After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42

+15 Bonus

Chapter 42

The silence only lasted for a moment. Then it was near chaos as Byron stammered out, “You’re…what?”

“Never have my kids?” Lucas snapped only a moment later.

“I hardly think that is the fakeaway here!” Byran exclaimed as another Elder approached from behind him,

curious about the commotion.

Elaine clamped her mouth shut. Though it was too late now to take it back. Lucas had already latched onto the latter half of what she’d said.

“What is that supposed to mean? You’d never have my kids?” Lucas stepped closer to her, demanding her attention as Byron was still stammering out his shock.

“We’re getting divorced, Lucas! It hardly matters now!” Elaine replied.

“You’re dying?” Byron’s voice rose in pitch, drawing attention from those around them.

Elaine glanced over at him. “Yes. I found out I was teminall–”

“She’s joking! Lying to take away from what you actually said,” Lucas growled the words out.

“You think I’d lie about something like this?”

“Yes! You’re notorious for it!”

“Since when?” Elaine almost yelled at him now.

Lucas shook his head. “You’re stressed.”

“And you’re not listening to me.”

Byron made a sort of strained sound in the back of his throat, but nothing formed into words.

Lucas crowded into her space further but Elaine didn’t retreat. “Take it back.”

“No.” Elaine met his intense glare. Out of all the things he could get upset about… “I would never have your child. And you’ve made it clear over seven years of marriage that you’d never want me as yours–”

“Elaine!” Lucas took another step, this time forcing her to retreat if only to keep her balance. “Be quiet.” “No. I won’t be silent for you anymore, Lucas! I’ve had enough of all this! I thought I could do it. I thought this would be easier.” Elaine closed her eyes. She just couldn’t do this.

She couldn’t pretend for Lucas anymore. Not if this is what that meant.

“If this is another one of your–”

“Tantrums?” Elaine nearly growled the words as she looked at Lucas. He stilled. “Is that what you were going to say?”

“Elaine, stop.” He lowered his voice, trying not to look at all the staring faces around them. “Do you strive to embarrass me? To humiliate me?”

“That’s not what this is about,” Elaine said but of course Lucas wouldn’t see it that way. He only saw his

Chapter

+15 Bonus

wife talking back in public.

It was something she never would have done before.

“Alpha Lucas,” Elder Byran stammered.

Lucas turned to him. “What?”

The words were angered. Forced.

The Elder’s expression finally began to school into something more sèrious. “Explain this. Now.’

“Elaine is just…messing around.” Lucas tried to control his voice. It was barely working. “She’s not sericus.”

r:

Elaine was going to retort when someone grabbed her shoulder. She whirled around, but her mouth snapped shut. It was a guard. She recognized him. One of Luther’s.

“This way, Luna,” he said quietly and tipped his head. Elaine exhaled slowly and followed him to the side of the room, behind the silent auction tables and away from the commotion she’d caused.

“Alpha Luther is displeased.”

Elaine managed a tight laugh. “Oh really, why, I wonder?”

She looked back to where Lucas was trying to cool things over, before catching the guard’s eye once more.

“He has stated this is unacceptable behavior.”

“He’s here,” Elaine said, not asking. She looked around the large room, not spotting Luther but knowing he was lurking somewhere. She also noticed Lucas was staring at them now. His brow furrowed and something close to suspicion crossed his features before he turned away.