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

you." Mum screams out, her hands clenching into balls as she takes a step closer,

is you left a pregnant female alone by the side of

snap my head to Than, he did not just

not spend the night

glare back at him, he has just used my vulnerability as a loaded weapon against

help her, I

attack more like it." Hector's voice rumbles out. "Cleo, we are leaving." Mum demands again, but it just isn't

the painting on the wall behind his desk as he removes it to expose his hidden safe. He opens it,

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

agreement between Cleo and

with pure terror

contract...a contract

shown any disappointment in me, not even when he

"I had no choice."

that would have protected you and the baby no matter what." I flinch under the roar of his voice, his alpha command

matter what...I

even handle it that my baby was human, let alone

I have to live with

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