Aliana POV I woke up feeling sick in the night. Nikolas was sitting on the couch attending to some documents. He seemed to be engrossed in what he was doing. I looked at the clock, and it was eight in the night. How could I have slept throughout the afternoon? I was hungry and nauseous simultaneous

"I went to the clinic yesterday, and they ran a series of tests, and the nurse said I am pregnant," I said quickly, and everything was still. The room was quiet. Even the air was still. I stood there waiting for Nikolas to react, but he remained frozen. Soon he bowed his head and rested it on his p

"Her brother used that information against me. He humiliated her. I wish I didn't bother going there, really, Aliana. It was a shame. It seemed she slept with many people," I said, and she shook her head. "But you are really Mathia's son. My mother was your mother's maid and midwife. Had she been h

"Are we taking a Rickshaw, or are we walking?" he asked. "Let us walk a bit, then take a Rickshaw. I am not in the mood for exercise today," I said, remembering my ordeal the last time I walked home from the werewolf clinic. It wasn't funny, and I did not plan on doing it again. We walked a bit, a

Nikolas POV "Alpha, are you alright?" I heard Qusack's voice, which snapped me out of my deep thoughts. I was staring at the photo of Aliana's mother, who was currently in Snow as Frederick's slave. "Do you know this woman?" I asked, handing Qusack the photo. He looked at it and shook his head. I