ALPHA'S ACCIDENTAL SURROGATE

a man like him, living in his mansion. My mind still buzzed with the shock of everything that had happened-the pregnancy, his sudden appearance, the stark real

"Okay," I said, though I wasn't

pulled up to the curb. The driver stepped

nce impossible to ignore. "Get in," he sa

to the backseat. My hands trembled slightly as I clasped th

he city blurred past the window, but they quickly faded into the background. The tower

w. It pressed down on me, amplifying the question

my voice small but steady,

remained fixed on the passing scenery. "No

ing heavier with each passing mile. Finally, we approached a large gate guarded by men who looked more like warr

me by surprise. It was like an entire town hidden within the forest. People walked around,

?" I asked, m

but equally imposing. It opened to reveal a sprawling mansion. The structure was grand, wit

. I stepped out hesitantly, taking in the sheer size of the m

saw it-

d, and panic surged through me. The wolf was massive, its grey fur shimmerin

belly, my heart pounding in my chest.

didn't flinch or move an inch. He stood there, calm

ery eyes, it began to change. Its body contorted, shifting and morphing until it was n

This couldn't be real. Wolves didn't jus

and greeted him with a slight bow. "Alpha

for some sort of explanation, but he was as calm

lt of fear. His eyes seemed to pierce straigh

ned a

I didn't care where I was going. I just needed to get away from whatever this was, a

, just for a moment, that I might actually make it. But then, out of nowhere, a strong hand grabbed my

familiar. The same woodsy, clean smell I'd noticed when Kai had stood clos

was

ard line. But what shocked me the most wasn't his presence-it was

y voice cracking as I stru

nd firm. But I didn't listen. I clawe

ation overwhelming me. "Don't

ftened, and he let out a long sigh. "I would never hurt you

ar and exhaustion. "Then why won't you let me

else in his eyes-determination. "Because you don't unders

ed, my voice barely above a whisper, as th

fixed on mine. "Yes," he said simply, as if

y head spun with disbelief, and I shook it, trying to clear the fog of c

replied firmly, his tone

ollapsing under the weight of everything I'd just learned. "This isn't real. It can't be,"

It's very real. And it's something

tangled in the strands. "So, you're saying you're a wolf.

ession unreadable. "Yes.

mean?" I asked, the word for

e responsible for keeping my pack safe," he exp

her in the most unbelievable way. "And you expect me to just... a

expect you to understand everything right away. But you're carrying my c

aking up to find it was just a nightmare. This was my new reality, a

When I opened them again, I looked up at him, m