The Silent Alpha

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I was the Alpha's human mate. I was his Luna. I was hi

I've been getting these pains a lot recently and they are starting to freak me out. Doctor Lila s

t have been

me at the thought of receiving another negative test result. Christian and I had been trying for several months now and I could feel it drivin

fers me a warm smile, rubbing some hand sanitizer on her hands as she settles down on her chair.

les, inhaling slowly with m

t I manage to calm down. D

acing her hand on my tummy. "You're

a beat as I p

Oh my gosh,

ble to string together a sentence fr

iles, pulling the ultrasound machine o

en, unable to read the images but hoping somewhere in

your prep immediately, Luna," she says sternly, handing me some documents. "A were

me a crash course on what to expect and p

n. He was going to be so happy about this. As I pull up to the pack house, the pain once again returns a

to take my things, but the house was eerily quiet and empty. I don't have time to question it when a burning sensation

than the last as the pain intensifies, a thousand tiny needles piercing through my stomach. From where I stood at th

able scene unfolds before me,

anessa, riding my husband, a look of sheer d

he moans, eagerly bounci

r bare breasts in his hand as he

y. "Please!" she begs. "I'll give you t

on her knees so that her ass was on full display for him. He giv

"Give. Me. A. Pup." he pants between thrusts,

m empty his seed inside her and I place m

e you my Luna

rs, their climax ringing in my ears. I nearly sprint out of the house, still clutching my pregnancy test in my hands

s betraying our bond, our love. Everyone, my mate, my gamma, the doctor, the other she-wolves and th

me, to mock me for being so absolutely clueless. I had been so stupid to believe any of them ever cared ab

ter I mated with Christian. She had known Christian before I had and it was she who introduced us to each other. Christians had

today, we w

ng out of the car to empty the contents of my stomach. I was truly a pitiful sight and I was suddenly grateful Jordan, my gamma, was busy leading a training se

t, I climb back into my car, wiping

the calm to Christian's anger. I was the mother everyone turned to in crisis. I was the woman who held this pack

, tapping my steering wheel.

d tossed in the passenger seat. I look down at my flat stomach and realize no one

r. But I knew Christian would never let me go if he

ating my plan. I scour the web for fertility tests, recreating my own version with which to trick Christian. If

ave a Spirit Witch divide our mated souls or (2) Get the approval of the pack elders and hold a rejection ceremony. It wo

ve evidence behind. I knew Doctor Lila could out me anytime now so I

into the pack house. The omegas had returned, several rushing to take my things. It takes everything in me not to screa

serve their meal. Lost in conversation, they don't even notice my arrival and I stare at them, completely bewilder

er how it was that I nev

et to their feet to greet me. I offer a small smile

r me, a look of concern swim

hispers as I sit

well being. In fact, he probably knew of Christian's betrayal and while he had sworn to prot

t him, waving him away so he can

ced, but I didn't care and

nt and Christian reaches for my hand to kiss it. I

cocking his head to the

smile, picking at my foo

ss Nat, you're always complaining. How many times do we have to tell you, it's a

rting people to be a pointless task. I twirl my fork in my hands and force a smile a

, continuing to

I focus on the vegetables on my plate and force myself to e

terrupting the silence. "Any luck with a baby?"

the fork and count

r face, I'll take that as a

It was all I could do to keep myself from jumpin

se to my feet and smile. "I think

hristian groans. "Don

holding my smile. "I'm s

ve said, but I hold my tongue. I didn't need him to unlea

his betrayal had been left behind, the sheets changed and scented with lavender perfumes that used to bring peace to

shing them all with Vanessa. Now al

tems I had first arrived with here and stuff them into a small bag. I

at and I quickly stuff the bag in the closet and rush to answ

ing behind the door. "Yo

htly and turns

were doing, Luna. You seemed distracted at dinner,"

h but instead force a tig

. "My head just hurts from al

"Have you taken your aspirin today

uld tell the truth about the pain but of c

e. I'd like to get ready for bed," I

ose the door and nearly burst into tears, saddened that even my closest frien

remind myself. Get going,

d pulling out the fertility test. Refusing to touch the bed, I settle dow

and my mate walks into the room, a deep frown on his

oes no