I shrug my shoulders.

"If you say so then."

"I'm happy for you. When the elders find out about this, they will advocate for Ashanti to be thrown out so you can take her place as Alpha Reagan's wife. It seems you'll finally get what you've been fighting for."

"That's exactly what's going to happen." I say that with all confidence.

I've gotten this far already, there's no way I'm going to lose to Ashanti.

A long moment of silence goes by and I'm buried in my thoughts. Now that I've told her about my pregnancy, it's about time I brought up the real reason why I sent for her.

"Nelly." My voice is so small, I'm sure she heard only thanks to our heightened hearing abilities.

"Yes, Alina."

"I need a favour from you." My face is wiped clean of every emotion. Irritation boils in my chest when she chuckles.

"Why do you sound so tense, Alina? You know I'd do anything for you. You just have to name it."

not get caught." Her brows crease. Fear grows on her face, but her zeal to serve me makes her swallow her fear and

"Say it."

I announce and she's completely taken aback by my

substance and it's not commonly sold around. What do you want to do

Good question.

want to do

will not imagine the horror I felt when I woke up one fateful morning, feeling dizzy and vomiting only to take a pregnancy test and find out I was pregnant. I cried all morning, cursing myself and almost giving up on my quest for Alpha Reagan because I had gotten

Yes, you heard right.

Reagan. I'm four weeks pregnant, but the last time

out when the idea of pinning this pregnancy on Alpha Reagan crossed my mind. I didn't even sit to think of the consequences because I know overthinking would get me frightened and make me change my mind. I didn't want that, so I called my brother

back to the

this baby is born, a D.N.A test will be carried out to confirm his or her

I don't want that.

Nelly who's patiently

you. Can you get it for

her that Alpha Reagan is not the father of this

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