onth

w, Arnold, lay entwined in the sheet

ight," Arnold moaned, his voi

ayful smile, leaned in cl

," she whispered, her eye

you pregnant, my useless brother ca

and said, "Ahh! Yes shoot

both moved together, reaching a

pped out of bed, wrapping

, the smoke curlin

t up, pulling the

tating," she said, frust

ed, taking a slow dra

I can't. I don't understand why,

tly, a grin spreadi

y abortions in the past," he tea

led her eyes, her

, unable to give him one, and you also know I do the abortion because I thought A

inst the wall, the smo

is... you could," he said, a

r expression shifting from

can't keep disappointing hi

er, a smirk play

lax a little more," he sug

ndra shot

easy for me?" she snappe

inning, as he flicked the

ent flickering in his eyes, but his expre

htly as she crossed he

th a hint of determination. "And remember, Arnol

ng another long drag from his cigare

sky above. After a long moment, he flicked the cigarette a

muttered, his tone still

without another word. She got into her car, the

ipping into his pockets as he watched

ed back at the pack mansion, the familiar

iately switching into her role as the Luna. Her expression softened,

room, a book in hand, but when he saw

traight into them, resting her head against

lpha Andrew asked, hi

m a small, almost shy smile, though the tr

"I just went with a friend to find a good

was no anger in his eyes. He leaned down to kiss h

Luna," he said softly

he couldn't help but feel the weight of the lie she'd just told.

Arnold walked in, his presence like

er gaze away, pretending not to notice him. He didn't seem to c

ying a tone of ease, as if he hadn't just left

little curious. "Where did you go?"

ssandra for a brief moment before

a check-up," he explained smoothly. "She's staying with her pa

ng to focus on the decorative vase on the shel

idn't let it show. Arnold's lie hung in the ai

dding as he returned his attention to Luna Cassandra.

evous glint in his eye. "Of course, A

erself to stay calm, and nodded as sh

could figure out how to navigate the tangled