wanted to learn how to paint banners for the pack gatherings. He asked me if I wanted a pup since I had nothing to do. I told him no right away.

Adanna laughs a mean laugh. "Did you ask her nicely, Ronan?"

Ronan nods his head. "Yes."

"You silly boy," Adanna says, looking at him like he is dumb. "If she said yes, would you have let her go? You probably told her she was dreaming about things she could not have. You probably asked her what would happen to the pup when Zanele came back to the pack!"

Ronan looks away. "If Sommy does not want to raise the pup, she can just give birth to it. Then Zanele and I will take care of the little wolf in our den. Sommy is still young; she can go find a new mate in another territory."

Adanna gets so mad that her face turns red. "You are not my son! I must have taken the wrong wolf pup home from the hospital when you were born!"

Ronan has no words to say to that.

"I do not usually talk about your mate bond, so you two can do what you want," Adanna says coldly. "But you are a big jerk, and you do not match Sommy at all. I have many great, smart young Alphas working in my law house for the Royal Lycan Court who would love to have her!"

Adanna turns around and walks away fast.

Ronan stands there frowning. He knows his grandmother loves me, but he did not know his mother liked me, too. What kind of mother looks for new Alphas for her own son's mate? His heart feels tight and weird inside his chest. He hates thinking about me, his sweet little rabbit wolf, sitting in the arms of another male.

He walks up the big stairs to our bedroom. I am lying on the big bed, hugging the fur blanket tightly, fast asleep.

We had a bad fight at the food place, but Ronan’s anger never stays alive for a long time. He always comes back to my body because I taste like a sweet peach he wants to bite again and again.

I have a strange habit when the moon comes up. I hate wearing heavy clothes because they feel too tight on my fur. So when I came upstairs, I put on a very thin, pearl-white nightdress.

I am curled up with the blanket, and my long, smooth legs and arms are coming out. I look very pretty.

"Sommy," Ronan whispers, leaning his big body right over me on the bed.

I am so tired and heavy from the pup inside me. I do not even open my eyes when I hear his voice. I just spoke with a low, sleepy throat. "Be quiet, Ronan. I want to sleep."

Since the baby started growing, I want to sleep all day long.

Ronan smiles a little bit. "Why don't I lie down and sleep with you?" He reaches out his big hand and touches my soft cheek. He always wonders how my skin stays so smooth like milk.

"No... You will crush..." I say in a daze. I almost say he will crush the little pup in my belly.

Ronan’s face goes dark fast. "We are not even divorced yet, and you are already pushing your Alpha away?"

I never say no to him normally, unless my moon cycle is here or if my wolf is sick. He tracks my moon cycle, and he knows it is not time for that yet.

Suddenly, I feel the bed go down, and a huge, hot chest wraps around me hard.

My eyes fly wide open. I am totally awake now. I see Ronan holding me tight, and I freeze. "Supreme Alpha Ronan Wolfhart?" I ask, feeling shocked.

He looks mad because I use his full title. I always call him Ronan, and I used to tell him no other girl can use that name because it belongs to me.

I sit up fast, pulling the fur blanket to my chest, looking at him with scared eyes. I know Ronan likes to play wild on the bed, but I cannot let him touch me tonight. The baby wolf inside me is too small. I used to let him do whatever he wanted, but everything is different now.

Ronan hates that I am moving away from him. "What did you tell my mother downstairs?" he asks coldly.

My eyes look very confused. "I did not say any words to Adanna."

"Then how does my mother know Zanele is back in the Lycan Dominion if you did not tell her?" Ronan asks with an unhappy growl.

"Ronan, Zanele is a big wolf, she is not invisible!" I say, and my voice gets a little loud. "Many wolves in Moonscar City see her. You put her right inside the Top Healing Centre. Do you know how many big, powerful Alphas go there to see the healers every day? They love to talk and gossip! It is normal for the news to hit Adanna's ears!"

I am always a sweet, quiet girl who never yells at him. I tried hard to be the best Luna for three years, but today I finally see that he will never love me, even if I am perfect. He even wants me to give my bone marrow to save the girl he loves.

Ronan sees me breathing fast and frowning. "I am just asking you a question," he says.

"No, you are thinking I am a bad wolf," I say, and I feel so small and hurt. "You think I ran to Grandmother and Mother to complain because I want to stop the divorce?"

I am not a bad girl like that. Since the day we mated, I stayed quiet through every sad thing. But it breaks my heart that he does not trust me even a tiny bit. What am I to him?

Ronan does not say he is sorry. He just looks at me.

I feel so mad and sad. But because I look like a small rabbit wolf, my angry face does not look scary at all.

"Ronan, you better listen to me right now," I say, looking right at his nose. My cheeks are very red, my dress strap is falling off my shoulder, and my bare legs are showing on the bed.

Ronan narrows his eyes, and his wolf's look gets dark. "What did you just call me?"

"Ronan," I say again. I think I am being very tough and scary.

But to Ronan, I just look like a little white kitten with my fur standing up.

"I am a wolf who keeps my promises!" I shout, and my eyes get wet and red. "If you want a divorce, I am fine with it! I just do not want to make Matriarch Esi sick because her blood is weak. That is why I did not tell her today! How can you think so badly of me?"