Chapter 184

“Of course it’s impossible,” she said quickly. “We’re not related, sweetheart. Your wolf was probably just confused from all the excitement.”

But her voice sounded strained, and she wouldn’t quite meet my eyes. Something was off about her reaction, but before I could ask about it, Alexander appeared at my elbow.

“Ready to head back to the house?” he asked, offering me his arm.

I blinked, surprised he had returned so quickly. “I thought you and Gabriel-”

“All finished,” Alexander cut me off, eyes flickering with something I couldn’t quite read. “Come on. Let’s

get you back inside. You look exhausted.”

Truthfully, I was. I let Alexander help me to my feet, glancing over my shoulder to find Lilith gathering our mugs and scurrying away. She didn’t look at me.

Strange…

The walk back to the mansion was quiet at first, both of us tired from the long day. The sun had finally set completely, and the majority of the guests had already gone home.

“That went well,” I said, breaking the silence. “The whole event, I mean.”

“Better than I expected,” Alexander agreed. “Gabriel thinks we might have picked up some votes from the

undecideds.”

very mention of the Beta’s name.


at sunset.” Alexander’s jaw tightened slightly. “Then the

in the tension in

“Wouldn’t you be?”

more steps before I worked up the courage to ask the question that had been nagging at me all

faltered slightly, and I felt him tense beside me. “What do

elected. If you actually become Alpha King…” I trailed off, suddenly unsure I wanted to

I said that day at the hospital, I was

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dropped. “For

they’re eighteen, at least.

marriage with me for eighteen fucking years, all for the


to pretend to be happily married for the next

with something,

be best for the child. Stability, legitimacy, a

“Right. For the child.”

my disappointment, because Alexander shot me

it, he changed the

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