"Your cortisol levels are through the roof, Mrs. Hunt. What have you been up to since the last time I saw you?" I look bashfully away from Dr. Monroe, who is staring at me over the rim of his reading glasses as he flipped through my blood work results. "Nothing much..." I muse. "Hm." Is all he says, glancing between me and the paperwork. "Well. I can tell you one thing. Your baby is at a very high risk right now." He says seriously, setting the clipboard down finally. He takes off his glasses and makes eye contact with me. "I can recommend some vitamins and safe over the counter medications, but in my professional opinion, you need to find something stronger, especially if you're going to be going through a rejection soon." I feel my face heating up with embarrassment. He knew? Of course he did. Everyone probably knew, by now. I wonder if it was Killian, May, or someone at the committee who leaked the news that Alpha and Luna were splitting up. "What would you recommend?" I ask
"Excuse me." I mutter when I accidentally brush shoulders with someone walking by, probably making their way from one crowded bar to the next.I unlocked my phone and glance at the time; Almost eleven PM. I haven't been out this late since I'd married Killian. I eye a couple walking by, the woman was drunk and dressed in tight clothing, the man supporting her weight and leering down her low cut top. I flip the hood up on my hoodie, turning my head to the ground as I slip by. I have to look around a little, but finally I'm sneaking into Red Vine, a fairly lowkey pool hall tucked between a place that sold organs on the black market and an alleged great place to get pancakes. Honestly, the only reason Red Vine was lowkey was because the owner was a no bullshit kind of guy. From what I heard, he never tried to stop or stand in the way of shady deals happening in his business, but he would break everyone's face's involved if trouble was stirred up because of it. The inside was dark, and
My eyes are locked onto Killian’s as he walks past where Beatrice and May are still glaring at me. He stops a few inches away from me, his cool, sharp smell washing over. I always loved the way he smelled.“Are you sure you want to do this?” Killian asks me lowly. “If you back down now, we can still work all this out.” There are so many emotions swimming around in his eyes; guilt, regret, longing. It almost makes me want to put a stop to this whole thing right now. I can’t do this, I can’t leave my pack and my husband. There are too many unknowns at play here. I still haven’t figured out where I am going to go after this, and I am with my pup. Is this actually the best move? But then I hear a noise of disapproval from May, and my eyes meet her’s. No. I can’t fall for it. Think of how you felt when you caught them in the act. Think of how it felt to hear Killian say you were just another hole for him to fuck. Killian has lost his respect for me and this marriage, there was nothin
God, I could already hear the pack members around us speculating on what could be happening right now. “Do you know who that is? Sebastian Knight. He’s the Alpha of the Knight pack.”“Doesn’t he have a chair on the committee?” “Ruthless.” “We don’t want to be on his bad side.” I feel a little nervous, and a little shocked, at the whispers around us. Was he really the Alpha of the Knight pack? They were the strongest pack in the nation, the only one above us, and very elusive when it came to business deals or pack partnerships. I hadn’t ever been able to get a response from anyone at that place.Now I had to think it was because I had accidentally made enemies with the Alpha. “What are you doing here, Sebastian?” I look up at the once small framed boy, my eyes scanning over his now sculptured face and formidably large build. I try to tune out the talking coming from the crowd, and the feel of Killian’s eyes glaring into me for a second. Sebastain could just be here to make sure e
“Everly?” I moan, sitting up and rubbing at the side of my throbbing head. “Slowly, you hit your head pretty hard.”“Is she okay?” “Luna, are you leaving for real?” “Shh. She just woke up. Don’t make her mad.” I blink my eyes a little, confused at what I was seeing in front of me. I was in Killian and I’s old room, laying on top of the made bed with Sebastain and six children I had funded standing around me. Why were the kids here? I don’t want to get too full of myself and say I’m close to them, but I make a special effort to take children like these under my wing.“How are you feeling?” I jump a little at Sebastain’s hand touching me on the lower back as I sit up a little more. I’m not quite ready to get all cozied up to him, so I feel myself scooting away a little. Before I even answer him, a panicked thought shoots through my head. I hope my baby is okay. My hands instinctively reach for my belly, like I’ll be able to somehow tell if it’s okay that way. “Don’t worry. It’s f
Killian's POVI had tried everything to get the smell of Everly out of the room we once shared. But I swear, even though the bedsheets were brand new, they still smelled like lilacs, same as she once did.I lean on the railing of the balcony May had insisted we add to the bedroom, watching the sun setting in the sky as I drink whiskey from a flask I’d taken to carrying around with me. I imagine the nagging Everly would have given me if she saw how much I was drinking these days. But I couldn’t help it. The whiskey was turning into the only way to quell the everpresent irritation that had been lingering in my gut since my wife had left me. I scoff a little when I think about how quickly Everly had given our lives up together. I mean, all those years of making it clear the only thing she cared about was moving up in the world, and she runs the second things get rocky? She gave up everything, her home and pack, all the nice things we’d worked so hard to obtain. For the longest time, s
Killian's POVTwo Years later… “We’re going to have to stop giving lessons to young wolves. We don’t have enough pack members to spare anymore, and we could honestly use their help anyways. There are things they can be doing aside from learning how to do algebra.” I command. “I see.” I shoot my eyes up at Lucas, who is standing on the other side of my desk with a blank expression on his face. Though his face was smooth, I knew Lucas well. What I had just said might have broken the last bit of respect for me he had. “Just do it.” I growl, turning around in my chair to get away from his judgement-filled eyes. He doesn’t say anything else, I just hear him walking away and the door to my office closing behind him. I sigh heavily, and lean forward in my chair to hang my head. To say I had let my pack slip away from me, was an understatement. For the first six months after Everly left me, I was a wreck. I drank a minimum of two bottles of whiskey every day, and that number in
Everly's POV“How long has she been feeling unwell?” “Since the last full moon.” I nod a little, running a hand across the hot forehead of the young wolf in front of me. “Has she met her mate yet?” I flick my eyes up to the mom, who shakes her head viciously. “No, she would tell me about that.” “Right.” My eyes float down to the fourteen year girl old curled up in the doctor's waiting room. She had come in a couple hours ago, but because she was only complaining of mild discomfort and stomach pain, she wasn't made a priority. I was waiting for the doctor to bring Eli and Ella back from getting their shots, so I figured I would see if there was anything I could do for this uncomfortable girl. She’s currently staring at me, a message clear in her eyes. I raise a brow at her, and press my lips together. “She’s fine. You can take her home, but you two need to have a conversation about why you won’t let her be with whoever her mate is.” The mother gasps, and the daughter quickly jump