Page 35 of Surprise Baby for My Fated Alpha

Luna staggered slightly, her energy faltering, but her eyes never left Miranda. "I don’t want to take anything from you. I just want to save you before it’s too late."

Miranda lunged, claws outstretched. Luna barely dodged, her breath ragged, as she spun to face Miranda again. "I don’t need saving!" Miranda snarled.

"Enough!" I roared, stepping between them. "This ends now!"

But Miranda’s fury was uncontrollable. "Get out of my way, Father! She doesn’t deserve you!" She clawed at me, but I blocked her, my heart shattering as I saw the hatred in her eyes.

I met Miranda’s eyes, my heart breaking, as I said, "You’re my daughter, but this fight is madness. Marcosias has poisoned your mind, and I won’t let him destroy us."

Miranda let out another growl, more animal than human, but this time, there was something else behind it—hurt. "You already have," she whispered, before launching herself at Luna again.

Miranda landed a blow, and Luna staggered back, blood spilling from a wound on her side. My vision blurred with red, and I lunged, throwing Miranda off her. I pinned her to the ground, my claws digging into her shoulders, but she snarled up at me, feral and unrecognizable.

“Get off me!” Miranda spat, struggling beneath my weight.

“Enough, Miranda!” I growled, barely holding back the urge to tear into her.

I glanced back at Luna, who was leaning against the wall, breathing heavily, her hand pressed to her wound. Rage and panic warred inside me. I had to get her out of here.

I released Miranda, turning my back on her as I rushed to Luna’s side. “We need to go,” I said, my voice rough.

Luna looked up at me, pain etched across her face, but she nodded. I wrapped my arm around her, supporting her weight, as we made our way out of the building. Behind us, Miranda’s eyes burned with betrayal.

When we got back to my condo, I barely made it through the door before I called for the doctor. Luna was limping, her face pale, and blood soaked through her shirt from the wound Miranda had inflicted.

“Sit down,” I said, my voice rough, guiding her gently to the couch. “You’ve lost too much blood. The doctor will be here soon.”

“I’m fine, Orion,” she muttered, wincing as she tried to wave me off. “It’s just a scratch.”

“Don’t lie to me, Luna,” I growled. “You’re not fine. Not after what just happened.”

As soon as the doctor arrived, Luna opened her mouth to argue, but I cut her off.

“Don’t,” I warned, my voice sharp. “You need this.”

She gave me a hard look, but the doctor had already set to work. His movements were quick and precise, but my heart raced the entire time.

Every wince, every flinch from Luna, made my blood boil. I stood there, helpless, watching him clean and bandage the wound.

When the doctor finally left, the silence was deafening. I turned away from her, staring out into the night. My fists were clenched, my jaw tight. I was trying—failing—to keep my rage in check.

When I finally turned back to her, she was sitting quietly on the couch, her eyes distant.

“Why did you go, Luna?” I asked, my voice low but laced with anger. “Why did you meet up with Miranda?”

She looked at me, her expression unreadable, but there was no guilt, no regret. Just a quiet determination. “I reached out to her.”

My heart skipped a beat. “You what?”

“I thought … I thought if I could talk to her, face to face, without you or anyone else in the way, I could get through to her.” She sighed, running a hand through her hair. “I thought she’d listen to me.”

“Luna,” I said, my voice rising. “She’s not in her right mind. She’s under Marcosias’ control, and you …” I stopped,swallowing the anger that was building. “You shouldn’t have gone alone.”

Her gaze hardened. “I didn’t go to fight her, Orion. I went to reason with her, to try and stop this from getting worse.”

“And look where that got you!” I snapped, pointing to the bandage on her side. “You’re lucky you didn’t end up worse off, or worse—dead.”

She stood up, the defiance in her eyes making my pulse quicken. “You think I don’t know that? Orion, I tried. I tried to talk to her, but things got … heated. She didn’t want to hear anything I had to say. She attacked me, and I had no choice but to defend myself.”

---