Henry's POV.- Fixing my tie as I stand in front of the floor-length mirror, Yumi smiles with her lips rolled in and held between her teeth softly. My darling beautiful wife and mate is 22 now, and a week away from being 5 months pregnant with our child; My heir. Her thick brown hair is held in a tight neat bun sitting perfectly on her small head. My eyes glide down to her protruded tummy. It’s grown a bit bigger again and the joy in my heart only keeps skyrocketing as the day of delivery crawls closer. I’m just so eager to have that little bundle of joy in my hands. “You’re beautiful, you know…and with our child in you….” “Really? I’m glad I’m still very attractive to you.” She gets done with the tie, now helping me put on my blazer as she disappears behind me. “Mom will take you to see the doctor later. Do keep me updated on how it goes.” I fix on my cufflinks. “Sure will. Now, you go out there and earn us more money…honestly, I miss ice-cream so much. Can’t I just have one bo
Henry's POV.- “Yumi?” I and Eliza call and her face hardens at something she’s looking at behind me. I make a swift turn and mirror my mate’s expression when I see what just soiled our precious moment together. Occupying a table three tables away from us, Drex sits…with Clarence? What the heck are they doing together? I grind my teeth lowly, turning back to the people I came here with. Eliza worriedly asks, “Is something wrong, Alpha?” “No… it's just…” “Drex is here,” Yumi jumps in and Eliza gasps. She does know how sore our relationship with that guy is and she’s starting to look regretful for choosing this place. I shake my head with a smile. “You didn’t make a mistake, no one could’ve seen this coming and besides, they’re only here to eat and leave just like us…it’s okay. The waitress is coming so let’s focus on our dinner”. That does brighten the mood and my mate has the waitress setting her meal first as she tells her about the other consuming being growing inside of her.
Yumi's POV.- “Here you go. The vegetable salad Alpha Henry said to prepare for you.” Bryan hands the bowl to me and I huff. “He’s not here, yet, you follow his orders. I’m tired of this, can someone just get me fruits now? I’m out of those. So who’s gonna go to the supermarket for me?” I blink my eyes sweetly and Eliza laughs while Bryan is caught. “Bryan, get the fresh tasty ones for big sis, okay?” I instruct and he nods, leaving. Now I turn to Eliza, waiting for orders from me. I sigh, ready to ask something I’ve been wanting to. “How’s Nathan?” Her face morphs gradually into a pained one and I wave my hand for her to come sit with me. Eliza settles tensely next to me on the couch with her mood, dim. Her sullen composure makes me regret bringing the matter up when she begins to talk. “I suppose he’s fine now,” She says sullenly. “I’m sorry things had to go this way…I was so sad that night when I accidentally met Bryan, but…”Her emotions choke her and she struggles to go on.
Yumi's POV-Drex calls out to someone outside and a frail-looking girl rushes in with a tray. Too tired to fight and yell, I let her sit me up and feed me. Of course, I didn’t want to eat but thinking over my baby, I reluctantly gave in.The dark-haired girl looks frightened, as if afraid any mistake she makes will incur Drex’s wrath on her. I observe her quietly. She’s got a few scars on her body and is clad in a frilly, armless short dress. Her hair is untidy.I lift the bangs covering her face much to her horror and see her heavy red eyes, pale face, and palm print on her cheek. I frown deeply. “What happened to you?”She shakes her head vigorously, very reluctant to tell for fear of dire consequences. I do understand and Drex leaves us after telling her to be out after two minutes.“Tell me…I can help you,” I try to convince her. She fearfully looks around in fear someone might be listening in.Then she gets anxious, rubbing her arms skeptically. I rest a hand on hers, making her
Henry's POV-Enraged, frenzied, nerves snapping, heartbeat on overdrive……as I stomp towards my warriors. Just the look on my face alone has them all cowering and clearing the way as I get to Drew, crouched on the floor and seemingly inspecting something.“Drew….” I growl, barely able to hang onto my rational senses as my muscles continue tensing, my body itching badly to devour someone.He stands up slowly and turns around to face me with an angry and dysphoric look.“What happened?” I ask, my voice straining as I pick up faint scents of my mate in the chilly, night air. Talon claws on my patience, more than agitating to jump out and sprint in search of our mate.“Drex…he got to them.” He moves aside to show me a fresh splatter of blood which trails off into a bush path and shakes his head as if to deny what it implies. I glare at it and up at him for an explanation. “Bryan….”My eyes expand in shock. “What…did you just say?”“He’s most likely.…” He proceeds no further, lowering hi
Yumi's POV-I adjust on the noisy mattress, bringing my back to rest against the headboard with a painful sigh. I stare down at my tummy, an unhappy look on my face as I rub gently.I’ve been feeling pains all around my waist and in my tummy as well. Drex won’t listen to me and get a Doctor to come check my baby.He does glare at it all the time and chooses not to care. So I know he hates it that I’m carrying his enemy’s child. Asshole.I wince again, feeling the searing pain cut through my back and I hunch forward. It’s lasting longer than usual.I gasp out and Drex turns to me. He pockets his phone and comes to me.“What’s wrong?” He stretches his hands forward but I swat them away with a glare.“Don’t touch me!...don’t suddenly act like you care…you bastard…” I begin to pant heavily and groan in pain, moving about in discomfort.Drex ignores my trying to push him away and embraces me to himself. I’m too weak to go against him so I let go, breathing heavily as my eyes begin to droop
Henry's POV-Searching, leaving no place unturned. And yet… we’re not close enough to finding her.The wolves at the bastard’s Pack have no idea about their Alpha’s whereabouts and so we’re stuck at a dead end after four days of unrelenting search.“Curse this!” I yell into the cold night air and pick up low footsteps approaching.I listen on, still very caught up in my rage as I realize whoever it is, is in a hurry. A run from danger. Panting and very hurt from the whiff of blood scent traces in the air. I wait in the dark and a figure stumbles out.Immediately, I seize them by the neck, pulling into the light to see a man. A wolf.I bare my teeth at him, tightening my grip around his neck. “Explain why you have my mate’s scent on you!”“Alpha Henry, wait!”Someone pulls us apart and I see Delano. Nyx helps the gasping wolf and urges him to speak.“Your mate…she’s in danger…Drex has her and he plans to make her his…she… she… she’s been shot”.I stagger back, the impact crushing my he
Henry's POV-I rush him up, attacking with a mad speed he can’t follow and I bite off his left hind leg. Maiming him successfully, I stalk up to Clarence. She shivers in great fear.“Please Henry… don’t do this…I only wanted to take her away so I could receive your love…I’m sorry I got conceited…please spare me”.She sobs loudly and it all just irritates me. My child won’t come back with her crocodile cries.My heir….The rage strikes again and I close my large maws over her head, separating it from her neck slowly, making sure she dies a very painful and slow death.Onlookers watch in appalled horror as I do it with a deranged expression, eyes pitch black.I toss her filthy body to the side, spitting out her head with disgust and turning around just when Drex hits me with his body, digging desperately into my fur with his maws to grab a bite of me. I slam him into a huge tree close by and grin at the sound of bones snapping.A nasty idea comes to mind. I know what game to play with hi