ALLISON KEELER"No," I sprang to my feet, "I'm not pregnant."I wasn't. There was no way I could be pregnant. Thoughts raced through my mind as maternal instincts brought my hands to my belly. My gaze remained on Glomé. What exactly was she? A pregnancy detector? "You're wrong. I am not pregnant." I reiterated hoping Glomé would harp on it and give me reasons she suggested I was pregnant. But the witch lady was all consumed in Faye's rage to spare any attention my way. Faye was the Luna here. "You have to be kidding me!" Faye threw the foul-smelling Ziploc bag on the floor, "You're telling me that I need to replicate the grace of an Omega? Have you suddenly gone mad?"Faye's beautiful face became flushed from rage and her burning eyes speared mine. "Who is the father of your baby?" Her voice was void of the fury it bore some seconds ago. Her face became instantly inscrutable as her eye wandered my belly. My eyes dropped to my belly, flat from having little to eat in the past d
ALLISON KEELER"Have you been crying?" Phoebe asked when I joined the table for lunch. The day went suddenly gloomy for me, not even the smiles on the faces of the girls who looked overjoyed and pleased to be fed lunch for the first time could lighten my heart. "Mr. Smith lied about always feeding us from his pocket," Evelyn, the girl beside me murmured, "Truth is, he's been pocketing our feeding allowances."All the babbles didn't help with my headache. I wanted to go away to where I would have some serenity, to where I could think, really think on what was of importance at the moment. But I couldn't leave. I felt so lightheaded that I feared I would pass out if I didn't force something down my throat. My hands flew back to my tummy. If I was pregnant. Colton was the father of my baby. Fear rose and died in the hollow of my soul. He was never going to want us. I caught myself, it wasn't going to serve me. These hurtful thoughts were never going to serve me. Phoebe helped me pou
ALLISON KEELER Phoebe was a support system for me. She had no idea just how much I appreciated her being here. Her confident eyes and the smiles she blessed me with were the only reassurance I needed that things were going to be alright. That I was going to be alright. "How long is this going to take?" I yawned and looked away from where she stood by the bathroom door to the test strip in her hand. "I dunno but it feels like forever already," she giggled amusedly. I couldn't help but join her despite the tears in my eyes. I sniffled and remained quiet on the closed toilet seat watching her peer at the test strip in her hand before her eyes widened slightly. The second her eyes snagged mine, my nightmare was confirmed. The glint in her eyes was bright enough to tell me I was pregnant. Glomé wasn't kidding. This was real. "I'm pregnant right?" Fresh tears welled up in my eyes. "It's not so bad." She tried to sound cheerful. I reached out to see the results for myself. My shaky f
ALLISON KEELER Grimsby's dark eyes roved my body and settled on my bare legs before they wandered up to my chest and neck. I remained glued to the spot with her eyes on my discarded uniform. There was no way I was ever going to make it to my uniform, there was no way I could prance around in just towels before Grimsby's lustful gaze."Take it off!" He muttered, casually folding his arms across his chest and leaning slightly against the window with amusement on his lips. "Tease me. I might be nice enough to let you off these tasks."I mentally scanned for ways to reply to this, I searched for the right words to deal with the smirks tugging at his lips but there was none, my mind was blank. "You're not supposed to be in here." I made my tone as hard as I could. "This is my mansion and you're mine to do as I wish for the next few months." He took in his lower lips and bit it. "Let's make this quick.""You are in the wrong room, Faye's room is down the hall, oh wait, should I say, Kar
ALPHA COLTON"Your coffee, My Alpha!" Maeve set the steaming coffee on my home office desk with her head slightly bowed. I swiveled the chair around to face the lady. Her gaze wavered on my desk as she stood solemnly before me. "What was she like?" My gaze roamed from the napkin she was fiddling to her flushed and confused face. "Forgive my unclarity...""Allison." I intercepted, swiveling away from her. The more I stared at the poor lady the more nervous she grew and the more wary she became. I needed her to empty her guts. Looking away was the only way to. "She wanted to learn hieroglyphs. It was her dream to read. Allison loved horses and hoped to ride one someday. I hope she can do that now." I processed Maeve's words a little longer than necessary before I dismissed her. The coffee was still untouched on my desk. I was unsure if I wanted to work that night. My mind was in a constant swirl, thoughts of how Allison was holding up at Hornsgate with Grimsby plagued my soul.
ALPHA COLTON I watched the ambulance drive off. It wasn't how I intended for things to turn out that evening. "What happened?" Vinny met me by my car but when he caught the fury as my eyes narrowed to slits, he instinctively backed away from me and staggered towards his car where Betty was waiting in the backseat. I sat behind the wheels, peering into the darkness as they drove off. I found the keys stuck in the ignition where the chauffeur had abandoned them in the heat of the outburst. I released an audible sigh. I had completely lost it. My heart was heavy even as I drove from Karl's mansion. Away from his betrayal. I would have killed him. I knew for a fact I could have killed Karl if the chauffeur didn't intercept. If the ambulance together with Vinny hadn't arrived too soon. I strummed the steering wheel as I drove silently through the quiet city. The Pack members were in their homes, surrounded by their loved ones and family. Family. The one thing I was s
ALPHA COLTON "Be sure to send the email to Grimsby before noon." I instructed Ron with my gaze not leaving the work on my computer but my fingers gesticulated to the draft I had crafted the day before. Ron glinted at me as though to be sure he was reading the contents of the draft just right. "You're calling this deal off?" His tone was clipped with bewilderment. "Yeah, so?" I sounded detached and clinical. "It's barely a week." "Send the email and keep your eyes out for a response." I dismissed him. There were a couple of important meetings scheduled for today but the most important was the meeting with the council to let them know I was calling off the deal. There had to be a way around it. I could think discreetly now. I cleared the work on my computer, found my jacket from the holder, and waltzed to the conference hall. The occupants of the hall stood briefly with stiff nods as I got in. My gaze didn't need to wander around the conference hall to spot Jace's
ALLISON KEELERI stood unblinking, trying to process what Phoebe was saying to me. "Did you not say Alpha Grimsby's your pup's father?" Her eyes searched my face. My eyes slammed shut as though to brace myself from the ongoing rumors. I had said it was an Alpha. Grimsby wasn't the only Alpha in the kingdom. But why would Phoebe take the lid off my secret… too soon?"So you did tell people I'm pregnant." I stared at her as though awaiting an explanation. The weight of her actions settled heavily on me causing my head to hang, my gaze remained on my toes as I gulped at the growing lump in my throat. "I was only looking out for you, I had no idea, Payton, that blabbermouth was going to sing it like a canary." She sounded genuine. " So you did tell someone...""I needed her to help me convince the nurse to keep this private. You're going to need vitamins and supplements to get you and your baby healthy." Phoebe took my hands and gave them a quick squeeze. "I was only looking out fo