جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 7

Kyra's POV "Get out!"Alpha Liam's voice moved through the hallway. I froze halfway down the corridor, the dust clothe still in my hand. I should have slipped into the servant stairwell and vanished the way I always did when he lost his temper, Instead I stood their like an idot because the private chambers still needed cleaning and if they weren't perfect by morning he'd take it out on Lianna.The door to his office slammed open and two betas scramble out, their heads bowed so low their chins nearly touched their chestd. Their footsteps faded away and the estate settled into that thick, dangerous silence that only happened after midnight when the Alpha was drunk and looking for something to break.I turned back toward the stairs."You." A voice came from behind me.I felt my stomach turn. Liam stood in the doorway of his private quarters, his shirt half-unbuttoned, dark hair messy, eyes fixed on me like he’d just remembered a toy he’d left lying around. "I was just finishing the fl

Kyra's POV "Negative."The word landed in the hall like a plate was being dropped. A girl two rows ahead of me exhaled and sagged forward, her hands over her face, I couldn't tell if it was from relief or disappointment."Negative," Dr Alyssa continued moving down the ledger with one hand, calling out names. My pulse was so loud I could hear the next names, all I could hear was Negative. Negative. Negative. The girls left crying or laughing or completely silent, the chairs begin to empty. Four days of waiting and it all came down to this, a woman reading off a list like she has calling roll at an academy.“Savannah of Blackwood.”Alyssa glanced at the ledger. “Negative.”The line was getting thinner. If u was negative too, I would go back to Westwood with nothing. Liam already knew i was gone, I couldn't go back empty-handed, he'd kill me."Sinclair." They called out my name.I stopped breathing. Doctor Alyssa looked up from her ledger, found my face in the row, and for one unbearab

Davian's POV "You're going to be late." Natalia said."I know that," my voice came out flat."You could at least look like you want to be there," her fingers straightened the collar of my jacket."I don't want to be there, Natalia." I said sharply. "I'm going anyways, isn't that enough."I stepped back from the mirror. She let her hands fall from my collar,but she didn't step back. Instead she moved closer, sliding her arms around me from behind, and pressed herself against my back,her cheek resting on my shoulder blades."I know this isn't easy for you," she murmured. "I understand how you feel. You're about to walk into a room and acknowledge a child that isn't mine. A child I couldn't give you, no matter how many times I tried to.""Natalia this has-""I know what it cost you to watch it happen, Davian." She stepped around to face me, and I saw the raw grief she never let show in front of anyone, even me sometimes. "I also know what it cost me, So I understand what it means for yo

Davian's POV I stepped back into the corridor and the door sealed behind me with a soft, final click. Natalia stood three paces away, her hands folded, expression carefully blank. Dr. Alyssa and two senior physicians waited farther down the hall. The guards had already resumed their posts, eyes forward, pretending they hadn’t just been ordered out of a room by their king for no official reason. Natalia’s gaze tracked over my face. “Everything all right?” "Fine," the word came out flat. "Fine?" Natalia's crossed my arms over her chest. "You cleared an entire room, Davian. That's not exactly subtle." "I wanted a private word with the surrogate," The lie came out smoother than I expected, which somehow made me feel worse about it. "You know clarified a few points about the contract and her obligations.” "Of course, Alpha King," Dr Alyssa spoke. "Was there a concern with the candidate?” “No.” I didn’t slow. “She understands her place. That’s all that mattered.” Natalia fell into