Chapter 0553 - Cleo ~

The world around me shakes, as if the very walls of this office were caving in on me.

They knew, they all knew...that Jace is the Father. Jaxon, he must have told them. "Hector I..."

"Well this is perfect." I cringe at Than's overly zealous laugh, he was taking joy from my own heartbreak, enjoying it too much. Enjoying his one-upmanship over Hector.

"Why didn't you tell us? Tell Jace?" Kaia's eyes pierce through to my soul, her stare holding me on the spot, regret surging through me from the way she was looking at me.

"It's complicated..." I tear my eyes away, my head lowering as guilt washes over me.

"When you said your baby was an alpha....you weren't kidding." His laugh grates through me, this time aimed at me.

"Than!" I seethe out at him.

"You need to come home, now." Dad demands out, his eyes alit with fiery fury.

"No, that's not possible." Than's laughter stops.

"This is a family matter..."

and I'm her family

hands clenching into balls as she takes a step closer, away from

you left a pregnant female alone by the side of

snap my head to Than, he did not

not spend the night

matter..." I glare back at him, he has just used my vulnerability as a loaded

I was there to help her, I was there to

to attack more like it." Hector's voice rumbles out.

behind his desk as he removes it to expose his hidden safe. He opens it, pulling out a document, before handing

is this?" Dad takes it, reluctantly...his eyes looking

between Cleo

terror laced within her eyes. "Orpheus,

contract...a

signed this?” Dad has never once shown any disappointment in me, not even when he found me in the doctor's room

"I had no choice."

about us, a fucking home that would have protected you and the baby no matter what." I flinch under the roar of his

matter what...I don't think

baby was human, let alone if I

now I have to

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