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“I’m tired,” Irene complained softly.But the smile tugging at her lips completely ruined the seriousness of it.Especially when Arnold leaned down and playfully nibbled at her ear again.A quiet laugh escaped her immediately.Arnold looked entirely too satisfied with himself afterward.“I bet you are,” he murmured lazily.He pushed the papers in his lap aside without caring about them anymore.Then his eyes drifted slowly over her face.“Now I’m wondering…” he whispered closer against her ear, “who exactly made you this exhausted?”Irene shot him an offended look instantly.Arnold only grinned wider.“You liked it,” he added shamelessly. “Didn’t you?”“Arnold!”Heat rushed into her cheeks so quickly it made him laugh softly again.Honestly, Irene did not know how someone so feared by everyone else could act this unbearable in private.And worse,part of her secretly loved it.“I’m serious,” she muttered weakly while he kissed slowly along her neck again. “Everything hurts.”Then quie

Irene buried her face against Arnold’s shoulder, breathing hard as the last waves of pleasure slowly faded through her body.Her heartbeat still raced wildly.So did his.The forest around them felt strangely quiet afterward, broken only by the soft rush of the nearby river and their uneven breathing.Her skin was damp with sweat.Grass clung to her legs.And somewhere deep inside, embarrassment and excitement twisted together so intensely that Irene almost wanted to laugh at herself.There was something dangerously thrilling about being with Arnold out here in the open.Too exposed.Too vulnerable.Every small sound made her pulse jump.And somehow…that only made everything feel even more intoxicating.This wasn’t even the first time they had ended up like this.At some point, it had become an unspoken thing between them.No walls.No distance.Just freedom.Irene let out a breathless laugh when Arnold finally collapsed beside her after reaching his own release.Then unexpectedly, h

“I saved both of your lives without asking for anything in return,” Eugene said through clenched teeth.His frustration had been building for too long now.Still, he forced himself to keep his voice low.People surrounded them.Pack members.Servants.Guests from the other territories.He could not afford to lose control publicly, no matter how badly Ruby pushed him.And she was pushing him.Over and over again.Dragging him back to the same argument.The same mistakes.The same guilt he already wanted desperately to escape from.“You didn’t have to do it if you didn’t want to,” Ruby replied calmly.Too calmly.“That’s exactly my point.”She continued rocking baby Azel gently in her arms while speaking.“But if you made that choice yourself, then stop reminding me of it every time you’re angry.”Eugene’s jaw tightened painfully.“You only think about yourself,” he snapped quietly.“What about our son? Do you ever think about him at all?”Ruby slowly lifted her eyes toward him.And the

“I think I won this bet.”Arnold’s smirk deepened as he leaned back in his chair, clearly pleased with himself.Across from him, Irene looked thoroughly unimpressed.Or at least she tried to.The two of them sat together at the long dining table among the other alphas and lunas while music echoed through the enormous hall.Laughter rang from every direction.Couples danced.Warriors drank loudly.Women teased their mates openly.The celebration had only grown wilder as the night deepened.Yet strangely…there was still no sign of Ruby or the baby.Earlier, Eugene had returned alone to explain that Azel had fallen asleep and Ruby decided to stay in their room with him for a while.According to him, they would return once the celebration reached its peak.Arnold clearly did not believe a single word.“You haven’t won yet,” Irene whispered sharply.But Arnold answered by pulling her closer and kissing her deeply enough that her thoughts vanished for several dangerous seconds.Completely

Irene’s POVThe moment the healer said the word poison, something cold spread through my chest.Not fear.Something worse.Because deep down… I already knew.The healer standing in front of me was the same woman who treated me after the rejection. Back then, I thought surviving that pain was the worst thing that could happen to me.I was wrong.“Yes,” the healer said carefully, her brows tightening. “There is a trace of poison in your system, but not much.”She glanced toward my stomach before looking back at me.“It is not strong enough to kill you, but this is dangerous for a pregnant woman.”My throat tightened instantly.She explained that the poison could weaken the baby growing inside me. That if I kept eating it over time, the damage would slowly get worse.“You mean… it could kill the baby?” I asked quietly.My teeth c