Fox C
The Alpha King was ambushed on his way to the Alliance summit.
Eight months pregnant, I threw myself in front of him without thinking and took the silver bullet meant for him.
In my last life, my husband, Lucas Mercer, had been in charge of the Alpha King’s security. But when the ambush struck, he was secretly meeting his first love, Serena Vale. Worse, he had taken his entire elite unit with him as cover, claiming they were on assignment.
I sent Lucas one mind-link after another, but he never answered. With no other choice, I triggered a level-one alarm myself and ordered his unit back.
Afterward, Lucas received the Alliance’s top commendation and was promoted to Minister of War.
But Serena was cornered and killed by rogues.
Lucas blamed me for her death.
On the night of his victory banquet, I went into labor. Instead of taking me to a healer, Lucas personally injected me with wolfsbane and dragged me to the rogue pit.
“You were jealous of Serena, so you got her killed on purpose,” he snarled. “Now you and that child are going to suffer exactly the way she did!”
He threw me into the pit while our baby was still inside me.
My last memory was the sound of my newborn crying once before the starving rogues tore us apart.
When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of the ambush.
This time, I did not sound the alarm.
When the assassin raised his gun, I moved before I could think. I wrapped both arms around my swollen belly and threw myself in front of the Alpha King.
I did not know whether I would live. I only knew that if Lucas wanted Serena more than his duty, I would never save his future for him again.