Alpha Beta Pruning Novels & Stories

she said in a quiet voice. My brows furrowed. “Who could it be?” Kaiden didn't need to be introduced when entering my chambers. Who was it? I wondered. “Send them in.” I rose to my feet, taking the book with me. Jasper walked into the room, draped in a mourning attire. “Jasper, what's going on? What's with the attire?” I asked softly. Jasper dropped his eyes to the marble floor, his voice shaking as he spoke. “The Alpha is dead.” The book in my hand dropped to the floor.

He lowered himself into the chair opposite, folding his hands calmly in his lap as though he had all the time in the world. “Now you are calm,” he said softly. “Good. I want you to focus on what lies ahead, Alpha. Your unborn child… and its mother. They are waiting for you.” Crane’s gaze lifted, brows narrowing suspiciously. “And why,” he asked, voice rough, “do you want us together so badly?” Alex froze for the briefest second, realizing he had pushed too far. He raised his hands in surrender, lips twitching with the ghost of a smile.