The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Chapter 83

Eila

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The media storm began within hours.

Apparently, someone in the hospital waiting room had recorded Alexander marking me on their phone. By the time we got home, the footage was already all over social media.

Thankfully, Alexander marking me wasn’t discovered his body had conveniently blocked the view of what had really happened. That was a relief, at

least.

But people wanted to know why I had come running out of the exam room in nothing but a hospital gown. And more than that, they wanted to know why I had collapsed and been rushed away by the nurses.

And knowing how relentless the internet could be, I knew it would only be a matter of time before people found out the truth.

I was sitting in the living room the morning after the incident, scrolling through the comments on one such particular post speculating on my condition, when Alexander practically came barreling into the room with his phone clutched in his hand.

“I’ve got a plan,” he said.

Of course he had a plan. Everything was always about strategy with him.

“We’re going to announce the pregnancy. I just hired a photographer to come and do a photoshoot, and we’ll do a press release first thing tomorrow morning.”

My heart jumped, phone slipping from my fingers, forgotten. “We’re going public with the baby?”

“It’s the only way to control the narrative.”

Controlling the narrative. Right. I supposed, in a naive way, I had hoped that marking me might change everything. That maybe Alexander had feelings for me after all, and we could just announce the pregnancy as a real, loving couple.

to save the child, and he was only going public because it was the most

the hollow feeling in my chest, not just for myself, but so he couldn’t sense

be here in

ready–hair curled and pinned in an elegant updo, makeup applied to perfection,

the mirror, I barely recognized myself. The sickness had stolen so much from me over the past months. My color, my strength, my confidence. But now, with my wolf back and the

was deeply in

it

where she had already set up her various cameras and equipment. She ushered me over to the bench beneath the cherry tree, although the pink petals were all gone now, green with the promise of a hot

making sure every little detail was perfect, Alexander appeared at my side. He’d changed into a charcoal gray suit

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Chapter 83

to think about how delicious it had felt to have his

arch look. “Can you tone it back a little? It

cutting off the bond so quickly that it made my wolf whine in protest. “Sorry Still getting used

mel” my wolf chuffed. “You want him just as

thankful for. I quickly nodded and shoved my wolf down, all the while ensuring that my

bench, his arm around

asking for more

could you place your hand on Luna Ella’s stomach?

possessive. I tried to ignore the flutter in

just playing his

away. “Now, Luna, lean back against him slightly. Like

I must have looked like a deer in headlights, because

deep voice practically vibrated against my back as he

I felt like I was

moments, as the photographer snapped pictures of

Almost.

and we had hit our mark. The photographer had truly outdone herself, creating an image of a loving couple with an heir on the way. Before I knew it, the entire pack was buzzing with the

They were everything the photographer

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