Abandoned While Pregnant, Claimed by the Alpha novel Chapter 66

Chapter 66

His jaw tightened, and a storm of barely-contained anger flickered in his eyes. “I won’t deny it. To me, you’re still nothing,” he said slowly, each word icy and deliberate, “but the pack needs you back. The entire alliance is talking, blaming me, claiming I made a mistake. I have to set this ‘mistake’ right.”

So that’s what it was. It wasn’t about me-it was about his ridiculous Alpha pride and reputation

“I’m not going back,” I said firmly, leaving no room for argument.”

You don’t have a choice.” His voice was ice-cold, sharp enough to cut through steel. “You’re still bound to our pack. All it takes is for me to report to the council, to say Hebert has been holding you against your will. What do you think? Whose side will the elders take? Do you think the alliance won’t help me wipe this pathetic Bloodmoon Pack off the map?”

My chest tightened instantly.

“I’ve brought enough warriors today,” he said, stepping closer. That familiar scent of his-a scent I used to crave-now wrapped around me like a suffocating shroud. “I saw this coming, Ashley. I’m an Alpha. I don’t compromise. Not for anyone, not for anything.”

I stared into his eyes, burning with a maddening intensity I wish I could ignore. He wasn’t bluffing. He meant every word. That relentless determination of his, the same trait that once made me fall for him,

now loomed over me like the blade of a guillotine.

I couldn’t let Hebert get dragged into this. I couldn’t let the Bloodmoon Pack pay for my choices.

Taking a deep breath to steady the storm in my chest, I forced the words out, a question that sounded as ridiculous to me as it surely did to him: “Do you even love me, Brian?”

For a flicker of a moment, his expression wavered-something raw darting through his eyes before the familiar cool composure hardened his features again. “This isn’t about love,” he replied, his tone clipped and distant. “This is about responsibility. I owe it to you. And you-you’re part of the Blackwood Pack. You owe us, too. Don’t forget who saved you.” “Have I not done enough for the pack?” I shouted, my voice cracking under the weight of frustration and betrayal. “While you were busy cozying up to Silvia every single day, who was keeping the pack running? Who was calming the restless members and making sure we stayed united?”

“That’s what you’re supposed to do,” he said flatly, his tone dismissive, reducing all my efforts to nothing in a single breath.

I felt something inside me break. Talking sense into him was like shouting at a brick wall.

I closed my eyes for a moment, drawing in a slow breath. When I opened them again, all trace of emotion was wiped clean from my face, replaced by cold, calculated resolve.

“I know why you’re so eager to drag me back,” I said, my voice eerily calm. “Silvia’s mess has left you at your wit’s end, hasn’t it? You don’t want me-you want someone to fix the damage for you.”

He didn’t even try to deny it.

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“Give me six months,’ I said, laying my terms on the table. “Let me stay here for just six more months, and I’ll help you pull Blackwood Pack out of this financial mess. And,” I added, letting the words linger, like bait on a hook, “Silvia needs you, doesn’t she? She’s fragile, sweet, and doesn’t have much time left Are you really willing to leave her all alone in that cold, empty mansion?”

For the first time, I saw something flicker in Brian’s eyes-hesitation. Silvia, after all, would always be his fragile angel, the one he had to protect at all costs.

“How can you guarantee that?” he finally asked.”

I’ll convince Hebert to establish an exclusive business deal with Blackwood Pack,” I met his gaze, my voice steady and deliberate, “The profit from this deal will be enough to patch up all your problems.”

He fell silent, clearly deliberating. Just as I thought he was about to agree, his hand suddenly shot out, gripping the back of my neck, pulling me close.

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