Gwyneth I woke up before the sun was out and was ready to leave. I hoped that what happened the night before was a dream, but I knew it wasn't. The bastard had set me up, and I had fallen for it. I should have known he hadn't meant well. The fact that he asked me weird questions and refused to drink the wine was a sign that I should not trust him. But I foolishly sat with him and drank the wine. I shouldn't have been so trusting of someone that we suspected initially. He might have been innocent of what we suspected him of, but he was a bad man, and he had done me a great evil. I hoped he didn't make good on his promise. On my journey back to the pack, I tried Marcus's line a couple of times, but he refused to answer. After a while, he sent me a message to check my email. Nothing was endearing about the text, so I figured something had happened. What I saw in the mail shocked me. They had made it seem as if I had thrown myself at the delta, and I was enjoying the make-out session. It
Gwyneth I heard someone enter the room and I became scared. Thinking someone had come to take advantage of me, I was on the defensive. Lucas's action had left me jittery, and the fact that Marcus hadn't spoken to me in almost forty-eight hours didn't help either. "It's me, Gwen," I heard Marcus voice, and I got up and pounced on him immediately. I hugged him tightly. "It's a lie, Marcus," I said, on and on and on, but he was stiff and didn't hug me back, so I pulled away from him. He went to shower and spent a lot of time in the shower. I was nervous and worried and didn't know what to do. I didn't know if he was going to end things or put me on probation. I didn't know what he was going to do to me at all. When he came out of the bathroom in his boxer shorts, I was worried, so I walked to him, but he pushed me and held me against the wall. I wanted to cry, but I held it together. He took in my scent and didn't say anything. I knew I had held my breath, but it was out of worry. T
Gwyneth I wanted to join Marcus to question Uldrich, but he refused. All he wanted to do was celebrate the news of the pregnancy. He postponed the questioning for the next day. "That asshole is lucky his tricks didn't affect the baby," Marcus said, referring to what Lucas Mathlaw had done. I was too curious to find out how he was dealt with that I had to ask Marcus. I knew we were having a romantic dinner celebration, but I needed to know. Leah needed to know. I wanted to deal with the bastard so bad, that I couldn't help myself. "I feel Leah's anger," Marcus said, smiling at me, " You must hate that bastard for what he tried to do," Marcus said, and I nodded. "Lucas had always had an issue. Even his brother, my father's friend, had issues with him. He is jealous and greedy. His daughter takes after him, that was why it didn't work out between us. The guy is just angry that I did not install him as the alpha of the Clement pack," Marcus said, and I was curious to know why. "Why?"
Gwyneth We got ready early in the morning and headed off to the warehouse where Uldrich was being held. I was so excited that Marcus allowed me to come along, and I couldn't hide it. He kept smiling at me. Instead of driving, he had a Kappa drive us to the venue. Michael sat at the passenger's seat, and there were two vans loaded with warriors accompanying us to the venue. The orders were simple, in the event of an attack, three warriors were to detach and get me to safety. I didn't like it, but I had promised not to get involved, and I knew I had to keep that promise. The warehouse was heavily guarded, and I could understand why Marcus was being careful. Uldrich was the pharmaceutical scientist behind the drug. The Baron might not want us to get the wealth of information he had. "Are you nervous?" Marcus asked me, laying his hand on mine, and I looked at him and smiled. "A bit," I replied, and he kissed me passionately, then placed his hand gently on my flat belly. "Don't be," he
Gwyneth We drove back home in silence. Marcus refused to utter a word since we left Uldrich. What the man had said baffled me. Marcus hadn't been honest with me because he made me believe he thought Kaylin's baby was his. It made me wonder what else he was lying about. I knew we were going to have a huge argument, and that is why I did not say a word to him in the vehicle. I wasn't the type to wash my dirty linens in public. I needed to be wise when dealing with Marcus because I knew he could be irrational sometimes. The moment we entered the room, Marcus grabbed me and began to kiss me. I pulled away. He tried again, but I insisted that we talk first. "Gwen, please don't tell me you let what he said get to you," he said with a shaking voice as if he was afraid. "Was he telling the truth about Kaylin?" I asked, and he ran his fingers through his hair which indicated he was frustrated. "I did not know it wasn't mine until after the poisoning. They wanted me to step down as Alpha in
Gwyneth Marcus did not sleep in the room. He had left by the time I came out of the shower, and for the first time, I was glad he wasn't around. I had realised something very painful. The hard part was I couldn't switch off my emotions. Leah was so distraught, that she was silent. I sat in bed with my hands on my belly and feared for my future and that of my child. I was dealt a shitty card by fate. If I hadn't met Marcus, maybe I would have been with Mason. I began to replay everything. Marcus was cold and unkind towards me. The first time he touched me, was because he felt I was on heat, and I would go to Mason. Marcus consummated the marriage and bragged to Mason about it, and when I ran to Mason when he refused to claim me, he lost it. I realised that it wasn't because he loved me. He wasn't used to losing, and I had let him win, but I had no choice. I was already his. I cried a bit and then dried my eyes. Knowing Marcus's love had limits broke me, but I respected him for not lyin
Gwyneth Marcus spent the rest of the day with me in the packhouse. He had informed his top-ranking pack members about my pregnancy and the doctor's orders. Everyone was overjoyed, and many people came to visit me. I was overwhelmed by the amount of love they showed me. Some omega's offered to knit baby stuff for me, and I thanked them. With the way things were, apart from carrying the baby, I wouldn't be doing much. Marcus was prepared for his mission, but because Uldrich had warned about the magnitude of resistance he would be meeting, he decided to train his warriors. I pleaded with him to pull for support from the other packs that were under his control, but he told me it would be overkill and chose to go with only his pack members. I wasn't comfortable with his decision, but he was the expert attacker. Wind pack wasn't his territory, so he would need to be careful. They trained for almost a month. "Don't you think you have given the guy too much time to prepare?" I asked him whi
Gywneth. Two days passed since Marcus left for the Wind Pack, and I got no word from him. He called me when he got to the area but had remained silent since then. I was worried because I did not expect the fight to take this long. Not knowing what was going on made me very uneasy. I tried to get Alfred to give me an update, but he claimed to be ignorant of the situation. Deep down inside me, I knew he was lying, but I couldn't prove it, so I waited. I was sleeping when Alfred knocked on my door the third day. He was frantic, and I knew something was wrong. "Luna Gwen," he said, trying to figure out how to place his words, and I knew something had happened. I began to shake immediately. Leah was unstable, and it affected me. "I need to get you to safety," he confessed. "Why?" I asked him as calmly as I could manage, and he didn't know how to put his words, "Just say it, Alfred!" I snapped at him impatiently. "They have overpowered Alpha Marcus, and they intend to execute him publi