All Chapters of The Alpha Who Left Me Pregnant: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

“You can tell me to fuck off right now, and I’ll still protect him,” I said. “No matter what happens. I’ll remain in his life or stay away, whatever you decide, but I’ll do everything I can to keep him safe from harm.”What I didn’t say was that because she had never been officially claimed, she was in even greater danger than Kael. It was obvious that Varek wanted to get under my skin and pressure me into giving him money I didn’t have. He might decide to rush in and do something stupid to push things forward, but that wasn’t the main issue. Even if he did that, and even if Elara turned me down, I would still protect her the same way I would protect my son. It was the least I could do after destroying her life.Elara released a long, tired breath. “I... I don’t reject you, Orion.”I had to press my teeth together to stop myself from gasping with relief or shouting with happiness. My wolf pushed forward, actually trying to take control from me. He wanted to shift and circle around her

I stood beside the window and watched Orion’s truck drive down the road until I could no longer see it. My mind was still overwhelmed by everything that had happened between us that afternoon.How could it be possible that we had remained connected for all those years? A small piece of our bond had stayed between us despite the distance and the passing years. Was that the reason I couldn’t completely hate him when I first saw him again? Maybe it was. As a human, there were many things I didn’t understand about something that was basically magic.“Are you okay?” Kael asked.Pulled out of my thoughts, I turned to look at him.“Yeah, I’m okay. Why?”“You’ve been standing there staring out the window for a long time.”“I’m going to my room. I need to call Stormy,” I said. Right now, she was the only person I felt I could talk to about everything that had happened.“Cool. Can I watch TV?”“That’s fine,” I replied distractedly as I walked toward my room, still trying to make sense of the da

My alarm went off early the next morning, pulling me out of a deep sleep. The early wake-up was necessary because I was far behind on work and needed to submit an article before my ten o’clock deadline.The sun had not even risen yet when I climbed out of bed and slowly walked down the hallway to make coffee. As I returned to my room with a hot cup in my hand, I could hear Kael’s soft snoring coming from his bedroom.After finishing the article and giving it a quick edit, I sent it to my editor along with an invoice. By the time I finished everything, it was almost nine in the morning.My phone suddenly vibrated.I looked at the screen, and my eyes widened in surprise.It was Gaige Parker.He was an old friend from the place where we had lived before moving back to Pinecrest Valley. Gaige was the alpha shifter of a nearby pack and had tried to fill a father-like role for Kael while he was growing up, although it had never really worked the way any of us had hoped.He was also a realto

“Don’t worry about this,” Vale said, gesturing toward his injured face. “Can we talk outside?”I didn’t need Vale to explain who had done that to him. I already knew.Varek.There was no doubt in my mind.I could still remember the annoyed expression on Varek’s face when he realized Vale had told me about the debt.“Outside,” I said as I stood up.I looked over at Elara and Kael.“Stay here. This won’t take long.”“Okay,” Elara replied, though both she and Kael looked concerned as I followed Vale out into the parking lot.The moment we were outside, some of the anger I had been holding back finally escaped.“Where is that motherfucker?” I hissed. “Tell me where he is, and I’ll give him a black eye of his own.”Vale shook his head and sighed.The sound was full of exhaustion.“Can we just get this over with? You don’t have to keep pretending to be the protective big brother.”“I’m not pretending, Vale,” I said, feeling hurt by his words.He waved a hand dismissively.“Enough. I’m fine,

Selene clasped her hands together tightly, clearly preparing herself for the insults, accusations, and angry words she expected Elara to throw at her.The muscles in Elara’s jaw tightened as she clenched her teeth.But instead of shouting, she simply nodded once.“Apology accepted, Selene. There are more important things happening right now than anything either of us said or did in the past. I can move past it if you can.”She cleared her throat.“And if you want to get to know your nephew, I’m okay with that too.”Her words were polite and carefully controlled, almost like a politician giving a prepared response.It was obvious she still needed time to heal from the pain.Kael lifted his hand slightly and smiled at Selene.“Uh, hi, Aunt Selene, I guess. I’m Kael.”At first, Selene’s eyes widened.Then she pressed a hand over her mouth as tears filled her eyes.A small sob escaped her before she swallowed back her emotions and gave him a little wave.“Hey, buddy. Umm, it’s nice to off