Page 166 of His Sunshine Baby

I exchange a look with Danny. Rally the packs? Like, an actual alliance? Is she nuts? We barely see eye-to-eye let alone talk to some of the other packs!

“Sylviana, I don’t mean to rain on your parade, but… that sounds very crazy.”

But the witch chuckles.

“I think Nora might surprise us. Anyway, I have things to do on my side too. I’ll get going.”

“Don’t you want Nora to meet you? Like, officially?” I ask, surprised.

Sylviana shakes her head.

“It is not a good time. If I reveal myself now, it will be harder for people to trust Nora and follow her. Each thing should happen at the right moment.”

Oh, right, I forgot she’s some sort of seer. Before we can add anything, Sylviana exits our apartment, leaving us there like idiots. I growl.

“Damn, can we get some good news once in a while?”

“Speaking of good news, Reagan is back in town, and you’ll get to talk to Black soon, babe.”

“I’d better.”

A few hours later, Nora wakes up, feeling fine as if nothing happened. She has no recollection of her heat, it seems, and of course, no clue about Sylviana.

Can my cousin really find a way to rally the packs against that Dark Witch? Before my baby is born? It’s not that I don’t want to believe in her, but right now, Nora’s only an eighteen-year-old, heartbroken girl on my couch!

Though, my cousin seems to get stronger every time I see her.

On Monday, she goes to work, looking perfectly fine, and I know she won’t come back here. She looks like someone who’s ready for a fight rather than a work shift. I hope she can work things out with the King and have him cancel that alliance with the Gold Moon.

As for me, I’m back to my routine of resting, attending check-ups at the hospital, and waiting for Clark’s decision… Though I know it’s taking too long. It doesn’t seem good.

One evening, he finally shows up, visibly annoyed. Daniel is by my side on the couch and Levi is standing behind us with his arms crossed. My godfather is in a bad mood.

“I’ll take it you didn’t find a satisfying solution,” I sigh.

“Oh, I did, Elena. But I know you’re stubborn and won’t listen to what I tell you no matter what, and that’s what’s bothering me.”

“What is it?”

Clark takes a deep breath in.

“I spoke to the elders. They agreed to offer you a choice. I already told them you wouldn’t give up your child, and they understood that much.”

“Right.”

“I don’t... fully understand how things are between you and… the Blood Moon clan at the moment, but this is the White Moon we are talking about. So, you have a choice.”

I’m getting nervous. What could get Clark so annoyed? He knows what decision I would make, so why did he still manage to get me a choice?

“You have to give up any of your rights as the Alpha heir, but the elders agreed to let you have your child as long as its existence is concealed from its biological father. They don’t care what story you want to tell, but no one else should know that it is Black’s child.”

I clench my fist. Those damn assholes.

“Elena, think about it. You haven’t told him yet, so…”

“What’s the other option, Clark?”

He sighs.

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