Then afterwards, I plan to take her to dinner.

The door to my office opened, and my head Gamma, Derek, walked in.

"You better have good news," I said, my eyes narrowed.

"My cousin from the Redcliff pack is on his way. He'll be here by tomorrow night at the latest," Derek announced.

I nodded, though I'm not happy it'll take him a day to arrive, but as long as he gets here, that's all I can hope for.

Derek's cousin, Monty, is a known cyber hacker and a technology genius. If anyone could recover erased security footage, it was him.

The rest of the evening went by torturously slowly. I hated pretending to be there for Rachel, tending to her needs, making sure she remained happy and oblivious. As far as she knew, we were expecting a baby, I had accepted the fact that I had gotten her pregnant during that night together, and I was almost thrilled to be a father again. However, little did she know, I had my own plans at play.

I didn't buy the fact that I had sex with her, let alone got her pregnant. I knew she was up to something, but I couldn't figure out what it was.

That evening, Matt sat in his room, his head down. He's been fairly avoidant lately, and though I've also been busy, I wasn't too busy to not notice his mood change.

"Can we talk?" I asked, leaning against his doorframe.

Matt looked up from his pillow and nodded, making room for me on his bed.

I stepped into his room, making sure to shut the door behind me before sitting on the edge of his bed.

check in and make sure you were

too busy with Rachel," Matthew said, and I could almost hear the bitterness in

I frowned.

for you, Matthew," I told him. "Is my spending time with Rachel bothering

in bed and folding his arms across his chest. "Why are

what to tell my 8-year-old kid. I sighed, running my fingers through my

'It's complicated, Matthew..."

you still

question came as a surprise to

I care about her. She's your

to talk to her about this stuff all the time. When are you going to let her come home? I'm not mad at her anymore.

My head was spinning.

down for a second and talk to me," I told him, trying to keep my tone calm. "What's going on in

He sighed, looking frustrated.

were going to

words; there was a lot to dissect, but

choose only one element to focus

Rachel? Had she said or done something

quiet for a long while, nibbling on his lower

tell me what happened," I

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