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Lily nodded and continued, “Ciaran has been experimenting with spells. I don’t understand it all, and I tried to avoid it as best I could. I went inside my head when I was with them most of the time.” An image of both Nuka and Ciaran using her as nothing but a toy flashed into her head, and her heart started to beat erratically. Zahara stirred in her arms. The image morphed into Kingsley and Hunter together with her, and her heartbeat settled. “I think it’s something to do with bringing him back to life.

Emma, who was sitting next to her, sniffed the air.

“Selene, why don’t you take Brayden and Scott to Kas with the news. I’m sure he’ll want to know immediately,” the lioness suggested, winking at Selene, and the multi shifter allowed her skin to turn green again.

“Ok, we won’t be long.”

The three of them disappeared.

“You need a friendly ear?” Emma asked, turning on her chair to face Lily directly.

“Sorry?”

“Do you need advice? Someone to talk to about what happened?” Emma raised an eyebrow at her.

“I don’t understand?” Lily was confused as to Emma’s meaning.

“You smell of two men. Hunter and Kingsley. I want details.”

Shit!

Chapter Thirteen

“Ebony what the fuck are you doing in here?” Hunter growled as he strode into his pack’s meeting room and glowered at the she-wolf occupying his chair. The rest of the pack board shuffled in after him and gingerly stopped at the sight of his ex-wife, who was sat twirling a strand of recently dyed bleach blonde hair around her finger.

“I have an announcement I need to make.” Ebony leaned forward in the chair. Her ample cleavage almost spilling out of her low-cut top. Jesus, how did he ever find this woman sexy. She was nothing but fake.

“Well, you can do it after we’ve had our meeting.” He stomped over to his chair and unapologetically pulled her out of it. The rest of the pack took their seats without saying anything and looked down at the table while Ebony huffed her disapproval and straightened her clothes.

“You need to be careful with me,” she spat at him.

“Out.” Hunter was not in the mood for dealing with her. After the lies she’d told about Kingsley, he wouldn’t believe anything that came out of her mouth anymore.

“No.” Ebony stamped her foot down. “I need to address the pack, and I’ll stay here until you allow me to do so.”

Hunter could feel a migraine forming behind his eyes. He wanted nothing more than to return to where he’d left Lily and Kingsley in bed. The former had only a sheet draped over her shapely body, and all he could think about was pulling it back and thrusting inside her tight pussy. He tried to shut out the vision of Kingsley watching them and bringing himself to a forceful climax as a result. No, he wasn’t going to be sitting at the head of his pack table imagining a human male masturbating.

“Fine.” He exhaled deeply. “Just say your piece and get the fuck out. We’ve got important things to discuss.”

Ebony smirked. It was laced with venom, and Hunter suddenly had a sinking feeling.

“Oh, I think you’ll find this important.” Ebony pursed her lips together.

“I’m pregnant.”

A collective, shocked inhalation of air swept through the room.

“Well then, we’d better send you to the father, so he can support you.” Hunter smirked back at her, but Ebony didn’t flinch.

“I’m already with him and currently looking directly at him,” the she-wolf took great delight in telling him. “You, Hunter, are the father.”

“But I thought you weren’t together anymore?” One of his pack dared to ask. “You’re divorced?”

“Seems your alpha failed to tell you that he visited me a couple times during my absence. He may have rejected me as a wife but not as a bed mate. It would appear I’m good enough for sticking his dick in, if nothing else,” Ebony snidely chastised him.

Christian immediately got to his feet and offered Ebony his chair. She smiled sweetly at him, and he blushed back at her show of affection.

“I don’t believe you.” Hunter pushed back his chair and thumped his fist on the large boardroom table. “You’ve already proven to be a liar. If there is even a child inside you, then it will not be mine.”

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