Page 154 of His Sunshine Baby

“Was it when they came? But you…”

Oh, Moon Goddess, no, he’s thinking about that damn time when we went to fetch the wine! I sigh, a bit annoyed.

“No, Clark, I had an affair with Nathaniel before that.”

“And after, too,” suddenly says Daniel.

I glare at him. Can’t he just shut up for once? Clark looks like he’s about to pass out, so I just tell him everything, well, not the details, but how Nate and I met and agree to see each other up until now. I leave out our repeated fighting, though. It’s annoying and embarrassing enough as it is.

My godfather takes it all like a slap in the face, speechless for a while. After a long moment, he looks at me like he doesn’t recognize me.

“Elena, do you realize what you have done?”

“I know I shouldn’t be seeing someone outside of the pack, but-”

“BLACK! A Black, of all people! The King’s brother! Are you kidding me, Elena? And you’re pregnant, on top of that?”

“Okay, stop, enough,” suddenly says Abigail. “Yes, Elena is pregnant, and I understand if it upsets you, but she and her babyare not fine. So if you don’t stop yelling at her right now, you’re leaving this room, Clark.”

My godfather glares at her, but Abigail is a nurse, and she has beta blood, too. She can take it and doesn’t budge.

“Who knows?” he suddenly asks.

“About my pregnancy, people who saw me bleed, I guess. As for the father, only the people in this room.”

“Fine. Elena, I want no one to know.”

“Excuse me?”

Just when I was about to come clean about my relationship with Nate, and my child? Is this a joke? But Clark shakes his head.

“Things are complicated at the moment. The Blood Moon and the Gold Moon are negotiating and things are heating up with the other clans. Everyone’s going to have to pick a side.”

“We have always been neutral, Clark,” says Levi, suddenly looking as worried as I am.

“Until now, but there is no way we are siding with the Gold Moon. And if the Sapphire Moon clan picks a side, we cannot abandon them. We were nothing before they helped us finance the hospital, the clinic, and the labs. It’s old history but it’s still relevant.”

“You’re talking as if some war was about to take place…”

Clark sighs, and puts his hands on his hips.

“I don’t know. But having two clans negotiate an alliance is never good. Everyone’s watching and getting ready, just in case. So, Elena, this child. I don’t want anybody to know.”

“I am not lying to Nate, Clark,” I talk back, annoyed.

My godfather growls, pissed.

“Why? You were concealing this relationship just fine until now, weren’t you? This is for the safety of our pack! Elena, if the Sapphire Moon knows my goddaughter and potential heiris having a child with one of the Black brothers, what will they think? You’ll put us all in danger! You’re smarter than that!”

“I spent more than six months hiding my relationship with him, do you think I don’t know the risks?” I reply, angry as well. “I know it was wrong, I know he’s not someone I should get involved with, but it happened, Clark, and I’m done lying to everyone about it.”

“Elena, this isn’t just about you! I was thinking of making you the Alpha of the White Moon clan, and now, this? I know how important having a child must be for you, but I don’t want Black involved in any way with my pack! Levi, you could–”

“I am not lying about my baby’s father!” I yell. “It’s not just about my child, Clark! I love Nathaniel Black, whether you like it or not! You can forget making me your heir, you can banish me, I don’t care anymore! I never asked to be made Alpha anyway, you can give it to Orpheus!

“Elena, I beg you, calm down!”

Abigail walks over to me, worried, checking my vitals. I take a deep breath in, trying to calm down, looking at my blood pressure on the machine. Think calm, think about baby girl. I wait a few seconds until I think I’m calm enough. Clark looks torn between worry and anger, saying nothing and fidgeting.

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