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."

want is uh... it's a bit of a difficult task. Dangerous even and you must not get caught." Her brows crease. Fear grows on her face, but her zeal to serve me makes her swallow her fear and give me a

"Say it."

aback by my request. Her already wide eyes grow even wider

very dangerous substance and it's not commonly

Good question.

I want to

and find out I was pregnant. I cried all

Yes, you heard right.

not belong to Alpha Reagan. I'm four weeks pregnant, but the last

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 that same morning and

back to the

confirm his or her paternity and if it's discovered that I lied about

I don't want that.

smile at Nelly who's patiently

you. Can you get it

cannot even tell her that Alpha

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