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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.

we could do

the strongest in the world soon. By securing the alliance with Bloody Moon through my marriage to Lilia, we were one step closer. Eamon was a formidable Alpha and would

focus on the future. On Lilia. On the

in front of me and bring in new files

of hot brown coffee. The liquid soaks through, and soon enough the pages

really is

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glare at my Gamma, and George

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

If it were Cara...

have let this

family mansion to

dark red hair flows prettily over the soft colors

once in her life, Grey

it's hard to handle, changing packs

give her as much credit as

Someday, Grey and I will probably look back at this rough period in our lives and laugh. Right now though, he's being

a yawn, "I've been waiting for you."

a cough from the corner, and I look over to see

at the center of the table. Lilia has made my favorite meal, steak and potatoes. The steak is cooked perfectly, prepared exactly

my favorite dinner for me. If she needed a little help from

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 those. It's her heart that matters. And I found out a long time ago that

you still

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

Dreams of being a small, defenseless child. Trapped in an unfamiliar and dark place, unable to

The loneliness.

think I

I do," she

"When yo

you.

when you

river! It was

so terrible!

together in confusion. "There was no river. I got lost in the

we all fell

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

must've blocked it

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