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Chapter 84
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Roman
(Christmas Day)
The Christmas party was in full swing by the time I made it down to the ballroom.
I offered obligatory smiles to pack members, but there was nothing to feel happy about, nothing to celebrate. I scratched at the new mark on my neck as I flagged a passing waiter and grabbed two drinks, downing one before placing the empty glass back in the tray and making my way deeper into the ballroom.
Amber was flat out, no doubt burnt out by the stress of the day, hell, of the last week, I guess.
Part of me wanted to be mad. She had known about the baby for days and not said anything. We could have sorted something out so that it didn't come to this. But I couldn't blame her for not telling me. Not really.
I know the image I portray, I'm not exactly the most approachable of men, couple that with the fucked-up situation over the last couple of months, and well, I'm surprised she's talking to me at all.
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RomanOf all the fucking things, and all the fucking timing.I grit my teeth as I stroked the hair back off Amber’s face. My pregnant mate had literally passed out from the news that I had apparently fathered another she-wolfs cub. The doc was on his way over, while I had managed to catch Amber before she hit the ground, I wasn’t willing to take any chances with my mate or my cub.Now I just had to figure out what I was going to do about the girl and the baby.I recognised her, of course I did. She was a member of Lotus pack, a she-wolf I had met over a year ago while Damian and I were on assignment there.Was there a possibility the baby was mine? Unfortunately, yes. I was always careful, I always had been, with everyone but Amber, although that didn’t really mean a lot, shit still happened. But I hadn’t been her first, and I doubt I was her last, so was there a possibility that the cub belonged to someone else? Sure. And fuck was I hoping that was the case.A knock on the door had m
