The packhouse looked kind of different.It wasn’t as bright as it was before and there was just an air of depression and sadness about it. I had already found it quite depressing because of my situation but this was even worse. “Where is everyone?” Grant asked. “I imagine our people are locked up,” Ronan commented. “See if you can get to the prisons, Grant.”“Be safe.” I whispered. “Death would be so much better than what’s to come.” He muttered before hurrying off. “So what do I do?” I asked Ronan.“You stay close to me and keep yourself out of trouble. No fighting for you.”“What? I want to fight with you, darling.”“You are carrying precious cargo, my love. You cannot fight.” He kissed me before taking my hand. We tiptoed through the courtyard, still wildly confused about how empty it all was. Where in the world was everyone?“I think we can actually make it into the house,” Ronan whispered, tugging my hand. We go to the front door. Something wasn’t right. It all felt too eas
When I opened my eyes I was back in my old room.The room I had grown up in. I had lost my virginity in this room. Ewan proposed to me here. I spent so many happy and sad nights here. So much of my life occured in this small perfect little room.And now I was back. I slowly got dressed in confusion. What was I doing back here? I thought the house had been destroyed. I made my way down to the kitchen. A man was facing away from me in front of the stove. It smelled amazing!“Hello,” I stated. He turned around and smiled. “There’s my girl!”I took in his familiar look. His salt and pepper hair, his slightly weathered brown skin, the warm smile on his face. He was home.It was my dad.I hurried over to him and hugged him tightly. “I missed you.”“Yeah, I missed you too, honey.” He kissed the top of my head. “Sit down, breakfast will be done soon.”I did as he said and sat at the table. I noticed something strange.“Daddy, why are there three place settings?”“There should always be thr
I couldn’t believe it.The baby was actually Ronan’s. Even though I had done everything to not get pregnant with him it still happened. How insane and unfair was that?The only reason I had been so okay with having this child was I thought that it would have Grant's heart and I could work with that. I could keep them sweet like their father. But if this child had so much of Ronan in it, who knows what it could turn out like?Probably just like Ronan did. It would see what Ronan did. A powerful Alpha who controlled his Luna and everyone else with an iron fist. It would watch Ronan yell at me and put me in my place countless times. If it was a boy he would think that's how a marriage should be. If it’s a girl, she would think the same and seek men just like her father.I was so scared for my child. “How are you feeling Bowen?” I looked up and saw Ronan. I was now back in my room on bedrest for the rest of the week.“I’m good, darling, I just need some rest I guess.”“I’m so glad you a
I was nauseous as hell.Being pregnant was not a walk in the park and I hadn’t even started showing yet. “What’s wrong?” Grant asked. “I think I’m gonna…” I raced to the trash bin and threw up. Grant rubbed my back soothingly. “Just get it all out.”“This is miserable!” I whined. “Why am I always throwing up?”“That’s just how it is I guess.”“Why are you touching my wife?” Ronan’s voice came from behind us.Grant quickly pulled his hand away. “I was just trying to comfort her.”“Well that’s my job.” Ronan kneeled next to me. “Are you okay, sweetheart?”“Just a little morning sickness,” I smiled weakly. “It’s the afternoon, my love.”“Yeah, what’s up with that?” I questioned as he helped me up.I went to the bathroom to wash my mouth out. Ronan came up behind me. “You look beautiful.”“Thank you, darling. I feel like garbage.”“I know. What can I do to make you feel better?”“You know those crackers I really like? The ones that are really hard to get? I would love those.” I state
I was becoming so excited with my pregnancy.I loved my bump and thought I looked so cute with it. Ronan loved touching and kissing it, not to mention talking to it. I thought it was absolutely adorable.I do believe my bump made Grant more upset. It was proof that there really was a child inside of me that he didn’t create. He didn’t talk to me much, even when we were alone. It was exactly the way Ronan had wanted it. Grant miserable with our happiness and having a front row seat to it. It was sick and twisted, but I understood. I guess that’s why you don’t fuck your brother’s wife. I was becoming exhausted again and spent a lot of days in bed, just watching television and eating my special crackers. They were so good and helped with the sickness. Grant would just sit in the armchair and watch whatever I put on and not say a word. He would occasionally laugh or scoff at the drama of the show, but that was it. This particular morning I couldn’t drag myself out of bed. I was real
“Beg your pardon?”“Beta Tara and Beta Grant are going to get married to solidify this alliance. It will join our families the way we need to. It’s going to be great.” Ronan smiled.“Does um…is Beta Tara even okay with being sold off like that?” I asked. “Yes, actually. She really likes Grant. She says she feels a bond with him. Like a mate one.”“Well, does he feel it for her? Does he know about this?”“I’m going to tell him tomorrow at breakfast.”“Well what if he says no?” I questioned. “He can’t. He has to marry Beta Tara. She’ll come to live with us at The Eclipse Pride.”“Oh…darling do you think this is the best way to go about this alliance?”“Of course I do, that’s why I’m doing it. You don’t think it’s a good idea?”“I think it’s very fast and a little unfair to Grant.”“Why do you care about Grant? Do you have feelings for him or something?”Yes. I hadn’t realized it, but I absolutely still loved Grant deeply. I didn’t want to see him with another woman, I wanted him with
“Listen to everything Luna Alice says today,” Ronan stated. “You look for any signs of lies and weakness.”“Ronan, she probably knows exactly how much I know about what you do with the pack. I doubt she’s going to reveal anything important to me.”“Just be on the lookout for it is all I’m saying.”“Okay, but isn’t the alliance kind of secured?” I questioned. “Grant is going to ask Tara to marry him.”“I know that, but we have to take all the precautions we can. This is really important sweetheart.”I nodded. “Okay, I will pay close attention.”“And tell her how much you love being pregnant too,” Ronan smiled. “Alpha Conrad will be very happy if she has his baby.”“I will try to convince her darling.” I kissed him. “Anything for you.”--“So what is it like to be the Luna of the Eclipse Pride?” Luna Alice asked me. “It’s absolutely wonderful, actually. I love it.”“We’re alone, Luna Bowen, you can be honest with me.”“I am.”“Really? You love being the Luna of a pack that slaughtered
Beta Tara was so excited to marry Grant.It kind of made me sick. They were super into PDA. They held hands all the time and were kissing quite a lot. I think on Grant's side it was to prove to Ronan that he was over me even though he wasn’t.Well I hoped he wasn’t anyways. Either way he was very convincing. He and Beta Tara seemed like they were getting to know each other very well. They were actually kind of a great match, and I hated that I was around to see it.The silver lining was that I got to spend a lot of time with Luna Alice. She was kind of my best friend now. We used each other to take time away from our husbands, who were hard at work getting the house built for us. It was going to be immaculate! They were having it built at top speed so by the time I had the baby we would be moved in.The goal was to have the wedding first and then by the time Grant and Beta Tara came back from their honeymoon the house would be done. It was all happening so fast. “What do we think of