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~Belinda’s POV
The morning light slipped through the curtains, soft but sharp enough to make groan. My body still humd with the mory of Kael’s touch, his breath, his fire. Last night had been... wild, reckless, everything I had wanted. I turned my head and there he was, lying beside . His dark hair was a ss, his chest bare, rising and falling with steady breaths. For a mont, I only stared.
"Stop staring, Belinda," Kael muttered, eyes still closed. His lips curved in that crooked smirk of his.
"I wasn’t staring," I lied quickly, pulling the sheet tighter around .
His eyes opened then, sharp and mocking. "You were. You always do, after nights like that."
Heat rushed to my cheeks. "Don’t flatter yourself. You’re not that unforgettable."
Kael chuckled, rolling to his side to face . "Really? Then why are you still in my bed?"
I glared at him. "Because it’s morning and I just woke up."
"Mhm," he drawled, brushing his fingers against my arm, teasing. "Say what you want, Belinda, but you don’t hide well. Not from ."
I pulled away, standing up quickly, ignoring the weakness in my legs. He stood, grinned, and placed a light kiss on my neck before reaching for his tunic. We dressed in silence, though the mories of the night clung to with every breath.
When we reached Damon’s chamber, the door was already open. Rowan’s deep voice carried out, stern and clipped, while Damon’s steadier tone answered. Kael pushed the door without hesitation, and I followed.
Inside, Damon stood near the table, arms crossed, his face set in that cold mask that never softened. Rowan paced, his irritation sharp and obvious.
Damon looked up. "Good. You’re here. We need to discuss sothing."
Kael raised a brow. "This early? What could be so urgent?"
Damon’s eyes flicked over us, lingering on with visible disdain before he spoke. "We’re going to get baby things for Lisa."
The words hit like a stone. My chest tightened. "What?"
Rowan’s jaw clenched. "We’re going to the market. Damon wants to prepare for her child."
Anger surged up hot and fast. "You’re telling you’re going to buy things for her? For her bastard child?"
"Belinda," Damon said, his voice low but sharp. "Enough. I have had enough of your childish behavious."
"No!" I snapped, fury spilling over. "This is madness. She’s nothing... nothing! And yet you’re treating her as if she carries the heir of this pack."
"Belinda." Rowan’s voice cut in, harsh this ti, his pacing stopping abruptly. "Take it easy. You’re going too far. This is our child."
Kael’s smirk faded, his eyes narrowing as he added, "He’s right. Drop it, Belinda. You’re making a fool of yourself." His tone was edged with annoyance, not amusent.
Their rebukes stung, but I didn’t stop. "Do you even hear yourselves? You’re Alphas! And you’re talking about honoring a servant. A maid. You should have cast her out, not..."
"The child is ours," Damon interrupted, steady and unflinching.
I froze, staring at him. "Ours?"
"Yes," he said coldly. "Ours."
The word slamd into like a blade. My lips trembled, but my rage only grew hotter. "Yours? Damon, are you even listening to yourself? That child is not worthy of your blood."
Rowan’s jaw tightened. "Belinda, enough. We don’t have ti for your tantrums. This is duty, nothing more. Don’t twist it."
"Duty?" I spat. "And what about ? What about your Luna? Does that an nothing?"
Damon’s eyes bored into mine, filled with disgust. His voice ca out like a lash. "You make it so obvious that you don’t even want our child."
The words struck harder than any blow. My breath caught, my chest burning as if his voice itself had carved into .
"I want to carry your child!" I scread, my voice breaking as tears threatened to spill. "I want to be the one to carry your child! So you would choose her over ?"
None of them answered. Rowan turned away, his face tight with exhaustion, clearly done with my endless fury. Kael leaned back, arms folded, his expression dark with irritation, as if I had beco more of a nuisance than anything else. But Damon, Damon’s silence was worse than their scorn. He stood there, unflinching, his gaze still sharp and cold, refusing to spare even the courtesy of comfort.
Finally, he spoke again, his words colder than before. "I don’t even know when it started, Belinda. One day you were my Luna, and the next... everything about you turned bitter. The way you speak, the way you sneer, the poison in your words. It repels ." His jaw tightened as he went on, each syllable cutting. "And maybe that’s why I found myself drawn to Lisa instead. She doesn’t reek of venom. She doesn’t fight with shadows. She shows kindness, patience, things you’ve long forgotten."
My lips trembled, the weight of his words suffocating . My heart pounded so hard I could barely breathe. Damon’s disdain wrapped around like a shroud, heavier than any punishnt.
And in that silence, I realized, it wasn’t just Lisa he had chosen. He had rejected . Entirely.
That silence was worse than Rowan’s harshness, worse than Kael’s scorn. It was as if I didn’t matter.
I let out a bitter laugh that cracked in the middle. "I see. You don’t care about . You don’t care about the vows, the title of Luna. All you care about is that woman and her bastard!"
"Belinda," Damon said flatly, not rising to my outburst, only repeating the disgust in his eyes, "I ant what I said. And nothing you do will change it."
I couldn’t breathe. My nails dug into my palms as I shook with fury. "I won’t raise a bastard!" I scread, the words tearing from .
And when still no one answered, when Damon’s silence cut deeper than any insult, when Rowan and Kael only glared in cold irritation, I turned on my heel and stord out, slamming the door behind .
By the ti I reached my chamber, my body trembled with rage. I yanked the bell string, sharp and hard.
A maid scurried in, bowing. "My lady?"
"Bring Dolph," I ordered, my voice ice.
She widened her eyes but nodded quickly and fled. Monts later, the door opened again and Dolph entered, tall and quiet, danger in his shadow. He bowed. "You sent for , my lady."
"Yes." My voice was low, trembling with fury. "Tonight. You strike. Kill her. Kill Lisa."
His eyes flickered once, then he nodded slowly. "As you command."
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