Alpha Jude heard a car drive in, Ava would not be back from work this early, so that could only mean one thing. He had a visitor and one he was not expecting as well.Curious as to who it was, alpha Jude left his desk and trudged to the window, he could see the entire front yard from the window so he had a clear view of the white SUV that was parked in his driveway.He waited patiently for whoever it was to alight, and a surprised look spread on his face when he saw who it was.Bold of her to come here, he thought as she walked towards the house, she looked professional, more professional than he had ever seen her look, and she had the sternest expression on her face. Anything to command some extra respect and power, he thought as he watched her sashay into the house. With a sigh, alpha Jude walked back to his desk, mentally preparing himself for the exhaustion that came with talking to her.He was still angry, furious at her for making his hard work go to waste because she could no

Princess smiled when she heard his heavy footsteps against the wooden floor, his weary sigh gave her a pump. She had him just where and how she wanted him.Tired and weak, too burnt out to argue or turn her down, all she had to do was time him, say the right words, execute her best facial expressions, and get this over with, alpha Jude would be proud of her.She heard him pause at the door of the stairs, obviously contemplating what to do next, she had ordered the chefs to make their finest meal and put in their very best.A smile stretched her lips when she heard him walk towards the dining area. Well, guess the chefs did good, was all she thought, good enough to draw him here with just the aroma of their cooking.He just broke his routine of taking a shower and freshening up immediately after work. “Welcome,” she said, not too enthusiastically, and kept a straight face when he muttered a “Thank You”.He sounded too tired, she would have to give him some time and space to recuperate,

Ava sluggishly walked into the office, she had had little to no sleep the previous night, and it was telling on her greatly. She rubbed her eyes and yawned sleepily, holding on to the rails on the stairs to steady herself. There was a strange energy in the air, but she shook it off and walked into her office.Collapsing on her seat, she rested her head on the desk and took slow deep breaths. Stress did it look so good on her.She had spent all the previous night at her and Mika's favorite spot, it was just the breath of fresh air she had needed.That was where she had seen him, alpha Damon, she wondered how he had found their spot and most importantly, why he was out there until such an ungodly hour of the night. Yes, she had taken a secret drive down to West Wood, but in her defense, all she wanted was the serenity that only that lakeside gave her.And so she had snuck out of the house and driven down to get what she wanted, serenity. To think straight without any form of distracti

Ava could feel her heart pound in her chest, what was he up to? What was he about to ask her? She had no idea, but she had a hunch, one she chose not to believe, there was no way he would have found out. Only Alpha Jude and Mika knew about it for now, and Alpha Jude’s ego was too big for him to want to disclose something of that nature to him. His gaze was not the usual soft and lovely one he always had for her, it was a rather fierce and angry one. A look even she was not familiar with, one that reminded her a lot of the alpha Damon from high school days.Her hands trembled slightly, and she fidgeted with them on her thigh. His gaze on her was hard, she could feel it without even looking up at him.“Okay,” she finally mustered up enough courage to answer him. “Are you pregnant?” He did not stutter, did not hesitate, did not ask like he just had a hunch, he asked like he knew what the answer to that was, like he just wanted her to confirm something he was aware of.She was stunned

Alpha Damon sat gently back on his seat as he tried to stop himself from going after Ava as she walked out angrily on him. “How dare her walk out on me?” He asked himself as he felt rage coursing through his veins as he thought of what had just happened between him and his supposed mate. His mind wandered off to what happened yesterday when he returned home and Princess showed him the photo of her and the other man that she was with. He tried to kill the thought, but it kept recurring in her mind as he could not stop himself from thinking about it.“Was it better not to have seen the photo at all? Talk more of hearing that she is pregnant for that strange guy.” He thought as he slowly brought his palm to wipe his face, heaving a sigh of frustration. “But, haven't I tried enough? Changing my ways just to get her to stay loyal, but she ended up fucking a stranger. And not just that, she had the guts to get pregnant for her.” He questioned himself as he took a deep breath to calm his rac