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Sera’s feet seemed rooted to the spot. The talking continued, their words searing her soul.
“Julian and Chloe, they’re still doing it? It’s been almost five hours!”
“What’s the rush? Julian’s a beast, and Chloe’s a beauty. They won’t stop until the sun comes up.”
“But they’re so blatant! They are in the next room! I even heard moaning. But I was smart enough to crank up wouldn’t hear. I was so nervous!”
the music so Sera
Mena
“Take it easy. You’ll get used to it. Julian finally found someone he likes, someone other than Sera. We gotta help him and let him have it,
hahaha!”
“Sera’s pretty, but she’s so old school. I guess she’s like a dead fish in bed. Men like a bit of spice, you
know?”
The rest was a blur.
Sera’s wolf whimpered inside her, but she ignored it. The mate bond, once a sacred, unbreakable connection, now felt like a jagged knife twisting in her chest.
Sera’s ears rang, her mind reeling. Everyone knew it! They’d all been keeping it from her!
Those lycans who had once greeted her with respect, who had raised their glasses to celebrate her as Julian’s Luna, who had promised loyalty to the mate of their King Alpha–they had known all along. She felt like her heart was being ripped apart. A searing pain coursed through her veins.
Rain lashed down outside, but she felt nothing, like a walking dead.
She made her way to the Pack Council office, her clothes soaked, her spirit broken. She signed the document mechanically.
She returned home alone, locking herself in her room.
The next day, Sera came down with a high fever. Perhaps it was her body’s way of purging Julian from her system. Julian returned the following day, only to find her unconscious in bed.
Terror consumed him; he rushed her to the hospital, his lycan bite his arm and left with blood.
It was just the flu. After a night of IV fluids, Sera awoke. But Julian was shaken. He booked the entire floor of the hospital, putting his work aside to stay with her.
She was his mate. His luna. The werewolf his soul was bound to.
Why did she feel so far away?
Then his assistant rushed in, informing him of a crucial client who insisted on a meeting.
Julian frowned. Just as he was about to refuse, his assistant whispered something in his ear.
His expression shifted. He reluctantly released Sera’s hand.“Sera, I…”
Before he could finish, she closed her eyes, calmly interrupting him.“Go.”
Why was she so calm? A sharp pang of pain pierced his heart. He couldn’t ignore the change in her, but he was desperate to leave. He kept telling himself that she was just unwell and he was overreacting.
He instructed the nurses to take extra care of her and then rushed out before promising to return.
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For the next three days, Sera didn’t receive a call from Julian. Chloe, on the other hand, called her.
Chloe’s triumphant voice boomed through the phone.“Sera, good news! I’m pregnant. I’m going to be a mother, a lycan mother. Not an infertile werewolf. And the father? Your mate, also a lycan. He’s with me, showering me with attention. He carries me everywhere and feeds me… the doctor said we could have sex when the baby was three months, so he practically wore me out that night–dozens of positions. It was exhausting, but exhilarating. I loved it.”
“Oops, I talked too much. Don’t be mad, Sera. Don’t blame Julian. A baby is more important than a fever, right?”
Chloe’s words were venomous.Sera could feel the primal satisfaction in Chloe’s words. In the past, it would have shattered Sera. But perhaps the pain had numbed her, she felt nothing.
Without a word, she pressed the record button.
“Julian, I can’t wait for you to hear this.” She thought.
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