Chapter 33

Kylie's POV

I was in my room, pacing to and fro in agitation. My heart was restless and it beat with hatred for Astra. It was appalling how fast I'd come to detest her: from the way she used to walk around the house like she owned it, to the way Noah used to treat her as though she was the most special thing in the world.

The mere sight of them together all those months back had made me want to pull my hair out in frustration.

I paused my pacing and glanced down at myself. What did Astra have that I didn't? I couldn't deny that she was extremely beautiful, but I was too, wasn't I? And I had the upper hand by being of royal blood and pure ancestry.

Noah had rejected her fair and square. He had fallen for the lies I had cooked against Astra, and he had banished her too. But why was he still so smitten by her? Why did he have her name on his lips in his every waking moment? Why?

At least I was carrying his child. If that wasn't enough hold on the alpha, I didn't know what was.

My anger f