Page 31 of My Possessive Alpha

Thinking about Sebastian brought a different kind of warmth over me, and ever since we seemed to clear the air surrounding our bond, we were making strides.

“How have you been feeling lately?” Zoe asked casually, flipping over to tan her back.

“I’ve been okay,” I returned gently, pondering the question further. “Although, my stomach has been a bit sensitive.”

She glanced at me at that. “Like nausea?”

I nodded. “Yeah, it comes and goes. I just assumed it was from adjusting and everything else.”

Her brow lifted. “You do know what that sounds like…right?”

Missing her point initially, I furrowed my brows. But as a smug look crossed her face, it clicked. “You mean…”

“Could you be pregnant?”

Hearing those words was enough to send my mind reeling. Immediately, I tried to recall my last cycle, but with everything happening so fast with leaving home and transitioning into Sebastian’s pack, it was hard to place dates together. “I…I’m not sure. I don’t know when I was due for my next period.”

As we looked at one another, that reality hit me in a wave of brief fear and excitement, and I was aware of how big of a change it would be for us if it were true.

Zoe’s visible joy grew along with her smile. “Has Sebastian picked up on it at all?”

I shook my head. “He hasn’t said anything, so I don’t think so.”

“If I know about this before my brother does? I’ll get to have an absolute field day,” she said, relishing in the thought of having something to hold over his head.

Hoping to temper her excitement somewhat, I stifled my amusement despite how excited the thought made me feel. “We don’t know for sure yet. But I’ll have to get checked out soon...that means I’ll have to tell Sebastian.”

Picking up on my slight hesitation, she placed a supportive hand against my shoulder. “Don’t worry, he’ll be ecstatic about it. I know he’s been wanting a family for a while now.”

Even if the nerves persisted, her words did come as a relief. I didn’t doubt that Sebastian would be supportive, but given the sudden revelation, it was difficult for me to wrap my head around it.

While the unknown seemed scary, I couldn’t deny how nice of a thought it was and how it felt right in many ways.

Despite our building elation at the idea, we both hesitated the moment new scents filled the space around us. Exchanging a questioning gaze, we turned at once and immediately met with shock as three shifters stepped out from the trees behind us, cornering us with the lake at our backs.

We both hurried to our feet and the moment I got a good look at them, I recognized those shifters. Dread sat within my gut like a boulder, and I tried to temper my fear as much as I could. I kept my eyes on all of them as they stepped closer.

“Jack’s betas,” I muttered to Zoe, standing our ground as best as we could. She tensed with the understanding.

Jack’s right hand, Will, stepped closer than the others, eyeing me with his arms crossed over his chest. “So, you haven’t forgotten who your alpha is after all.”

Hearing that statement felt so foreign it was easy enough to brush it off. I shook my head. “He stopped being my alpha the moment he decided to prey on me. Why are you here?”

The tension in the air was palpable, gripping around my heart like a vice. The pack territory was like a sanctuary until now, and I hated how their presence was enough to break thatfeeling of security. I wanted to be as far away from them as possible.

Will gave me a measuring look, unswayed by my words regardless of my conviction. “We’re here to collect what belongs to our alpha…the only alpha.”

I scoffed at the sentiment, taking a step back. Shaking my head, the thought alone made my stomach turn. “No, absolutely not. I’m not going anywhere.”

As they stepped closer, the betas took my refusal as a challenge, and Will smirked. “Yeah? You think you can stop us?”

A dangerous mixture of alarm and anger moved through me, wishing I could anchor myself to the ground. Knowing there was a chance I could be pregnant, I couldn’t stand the idea of being taken away from Sebastian. I couldn’t let it happen.

“It won’t end well for you if you disobey again, Finch. You know that Jack always gets what he wants in the end,” he sneered at me as the others chuckled, moving in.

A growl came from Zoe’s chest as she put an arm out to defend me, allowing the beginning of her shift to manifest. Her teeth and nails elongated in a warning. “Come any closer, and I’ll bury you. Lydia isn’t leaving.”

While I appreciated her help and how she stuck her neck out for me, even if we both fought hard, there were only two of us, and all three of them were much bigger in comparison.

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