Chapter 56 The silent treatment

A wave of nausea washed over me as I listened to Noel. It felt like I was a cheap commodity. My heart squeezed painfully in my chest. This was exactly what I had feared. The prejudice simmering beneath the surface had finally bubbled over. He would always prefer a werewolf blood than a human and make the child of his second chance mate the heir. Me and my child had no place in this pack. My resolve to leave solidified into a cold, hard certainty.

"I'm not your mate," I said with icy control. "Just a contract partner. Once the six months are over, we go our separate ways. There is no need to think about having babies with me.”

The smile that had been playing on Noel's lips vanished in an instant, replaced by a frown. His grip on my hands tightened. “Are you so desperate to leave me? Why? "The child is innocent; it needs a father. I'm willing to take care of it. Why do you insist on leaving? Are you planning on going back to Richard?”

“No, I’ll never go back to him,” I countered, gainin