MAGNUS' POV“It will be done soon. You can rest assured.“ I escorted one of the elders of the pack out of my office.“Thank you.“He came to remind me that I still don't have a Luna or a Beta.That was the wake-up call. I needed to stop thinking about Audrey. I buried myself in work instead. I sorted the affairs of the pack and made changes when necessary.The next thing to do now is to choose a Beta.That morning, I sent out a message to the people that a contest was going to be held in the evening to choose the Beta.Evening rolled in fast, and I could feel the excitement palpable in the air. I could see the different families prepping their candidates for the contest.They bowed as I took my seat and I could see them eyeing Alexa curiously as she took her seat beside me.“Aren't you going to introduce me?“ Alexa whispered.“I'm only going to introduce them to their Luna, and you're not the Luna.““Yet,“ She added. “I'm not the Luna yet.“ “Let's get this started, shall we? Let all

AUDREY'S POV“Good evening, Jaxon.““Hi, Audrey.“ He was exhausted, and he sounded like it.“Do you want to eat? I can throw something together.““No.“ He yawned. “Just sit with me a bit.““OK.“ I put something on the TV, so the silence wouldn't be uncomfortable. He scooted closer, so he was resting his head on my shoulder.“Do you want to talk about it?““It's nothing. Just the monotony is getting to me. Doing the same thing every day can be very tiring.““Tell me about it.“ I sighed.“What do you use to entertain yourself?““In the middle of nowhere?“ I teased.“Do you want to come live in the pack house then? We can lord it over people together.“ It was a subtle invitation, but I dodged it.“I don't know the first thing about lording it over people. I'd cry if they didn't do as I said. I don't think that's a good quality in a leader.““It isn't.“ He laughed. Our position was intimate, and we were speaking in low tones. Magnus' gray eyes flashed in my mind and I suddenly felt guilty

ALEXA'S POV. If asked to recount the details of that afternoon, I wouldn't be able to give an accurate response because one minute I was whipping an insolent maid, and the next minute, it was as if a wolf leapt at me. It was not a wolf, however. It was Magnus. I tried tapping and wriggling out of his hand, but I was no match for his gigantic hand. His gray eyes had turned black, and I was seeing spots. I tried to turn, but my wolf suddenly seemed to be in a coma. “Alpha, please, you'll kill her.“ Words filtered into my ears, admonishing him on my behalf. “My Alpha, her death would cause more trouble than she's worth. It would cause war, and you just barely established your reign.“ His beta said: That was when he eventually dropped me. I took a much-needed breath of air, and I coughed violently. The maids made no move to help me. Only looking at me makes me gasp for breath in amusement. “Consider this your last warning.“ Magnus said it as if he just didn't try to kill me. “Mane's

AUDREY'S POV“Are you really not going to change your mind about working?“ Jaxon asked in a hopeful tone.“No, Jaxon. That's final, okay?“ We both found out that I was pregnant a week ago, and he insisted that I rest. I rested for a week to keep an eye on my reactions, and I stopped retching after food three days ago. Plus, I now have supplements to make sure I'm healthy.“I'm just worried about you and our baby.“ I didn't want to remind him that the baby was Magnus'. I didn't want to ruin the mood.“I'm okay, Jaxon. Thank you. I'll be off now." He even sleeps over now. I'm afraid he's getting too attached. I sound like an ingrate; thousands of single mothers would kill for someone to take responsibility for their baby, and here I am, not wanting him to get attached.There was just something unsettling about the whole thing. I pushed the nagging thought to the back of my mind. I'll worry about it later.“Audrey.“ I grinned and jumped into his outstretched arms.“Paul, it's so good to

MAGNUS' POVThe satisfaction I felt when I first saw Audrey was long gone. It was now replaced with a consuming need to get revenge. To kill that bastard. I wanted to do this without any confrontation. But that boy toy of hers had to open his big mouth.“Magnus. This is madness. You have to stop this madness right away.“ She shrieked from the back.I can't believe she got pregnant. I know who's going to pay for this transgression of hers.“Shut up, Audrey. Shut up.““Just please listen to me, okay?““No.“ I said it stubbornly and kept driving. The weather was not looking favorable, and I want to get to my territory on time.“I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to."“Run away and get pregnant for my friend."“No. I did mean to run away, but...“Just shut up, Audrey.“You hurt me!“ “Not without reason. You betrayed me. What did you think would happen? I would come back, and we'd go back to the way we were. You rejected me, Audrey. I was at the lowest point in my life, and you turned your ba