at the ceiling from her bed. She stroked h

as she heard her voice echoing throughout the room. "I was ready

quired, "What happened to me?" despit

out in the bathroom, and I

saw that she was starting to get hot. She said,

s, I've had nausea several times. I told myself that it was just my body resp

like a good explanation, I'm

Do you know what

ession, which caused her heart to

she paused and continued, "I don't want to frighten you, my child. Your sy

, her face became pale, and all she could reply was,

n the stranger's bed over a month before. Her world fell a

egnancy could also happen that way. She committed a

he pack, she had not established herself

t kit nervously and it had two red lines on it. She

appening to h

fall apart in front of her eyes a

she spent hours sobbing while sitting on the floor. She couldn't imagine the expression on t

her face. These days, the break of dawn happened more quickly, and even though it was precisely six o clock, the sun was already shinin

f up off the floor, walked over to the door, and opened it when there was a kn

She was unable to go; her father would notice her the look on her face and inqu

dismissively shook the idea. She was certain Stella would never

uld be to ask for trouble for herself. She wiped the last of the tears that had fall

veral hours into the night, and this was the latestbt

rea, the Luna and the Alpha were there, waiting for her. Behind them, Leah ha

s quietly as possible, "Father, I was told you wanted to see me," keeping her head lowered because sh

lied, not with a

't the perfect moment to tell anyone this reality. It would have been simple to tell her parents this information if

ave anything t

circulating the entire pack that you are pregnant?"

d lifted in response to his remarks, causing her h

iumphantly out of the corner of her eye. Her entire

astard?" She had nothing to say and was unable to say anything. She was faced with an an

is to make us shameful, and all you have done is bring disgrace on the name of the Cynfaels. Up until this point, the House of Cynfael has had a spotless reputation throug

all over her face. "Please don't do this to me, Father. I apologi

iculties like that." Elsa lost her temper, and her voice was as stern as her husband's. She had

promise, tha

back for our attempts to

t what thi

They are ready to take you away right now. You will be tried for your despicable deed and held accountable. You

a entered the house and came over to her. The need to bolt up and flee was overwhelming, but she was

an the males, they could easily take he

e across the Lycan council court. The pack members all came around to see her humiliation looked at her with contempt and animosity. She lowered he

rs on either side of the entryway to the large white building. She watched people entering and leaving from wh

d on her that such a place existed, and she knew she didn't want to walk in

al person she intended to find tod

they had before. After waiting for him, Mason

His hands tightened over her face as he ord

e simply trying to destroy me and you have no shame.

couldn't believe he had the gall to call her names and accus

on me with my....." Scarlett received a slap hard e

you still intended to trick me into getting married and bl

had already made up his mind about what to believe. She saw him for the hypocrite he was, and her rage obscured

u have brought my family, myself, and everything I stand for to shame. I, M

ds carried for a rejected mate. Never being able to lift their heads or feel the joy th

pset that he had never truly thought of her as his mate

oday, in front of the pack and the moon goddess, I r

your rejection, Mason Stone."