Chapter 0287

I set the food down, whatever appetite I’d previously had gone. “You can’t just decide that-”

“I am the Alpha, and I will decide.”

His tone was gruff, brooking no argument. I wanted to bite out a retort, but the words died before they even reached my tongue.

“So you just think you’re going to get ‘better‘,” I whispered, lowering myself onto the bed. “Like that will save our sham of a marriage.”

Noah huffed, although whether from annoyance or agreement, I couldn’t tell. “Look, Hannah. We can’t work on ourselves separately without working on our relationship as well. We’ll have to work on our marriage for the child’s sake.”

He paused, rising, and crossed to the window. I held my breath as he brushed past me, not wanting to inhale his scent–because if I did, then I might soften. And right now, I was too furious for that.

“If that doesn’t work,” he continued, looking out the window with his back to me, “then we’ll come to some sort of co–parenting arrangement. But as things stand right now, divorce is officially out of the question.”

Fury bubbled up inside of me, so hot it was burning. I wanted to scream, to throw something, to make him understand that I didn’t love him anymore, that I couldn’t stay in a marriage with a man who couldn’t even remember our shared past, regardless of whether I carried his child or still felt turned on by his touch. T

But I remained silent, the food now tasting like ash in my mouth. Still, I forced myself to pick up the container and keep eating, knowing that I needed the nutrients for the baby. Or if I needed to run at the last minute.

you for the duration of the pregnancy. And I want you to

heir,” I sneered, unable to keep the bitterness out

We’re staying together, and that

mine.”

bring myself to look at him. The weight of his words pressed down on

muttered. Then, a thought occurred to me, sending a chill down my spine. “Are you going to keep me locked in this room forever? Your little wife and broodmare, never to see the light of

you try to run back to Silvermoon, I’ll

still a

want to look at it that

at it that way; in fact. I felt trapped, cornered The walls seemed to close

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just as Noah turned fully to face me. “You’re a monster,” I spat, the words tasting

Noah’s line

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