Page 37 of Impregnated By the Alpha

“Nothing, other than that they helped you take down my attackers,” Violet said. “I never saw them again after that night.”

“I think I need to start by explaining that night to you,” I said. “I told you at the time that I was a rogue, traveling with a group through the territory. Those wolves were fierce but not loyal. They helped save you because I didn’t give them a choice.”

“What do you mean?”

“When I saw you being attacked, I didn’t ask for their permission to help you. I dove headfirst into the fray. If they hadn’t come with me and I had lost, your attackers would havecaught their scent and tracked them down. Rogues don’t take kindly to other rogues interrupting their kills,” I explained. “My companions’ only choice was to make sure that I didn’t lose.”

Violet’s eyebrows were creased as she listened to my explanation.

“After we beat them, I told them I would meet up with them at our camp after they disposed of the bodies and I took care of you,” I continued. “They didn’t know where you were from, or your name, and I wanted to keep it that way. I carried you back home and made sure you were safe, but I never told my companions about what I did with you.”

“But you stayed in Sparkle Hollow. Didn’t they find you eventually?” she asked.

“I left, actually,” I admitted. “After I took you to your alpha, I met up with the others. They assumed that I had taken liberties with you and left you somewhere, and I didn’t dissuade them of that opinion. I hadn’t even gotten a chance to know you, but I already felt like I needed to keep you safe. The best way for me to do that was to make it seem like you weren’t important to me. Rogues don’t typically respect familial ties or love matches. If they have an opportunity to get something, they’ll do whatever needs to be done.”

I could see that my explanations were hard for her to hear, but I had to press forward. We were already too far into this for me to stop now.

“The area around Sparkle Hollow was secluded and safe, and my companions said they wanted to stick around for a while. Once it was decided that we weren’t going to be leaving right away, I came back and made sure you had recovered from the attack. I checked in with the other wolves occasionally at our camp, but for the most part, they were all off running and doingtheir own thing, just like I was. But after a few weeks, they started to get suspicious of where I was going. They could sense that I had changed and wanted to know the reason for it.”

“And that’s when they found out about me?” Violet asked.

I sighed deeply. “Not exactly,” I admitted.

“What happened?”

“I told them about your pack, and that I had been spending time there and making friends with the local alpha. I thought if I gave them an excuse for my behavior, they would give me space, but I was wrong,” I said. “You remember our last night together, I assume.”

Violet nodded, and I could see the sadness and hurt in her eyes.

“It was the best night of my life, and I never wanted it to end,” I said. “I hadn’t intended for us to fall asleep in the meadow, but being with you made me forget about my problems, and I let my guard down. I woke up in the middle of the night, with you sleeping peacefully next to me, and saw the other rogues watching us from the tree line.”

Violet’s eyes widened.

“I pretended to them that you had meant nothing to me and put on a show of leaving you alone in the forest,” I continued. “I went to meet them in the forest and allowed them to congratulate me on my conquest. They wanted to know if I had plans to use you to get power with the powerful pack I had been talking to. I told them that you wouldn’t be able to help. I said that you were too low within the pack to mean anything to the alpha, and that even if I kidnapped you or threatened you, it wouldn’t get us anywhere.”

“You told them I was just a fun distraction while you were in the territory,” Violet said. “Which is exactly what I believed all these years.”

“I’m sorry,” I said earnestly. “As soon as we left the clearing, all the rogues decided it was time for us to move on. It happened so fast, there was no way for me to get a message to you, and if I had tried, they would have realized how much you meant to me.”

“Which would have put me in danger. They would have used me to get power from you, if they couldn’t use me to influence Alpha Lex,” Violet said in realization.

“Some of the rogues were kind, but most of them were savage,” I explained. “Any hint of affection would have been taken as a sign of weakness, and we both could have been hurt… or killed. I couldn’t risk being the reason something bad happened to you.”

Violet was quiet for a while, and I waited as she processed all of the new information I had given her.

“What happened after that?” she asked quietly. She had a faraway look in her eyes, as if she was trying to recreate the scene in her mind.

“We traveled northeast and ended up in Pinedale,” I said. “Jana’s father was the alpha of the pack. He was a kind man who often took in rogues who were looking for a new way of life. That’s why it has always been so peaceful here. Many of the wolves come from troubled pasts, but all of them wanted to make something better for themselves.”

“But how did you end up marrying Jana, if her father knew you were a rogue?” Violet asked.

“He took a liking to me pretty quickly after I came here. There weren’t many warriors in the pack, and he felt like I would make a good future alpha to lead and protect the pack,” I explained. “He made a deal with me—I would marry his daughter and work for him. In return, I would get protection for myself and any of the rogues who agreed to turn their lives around. When he died, he named me as alpha. The pack agreed to follow my leadership, and the rest is history.”

“I’m going to need some time to process this,” Violet said.

“Take all the time you need,” I said.

Violet got out of the car and stood next to her door for a moment before she started pacing. The pacing escalated, and finally, she started walking into the forest.

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