CHAPTER 1

Vanya's POV:

"Congratulations my Luna, you're three weeks pregnant."

"R-really?!" I gasped, unable to contain my excitement. I felt tears prick my eyes, tears of pure joy. "I can't believe this.... I’m pregnant."

Doctor John smiled, the crow feet at the corner of his eyes crinkling as he did. "I'm really happy for you." He said, placing a warm hand over mine. "I'm Sure the alpha will be very happy to hear the news."

"Yes," I sobbed, wiping my eyes. "He'll be so glad when I tell him."

Doctor John passed me a box of tissues. "Take all the time you need okay?" He said. 

I nodded, wiping my eyes with a tissue. 

Finally, at long last, everything had changed. 

"There's a lot of measured to be put in place though." Dr John was saying. "This is an alpha's baby, and the pregnancy is likely to take a toll on your body. You have to be careful not to stress at all."

I nodded, listening with rapt attention. "I can carry this child without complications, right?"

"Yes. Even though you're an omega, with the right measures in place you'll be fine."

I imagined the look on Cian's face when I tell him that he's going to be a father. He'll be so excited! I just know it! I can't wait to get home, but first I have to calm my tears. 

It's been a long way coming here. From being a lowly omega at the pack to Luna. It's been years now. And I'm so glad that it has finally come to this.

Once I calmed down, I took my purse and walked out of the hospital. Situated in the heart of London, to the normal eye it was just a hospital. But this hospital was in fact run by Dragon Claw pack, of which Cian was the alpha. Sure it had the human side of it, humans were allowed there. But it was mostly a hospital for us.

I had a skip in my step as I walked out into the open air. I spread my arms, feeling the warm sun on my face. What a wonderful day. I'll have to stop by the mall and get some things for dinner. Yes, today I'll make all of Cian's favorite dishes to announce the good news.

"You seem very happy, my lady," Emily, my head lady in waiting said as I approached my car. She was also my bodyguard, a trained warrior from a long line of warriors. She smiled, holding the car door open.

"I have the most wonderful news ever, Emily." I said as I got into the car. She got into the driver's seat and started the engines. 

"Please tell, my lady." She said, driving out of the parking lot.

"It's a secret." I said with a laugh. "Don't worry, you'll know about it soon enough."

"Yes, my lady." 

***

Cian and I met when I was twelve and he was fifteen. Since then, I was smitten by him. Yet I couldn't even dare come close to him. He was going to be the alpha of dragon claw pack, and I was just an orphan and worse still, an omega. So I could only love him from afar, praying to the moon goddess that maybe just maybe he'll be mated to me. 

"You can go home for the day," I said to Emily as she pulled up to our house, a modern mansion but designed in a rococo style. She killed the engines, turning to me with cautious eyes.

"My lady, it's my duty to keep you safe at all times. And I have to be by your side."

"For today, you don't have to." I said to her, getting out of the car.

"Let me at least help you with the bags?!"

"Go home Emily! And pop the truck open!"

Cian's car was parked in front of the house. That's strange, he isn't usually home this early. With being an alpha and a literal business tycoon in the human world, I know how busy he can be.

The moon goddess answered my prayers. Cian and I were mated. For three years now, we've been married. And I couldn't hope for a more blissful life than the one I have with him right now.

I smiled to myself. "I guess he knows already," I said to myself. 

I packed the bags of groceries up to the front door. I knew Emily was still watching me, ready to jump in at any sign of struggle. That's why she's my right hand woman. 

I walked into the house, feeling Cian's presence right there in the living room. 

"Darling!" I cried out, sighting him on one of the couches. I walked closer, shuffling the bags under my arms. "You won't believe what..." 

I froze, the bags falling out of my hands. All the ingredients I had bought clattered to the ground, I heard something break. 

"You..." My voice came out strangled, like a huge lump was in my throat.

The woman seated on the couch beside Cian rose to her feet, walking over to me in gliding steps. It was like I was staring into a mirror, her face exactly the same as mine. Her long brown hair hung down her body in wavy curtains, her bright blue eyes staring into mine. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't speak.

"Hello, Vanya." She said, waving slowly. "It's been a while, no?"

"What is this?" I whispered, turning to look at Cian. He stared back at me with a blank expression on his handsome face.

"What does it look like?" He spoke, his voice deep and rumbling. Goosebumps broke out all over my skin. He sounded so cold, so annoyed. His eyes that were so warm before regarded me coldly. 

I couldn't believe that I would ever see that look on his face again 

"What's the matter?" The woman said, giggling as she spoke. "Don't tell me you've forgotten all about me, best friend."