All Chapters of The Alpha's Broken Pet: Chapter 71 - Chapter 73

AlecOddly, all I felt was relief.Now that the scandal was out, and Maya had screamed and cried and clawed at everyone in the estate, it was over. No more pretending. No more pushing coronations further down the calendar. No more half-lies or staged public appearances with a woman I’d never wanted in the first place.Let the mess burn.I had dragged this thing too far. That was on me. I’d come up with excuse after excuse—told the Elders the ceremonial silks hadn’t arrived, that the northern Alpha couldn’t make the date, that Maya needed to rest more. But the truth was simpler.I was afraid.Afraid of backlash. Of being seen as the son who couldn’t hold his pack together. Afraid of the whispers that I’d spit on my father’s legacy. The same father who made an oath on his dying breath, who built this court on tradition and blood.Now Maya was in her second trimester, and the damn belly was showing. That alone made my instincts twitch to give her security. I could keep her safe. But I w

Vanessa Nina’s eyes sparkled across the dinner table.At first, I thought she was just tipsy on the wine she barely sipped. But then she reached for Gary’s hand, and turned to Alec and me.“I’m pregnant.”My fork froze mid-air.Gary blinked, then blinked again, like he thought he heard wrong. Nina giggled, and waved the empty glass of juice she’d been drinking all evening. “No alcohol, remember? Someone in this house has to start making sense.”Gary stood up so fast his chair nearly tipped, scooping her into a ridiculous spin that made Nina squeal and slap his shoulder. “You’re going to break the baby before it even grows!”He kissed her forehead and looked at her like she was the center of every sun.I clapped my hands and laughed through it. I was genuinely happy. I really was. Nina deserved this. She’d been trying for so long. I remembered every failed attempt, every crushed hope, every time she whispered “next month maybe.”But beneath the smile curling on my lips, my heart curle