Chapter 6 +25 Bonus Chapter 6 Elysia's POV Four months later. I gently stroked my round belly, feeling the powerful life growing inside me. The life inside me was pure Alpha. I could feel its power humming in my blood. "The Moon-Essence Herb is at the auction today," Adrian whispered in my ear. "It's very good for a pup's soul development." "Really?" My eyes lit up. "Then we have to get it." The herb was incredibly rare, said to grow only in the deep mountains on a full moon, and it was known to strengthen an Alpha pup's soul. The Crystal Auction House was in a neutral zone, a place where packs traded rare goods. When we arrived, the auction had already started. "I need to handle something urgent," Adrian said, frowning at an incoming call. "You go on in. I'll be right back." I nodded and walked into the auction hall alone. The Moon-Essence Herb was last, so I waited patiently Just then, a familiar voice came from behind me. "Elysia?" I turned to see Lydia on Damon's arm. Damon looked worn out, with dark circles under his eyes and messy hair. "Following me again?" His voice was a low taunt, laced with the arrogant assumption that my world still revolved around him. "When will you give up these games, Elysia?" I ignored him and turned my attention back to the stage. "I knew you couldn't let go," Damon said, moving to my side, his voice filled with a twisted satisfaction. "You hide for months, but you still couldn't resist showing up where I'd be." "I'm not following you," I said flatly, "Then why are you here?" Lydia snapped. "Such a coincidence?" "I'm here to buy something." 1/4 Chapter 6 Just then, Damon's gaze shifted from my face to my stomach. His face went slack with shock. "You're..." His voice was a choked whisper. "You're pregnant?" "Yes." In the next second, he rushed in front of me, his eyes wild. +25 Bonus "You're pregnant with my pup?" he snarled, his eyes wild with possessiveness. "Why the hell didn't you tell me?" He lunged forward, his hand reaching for my stomach. "By the Goddess, we're having a pup!" I stepped back, avoiding his hand. "This is not your pup." "What?" He froze. "Impossible! We mated for six years! You can't be pregnant with someone else's pup!" "It's very possible," I sneered. "Because I had no interest in being one of your thirty Luna candidates." Damon's face went white, "You... how did you know..." "Thirty candidates? A month-long trial for each of us? Where you scored us like cattle?" My voice dripped with sarcasm. "Honestly, it's disgusting." The other bidders were starting to stare. "Elysia, listen to me!" Damon's voice was laced with panic. "The trials... that was a test! For the good of the pack!" "For the pack?" My voice rose. "Or to satisfy your own ego?" "No!" he denied, but his eyes were fixed on my belly. "That's not the point! The point is you're carrying my pup!" "I told you, he's not your pup." "You're lying!" he sounded desperate. "You're just using my pup to get back at me!" "Damon, your pack is a mess, isn't it?" I changed the subject. "Without my strategic planning, how much has your income dropped? Forty percent? Fifty?" His face grew darker. I'd hit the mark. "None of that matters," he said, clenching his fists. "What matters is that you come back! Since you're carrying my pup, we can have the mating ceremony immediately! I'll overlook the fact that you deserted the pack!" "How generous," I said sarcastically. I pointed at Lydia. "And her?" 314 Chapter 6 Damon glanced at Lydia, his eyes full of disgust. +25 Bonus "She was just a distraction," he spat, not even glancing at Lydia, whose face had turned to stone. "A warm body to pass the time. The pack needed an heir, and I needed to ensure I could produce one. It was never love!" "Damon..." Lydia's voice was full of hurt. "You are my Fated Mate!" he ignored her, reaching for my belly again. "This pup proves everything!" He still dared to say Fated Mate? I took another step back. "Don't touch me." "Elysia, please!" Tears welled in his eyes. "I know I was wrong, but we can start over! I can get rid of Lydia, I can give you anything you want!" "What can you give me?" My voice was ice. "Lies? Deceit? More magic spells?" "My heart!" he practically roared. "My soul! Everything!" Lydia stood by, her face a mask of misery. But she didn't leave. Instead, she forced a pained smile. "Elysia," her voice trembled. "I'll be good. I'm willing to share Damon with you..." She paused, a flash of venom in her eyes, before she looked innocent again and rushed forward to grab my arm. "He's already humbling himself for you. Don't hurt him anymore.' I instinctively shook her off. "Don't touch me." Lydia stumbled and fell dramatically to the ground. "Ah!" she shrieked. "My back!" "Lydia!" Damon rushed to her side, then glared at me. "Are you crazy? She was just trying to help!" His eyes hardened. He lunged for my arm. "If you won't be reasoned with, then I'll take what's mine. You and the pup are coming with me." "What?" "I'm taking you back to the Blackmoon Pack. You'll stay there until the pup is born." I stared at him in shock. 3/4 Chapter 6 "You're insane." +25 Bonus "I'm perfectly sane!" he roared. "You're the one who's lost it! You leaving cost my pack a third of its strength! And now you want to take my pup?" "He is not your pup!" "I don't care!" His hand shot toward me. "You ruined everything for me, now it's time to pay!" Just as his fingers brushed the fabric of my dress, a tidal wave of pure Alpha power crashed into him, sending him stumbling back. Damon was thrown back several steps, his face white. Adrian appeared at my side, pulling me into his arms. His dominance was so strong the glass in the auction house began to vibrate. A voice like rolling thunder cut through the chaos. "Touch her again, and you lose that hand." Damon struggled to his feet, clearly buckling under Adrian's power. "Adrian..." he snarled. "She's carrying my pup!" "Is that so?" Adrian's voice was mocking. "When did you start hallucinating?" He held me tighter, his gaze fixed on Damon. "Are you delusional, Damon?" Adrian's voice was a low growl. "Since when," he snarled, "was my mate, my Luna, ever yours for the taking?" Support Share