Alpha Dimitri By LS Barbosa

Chapter 17

Aurora:

I walked toward the kitchen to check on how things were going as I put my hand on my stomach, running my hand over it as I soothed myself for a few seconds, getting lost in my thoughts as I did.

I didn’t understand why he chose to go ahead and announce to them that I was pregnant when he knew that they just arrived, and the fact that I was yet to even tell my own parents was something that pained me. The last thing that I wanted was to hide something like this, but I knew that waiting until I went a bit further in my pregnancy was going to be better. Plus, I wanted to be the one to announce it when I was ready, at least, to

my parents.

But then again, thinking about it. I knew that they didn’t see me as their child, and that was a reminder that I was forced to keep in mind now that I was Dimitri’s ‘mate, in their eyes.

“Is it true?” Mother’s voice stopped me from moving. The way that she had treated me when I told her about Dimitri being with Charlotte played in my head, and I couldn’t help but find myself feeling small before I nodded as I took a step back. I didn’t want to talk about this in the kitchen in front of the maids. It was bad enough that they saw me being treated the way that I was earlier.

“Yes,” I said, and she raised an amused eyebrow. My chest ached as so many feelings that I didn’t like or understand hurt me. I knew that my mother wouldn’t be caring about them, and that was something that pained me a lot more to think about and consider.

“That means that the two of you are….

“It happened on the night of the mating.” I said, stopping her. She held onto her dress, making sure not to trip over it as she looked at me. It was a habit that she had whenever she wore long dresses and heels. “The two of us haven’t been spending the night together since.”

I nodded before looking down at my feet. “Is there anything that you need? As I have to check on the kitchen and how things are going before

daughter now, do I?” She asked, making my

to do

shaking my head. My chest ached, but I knew better than to say a word about it. I smiled and she put

is going to be beautiful.” She said before taking a step back. I looked down at my feet, avoiding her eyes, knowing that she was doing what she

you to tend to your

Mariana’s eyes met mine and I couldn’t help but find myself looking down at my feet, both embarrassed of the fact that the maids. have seen me being insulted, and upset that I was putting myself in such a situation to begin with. I could have fought back, somehow,

and gulped before she turned to face me. She nodded in assurance, and I couldn’t help but smile in thanks at her small action. It was one that meant more to me

for dinner to be served. The elders, Alphas, and Lunas are waiting.” I said, and they nodded before Mariana approached

you,”

think that what happened to you earlier would change the way that we treat

to mean?”

respect YOU for what and who you are.” She said. before nodding at the door.

a word before she took a step back. “I will go and tend to

to be passing the night with an Alpha who hasn’t bothered look at me since I entered his house. I didn’t even know how he was managing to act as good

water to me. I nodded in thanks and she smiled before

that the dining table was set the way that I wanted it to be. And for that to happen, I was to check on everything that the girls did when they did them, and that was one of the things that I often saw my mother do as I