The Prince’s Unwilling mate by Mutya the Author novel Chapter 405

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Ayla was curled up on the couch in her office, her face stained with dried–up tears. Ifigured she had just thrown herself into her work, her education. To stop obsessing over Hannah’s punishment. Never did I expect her to hide her pain, I didn’t even realize how bad it was. This had to be more than feeling a bit guilty. And for some reason, she did. not feel like she could share that pain with me. For some reason I made her feel like she couldn’t confide in me. 

She must have heard me entering the room as she startled awake. Rubbing her eyes, before smiling up at me. 

“Hey, baby, I’m sorry I’m just so tired.” She sat back up, still pretending 

to be fine. 

I told myself I was not going to probe her to tell me what was up. Before I found her curled up with a tear–stained face I told myself I was going to let her tell me in her own time. Now I couldn’t anymore. I would always want to comfort her, as her mate it was my purpose in life. All I wanted was to make her feel happy, safe, and loved. It was clear she didn’t feel like that now, I placed the tray with our food on her desk and made my way over to her. 

“Darling, I can see you have been crying please let me be there for you?” I sat down pleading with her to let me in. 

“You will think it is silly and we have so much more going on.” She sniffled but at least it wasn’t because she didn’t want to hide things from me. 

She just didn’t want to burden me. All I needed to do now was to show her that she would never burden me. If I could help her carry her burdens, as she always helped me carry mine. It’s what being mates is all about. So that is what I tell her, giving her the plate of food in the meantime. Both to have something to do and not stress out over the fact that I still feel I let my mate down. And because I wanted her to eat. 

“I feel guilty about Hannah, which is stupid because I know she brought. this upon herself. Honestly, it’s not even her I feel guilty of but her pup. What if I ruined their life before it even started?” I could tell she was holding back another sob. 

Ayla worrying about ruining a pup’s life. Even if it was their parents who potentially ruined it. 

“Darling, I don’t think it is silly. It’s so kind and sweet like you are, and it is one of the reasons why I love you. That being said you did not make the decision the council did. Dad would have pleaded for Hannah to be executed and the likelihood of the Council agreeing was high. You gave that little pup a chance at life when its parents never cared enough to do so. I would have risked everything to get you and our pup out of a dangerous situation. David just left them behind like they are nothing to him.” Ayla listened to me while eating her food, something I said made her stop. Thinking about something before she answered me. 

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“Because you love me Griff, you are the best mate I could ever wish for. And you’re going to be just as good as a father to our pups” Her hand absentmindedly rested on her stomach when she told me she trusted me to be a good father. 

Making me wonder if deep down inside, she feels she is pregnant. I heard it happened to women before. It was not the most important thing now. And since Ayla continued speaking I focussed my attention back on her. And to what she was saying. 

“They never mattered to him, Hannah was a means to an end. I have heard him tell her he was sure she would never get pregnant. In his mind, wolves only could conceive if the Moon Goddess supported their union.” Ayla was serious but I couldn’t help scoff. 

How can someone in line to be the next Alpha, who had to have some education? Be so absolutely stupid. There was no way he actually believed that to be true. Ayla convinced me he was, but she never understood it either. That was why he raped her, he figured she would 

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