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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 positioned to be the strongest in the world soon. By securing the alliance with Bloody Moon through my marriage to Lilia, we were one step

future.

to take the signed documents in front of me and bring in new files He reaches

visible through the pool of hot brown coffee. The liquid soaks through, and soon

good help really

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and

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

If it were Cara...

never would have let

night, I return to the Alpha family mansion to find Lilia asleep on the

red hair flows prettily over the soft colors of the floral pillow She almost

in her

hiss at him. "Show some respect. I'm sure it's hard to handle,

much credit as you

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

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

of a cough from the corner, and I look

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

that Lilia wanted to make my favorite dinner for me. If she needed a little help from the chef, then so what? How

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 Lilia's heart

you still

I ever thanked you for saving me when we were kids all those years ago," I said to her softly. "Do

Trapped in an

The

think I could ever

I do," she said

"When yo

you.

when you

info the river!

so terrible!

confusion. "There was no

we all fell

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

blocked it all out. Oh, Alaric, you have

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