The sun was shining brightly on the Earth's surface, making everywhere extremely hot.Alpha Lucas arrived at the pack's station to see Teddy first, as he hadn't been here since his second son was arrested.Ezra, the head overseeing the station, welcomed Alpha Lucas. "Welcome, Alpha," he said, bowing to the elderly man."Thank you," Alpha Lucas replied, looking around the station lobby."Take me to see Teddy," he said, and Ezra led the way as they walked down the quiet passage.The stationed guards greeted Alpha Lucas as Ezra led him to the cell where Teddy was locked up.Teddy sat on the floor, lost in deep thought, and didn't bother to see who was arriving. He heard their footsteps and turned to face the gate of his cell.When Alpha Lucas came into view, he peered into the station as Teddy silently looked at his father.“Should I unlock the cell, Alpha?” Ezra asked, standing beside Alpha Lucas.“No. Don’t unlock it yet. You can leave,” Alpha Lucas dismissed Ezra, who bowed and left
"Okay," Alpha Lucas smiled as he stood at the front of the balcony where Charlotte, her mother, Sofia, and her twins were gathered.Sofia's son walked up to Alpha Lucas and touched his legs.Alpha Lucas, who wasn't fond of babies—having not carried a little one in a long time—crouched to meet the little boy's height."How are you?" he asked and lifted the baby boy into his arms."I'm fine," the little boy, named Mathias, smiled, and Alpha Lucas smiled back.Charlotte couldn't believe that Mathias would smile at Alpha Lucas, yet he refused to be carried by her. She shook her head, and Alpha Lucas returned his gaze to Charlotte, saying, "I saw the divorce papers and knew that you have signed yours. Please find a place in your heart to forgive my family."Charlotte lowered her face upon hearing Alpha Lucas say that. "Okay, Alpha," she replied, not raising her head to meet his gaze."I will forward your shares from Teddy's funds to you. Although I lack the heart to release Teddy from the
Jack was annoyed after Elijah Samuel left him."Alpha, you shouldn't have gotten into an altercation with him," Waylon carefully cautioned Jack, but Jack glared at him."Why shouldn't I? Elijah keeps getting on my nerves, and now he thinks he can use my family against me. He knows Teddy and I didn’t get along, but I didn’t sleep with Charlotte just to get back at Teddy. It’s because she's my fated mate!" Jack growled, and Waylon bowed his head."Calm down, Alpha. I think that's what Elijah and a few of Teddy's supporters wouldn't understand. I heard that Teddy has let go of Charlotte; why not propose to her and marry her to reduce the gossip?" Waylon suggested, but Jack shook his head."No, that wouldn't reduce the gossip. Our pack members will still talk about me. I'm just not happy with all of this, and my father is the major cause of it all," Jack said, making his way to his car as he wanted to return home. Although a part of him wanted to see Charlotte, he thought against it."You
The following week, Charlotte woke up in her room and prepared to go for her medical check-up.She wore a green dress and stood in front of her mirror, admiring her reflection."Hmm, so Alpha Lucas came and apologized to me about Teddy. I hope that he will be given a second chance too." Charlotte picked up a black comb and combed her long brown hair, then she put it into a bun and smiled at her reflection.Her tummy had grown bigger, and she caressed her baby bump. "I cannot wait to meet you, baby."Charlotte smiled after she had rubbed her hand on her bump. Then she went back to her bed and picked up her phone, which she placed into her black handbag.It was a bright Monday morning, so she exited her room on the top floor and went downstairs to go to the hospital."Mom, I am going for my baby check-up," Charlotte said as she paused in the living room and saw her mother in the kitchen.Lady Harper stepped out of the kitchen and asked Charlotte, "Won't you wait to have breakfast first
Charlotte felt her stomach tug at her from within, as if her baby had eyes in the outside world to see Jack.She sensed the intense gaze of someone on her right. But as she looked ahead, she caught sight of a black car driving into the establishment. Only then did it occur to her that the powerful four-story building she was seeing ahead belonged to Jack.Charlotte swiftly looked away and back at Elijah Samuel as he insisted on dropping her off."Come on, Charlotte. As the former Luna of our pack, you shouldn't be trekking. Don't you have a car or haven't you learned to drive at least?" Annabelle struck up a conversation with Charlotte as she led her to her brother's car, and Charlotte couldn't protest at this point.Charlotte got into the back seat with Annabelle. She replied, "I don't know how to drive. Lawrence drives me whenever I want to go to the women's meetings.""Wow! Anyway, it's alright. I heard all that happened, but I didn't know if I could come and see you. I am so sorry
Lady Linda looked sad and replied, "Anne wouldn't hurt you. Please, can you help me by coming to talk to her? We can get some warriors to accompany you if you're scared of visiting my home alone."Charlotte sighed and replied, "I will think about it. I cannot just come tomorrow or today. Give me time to think about it, and I will come and see her. You should tell Anne that I said Teddy cares more about her than anything else in this world.""Hmm. I want her to forget about Teddy and move on, if not to reject him too," Lady Linda said, and this time Charlotte laughed."Hahaha! It's not easy to forget your true mate, Ma. I think you don't know what Anne is going through. She loves my ex-husband, and he loves her too. I think if it wasn't for Alpha Lucas forcing Teddy to marry me, Teddy wouldn't have accepted me for one day. I think it's not his fault either. Anne has been through a lot, and I will try to come and see her. I promise, but not today," Charlotte said as she considered discu
As Charlotte got back home, she didn't immediately discuss Anne Robert with her mother."Mom, I'm home," Charlotte said as she entered the living room and saw her mother busy in the kitchen.Her mother's favorite place was the kitchen."Welcome, Charlotte. How was the hospital visit today?" Lady Harper inquired as Charlotte entered the kitchen to join her."It was great, Mom. My baby is fine and will be arriving soon. I can't wait to meet him. What do you think I should name him? I need to start preparing for all the baby things," Charlotte said excitedly to her mother, who was busy pounding crayfish with a mortar and pestle while sitting on a wooden stool."That's wonderful news, Charlotte. Any name you choose will be perfect. You know he's a strong pup," Lady Harper smiled."I know, Mom," Charlotte replied, enjoying the conversation."Great. You can go inside and rest. I'll finish preparing our lunch and join you soon to help arrange everything you need for the baby.""Okay, Mom. I
### The Following DayLady Harper left for the market to restock the house with food supplies, and Charlotte seized the opportunity to sneak out and visit Anne. She had been feeling restless and had decided to check up on Anne, even if it was just once.Charlotte donned a yellow maternity dress as she stepped out of her room and slipped on her brown slippers. She grabbed her purse, which contained her phone, and carefully left her father's house. She exited the house and made her way towards Anne's father's house.As Charlotte walked down the street, she came across Elijah, who was driving out of his father's house."Charlotte," Elijah called, rolling down his car window as he spotted her. He was dressed in black, and Charlotte smiled as she paused to greet him."Good morning.""Morning! Where are you headed? Can I drop you there?" he asked, but she shook her head and replied, "No, thank you. Where I'm going isn't far from here.""Okay, that's fine. I came to see my dad, as you know t
Earlier, Jack was driving home when he recalled that Elijah was the reason he and Charlotte had accepted their rejection. Fueled by anger, Jack drove straight to Elijah's company to confront him."How dare you come between me and my woman?" Jack grasped Elijah by his shirt, not giving him a chance to reply."Alpha," all the men in the pack wanted to intervene to separate the two, but they knew that Jack was ruthless and the Alpha in command, even if he hadn’t formally accepted the throne yet."I didn’t come between you and your woman. Don’t pour your frustrations on me. You rejected Charlotte, remember? If I hadn’t taken her to the hospital, would you have cared that she was walking under the hot sun, pregnant with your child?""Shut up!" Jack smacked Elijah hard in the face, causing his nose to crack."Say any more nonsense about Charlotte, and I will kill you. If you value yourself, stay away from her!" Jack warned Elijah, not caring about the other men looking on. He turned and go
"Hmm." Jack sighed as he stood there watching Charlotte carefully carry their baby. She sat on the bed and resumed breastfeeding the child."I know you’re angry with me, Charlotte, but it's not like I don’t care about you," Jack said as he moved closer to the bed."You don't need to act like you care. Just keep the flowers and leave. My baby and I will be fine," Charlotte replied nonchalantly. Jack asked her, "Why? Is it because of Elijah? Are you interested in him now?"Seeing the warm smile that graced Charlotte's lips annoyed Jack, but he controlled his rage as he heard her respond, "Whatever business I have with Elijah shouldn’t be your concern. Just leave me alone and focus on your own life. Your father is the pack alpha, and your brother has been released, so you are free to move on. Oh! I almost forgot about your rejection the last time. I've thought about it, and I’ve decided to accept it."Charlotte felt a pang of pain in her heart, as if it were about to split in two, but sh
Charlotte woke up in the morning to the sound of her mother's arrival."Good morning, Mom," Charlotte greeted as she carefully rose from the bed. She looked over to her mother, who had gone to the baby cot to check on Godson."Good morning, Charlotte. How was your night?" Lady Harper asked after admiring Godson."It was fine, Mother. How was yours? Where is Dad?" Charlotte replied, to which her mother responded, "He went to work. You know the rogues were planning to relaunch an attack on one of our borders after seeing that Jack didn’t want to rule and Teddy has been locked up. So he went to inspect the borders.""Hmmm. I hope there won’t be any losses?" Charlotte asked worriedly as her mother moved closer to her bed."No, everything will be fine," Lady Harper smiled and added, "You will be returning home with me tomorrow, so get as much rest as you want.""Alright, Mom. How about Teddy? Did you see him? I heard Alpha Lucas ordered Teddy to be released.""No, I didn’t go to the pack s
Jack arrived at his father's house, drove his car onto the premises, and parked it."Dad," Jack called as he saw his father and Beta Paul at the front of the house."Jack, what are you doing here? I thought you were with Charlotte at the hospital and with my new grandchild," Alpha Lucas said with a smile while Jack frowned."Dad, we need to discuss what's going on. Have you granted Teddy's release from the pack's station yet?" Jack asked as he approached his father, who looked very happy."Yes. I don't want anything to kill my joy in welcoming my new grandchild," Alpha Lucas replied, and Jack sighed."Alright. So how about the alpha kingship? Are you going to give it to Teddy, or must I still sign it?" Jack stood in front of his father, who frowned and replied, "You don't want to rule the pack, and I cannot give it to Teddy, so I will remain the ruler until I kick the bucket. Are you satisfied with that?"Jack took a deep breath and replied, "Yes.""Good. You can go home. I don't have
After Teddy finished having his bath and changing into comfortable clothes in Caleb's room, Caleb offered him a cutter to shave off his long beard so that he wouldn't scare Anne away. Teddy stepped out of the bathroom looking much better than when he had first gotten out of prison.Teddy picked up the black shorts and trousers Caleb had put on the bed for him to wear. After putting on the white top and black trousers, he looked at his reflection in the mirror and was back to his normal appearance, thanks to Caleb.Once Teddy was dressed, he came out of Caleb's room and met Caleb in the living room."Alpha, do you care to join us for lunch?" Caleb asked Teddy, although he knew Teddy didn't want to waste much time.Teddy was hungry since he hadn't been fed well at the pack's station. Although he was an alpha, he didn't lose weight or become lean."Caleb, I don't want to hear any stories about anything happening to Anne. So I want to see her before anything else," Teddy said, and Caleb a
Jack looked at the baby's face as Charlotte pulled her breast away from the baby's small mouth. The baby resembled him so much, and Jack said, "You have my child, so why are you acting like you don't know that you have something that belongs to me?""My child is not yours," Charlotte cut him off, glaring at him. "Go and look for your mate elsewhere to give you a child. My son isn't yours, nor do I want you anywhere close to him."Jack frowned but didn't say anything."He's mine, and I am not here to argue with you. I only came here because of my child. What do you plan to name him?" Jack asked, but Charlotte remained silent, not responding.Jack moved closer to the bed to meet Charlotte, but she stayed silent while the little baby in her arms smiled upon seeing Jack's face.Charlotte frowned, not wanting to believe that her baby was already aware of his father's presence.She kept silent as Jack placed the baby gift beside her bed."You should name him Samson," Jack suggested, and C
Jack was in his office still contemplating visiting his father and accepting the throne when Waylon George rushed in."Alpha, guess what happened!" Waylon exclaimed, and Jack looked at him, asking, "What's wrong?""Alpha, my girlfriend just called and told me that Charlotte has welcomed a baby boy, and your parents are at the pack hospital to see her," Waylon said excitedly while Jack looked stunned by the news."Aren't you going to the pack hospital to see Charlotte too?" Waylon asked, and Jack sighed."I don't know. Should I go and see her? Charlotte already warned me to stay away from her since I don't want to rule the pack," Jack replied with a weak smile.Waylon asked, "So what do you want to do? Are you going to see her or what?"Jack took a deep breath and replied, "I don't know. But I will go see her since the child is mine.""That's more like it. Let me help you get the baby gifts ready," Waylon said before swiftly leaving Jack's office. Jack sat in his office chair, ponderin
Charlotte smiled at Elijah Samuel as his car stopped beside her."I am going home. I just went to see someone," Charlotte lied. She couldn't tell Elijah Samuel that she went to see Jack, so she kept it brief.Elijah had already seen Charlotte when she stepped out of the gate of Jack's company, but he smiled and said, "Going home? Do you want to come and take a look at my company?"Charlotte was heavily pregnant and did not want the stress of going out."I'm sorry, but I will have to decline your offer. Maybe after I have given birth, I'll be free to hang out properly with you," she offered him an apologetic smile, and he replied, "That will be great. I will be looking forward to becoming your baby's uncle. I am certain he is a boy. Enter the car, let me give you a ride home."Elijah remotely unlocked his car door, and Charlotte got into the front seat. She fastened her seat belt, breathing heavily, and Elijah asked her, "Are you alright?"Charlotte was slightly uncomfortable in her si
The next day, Charlotte woke up and sat on the bed as she prepared to go and see Jack.She got out of bed, went to her bathroom to bathe, and then stepped out to dress.After Charlotte had finished preparing herself, she exited her room wearing a brown maternity dress and black slippers. She carried her black handbag, having her phone and went downstairs to the first floor to find her mother."Good morning, Mom," she greeted upon seeing her mother arranging the living room.Lady Harper smiled as she finished cleaning. She looked at Charlotte's face with a radiant smile and replied, "Morning. Where are you off to?""Mom, I want to have my breakfast, then I will go and see Jack. I want to get it off my shoulders that I have gone to see him," Charlotte said as she moved to the dining table to take her seat, and Lady Harper replied, "Alright."Charlotte went to the kitchen and prepared a bowl of custard for herself. She kept reminiscing about how she was going to discuss the pack affairs