All Chapters of The Alpha Who Left Me Pregnant: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

The only thing that gave me even a little comfort was knowing Kael sounded healthy and seemed to be safe. But even that didn't calm my fears. Varek was becoming more unstable every single day. I couldn't stop thinking that one wrong moment might push him completely over the edge. A few hours later, Orion came back with Lucien and Jaxon. The moment they walked in, I admitted what I'd done. “You did what?” Orion shouted. “That wasn't smart, Elara,” Lucien said. “You should've told us before you did something like that.” “Why?” I fired back. “So you could tell me not to do it?” “Well... for starters, yes,” Lucien answered, folding his arms. Jaxon, clearly wanting nothing to do with the argument, quietly moved farther into the kitchen. “The last time you talked to Varek, it almost destroyed you,” Orion said. “It would've been better if you hadn't called him. I don't want you putting yourself through that again for nothing.” “I'm not a fucking porcelain doll, Orion,”

"Sure," I said, feeling my palms become sweaty. "What's up?" "Well," Varek said, "I know this is pretty much already decided, but you're her son, so I should ask the right way. How would you feel if I made your mother my mate? Not just my girlfriend or my wife... I mean my officially claimed mate." A burning wave of acid rose into the back of my throat. I pictured him sinking his teeth into my mother's shoulder, and my fists tightened without me even thinking about it. At the same time, I forced the rest of my body and my face to stay completely calm. Honestly, all I wanted to do was roll my eyes... or throw up. But reacting like that would only make things worse for me. Varek was dangerous. What made him truly terrifying wasn't just how he acted... it was how completely disconnected from reality he was. In some ways, he'd have been less frightening if he weren't so unbelievably crazy. Mom was doing an amazing job pretending, but could he really believe she wanted to be with him?

I woke up with a sharp pain running through my neck. As I lifted my head, I looked around, feeling a little confused about where I was. After a minute, I remembered that I'd come into my office the night before to get some work done. I thought giving Elara some space might help her. At some point during the night, I'd fallen asleep with my head resting on my arms like a kid sleeping at a school desk. Groaning, I stood up and stretched my arms above my head, slowly rolling my neck from side to side. Even a shifter body didn't enjoy sleeping in a position like that. I also felt guilty for spending the whole night in the office. I'd been hurt and disappointed by Elara, but I wasn't angry enough to avoid sleeping beside her. I quickly left the office and headed for the bedroom. Carefully pushing the door open, I looked inside, trying not to wake Elara. But the bed was messy... and empty. "Elara?" I checked the bathroom and the closet, but she wasn't there either. Then I heard movemen

"What's that?" I asked as I finally let go of Vale's shirt so he could sit back down. "This is my way of making up for what I've done," he said. "A gift... hoping it'll wash some of the dirt off my soul." He placed the two small vials into my hand. "I'm not as evil as you think I am, Orion. I did terrible things because I wanted to stay alive. Maybe one day I'll be able to make up for everything I've done." Then he pointed at the vials. "Use those on the two humans I turned. I know you've got one, and the other one's at the police station." With that, he slid out of the booth. I'm really confused, I grabbed his wrist. He looked down at my hand. "Yes?" "Vale... what the hell is all this?" I asked. I could hear the panic creeping into my own voice, and I hated it. "It's the end of a very long chapter," he replied quietly. "Don't worry about Kael. I'm making sure he gets back to you safely. I swear it." He gently pulled his wrist free and walked away. I just sat there, starin

“Are you sure you don’t want to stay home?” Elias asked. “No. It’s just too quiet,” I replied. When Jaxon had dropped me off, he’d called Elias and asked him to stay at my house and keep watch. I’d only been able to stay there for about an hour before the quiet rooms started feeling unbearable. I didn’t want to stay at Orion’s, but I didn’t want to be at my own place either. That only left Stormy’s. After calling her, I went outside and asked Elias to give me a ride. At least if I was at Stormy’s house, I wouldn’t have to sit by myself and overthink everything. “All right,” Elias said as he turned into Stormy’s neighborhood. “I’ll stay outside. Your friend seems cool, but it’d be awkward if I went inside.” “Stormy won’t mind.” He shook his head. “I’ll be okay out here for a few hours. It’s still early. I’ll call someone else later to come take over.” He drove into Stormy’s driveway and waited until I got out. Then he drove across the street and parked in front of a house with a