Isabella P.O.V. “ELIJAH!” I look into his office, but he is not there either. I have been looking for him for the last hour or so. I’ve just talked to Alex and I need to fill him in. My scream of desperation is met upon deaf ears. I sigh. Where the heck did everyone go? I wasn’t gone that long. The phone call took half an hour tops. I roll my eyes, walking back to our bedroom. I try to mind-link him again, but once again the link is blocked. I do not understand. I tried to look downstairs, at the training ground, our room, his office and everywhere else I could think of. I even tried to mind-link some of the others, but all mind-links are blocked and people are gone. I look around in our room. Elijah has been weird all day not that I think of it. He’s been really secretive and illusive ever since this morning. We cuddled in bed, which developed to three rounds of hot and steamy sex! But it didn’t get as wild as it usual

Isabella P.O.V. “I’m pregnant.” I say, looking at my mate who’s eyes are closed. I know I hurt him when I didn’t answer his question and everything in me is still screaming to say yes, but I need him to know this secret before I do. He deserves to know that we have a baby on the way, and I need to know if he is angry with me. I didn’t mean to get pregnant, and seriously not at this time, but I want to keep the baby. Our baby. However, if Elijah is not okay with this, I will give him the opportunity to say so and I’ll leave our pack and him behind. This little pup is already my first priority, and I will move heaven and earth to protect him or her. The minutes drag by, and Elijah keeps having his eyes closed. His breath is calm, but I can feel the turmoil inside him. “Elijah?” I ask, the tension and suspense is killing me as I am sure it was killing him earlier. This was supposed to be the perfect moment and I ruined it. I should have told

Alex P.O.V. We’re on our way to Isabella’s pack, when my phone goes off. The number is unfamiliar, and even though I don’t usually pick up calls that are blocked, something tells me to pick this up. “Hello?” “Alpha Alex? This is Beta Dale, I have tried to get a hold of you for the past four hours.” “I’m sorry, Beta. We’ve been in the air and my phone was on airplane mode. What is going on? Why are you calling me?” My stomach churns. Has something happened since I last talked to Isabella? It was yesterday afternoon, and she told me she had some happy news to share. I could hear Elijah laugh in the background, and everything seemed fine. “Where are you now?” “We just touched down, and are on our way to the strip where we have cars waiting. Why?” “We were attacked last night, Alpha. Luna Isabella needs you. Elijah..” He chokes up and I imagine the worst outcome possible. “Our Alpha is going between life and death at the moment. Luna is distraught, and refuses to leave his si

Isabella P.O.V. “You two need to stop that bickering for a moment and remember your matebond and why you are in the same hospital room, with people who call for me when they can’t talk sense into you. Think back. Before all this. Before the attack.” Selene implores, but I am in no mood to as she says. Elijah is seemingly on my page in this, because he also crosses his arms. I smirk. Well, I guess there’s actually one thing we can agree on. Selene narrows her eyes. “Well, then I guess I have no choice.” And with that I feel the world go black, and the last thing I hear is Alex and Dale cursing out the Goddess and I’m out. Everything is once again black. This is really getting old. I know what I have to do, but I am not sure if I want to do it this time. Why should I? He is the one who ruined this. Why should I be the good little mate, who solves everything.Someone growls behind me and I swirl around just in time to see Emerald jump me. Somewhere in the distance I hear a

Isabella P.O.V. I’m carefully watching the interrogation unfold on the other side of the glass, and I have to give it to Elijah, he is an excellent actor. So much so he has to send me recurrence through the bond. Ashlee and Milan are both almost vibrating with anger, and their eyes keep clouding over. “Would the two of y’all stop with the mind-linking and say whatever it is you want to say?” I ask over my shoulder. My eyes are trained on the conversation in the other room, and the direction it’s following at the moment. “We’re just discussing if we should call my mother or not.” Ashlee says, and I turn my head for a brief moment. “Why?” “She committed a crime against a friend of our pack, a personal friend of ours. We need justice.” “Your elder council banished her from your Coven, Ash. They did what they thought was right and in that sense justice will have been served in the eyes of your Coven, and your mother cannot do anything further. But!” I say when she opens her mouth