All Chapters of Pregnant with the Alpha’s Twins, I Stepped Aside: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

I gritted my teeth through a violent contraction and snapped at my personal healer. “Give me the last dose of moonsleep suppressant. I’m putting this birth on hold.”The healer’s face drained of color, rushing forward to beg. “Luna! You’re full term, those pups could come any second. Another dose will wreck your wolf, and the pups’ too. It could kill you both.”“I know the risks. This shot is non-negotiable.”The healer couldn’t talk me down and finally administered the injection with trembling hands.No one knew of this but the two of us.Yet barely an hour later, the stone door of my birthing den was slammed open. Damien’s personal guards marched in, brushed off the healer’s protests, and hauled me out, half-dragging me down the halls.They said only that they were acting on the Alpha’s direct orders, to bring me to the council hall.When they threw me into the room, I found it packed with Omegas, every woman Damien had taken outside our bond in his rabid hunt for an heir. Their fa

It was true. My family did possess such a potion. But our laws were ironclad: it was never to be used unless one’s life was in mortal danger.It was clear now, Victoria had used her enchantment magic on members of my family to learn our deepest secret.Victoria’s tone shifted instantly, her eyes filling with fake tears. “Luna… I’m sorry I revealed your family’s secret, but you shouldn’t have used it to lie to Damien like this…”She knew her enchantment had faltered. While she distracted Damien with this new lie, she quietly wove her magic again, re-establishing the spell over his mind.It was the perfect trap. Damien had never seen the herb in use, so there was no way for me to prove my innocence.Under the haze of her re-cast enchantment, my swollen stomach looked flat and empty to Damien’s eyes once more.Damien was seething now. He fought to keep his voice steady as he turned to me. “Luna. Your family kept such a potion hidden from the pack? Why was it never presented to the counc

As he ran, Damien’s mind flooded with memories he’d buried for years.In the last life, he’d woken from an ambush by a rival pack, his mother red-eyed as she told him it was Gareth, Luna’s father, who’d taken the fatal blow meant for him, slipping into an eternal slumber to save his life.“Look after Luna for me,” his mother had said. “Treat her like your sister.”He’d looked at Luna then, her jaw set in a stubborn smile, her eyes bright with unshed tears, and something in his chest had softened.At first, it was gratitude. He’d taught her to fight, to master her magic. He’d stood guard at her first battle, cutting down every threat before it could touch her.Then she’d grown up, and Alphas from every pack had come calling, asking after her. And a bitter and possessive jealousy had coiled in his chest.That’s when he’d realized he didn’t want to be her brother.He wanted to bind himself to her before the Moon Goddess, to spend the rest of his days at her side, to make her his and his a

“WHAT?!”Damien’s face turned deathly pale, a crushing pain exploding in his chest until he could barely breathe. His massive wolf form slammed into a stand of trees, sending them crashing to the ground.“SAY THAT AGAIN.” He bit out each word through clenched teeth. “You get to the pack hall right now, and wait for me.”Moments later, Damien stood before the healer.The healer went white the second he saw him, stammering out the words. “I… I begged her not to! But Luna insisted on the suppressant! She said it was the only way her pups would have a chance to live!”Before he could finish, Damien’s face shifted from white to green, his fingers tightening until his knuckles cracked.“No… it can’t be.” His eyes were wild with terror, shaking his head over and over. “Did Luna pay you off? Did she force you to lie to me?!”The healer immediately swore a blood oath on his own, vowing every word was true. He stumbled back, his legs giving out beneath him.“No…” he whispered. “Victoria told