His Moonsilver Mate (Abby and Kade) novel Chapter 31

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1:51 pm

Chapter 31

Rade

“I can walk to the clint by myself.”

Sloane’s irritated voice reached me before the door opened.

A second later, Ryan guided her into my office.

She stopped when she saw Daphne already seated across from my desk with a folder in her lap.

Then she looked at me.

“What is this?”

“Thank you, Ryan.”

He gave me a short nod and stepped back into the corridor.

The door closed.

Sloane folded her arms.

“I was on my way to the clinic.”

“I know.”

“Then why did Ryan bring me here?”

I gestured toward the chair beside Daphne.

“Sit down. Your results are here.”

For a moment, she didn’t move.

Then she crossed the room and sat.

Daphne opened the folder.

“The result is inconclusive.”

Sloane’s expression changed.

“What does that mean?”

“The hormone level is very low. It could indicate a very early pregnancy, but one sample isn’t enough to confirm

it.”

Her fingers tightened together.

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Not yet. I want to repeat the bloodwork in two or three days. The change in the level will tell us more.”

Something flickered across Sloane’s face.

Disappointment.

Brief, but there.

Daphne continued.

“You mentioned nausea again this morning?”

“A little.”

“Any pain or bleeding?”

“No.”

“Your injuries are healing normally. The nausea and fatigue could be pregnancy, but stress, medication, poor sleep, and irregular meals can cause the same thing.”

“I eat.”

Daphne gave her a look.

“Not enough.”

Sloane leaned back.

“So I wait.”

“For now. Rest. No training. No patrol work.”

“I’ve been resting for days.”

“You’ll survive a few more.”

Daphne closed the folder.

“I’ll come back when it’s time to repeat the test.”

“I’ll make sure she rests,” I said.

Sloane turned toward me.

“I don’t need you supervising me.”

“We’ll discuss that.”

Daphne glanced between us, clearly deciding she wanted no part of whatever came next.

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I’ve said what I needed to say.”

I thanked her.

Once the door closed behind her, Sloane stayed silent for a moment.

Then she laughed under her breath.

“You must be relieved.”

I looked at her.

“No baby. At least not yet.”

Her smile was thin.

“Nothing standing between you and your beloved Abby.”

“What happens between Abby and me isn’t your concern.”

“Of course.”

She stood.

“Nothing involving you is my concern anymore.”

“Sloane.”

She looked at me.

For a moment, I saw the person I had known most of my life.

The girl who had trained beside Liam and me.

The woman who had helped hold Moonhaven together after my father died.

I hated what we had become.

“I regret how things ended between us.”

Her expression hardened.

“How touching.”

“I mean it.”

“We were close once.”

“We were.”

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“And now?”

“I still care what happens to you.”

She stared at me.

Then gave a quiet scoff.

“You care.”

“If you’re carrying my child, I’ll take care of both of you.”

“And if I’m not?”

“You’re still part of this pack.”

“That isn’t what I asked.”

I knew.

She stepped closer to the desk.

“You keep talking about the baby as if I’m only the inconvenient woman who might be carrying it.”

“That isn’t what I’m doing.”

“You’ve made it very clear who you actually care about.”

Abby.

She didn’t need to say her name.

I thought of her crying behind the closed door last night..

Sloane saw something in my face.

“There.”

I frowned.

“That look.”

“What about it?”

“Everything changes when it’s about her.”

Knox stirred.

Sloane picked up her bag.

“Here’s some advice from an old friend.”

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W

said nothing.

“You should be more careful.”

“With what?”

“With Abby.”

My attention sharpened.

“You moved her into the Alpha’s house overnight. Put guards around her. Changed patrols. Everyone watches where she goes because you watch where she goes.”

She moved toward the door.

“You’re trying so hard to protect her that you’re making it obvious she’s special.”

I went still.

Sloane looked back at me.

“If someone wants to hurt you, they don’t need to guess where to strike anymore.”

The words sat badly.

Especially coming from her.

“Is that a warning?”

Her expression barely changed.

“Advice.”

“Those have started sounding very similar coming from you.”

For the first time, she hesitated.

Only for a second.

Then the bitterness returned.

“Be careful with your precious Abby.”

She walked out.

The door closed behind her.

Knox paced beneath my skin.

I stared at the empty doorway.

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Sloane could have been trying to scare me.

Trying to make Abby feel like a weakness instead of someone I loved.

But that didn’t make her wrong.

I had doubled security.

Moved Abby into the packhouse.

Changed patrol patterns around her.

Anyone paying attention could see exactly who mattered most to me.

And Sloane was paying very close attention.

Abby

By late morning, breakfast was still sitting untouched on the tray beside my bed.

I had pulled the blanket around myself hours ago and never bothered getting up again.

Diana shifted quietly inside me.

You should eat.

I’m not hungry.

You said that yesterday too.

I closed my eyes.

She was right.

That didn’t help.

Every time my thoughts drifted, they went back to the same place.

Sloane.

The possible baby.

Kade standing in my room last night.

It could.

I pulled the blanket higher.

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Diana pressed closer

He loves us.

My throat tightened

I know.

He chose us.

Maybe he had.

I wanted to believe that.

But Sloane had been his choice once too.

A knock sounded.

I didn’t move.

Another came a few seconds later.

“Miss Hayes?”

One of the housemaids.

“Yes?”

“You have visitors.”

That made me sit up.

“Visitors?”

“Yes. Luna Cassandra asked me to bring you downstairs.”

For the first time all morning, curiosity was stronger than the urge to stay under the blankets.

I dragged myself out of bed, changed quickly, and followed her downstairs.

She led me to one of the smaller sitting rooms near the family wing.

The moment I stepped inside, Chloe shot to her feet.

“Abby!”

She crossed the room and threw her arms around me hard enough to make me stumble.

I laughed despite myself.

“Chloe.”

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Diana pressed closer.

He loves us.

My throat tightened

I know.

He chose us.

Maybe he had.

I wanted to believe that.

But Sloane had been his choice once too.

A knock sounded.

I didn’t move. The

Another came a few seconds later.

“Miss Hayes?”

One of the housemaids.

“Yes?”

“You have visitors.”

That made me sit up.

“Visitors?”

“Yes. Luna Cassandra asked me to bring you downstairs.”

For the first time all morning, curiosity was stronger than the urge to stay under the blankets.

I dragged myself out of bed, changed quickly, and followed her downstairs.

She led me to one of the smaller sitting rooms near the family wing.

The moment I stepped inside, Chloe shot to her feet.

“Abby!”

She crossed the room and threw her arms around me hard enough to make me stumble.

I laughed despite myself.

“Chloe.”

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“You disappeared.”

She squeezed me tighter.

“Your house was empty. Your things were gone. Nobody told us anything.”

“I’m sorry.”

“You should be.”

She pulled back and stared at me.

Her expression immediately changed.

“Oh my God. You look awful.”

“Nice to see you too.”

“I mean it affectionately.”

“Obviously.”

Noah stood behind her, smiling.

Before Chloe could start again, he stepped forward.

“Move.”

She frowned.

“What?”

“My turn.”

He wrapped his arms around me.

His hug was quieter than Chloe’s.

Warm.

Familiar.

“I’m glad you’re okay,” he murmured.

Something tightened in my throat.

“I’m glad you’re here.”

Chloe was already pulling us toward the couch.

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“Sit. Buth of you.”

We did.

She immediately took my hands between hers.

Noah settled beside me.

“I have been worried sick,” Chloe said. “First you get kidnapped. Then nobody lets us see you properly. Then I go to your house and discover you’ve apparently moved.”

“I didn’t exactly plan it.”

“I know.”

Her expression darkened.