All Chapters of Alpha's Rejection: My Mate Has A Son: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Alaric's Pov"Alaric....." Lily called, her grip tightening around my arm. She looked stiff, like she was holding herself back from an outburst. The little veins that appeared on her temples, her clenched jaw, the slight tremor visible in her neck all indicated that she was pissed off. "Do you not realize that I'm still here?" She asked, forcing the words through her teeth." Of course, I do." I said, hoping to contain the situation, but Lily's anger was barely contained. Her claws had elongated slightly, carving their way into my skin. It stung, but the pain was nothing, though it was enough to let me know just how angry she was. I trailed my gaze from her claws on my skin up to her face to meet her eyes that glistened with tears and a pinch of redness." I have tried to ignore this discussion Alaric, but you leave me no choice. " She continued in a hush tone. " I know you were looking at her." She finally said, and I looked down, avoiding her gaze. I was embarrassed to look into her

Samantha's POV "Who is the father? Huh?" He asked, seeming more bold now and that was when I realized I had messed up. Since I stayed in the Alpha's court, Adrain wasn't exposed to other members of the pack as his movement was limited within here and even if rumours spread beyond here no one would take it seriously until they saw for themselves and for fear that they'd be punished for misinformation and trying to tarnish the image of the royal family. I had totally forgotten and gave myself away to Jack, who obviously only heard rumours and now, there was no telling what he'd do with this confirmation. I couldn't answer that question, even Julian couldn't threaten him at this point. I shouldn't have said anything to Jack, but I fell right into his trap. 'Don't listen to him Samantha, Liv already took care of Adrain's paternity.' Ariana said. I may have been desperate to protect my son Adrain from the Academy by bringing him here but I wasn't exactly careless. I knew there was

Alaric's PovThe host had made the announcement and everyone stood in their ranks while I made my way to the podium."Thank you everyone for being here to witness the welcome ceremony of a pack member with great value, someone who has made us proud...." I took a pause and looked towards the crowd and there, I saw Samantha with that werewolf guy beside her. I couldn't still shake off the fact that Adrian was my son even though Julian had arrived.How could she dare lie to an alpha.Storm, my wolf scoffed in my head, mocking me for knowing what to do but refusing to do it. 'Coward.' Storm called in my head. Yes we were both cowards , we were one. He felt what I felt and judged me like my conscience. I continued with my speech keeping everyone locked. I tried not to look at Samantha even though everything in me wanted to see her even if it were just for a second."Ladies and gentlemen it is my honour to welcome the genius doctor Samantha Adams."The crowd erupted in joyful screams as S

Samantha's POVOn the dance floor, Julian held me while my free hand rested on his shoulder. He curled the second around my waist, which he used to pull me close to him. His eyes remained fixed on me as he led me through the slow dance in sync with the instrumental.I smiled at him, still doing my best to put up a fake chemistry between us. He was playing his part well too. Too well that I noticed my own failure. I shamefully kept glancing at Alpha Ric and Lily as they danced amongst the crowd.My heart skipped each time I looked their way. I really wanted to focus on Julian, but curiosity ate me up deep enough to keep stealing glances."What are you looking at?" I startled as Julian's voice brought my attention back to him. I was caught in the act, and I felt so embarrassed."Huh?" I found myself humming, feeling nervous that he'd confront me fully. He looked amused as he gave me a knowing look."What are you doing staring at another man while I'm dancing with you?" he said in a teas

Samantha's PovAfter the dance I couldn't endure staying one more second in that hall, so I told Julian that I was going back to my room."I can't thank you enough for today Julian." I said once we were outside the hall. Julian looked unsettled, like something was bothering him." I don't think you are being smart about this entire situation Samantha." He said and I sucked in a breath, bracing myself for whatever he was about to say next. "Alaric could easily find out that you were lying, one call to Arcana Hills and they could be pressured to reveal the truth about you and he could find out that my eye colour is fake." He said. " Adams already took care of that. He made sure to settle them on never revealing anything about my pregnancy to this pack when he first brought me to the academy." Besides, Arcana Hills will never give information about their students especially one as sensitive as this to outsiders." I said and Julian sighed, he didn't seem satisfied even though he already