Pregnant and Cast Out: The Alpha's Betrayal

chines. The air smelled sterile, but

I was in a hospital bed, hooked up to

and. James was standing by the window, his back to me, s

voice was

s!" She jumped up, pressing the call but

n his face broke my hear

pered, my hand mo

as f

as deafening. It was a he

sobbed, burying he

at the ceilin

dge of the bed. He took my hand. H

.. the silver poisoning... the kick to the ribs caused a placen

id down my temp

d. "He fought hard.

or my inner wolf. I needed he

re was

grief had shattered something fundamental. She hadn't just retreated; she had

hispered. "I c

From the grief. Losing a pup... it is the hardest thi

gone. My wolf was gone.

red at the wall. I felt like I had been h

n a fog. I ate when told, sle

," I said one morn

foot in Black Rose territory again. I am preparing to absorb

devoid of emotion. "My locket. The one Grand

quad to retrieve

need to go. I need to se

They had a silent conversat

y of my best Elites. If anyone looks at

the he

the atmosphere was jarring. There were balloons eve

s a p

is?" my mot

ck members saw James and parted like t

tting on a throne-like chair, w

next to her, smili

re cele

a cold grave, and th

ltered. He took a step forward, looking

what his parents had done. He

the crowd. She saw me and sneered.

d loud enough for everyone to hear. "After runnin

sound so deep the

you finally get rid of the Rogue spawn? Thank the Goddess.

ped. The silen

then at me. "Dead? What is she talk

lt nothing. No love.

ked me in the ribs while wearing silver gloves. Ask her how sh

ned pale

eo," I said. "Y

, Elena's baby

ncing the baby. "Don't let that

t shout. He just spoke, his voi

at the bundle in Elena's a

ting the birth of a Rogue, boy. Whi

rst time, the illusion seemed to crack. He leaned i

n horror, dawn

my scent," T

ound. I had

aid to James. "I hav

rted. But I didn't look back. The Ar

copter was someone else entirely. An

or re