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Chapter 8

Alaric's POV

A few days later.

"I have news about Cara Wilson, sir."

My Gamma, George knocks on my office door. I gesture for him to enter and close the door behind him.

"Well? Have you heard who fathered her child?" I return to signing the documents in front of me while he speaks.

"Not exactly. I have it on good authority that Eamon Auburn is also investigating her, though."

The pen in my hand snaps in half. I'm irked by this news, and my muscles tense tightly, too tightly, before I can control myself.

"That's not all." George clears his throat. "She's not pregnant, sir. Her friend is an obstetrician at the hospital. Cara was there for a social visit.

I let out an Exhale through my nose.

"Relieved? Or disappointed she wasn't carrying your young?" Grey mocks inside head.

my

"You know damn well it would spell nothing but doom and misfortune for her and the baby if that were the case. No, this is pure relief," I chastise my wolf silently.

"And yet I can taste your regret for her to be leaving the pack," Grey shot back.

"Good Belas are hard to find," I reply. "Which I'm sure Eamon Auburn knows, too."

"You're just going to let him snatch Cara up, then Grey's voice was low, approaching a growl.

I ignored him, not wanting to get into this while I still have work to do. I thumb through the documents on my desk: contracts, financials, meeting minutes. Pack DarkWood's influence and strength had done nothing but grow in the three years since I'd taken over as Alpha King.

could do

were one step closer. Eamon was a formidable Alpha and would be an excellent ally, especially once Lilia bore my

I needed to focus on the future. On Lilia.

bring in new files He reaches clumsily across

and soon enough the pages underneath

good help really is hard

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at my Gamma, and George averts his

and bring me replacements to sign. And don't EVER let this happen again,"

If it were Cara...

never would have let

family

soft colors of the floral

in her

sure it's hard to handle, changing packs so quickly.

give her as much credit as you give Cara." My wolf

this rough period in our lives and laugh. Right now though, he's being a royal pain

She speaks through a yawn, "I've been waiting for you." Her lips break into a smile. I've prepared dinner

a cough from the corner, and I look

my favorite meal, steak and potatoes. The

needed a little help

those attributes are what will make her such a good Luna for the pack. I don't need her to be a perfect chef, I already have one of

you still

me when we were kids all those years ago," I said to her softly. "Do yo

a small, defenseless child. Trapped in an unfamiliar and dark

The loneliness.

think I

course I do," she said

"When yo

you.

when you

the river!

so terrible!

at her several times, knitting my eyebrows together in confusion. "There was no river. I got

we all fell

burst into tears, wailing. "I'm so sorry! It

blocked it all out. Oh, Alaric, you

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