Fifty-three—The Alpha’s Baby(4) The air was thick with dust as I made my way down the creaking wooden stairs, I couldn’t help but hear the thunderous steps from above. I strained my ears, hoping to pinpoint their location but it was all over the place. They were here. The pack. They were here to kill me.I frantically pushed away the boxes of probably old clothes and books to make room for myself, I hid in a corner, hoping Mrs Ackerman was okay wherever she was. Their grows grew louder, not one, but multiple, echoing through the walls of her house. I held onto my breath, one wrong move and they would know where I was hiding. The wooden floorboards from under me seemed to creak with every movement, I cursed silently, wishing I had just stayed back at the cabin. **ASHER** “Stay back.” The old woman pointed her gun at me. I raised my hands, despite my claws already pronged out in surrender. She looked distraught, seeing the yellow gleam in my eyes, fo
Fifty-two—The Alpha’s Baby(3) I froze on the spot, my throat ran dry as i felt him veer closer. I quickly, gently, shoved the car keys into my pocket, hoping he wouldn’t notice. Then I turned around and feigned a hard smile, one which was probably uncomfortable to see from the look on his face. “H—hey.” I stuttered, “I— “My room is off limits.” He said, clearly with a scowl on his face, “What are you doing here?” I nipped my bottom lip, hoping for a lie of some sorts to fall on my lap. I gulped hard, “I thought about what you said and I— “Aurora??” Sebastian interrupted as he walked into the room with a blanket, I had never been more so glad to see someone in my life before, “I checked your room and you weren’t there. I wanted to give you the blanket.” “She’s busy snooping around in mine.” Rowan’s piercing gaze was enough to slash through my web of lies, “I can’t believe she’s snooping around my things like some— “I was cold and needed a bla
Fifty-One—The Alpha’s Baby(2) “You just had to sleep with the whore didn’t you?” Reagan murmured minutes later after Dinah left. I frowned deeply, “You know better than to disparage an innocent woman in front of me. Your old age should’ve taught you something old man.” He scoffed, his healing warp suddenly disappoint from my legs. It didn’t matter anyway as my healing tissues had already repaired, speeding up the healing process. In a few minutes I would have been back to normal, almost like I wasn’t shot in the first place. “Innocent?” He chuckled softly, “I found out her name. Aurora Thompson isn’t it?” My brow arched, “Yes?” “Do you even know whose child she is?” My brow perking even higher “Be fast about this, I need to go get Dinah before she gets herself in trouble again.” “She’s a Thompson. The one who killed your father.” The news landed like a sharp blow to my face. I stumbled a little, almost breaking one of the fine china beh
Forty-Eight—There’s a possibility you might be with child. **AURORA** “You really think it’s funny huh.” I scoffed loudly as he groaned, “You really thought I wouldn’t protect myself?? You bastard!!” “Don’t shoot!!” He yelled. He stretched forth his hands. I could see the pain he was in and yet I felt no remorse. “You wanted to kill me.” I seethed. “I didn’t..” He groaned, snagging the arrow out of his leg, “I’m telling the truth. I only pushed you down there to save you from danger. My pack was going to— I shot him again and he let out another scream, this time more graining that the last. A part of me hoped Sebastian and the rest wouldn’t hear him, I wanted to hurt Asher myself. My revenge blinded me, an exhilarating sense of pleasure filled me as I watched him groan in pain. “You’re making a terrible mistake.” “Am I?” “The hunters?” He coughed up a bout of blood, seeing my mate look so vulnerable and almost dying shook me to my forehead, “You really
Forty—Nine- **AURORA** I waited until Rowan and the others joined me in the shed, panting heavily. It was the same woman, the one who almost killed me if Sebastian hadn’t stepped in. The tears started to stream from my eyes as I wailed woefully. I clutched onto my jacket, plummeting to the ground in sorrow. Rowan and Sebastian came in, they said nothing, just stared as I sobbed endlessly into the night. A waiter from the small town of Midnight bay, to the lover of an Alpha, now I was in aide to a group of hunters chasing down the supernatural. It hurt me deeply, shooting those arrows at him. A dark feeling wavered over me seeing him grown in pain, a part of my very own conscience wanted to rip the poison arrows out of his legs and apologize. Still, the dreadful memory of his betrayal loomed over all. “Should we talk to her now?” I heard Rowan murmur from behind me. “She just shot her mate,” Sebastian responded, “Give the poor child some time to grieve.”
Forty-Eight—The second scent **AURORA** “You really think it’s funny huh.” I scoffed loudly as he groaned, “You really thought I wouldn’t protect myself?? You bastard!!” “Don’t shoot!!” He yelled. He stretched forth his hands. I could see the pain he was in and yet I felt no remorse. “You wanted to kill me.” I seethed. “I didn’t..” He groaned, snagging the arrow out of his leg, “I’m telling the truth. I only pushed you down there to save you from danger. My pack was going to— I shot him again and he let out another scream, this time more graining that the last. A part of me hoped Sebastian and the rest wouldn’t hear him, I wanted to hurt Asher myself. My revenge blinded me, an exhilarating sense of pleasure filled me as I watched him groan in pain. “You’re making a terrible mistake.” “Am I?” “The hunters?” He coughed up a bout of blood, seeing my mate look so vulnerable and almost dying shook me to my forehead, “You really joined the hunters??” I r