NovelOnlineChapter 78
Ella & Alexander
Ella
Alexander’s words were like a slap across the fucking face.
“Our contract said we would never have children,” he said curtly. Then, without another word, he turned and
walked into the bathroom.
Not “I don’t want children” or “I'm not ready” or even “we should wait.” No, Alexander had immediately
fallen back on that damned contract.
| stared at him as he disappeared into the bathroom, the sound of running water filling the silence he'd left
behind. My hand drifted to my stomach again, covering the tiny life growing there that Alexander clearly had no
interest in knowing about.
Of course he wouldn't want a baby. Why had | even entertained the possibility that he might? The contract
we'd signed five years ago had explicitly stated that he would never have children with me.
We had already broken the contract's stipulations by sleeping together once, and he wasn’t going to make a
second mistake.
| was such an idiot for thinking that our night together had meant anything to him. For believing that maybe, just
maybe, he might have developed sfeelings forover the years and that | was wrong
about his intentions.
But no, Alexander sawexactly the sway he always had: as a temporary inconvenience that he had
to endure until he could find a way to legally discard me.
And now | was carrying his child, a child he would never want.
A child he would never know about.
Because | wouldn't tell him. Even if | decided to keep the baby, | wouldn't let him know about it. | would
have to find a way to get out of this sham of a marriage before | started to show, and then | would do what |
kept dreaming of: | would run away, to the coast, somewhere he couldn't botheranymore.
Having a child, of course, would change things. | would immediately beca responsible parent instead of the
carefree young woman I'd dreamed of who would drink cocktails and dance with random young men.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut | would be happy. Lilith and... we would be the best mothers ever. Just us and my little one. A strange but
beautiful little family.
And yet... Was it wise to have the child now? | was sick and stuck in a marriage with a man who didn’t want
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both of us, and | felt no closer to curing this damn disease.
I pulled the covers up to my chin and turned onto my side, facing away from the bathroom. My hand stayed
pressed against my belly, protective and possessive.
This baby might not be wanted by its father, but | wanted it. Despite everything, | wanted this baby.
But could | bring myself to bring a child into a world where its own father didn’t love it enough to save its
mother from certain death?
Alexander
The hot water pounded against my shoulders, but it did nothing to wash away the image of Ella’s face when I'd
mentioned the contract. She’d looked like I'd struck her, all the color draining from her cheeks before
she’d tried to hide her reaction.
“She wants pups,” my wolf said eagerly. “Our mate wants to have our children.”
The thought sent a thrill through me.
| pressed my forehead against the cold tiles of the shower wall, trying to quiet the images that were suddenly
flooding my mind. Ella with a rounded belly, glowing with health and happiness. A small child with red hair and
her eyes running through the mansion’s halls. Family dinners where we actually sat together, talked together,
laughed together.
Goddess, | wanted it. | wanted it so badly it madesick.
But the moment Ella had asked about children, I'd panicked. Out of instinct, | had cited the contract that
disallowed us from having children, even though we'd already broken it by having sex.
Deep down, | really just wanted to mark her. To make her mine. To put a baby in her and live the life every mated
pair should: a life of love and happiness.
But I still didn’t know if I could trust her. Her family had likely orchestrated my parents’ deaths, and no
matter how much I'd grown to care about her, I still had no concrete proof that she wasn’t a spy or a secret
weapon.
What if she wanted to get pregnant so | was even more susceptible to whatever they had planned?
My wolf growled at the thought, angry that | would even entertain such a notion. But | couldnt put away my
suspicions, no matter how much | wanted to.
The water was starting to run cold, so | finally turned it off and grabbed a towel.
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When | entered the bedroom, Ella was already curled up on her side of the bed, breathing deep and even.
Asleep, she looked younger and less stressed. Her hair was spread across the pillow, and in the moonlight
streaming through the window, | could see the gentle swell of her breasts through her nightgown.
Everything inwanted to reach for her. To pull her againstand apologize for my harsh words earlier. To
make love to her again, properly this time, with all the tenderness and passion she deserved.
To whisper that yes, | did want children with her, wanted to give her everything she’d ever dreamed of
having.
Maybe if | marked her tonight, she could have the baby she so clearly wanted. Maybe we could build the family
that my wolf was practically begging for.
But | couldn't. Not yet.
| still didn’t know for certain if | could trust her, and until | did, | couldn't risk hurting either of us. What if she was
manipulating me? What if her father had ordered her to seduce me, to get pregnant and cement our bond
permanently?
So instead of reaching for her, | slipped carefully into bed and rolled away, putting distance between us like | had
every night for the past three weeks.
Sleep cfitfully, filled with dreams that felt more like glimpses of a life | might never have. Ella laughing as
she chased a small child through the garden, her belly round with our second pup.
A little boy with her chestnut hair and my green eyes calling“Daddy” as | lifted him onto my shoulders.
Family portraits where we actually looked happy, where the love between us was real and beautiful.
But then | woke up, and the dream faded like morning mist. Beside me, Ella was still sleeping, turned away from
Just like I had every morning for the past three weeks, | quietly slipped out of bed and headed for the door. |
needed to lock myself in my office and bury myself in pack business before she woke because | couldn't bear to
look her in the eye.
As | opened the bedroom door, | glanced back at Ella one more time. She was still sleeping peacefully, unaware
that | wasn’t leaving her because | wanted to, but because I felt as if | had no other choice.
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