His Little Wolf
Chapter 40

Alpha Calvin

Last night was a f*****g nightmare, I had my suspicions about Sarah, we all did but f**k me, I did not see that coming and I never imagined Marcus was involved, this thing is a lot bigger than any of us could have imagined.

After the revelations of Sarah’s pregnancy and the fact that she got pregnant before even claiming to be Liam’s mate, I decided to call it a night for everyone. We all needed to step back and have time to take everything in, especially Liam, Brooke and Beth, Liam more than anyone needed a time out.

I’ve arranged for us to have breakfast on my floor this morning, we all need to regroup and see where we are at this morning without unwanted ears listening in. No one else needs to know what’s going on yet, my warriors that know are guys that I trust and I have no worries about them keeping this a secret.

“Alpha are you awake?” I pulled back to reality by a link of Jack, it’s 6 am, I hope it’s not more bad news.

“Yes, I’m awake brother, everything ok?”

“Yes, sorry to link so early, I was just wondering if we could have a quick chat before everyone turns up?”

“Of course, come up, I’ll get the coffee on, just walk in!” He quickly agrees so I get out of bed slowly not to wake Brooke up, put on my pajama pants, grab the baby monitor and head for the kitchen. He must have been ready before he linked me as he’s in my kitchen before me but he looks pretty calm which is a good sign.

“Morning Cal, how’s Brooke doing?”

“Morning Jack, she’s ok, still sleeping thankfully, how’s Beth this morning?” She stayed on their floor last night, something she does often when she is upset or had a rough day, it helps her and the guys never complain.

“They were still sleeping when I left, they had me join them last night for grease but I passed out straight after when I heard, my sister’s keeper mentioned.”

“Good shout, we both know they were bawling like babies by the end of that film!” Jack nods with a chuckle but before he can say anything else Bella’s cries chime out on the baby monitor.

“I’ve got it!” He jumps off the stool and heads for her nursey while I finish the coffees, soon returning with a giggling Bella as he blows raspberries on her small tummy. That girl has no idea how loved she truly is and I can’t wait for my pup to be born, to have another pup under my roof.

I quickly get Bella’s morning bottle ready before Jack takes it from me and gets comfy on the sofa with her and loving every moment of feeding her while I grab a fruit pot ready for after her bottle before I quickly follow them.

“So, Jack, what’s up?” He looks slightly nervous but also excited and he’s quickly piked my interest.

“Well, obviously the party last night didn’t quite go to plan.”

“You’re telling me, I’m glad we have some answers as awful as they are but I’m not happy it happened on Ashley’s birthday!” He nods quickly agreeing.

“I feel the same, but…well last night at the party I planned on…on asking Ashley to marry me!”

“Well f**k me, I didn’t see that coming but I like it, that’s brilliant news and about time really!” He smiles nodding along with me as he continues feeding Bella. “Ahh man I’m sorry you didn’t get the chance to ask him, I’m guessing that’s why you’re here, what can I do?” I honestly feel for the poor bastard.

“Well, I still want to ask him and I know we have a s**t load on our plates but I don’t want to hold it off, I want to marry him, I want him as my husband as soon as possible!”

“Hey, you don’t need to convince me, between us I’ve been thinking about asking Brooke the same question myself even more so since…”As usual, Jack doesn’t miss a trick.

“Since what?” He sits Bella back up as she’s finished her bottle, burps her then takes the fruit pot from the coffee table and opens it up, holding it up for Bella to feed herself, the whole time not taking his eyes off me, I shake my head indicating it’s nothing but the guy knows when I’m lying, he’s one of my best friends and knows me to well.

“You’re hiding something from me Alpha, now come on spill the beans!” He’s got a cheesy grin on his face because he knows he’s caught me out and it causes a smirk to tug at the corner of my lips.

“Fine but only Bethany and the guards that were protecting them last night know about this, it needs to stay quiet until Brooke gives the ok!” He nods but then a high smile spreads across his face and I know he’s already figured it out.

“She’s pregnant, isn’t she?” He’s beaming my way and I know I am too.

“She is, I’m going to be a dad!” And I can’t f*****g wait!

“Calvin, that’s amazing news, I’m seriously f*****g happy for you brother!”

“I can’t wait to be a dad, don’t get me wrong I love Bella like my own, I’d lay down my life for her in a heartbeat but I still can’t wait to see my baby be born, for Bella to have another baby around!”

“I know what you mean Cal, we’d all lay our lives down for this little girl but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t feel excited for what’s to come, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying all the moments you’re going to experience that you didn’t see with Bella!” It’s like he’s inside my head speaking my every thought, I notice he goes quiet suddenly while looking at Bella and something seems off.

“What is it, Jack?” He seems to think about his words before he speaks while staring off at the wall.

“It’s just..well don’t doubt that I’m excited about your baby news because believe me I am, I can’t wait to be an uncle again and I love this little girl like nothing else!” He’s beaming talking about the babies and I have a feeling I know where this is leading.

“It’s just that…well sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever get to be a dad if Ashley and I will become parents, we’ve spoken about it so many times and one day I know it’s something we both want!”

“Well, if you both want it, then it will happen, you have a lot of people who love you guys and we will do whatever we can to help you make it happen!” He thanks me and I can see how grateful he is but he doesn’t need to be I meant every word I said and I know the others would agree.

“So back to this proposal, what are you thinking?” He quickly dives in telling me his thoughts and ideas and the more he speaks the more I am loving where he is going with this.

By the time we have finished we both need to get ready for our breakfast meeting, he heads back to his floor with a giggling Bella while I go back to my bedroom to wake my beautiful mate.

Beta Liam

I’ve barely slept, my heads swimming with everything that we learned last night, I give up trying to sleep at 5 am and decided to head for a walk before the breakfast meeting. I want to go for a run with Jonah more than anything but he still won’t talk to me or let me shift and it’s really starting to f**k me off.

Jonah has never treated me like this ever, even when he’s pissed at me, he doesn’t ignore me, in fact, he likes to make it very known that I’ve pissed him off and I’d take his s**t than this silence any day of the week. I’m starting to wonder if Sarah is to blame for this too, I swear if she’s hurt Jonah in any way she’s dead!

I’ve been walking around for 2 hours and even though my mind is no clearer my body feels a bit more relaxed, as I’m walking past the biggest lake we have on the parklands, something catches my eye, I squint to try and zone in and I see Bethany sitting on the wooden dock.

I start walking towards her not really sure why but I feel like I need to check on her and the closer I come to her the quicker I realize how tense she looks; I hate seeing her look like that and I get a knot in my stomach and it confuses the f**k out of me.

I quickly reach her and sit down beside her, she jumps at my arrival and I can see she’s been crying, she must have been distracted if she didn’t sense me nearby.

“What’s wrong Bethany?” She looks at me her eyes laced with tears and I feel a pull at my heart, it’s small but it’s there, what the f**k is going on with me? Why do I keep getting these strange reactions to Bethany?

I’ve noticed it has happened a few times over this past month but not enough to give it any thought, this past week however it has happened way too often. I’m not attracted to her, she’s a child but whatever is happening doesn’t feel normal, it feels wrong.

“I’m so sorry Liam!” Why’s she apologizing to me?

“What have you got to be sorry for Bethany?”

“This is all my fault, if Marcus didn’t want me as his Luna he wouldn’t have come after me, he wouldn’t have dragged Sarah into his plan and you wouldn’t have got hurt, I’m sorry Liam, I’m so sorry!”

Sobs wreak her body as her tears fall down her face at full force and I can’t bear to see this, to see her crying feels like I have a dagger in my chest, before I even know what’s happening, I’m pulling her into me, she rests her head on my chest, holding on to my shirt while she cries her heart out, after what feels like a lifetime she finally manages to calm down as her tears slowly stop.

“Bethany I’m not going to lie, something is going on, I’m not sure what it is yet but I do know it’s affecting my memory but either way I know this is not your fault, this is on Marcus and Sarah, no one else and I don’t want you to blame yourself ok? Put all that blame on them not yourself!” She looks up at me taking in every word I say and I can see she wants to argue what I’m saying but I’m not having it.

“Promise me, Bethany?” I’m not sure why I’m making her promise me like she has a reason to but I’m going with it. She remains quiet for a few more minutes before she finally agrees and I feel a huge relief flow through my body, before either of us can say anything else Calvin links me reminding me about breakfast.

Checking the time, I realize I should be there by now and quickly close the link, Brooke had linked Beth at the same time so we both head back to the packhouse together as a wired sense of Deja Vu slams into my head…