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Chapter 81
Amber
(Christmas day)
A knock sounded on the bedroom door pulling my attention out of the memories that seemed to be all I could concentrate on recently.
Ever since I found out I was pregnant, I couldn't stop thinking about how the hell my life had gotten so off track.
My parents raised me right. With good ideals and strong morals, I had spent the entirety of my teenage years focused on my goals. Graduate with good grades, become a teacher, earn a good wage, find a mate, have children and live happily ever after.
It might seem like a simple boring life to most, but life is rarely boring when you live in a pack of werewolves and I guess I always strived for normal.
Well, my life was anything but simple, boring or normal now. I was pregnant with the Beta' baby and he could barely stand to look at me most days.
"Come in" I called, my voice low but I knew they wouldn't struggle to hear me.
"Oh, my
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