A Broken Contract (Alpha's Secret Regret)

Sara POV

There's a glint in Nick's eyes, indicating that his wolf was below the surface. It gave me an odd chill for reasons I couldn't fathom. I quickly looked away, ignoring his intense gaze. "Hello? Sara?" Avery called over the phone.

"Uhmm... I don't know about today," I replied. Nick moved closer as I spoke, distracting me some more. Avery started to protest my refusal when I cut him off

"Can I call you back? I'm in the middle of something." I hung up and started to reach for my luggage. When two bellboys suddenly appeared behind Nick. "They'll carry it upstairs," he said. "Who was that?"

"Who was who?" I returned.

"The person on the phone. Who was that?" he repeated. The hotel staffs were now carrying my stuffs to the private elevator.

"They're none of your business!" I replied.

I started to follow the bellboys when he caught my arm and held me back. Despite the barrier of my jacket, I felt a strange, familiar thrill run through me. In a flash, the memory of the forceful kiss from earlier came back. "Let go!" I tried to wiggle free but his grip tightened.

"It is my business, Sara James," there was an edge in his tone as he lowered his lips to my ear and added, "Everything about you is my business from now on. You'll see."ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

I shook my arm free and he released me this time. It was safer not to ask or wonder what he meant by those words. I walked off, rushing to catch up with the bellboys.

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Sometime later, Alex sat on the sophisticated dinning table ready to eat the brunch that was delivered by the resort chef. Nick was not in sight, but I could feel his eyes on us. "Why can't we go home?" my son asked.

"We can't go right now, baby. I'll explain all of this later, okay. You need to eat first," I replied.

"What about granpa? Is he coming?" he pressed.

My heart twisted at the thought. My dad was the only adult male in the family formy son. I can't just throw the news at him that his birth father is back Not yet. He had never asked me, but then he's only three and still learning how to talk.

My boss believed he would soon start asking. How ironic that Nick appeared just in time before the boy got curious about his birth father.

Alex sat, waiting for an answer to his question. I brushed the stray curls on his forehead tenderly.

"We'll see grandpa tomorrow, okay?" I said softly. His gaze moved towards the living room. He knew Nick was watching us, too.

"Is he your friend now?" he asked with wide and bright innocent gray eyes that's full of anticipation. I wanted to avoid the question by pretending I didn't know who he was referring to, but I decided to postpone the answer instead. "Tell you what. Finish the pancakes and I'll answer some of your questions." I gestured at his plate.

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Luna Elise Reign

A few hours later, the Luna alighted from the chopper with Megan Deere and her two. gammas. She was now in Orphic Valley. This would be a surprise to her son and alpha. She couldn't help but smile when she recalled how much he hated this type of surprise.

A car is already waiting to pick her up. She got inside it with her crew and watched the quiet streets speed past as they headed towards Rain resort. The town is surprisingly more developed than she thought it would tit be There are no farms on sight, and they even have a museum.

As they passed an intersection, a strange scent caught her attention, forcefully pulling her from her thoughts. She looked out the window but could see nothing or no one unusual. Soon, they heard a woop woop sound and turned around to see the police car following them. The driver cursed silently.

"Wow, the police are this vigilant in a small town like this one?" Mae, her gamma, complained.

"I'm so sorry, Luna. I ran the light because the road was practically deserted," the driver said.