Page 53 of Bullied Pregnant Mate

"Because I've been here," he added. "But that doesn't mean they won't return."

"Or maybe because it was a lone wolf, like I said."

He shook his head. "No, it wasn't."

I sighed, "You don't know that. And you don't know that it was Logan."

"It wasn't Logan, but that doesn't mean it wasn't someone from his pack. He has people working for him just like Ayden does."

I stiffened. I hadn't thought about that.

"And the thought of you being here without me puts me on edge."

I scowled, looking away. "Sorry I cause you so much discomfort."

"That's not what I'm saying," he said, his words softening. I don't mind being here…I just…I don't like having to worry. Ican't focus at work when I worry about what could happen to you or the ba… " He didn't finish the sentence, but I knew where he was going.

I looked away, placing my hands in my lap. I felt a little happy he worried about me because no one ever had before, but was it just because of my pregnancy? Was he only worried because I was carrying his child?

"Just because I'm small doesn't mean I don't know how to protect myself, Lucas."

I heard him exhale slowly. "Gina, you know being pregnant makes it harder to shift. What if something were to happen, and your wolf was helpless? What then?"

I looked at him, feeling my face grow serious and my eyes hardening. "Then I use every other skill that I've learned."

"I'm being serious."

"As am I," I said. "Why do you think I'm such a frail girl?"

"I don't," he said a little louder. "I just…I don't want anything to happen to you. I don't want to come here and find you in a pool of your own blood because someone got the upper hand."

It was always a possibility.

"Would you feel better if I put up security?"

His eyebrows went up slightly. "Like…a camera?"

I shook my head. "No, I mean like actual security. I can put up cameras, an alarm, a whole system."

He just stared at me. I had planned to eventually, mostly because I had lived by the wood, and you never knew what could happen. If I was putting money into this house, then it made sense to keep it safe.

"On the outside, not the inside of the house," I added. "I would be more than happy to attach it to your phone so you can get alarms if something happens."

He seemed almost relieved at the thought, and I realized how much it had bothered him. I hadn't thought it was a big deal, but his face said otherwise.

"Yeah, I would be okay with that," he said, nodding his head a few times.

"Okay, I'll get one set up as soon as possible."

Lucas looked at his sandwich and then at the soup. "Do you want some?"

I nodded as he handed me a container of soup, pulling the lid off. I watched him, wondering how everything had changed so much. How had he gone from being someone who wished me dead to someone who was feeding me and worrying about me?

"Why did you treat me the way you did?" I asked as I watched him.

Lucas froze. Clearly, the question threw him off. He looked up at me, his eyes softening. "Because everyone did."

I scowled, hating the answer. "That's not an answer."

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