He Chose His Mistress: The Pregnant Luna's Escape

h the Alpha's heir, and I had

Alpha Hayes, stripped away my inheritance, and p

were the go

hael came home smelling

and I heard his thoughts project throu

ssel," his intern

child and reject her. I only need

sn't his mate; I was a b

er tripped at dinner, sending boi

each for me or h

ng me to take the scalding liquid

ns, he told the doctors to prioritiz

broken. He thou

as w

ite two words on my char

n the pack, signed the div

ted a futur

ind out exactly

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via

ng ache in my lower back. I was four months pregnant, my body heavy and unfamiliar, yet my inner wolf

tighter around my shoulders. The Pack House was quiet, save fo

e clock. It wa

l wasn

rne. My Alp

ritories, we were the golden couple. He was the ambitious, charismatic Alpha who had built thi

They saw the facade, but t

ry. I had stripped away my surname, my inheritance, and my father's protection to be with Michael. I had poured my personal

I smelled him-that scent of rain-soaked earth a

e blessing fel

wind swept through the hallway, carrying a scen

as *

out, my voice raspy

a jawline that could cut glass and eyes the color of a stormy sea. But those eyes didn't soften when

e clipping the ends of the words. "You sh

to sit up. "Where have you been? I tr

share thoughts, emotions, and location. To be blocked by your other half is

e toward the stairs. "A rogue was spotted nea

sked, my instincts prickling

lt the air in the room grow heavy, the static charge of h

dropping an octave. This wa

p. Do not q

pha's

, betraying my will. My mouth snapped shut against my volition. My wolf

he Alpha-authority meant to protect th

my eyes. I couldn't move until the command faded

o call me

t a subject to

s. I needed water. My throat felt like it was filled with sa

ry-Michael's private

in the air. It w

d mental barriers can lower. If they are communicating via Mind-Link with someone nea

eep, my love.

nder, dripping with a warmth

lway, pressing my

lied. It was sweet, cloying, like honey mixed with venom. *I

ized tha

re

med she was injured, found wandering the woods. He had set her up in

things will change. You know the plan, Serena. I need the Hayes connect

, Michael. I'm tired of

see. Olivia is just... a vessel. A bank account. She's weak. She can'

tilted o

baby. It was my heart. It was the mate bond, shrieking in ago

ifle the scream that clawed at my throat

mate. Not i

esource.

s. Through the Mind-Link echo, I heard them laughing s

ested on

o the life growing insid