Alpha Loren

November 28th

The next morning I awoke with the whole bed to myself. It was only 7 am but I ventured down to Leo's office in search of my mate.

"Hey," I said softly.

He had been sat leant back on the swivel chair staring into space until he saw me and a smile crept onto his lips.

"Come here," he said gently patting his lap.

I snuggled into him, absorbing his warmth.

"How long have you been up?" I asked.

"3 hours," he replied.

"We only went to bed 6 hours ago. Are you not exhausted?"

"I've got too much to think about and too many decisions to make for sleep."

"Correction, we've got too much to think about," I said. "So come on. Tell me what you're thinking so far."

He let out a huge sigh.

"You were right. Whatever we decide to do, Lia has to be happy," he said, "And we can't keep him in the prison forever or he'll become immune to the wolfsbane. They keep upping the dosage but somehow he still managed to impregnate my sister. So I have to two options: release him or kill him. Which if Lia has to be happy, there's only really one option."

"So you're gonna let him out?" I asked.

"I originally planned to at some point but now that things have...changed, that day may have to be brought forward," he explained, "But. I still don't trust him to take Lia off the territory yet so I'm going to make them both stay. It feels like the perfect compromise. Lia gets to be with her mate and keep the baby. But I can keep an eye on him so there's no threat to her or the pack."

I smiled, "Looks like I do know something about running a pack then."

at the Loren house to pick up Antonio, Rosa and Lia. Another ten minutes or so later and we were at the doors of the prison.

hand tightly as Antonio walked in front of them with

sung as we

lock before

the

18 at most, nodded and sheepishly approached

eyes to Lia with a smirk on his face. She shuffled

were free the guard disappeared and Haden

Loren?" Haden asked. "Handcuffs

clenched and he gave Haden a terrifying sarcastic

tone and Antonio ushered Rosa, Lia and I back into the

my sister," We heard Leo growl through the door

forward but Antonio stopped

be fine," he reassured

getting her pregnant,"

"She's pregnant?" Haden coughed.

was pregnant I'd be forced to let you free. How could I possibly be cruel enough to keep my pregnant

the cell door opened to reveal a very confused

free?" he questioned his eyes casting down to

not what

"And there's no catch?"

your freedom in a more professional environment don't you think?" Leo

Leo's house and he

coffee?" I asked Lia,

twiddling his thumbs as

placed her hand on top of his fidgeting. "He'll have a black coffee, honey," she added

face was hard and serious, Rosa's kind and comforting (as usual) and Lia's was pale and nervous. We couldn't help but overhear the conversation in the office...well... can it be classed as overhearing if you

but here we are again having a friendly chat in this office of yours," Haden

you are my sister's mate and now the father of her child, I guess that's not really an option anymore," Leo replied.