CHAPTER 37 The Unwilling Alpha
Her face took on a grim look of determination as she realized that there was no fixing it tonight. The pictures of the pregnant wolf and the unwilling Alpha would be plastered across tomorrow’s headlines whether she liked it or not.
The Alpha King gestured for A*n to come forward as Ada took her seat next to Brad and Lexi whistled lowly under her breath.
“What a f*cking car crash… good luck!”
A*n said nothing and walked slowly towards the dais feeling all attention riveted on her as her father spoke to the assembled guests.
“Please, excuse my daughter, Princess Ada. This is a stressful time for her. We had hoped to keep the news a secret for a little while longer but as I’m sure you’re aware, Ada and Brad are expecting pups.” He beamed proudly as the crowd gasped and questions began to be fired in quick succession at the family on stage.
“Wait… but I thought that Alpha Brad was mated to Princess A*n?!”
“That’s right! They were supposed to have been married this week! What is this lunacy?!”
“Did they have an affair?!”
“Poor A*n, and forced to attend this debacle as well. What sort of family does that to their own daughter?”
A*n smirked as she took her place next to her father, and maintained a neutral expression. It felt oddly satisfying to have people recognize the situation for what it was.
A quick glance to the side revealed Ada and Narcissa glowering furiously at her and Brad’s eyes still riveted on her, full of sorrow.
Her father, however, faced the direction of the crowd
some reason, A*n and Brad’s wolves recognized themselves as mates, but they were mistaken. Ada is Brad’s mate, so as you can see, all is as it
of opinion buzzed around the room and A*n seethed internally. How
only called
they knew but carried on regardless? I heard
to herself as
did to A*n,
sister
Ada’s smirk as she reached for Brad’s hand and
is right Mistakes happen Perhaps because we were always so close, the mixture
her
I just hope that my sister
flinch and stood resolutely at her
cleared up, let’s proceed with the rest of the event, shall we?” The
dais as the greeting of guests by the ‘happy’ couple commenced. Brad was
and A*n could feel the palpable aura of fury
be having the time of her life though and when it came to the interviews with the couple, she made sure to ask lots of awkward questions that were phrased in such a way that Ada
to the banqueting hall as the food was served, Brad finally forced himself to move and tried to
and as he s*atched his arm away she didn’t miss the
my mate and never will be. You’ll never replace A*n.
Ada looked momentarily taken aback and her cheeks flushed furiously.
“How can you say that?! I’m carrying your pups… our child…”
Brad sneered as he swept his eyes over her.
“Are they mine though? I don’t know what you did to me in order to get me into bed with you, I don’t remember any of it, but when I find out…” He threatened darkly, leaving the sentence hanging in the air.
Brad s*aggered off into the back room, using the wall for support as he walked and Ada glared furiously at A*n, narrowing her eyes.
She stomped over to A*n with her hands held protectively over her belly and glared defiantly up at her.
“Are you happy now?” She hissed
“For what? You’re the one who wanted me here… I would have rather stayed away.”
“I wanted you to see it with your own eyes, and I haven’t finished yet A*n. I meant what I said when I promised to take everything from you.” She spat before stomping away again.
A*n watched her warily. She was fully prepared for the fact that her invite here today would most likely be in order to embarrass her publicly Now, with that plan seemingly going so badly, she would most likely have something more up her sleeve.
She wished Marve was more responsive. Perhaps she had shut herself away to avoid dealing with the drama but that wasn’t at all like the Marve that she knew. If anything, she had
expected her to come out kicking and screaming.
The silence was unsettling.