Hiding the Alpha’s Baby

c Chapter 87

AYLA

I don’t know what I am saying. But my words have caused a heavy silence among people.

My mind spins. I grin, pointing towards a tall, blurry guy in the crowd.

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Will you—marry me? “I stutter, stumbling over my feet again.

It will destroy Mom and Dad’s plans for me if I can just change the course of my life by getting married to a man they don’t get to choose. The thought keeps hammering my hazy mind.

But whoever I point to, just runs away.

Who would dare to marry—Ayla Alvarez?

My lips pucker out. “1—I am not that bad. I just- -can’t let

any- -any man-

The words feel heavy on my tongue. I can’t let any man touch me. It’s like my fight-or-flight response activates as soon as a man gets close to me. I am either, inclined to hurt them or run away.

I chose to do the latter with Henry. Whenever he got close, I made an excuse and ran away.

But he figured out I was only running from him. And he pressured me more into getting intimate.

It made me sick.

Why am I only realizing it now?

He made me sick when he told me he wanted me in his bed without caring if it was alright with me.

But Dad and Mom shouldn’t have pushed him away. They had no

right.

“So—Someone, just— “Marry me.

Marry me and end this misery. Let me be free for once.

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Ms. Alvarez.”

crowd parts, and two men, dressed in black fitted suits come marching

sway, planting my hands on my

wants

to-marriage–I mean marry

me?”

one in front

my eyes to get a better view but end up only hurting my

stand straight anymore. I want to sit down and shake my head a few times to grasp my hold on

for you.” They

are doing?” Hazel’s screechy

on my butt, pain shooting throughout my tailbone. I wince, closing

1 year. Mom says she was like this in the start, but she got a rare white wolf, like mine

taking advantage. You don’t know what Alpha Alexander will do to you people if he gets to know you tried to take his drunk daughter. “Hazel is rambling on

her. “One man

my eyes: My blurry vision adjusts

the f**k up, Ayla. Tell them you don’t want to go with them.”

my drowsy head and try to find her but everything is blurry again. I can’t see anything clearly. People’s faces are zooming in and out as I find myself so

Instantly, my mind goes on high alert but

mumble, getting dragged towards an unknown

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marry you, Ms. Alvarez. Our Boss has accepted your proposal.

him to seal

that I am not doing

is bigger. The need for a single breath of freedom is profound. The desire to ruin my life

hauled up a flight of stairs. Hazel continues to shout

why would I

space. I hear a door click shut, and try to adjust

the red-themed room is cold. And the presence

arms around myself. ” M—Marry—Do

touch makes me freeze. The roughness

A man.

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Danger.

mouth hangs open as he runs his hands down my arms, reaching for the back of my palms. Electricity runs down the path of his fingers,