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“Ex…”

He looks at me strangely, before shaking his head and leaving. I turn to Daniel.

“Who was that?”

“Elena, I think that was William Blue, your… other cousin.”

I didn’t even realize. Now that I think about it, he did have dark hair and blue eyes like her! I can’t stop to think about that, though. I almost run into the room, only to find Nora, alone with her mate. She’s silently crying. She barely looks at me.

“Moon Goddess, Nora. How are you?” I ask while looking at the King.

He was so scary before, but now… he’s obviously in bad shape. How bad were his injuries? He’s got so much machinerylinked to his body, it’s unsettling. But the worst thing is Nora’s expression.

“He… They say he won’t wake up…” she sobs.

Chapter 26

It’s been a rough six days. Nora just woke up yesterday, but her mate is still in a coma, and this morning, I buried my dad. We lost so many werewolves in this battle and the damages… The stadium and its surroundings are still ravaged, like a gaping wound within the city. Silver City is sad these days. The sky is dark, and we get rain from time to time. With the King in a coma and Nora in the hospital, all the Alphas are helping each other with the aftermath of the battle.

I know Nathaniel is stepping in for his brother Damian as the head of their pack, but I haven’t seen him since. I’ve come to realize this is no coincidence, but I’m still unsure why he would be avoiding me at such a time. Is he afraid I’ll distract him? Or…

When I show up at the office of the Black Corporation that evening, the secretary behind the welcome desk looks unsure and tired.

“Excuse me,” she says, “Mr. Black is busy.”

“Is he upstairs?” I ask.

“Yes, but he’s–”

“Fine.”

“Miss Whitewood! You can’t!”

But I ignore her and walk to the elevators, hitting the button to go all the way up to his brother’s office. Since the King is stillin a coma, I bet Nate will have directly taken over. When I walk into their office, I notice he’s busy, but Isaac and Tonia are also there. They both look surprised to see me.

“Hey, blondie,” says Isaac. “It’s been a while.”

“Hello, Isaac, Tonia. Mind if I talk to Nathaniel for a few minutes?”

“We’re busy, Elena.”

I glare at him. Too busy to see the woman carrying your child? Tonia and I exchange a look, and within a few silent seconds, she understands and walks out. Isaac sighs and follows her out, too.

Nathaniel crosses his arms.

“Great. I never meant to replace my brother, but now I can really see I don’t have his authority.”

“So you still have some humor. Now I can see the resemblance between you and Liam a bit.”

He shakes his head, annoyed.

“Why are you here, Elena? I don’t mean to be rude, but with both Damian and Nora in the hospital, I have a lot to deal with, and no one is easy to deal with these days, including but not limited to your Alpha, who hates me.”

I am not going to feel sorry for him. Clark is still my godfather and having to deal with the jerk who got me pregnant on a daily basis is probably testing his patience.

“You’ve been avoiding me.”

He takes a deep breath in, not hiding his foul mood.

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