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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

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

the future. On Lilia. On

to take the signed documents in front of me and bring in

through, and soon enough the pages underneath

really is hard to

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at my Gamma, and George

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

If it were Cara...

would have let

the Alpha family mansion to find Lilia asleep on the

dark red hair flows prettily over the soft colors

her

him. "Show some respect. I'm sure it's hard to handle, changing packs so quickly. Give her some

her as much credit as you

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

the room. She speaks through a yawn, "I've been waiting

and I look over to see the maidservant

has made my favorite meal, steak and potatoes. The steak

me. If she needed a little help from

of the dinner. And those attributes are what will make her such a good Luna for the pack. I don't need her to be a

you still

me when we were kids all those years ago,"

that time frequently. Dreams of being a small, defenseless child. Trapped in an unfamiliar

confusion. The loneliness. The

don't think I

I do," she

"When yo

you.

when you

river!

so terrible!

my eyebrows together in confusion. "There was no river. I got lost in the woods. Don't

we all fell

into tears, wailing.

for me, L. I must've blocked it all out. Oh, Alaric,

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