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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

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

focus on the future. On Lilia.

front of me and bring in new files He reaches clumsily across the desk and mistakenly

page is barely visible through the pool of hot brown coffee. The liquid soaks through, and soon enough the

guess good help really

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and George averts his eyes

replacements to sign. And don't

If it were Cara...

have let this

to the Alpha family

the soft colors of the floral pillow

once in her

I'm sure it's hard to handle,

credit as you

Grey and I will probably look back at this rough period in our lives and laugh.

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

from the corner, and I look

formal dining room, candles lit at the center of the table. Lilia has made my favorite meal, steak and potatoes. The steak is

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

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 Lilia's heart is

you still

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

an unfamiliar

The loneliness.

think I could ever

do," she said

"When yo

you.

when you

river!

so terrible!

at her several times, knitting my eyebrows together in confusion. "There was no river. I got lost in the woods. Don't

all fell

into tears, wailing. "I'm so

I must've blocked it all out. Oh,

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