All Chapters of Divorced Heiress Pregnant with the Alpha CEO's Secret : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

ELARA..I couldn't sleep.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw their faces. The elders pressed to the floor, unable to move, fear in their eyes. Fear of me. I'd wanted to prove I was strong enough, but I'd gone too far.What if I'd hurt them? What if next time I lost control and actually killed someone?The twins kicked like they felt my distress. I rubbed my belly, trying to calm down."Shh, babies. Mama's just scared. Scared of what she's becoming."A soft knock on my door. "Elara?" Grandmother Isla's voice. "I know you're awake. Can I come in?"I opened the door. The old healer stood there with a pot of tea and knowing eyes."Can't sleep after your first real show of power?" She walked in without waiting for an answer. "Normal. Every Alpha goes through this.""I hurt them." I sat on the bed. "I didn't mean to be that strong, but I couldn't stop it.""Because you have power without control." She poured tea, handing me a cup. "Raw strength is dangerous, child. Like a river without ba

ELARA..The emergency council convened at midnight in an underground chamber I didn't know existed.Kael led me down stone stairs that seemed to go on forever, Nyx and Lyanna flanking us. The air grew colder with each step, ancient magic pressing against my skin."This is the Old Chamber," Kael explained quietly. "Used only for crisis meetings. Last time was seventy years ago when humans almost discovered vampires in Eastern Europe.""And now they know everything because of me." Guilt sat heavy in my chest."Because of your father," Lyanna corrected sharply. "Don't take blame for defending yourself."The chamber was massive—circular, with stone seats carved into the walls rising up like an amphitheater. Already dozens of supernatural leaders filled the seats. Vampires with their too-pale skin and ancient eyes. Fae with their otherworldly beauty and pointed ears. Witches whose power crackled visibly around them. And werewolves, so many werewolves, their eyes tracking my movement as I

ELARA..The nightmare came at 3 AM.I was running through dark corridors, blood everywhere, screaming I couldn't escape. Kael's wolf chasing me, jaws dripping red. The twins crying inside me. Hands reaching, grabbing, pulling them away.I woke gasping, sweat-soaked, my heart racing so fast it hurt.The twins were going crazy inside me, kicking and rolling, disturbed by my panic. I tried to breathe, tried to calm down, but the fear wouldn't let go.A soft knock. "Elara? I heard you scream."Rowan's voice. Safe. Uncomplicated."Come in," I managed.He entered in pajama pants and a t-shirt, his medical bag in hand out of habit. "Nightmare?"I nodded, unable to speak around the lump in my throat.He sat on the edge of my bed, not touching but close. "Want to talk about it?""I can't stop seeing the blood. The violence. And then it twists into Kael hurting me, hurting the babies, and I know it's not real but it feels real and—" The words tumbled out in a rush."Hey. Breathe with me." Row

ELARA..I packed a bag at 2 AM when everyone was asleep.Clothes, money, my phone. The essentials. Nothing that would make me look like a pregnant Alpha Queen on the run. Just a normal woman needing space.I left a note on my bed: *I need time alone. Don't follow me. I'll be safe. - E*Then I slipped out through the servants' entrance and drove away in a car I'd borrowed from the garage. No one stopped me. No guards noticed. For once, being underestimated worked in my favor.By dawn, I was three hours away in a small human city I'd never visited. A place where no one knew about werewolves or Alphas or prophecies. A place where I could just be Elara. Pregnant and alone and trying to think.I checked into a modest hotel under a fake name. Paid cash. Turned off my phone. Cut myself off from everyone.The silence was beautiful.---Day One, I slept. Fourteen hours straight, my body finally releasing the tension it had carried for months. The twins were quiet, peaceful. Maybe they needed

ELARA..The estate looked different when we returned.Maybe because I was different. Less defensive. Less scared. More willing to see it as home instead of a cage.Kael carried me inside despite my protests. "Bed rest means bed rest. Doctor's orders.""I can walk—""Not on my watch." He climbed the stairs easily, my weight nothing to him. "You almost died four days ago. Humor me."He took me to the master suite—his rooms. Our rooms now, I supposed.The space had changed. A comfortable chair by the window with good lighting. A small desk with my laptop already set up. Bookshelves filled with titles I'd mentioned liking. He'd been preparing."You did all this?" I asked as he set me on the bed."Nyx helped." He looked almost shy. "I wanted you to feel like it was yours too. Not just mine. But if you don't like it—""I love it." And I did. He'd made space for me without erasing himself. Perfect balance.Rowan entered with medical supplies. "Time for your check. Kael, give us privacy?""