Alle Kapitel von PREGNANT AFTER ONE NIGHT STAND WITH THE LYCAN KING: Kapitel 131 – Kapitel 140

I walked away from the heavy wooden door, but the terrible words followed me down the quiet hallway.Jett is my fated mate, but I do not want to mate him.The rejection echoed in my mind over and over again, hitting my chest like a physical blow.I pressed both hands over my mouth to keep from sobbing out loud.Hot tears blurred my vision so badly I could barely see the carpet under my feet.My world shattered into dust with just one sentence.I gave my body to a stranger in a dark hotel room because the physical pull was too strong to ignore.I thought I was just making a stupid mistake, but he knew exactly what he was doing.He knew he was a werewolf, and he knew we were mates.He used a fake name to hide his identity, and then he walked away from me the next morning.I spent months working right outside his office while I slowly fell in love with him.I cried in the breakroom over a ghost while the real man sat behind a glass wall and watched me suffer.He orchestrated my life just

I grabbed my phone from my pocket.My hands were shaking so badly I almost dropped the metal device on the floor.I unlocked the screen and pressed my thumb against Jett's contact name.I brought the phone to my ear and listened to the dial tone.It rang three times before it clicked over to his voicemail."Pick up," I muttered, pacing a short line near the reception desk. "Please pick up the phone, Jett."I hung up and dialed his number again.It went straight to voicemail.He was ignoring my calls, or his phone was already turned off.Enzo walked out of the private office and stopped when he saw my face."What is wrong?" Enzo asked, looking at the crumpled paper in my hand."He heard me," I said, my voice cracking. "Jett was out here, and he heard me say I did not want him."Enzo's eyes widened in shock.I shoved the phone back into my pocket and turned away from my Beta.I could not just stand in this quiet office and wait.I started running down the hallway toward the elevators."

The drive back to the pack territory took almost two hours.I barely remembered sitting behind the steering wheel.The adrenaline from kicking Jett's door open had completely drained out of my body.Now, I just felt entirely numb.I felt like a dead man walking, breathing but completely hollow inside.I stared at the dark pavement stretching out in front of my headlights.My mate was gone.He packed his bags and ran away because he thought I did not want him.My chest ached with a heavy, crushing guilt that made it hard to pull air into my lungs.I gripped the leather steering wheel tight enough to make my knuckles crack.I spent the entire drive replaying the terrible argument I had with Enzo in my office.I remembered shouting about the pureblood treaty and the dangerous council members.I had to face my family and those angry Elders eventually.I turned off the main highway and drove down the long, private dirt road leading to our home.The heavy iron gates of our territory loomed

I sat on the soft brown couch and watched the fire burn in the stone hearth.My chest felt a little lighter now that the massive weight of my secrets was out in the open.Zara walked out of the small kitchen carrying a steaming ceramic mug.She crossed the living room and handed the warm cup to me."Drink this," Zara instructed gently. "It is just chamomile and honey, but it will help settle your stomach."I wrapped both of my cold hands around the hot mug and let the heat seep into my frozen fingers."Thank you," I whispered, keeping my eyes on the dark liquid.Zara sat down on the wooden coffee table right in front of my knees."You are perfectly safe in my home, Jett," she promised. "Nobody knows you are here, and nobody is going to find you."I took a small sip of the hot tea.The sweet honey coated my dry throat, easing the harsh ache from crying so hard."I just do not know what I am going to do now," I admitted quietly."We will figure that out tomorrow," Zara said. "You have p

The massive stone fireplace does nothing to warm the freezing air in my father's old study.I stand in the middle of the dark woven rug, facing the two people who trust me the most.My mother sits stiffly on the edge of the leather sofa, clutching a small teacup in her shaking hands.My older brother leans against the heavy wooden bookshelf, his arms crossed tight over his broad chest.The silence in the room is suffocating, thick with the terrible secrets I have been keeping for months.I look down at my hands and take a deep, shaky breath to steady my racing heart."I lied to both of you," I say, my voice cracking right down the middle.My mother flinches, the teacup rattling against the saucer as she looks up at me in pure confusion.My brother narrows his eyes, uncrossing his arms and standing up straight in the shadows."What are you talking about, Ren?" he asks, his tone dropping into a cautious, low rumble."Everything I told you about my business trip was a lie," I confess, fo