Gamma Kailen Steele
Lips touching my hip woke me from whatever sleep I was enjoying. It was restless and exhaustion must have taken over. I was lying on my back. Marcus had lifted up the shirt I was wearing and was planting kisses down my hip tattoo.
“I love your tattoo, Babygirl.” Marcus mumbled against my skin. I didn’t expect him to still be here when I woke up. Before, he was always gone. It was weird that he was trying to play house with me. Pretending that we are this perfect, loving couple. I felt more prepared today, mentally, to deal with this. Aurora had assured me Hunter was close and that I just had to fake it a little longer.
“How was your sleep, Babygirl?” He asked me, moving his way up my body until he was at eye level with me.
“It was okay. How was yours?” I asked him.
“The best night’s sleep I’ve had since they took you from me,” he answered. I thought I would take advantage of his good mood.
“Marcus, can I ask you a question?” I asked him shyly.
“Anything, Babygirl.” He rested his head on my shoulder and started kissing my neck. I had to hold back the gag. Hunter is coming, I kept repeating in my head.
“The girl that was found at Blue Crescent.” I started to ask, and he let out a sigh.
“She was nothing Babygirl.” He said.
“She was carrying your child.” I said, before my brain could register what my mouth had just said. I was preparing myself for the blow, but it never came.
“That was unfortunate. The auction house decided to start drugging the girls. I was unaware, and she became pregnant. Then she went crazy, and I killed her. You are the only one I want to carry my pups.”
“If I have meant so much to you before, why didn’t you come back for me?” I asked sorrowfully, playing on his apparent love for me. I looked at him with tears in my eyes, putting on the best act possible. I wanted answers.
“I had to take care of pack business. It’s not that I didn’t want to come for you.” He said, kissing my cheek.
“The last four years have been hell without you.” he mumbled, moving his hand under my shirt up my bare stomach. I wince out, playing up the part.
“What’s wrong, Babygirl?” He asked, concerned.
“Its just my stomach hurts. I’m not sure why it’s taking so long to heal.” I told him with tears running down my cheeks.
“It’s okay, Babygirl. Let’s go see the doctor and then we can get ready for your Luna ceremony tonight. I want you to feel better when I mark you tonight.” He said, pulling me into his arms and kissing my forehead.
“Okay,” I whispered into his chest. We laid there for a bit before I asked him a question that had really been bothering me.
“Marcus, if this was my parents’ pack, I don’t suppose you have a picture of them?” I stuttered out. I noticed that he liked it when I was shy and submissive.
“I could get someone to look, Babygirl. This is your home now, and I want you to feel comfortable here,” he answered, and I nodded against his chest.
“Come on, Babygirl, let’s get ready and head to the clinic.” He said, kissing my forehead and moving from the bed. He walked over to the closet.
I sat up and waited for him. I only had the clothes that I came in. He came out of the closet dressed in black slacks and a white button-up shirt. He passed me an ivory sweater dress.
“Get dressed. I’ll be in the kitchen, making us coffee.” He said before he left the room. I rushed into the bathroom, and I noticed that there wasn’t a lock on the bathroom door. Fuck.
There were hair ties and a hairbrush on the counter. I brushed out the rat’s nest and pulled it back into a messy bun. I pulled the shirt off and slipped on the sweater dress. It was off the shoulder, and it was cute, but I wished it was longer. My hips were wider, causing the dress to be shorter. I felt like my bare ass was hanging out. I went through the hamper in the bathroom and pulled out my underwear and slipped them on. It was better than nothing. I took a few deep breaths before I left the bathroom and walked through until I found Marcus sitting at the little table in the kitchen area. He was drinking his coffee and looking at his phone.
“You look beautiful, Babygirl.” he told me as I sat down in front of the second coffee mug.
“Thank you.” I whispered, taking a sip of the coffee.
“There are shoes at the door for you. I just need to finish this email and then we will head out.” He told me.
“Okay.” I answered him. I stood up and walked over to the door and found a pair of black flats. I put them on before I headed back to the table to wait for Marcus. When Marcus was ready, he led me out of the room and into the rest of the pack house.
He led me the opposite way we had been yesterday. We walked to the end of the hallway and it ended at a staircase. We descended, and I was taking in my surroundings. Marcus had two warriors posted outside the room he was keeping me. There was also one station on every landing. There was no way I could sneak off without getting caught by one of them. I knew I was strong, but I didn’t think I could take on an entire army.
We exited a door on the opposite side of the pack house from where we had entered yesterday. I assumed we were in the backyard. I let out a gasp as I looked around. A huge mountain range surrounded us, with trees all around the edge of the mountains. The sun had just started to peek between two of the mountains. This place was truly beautiful.
“I can’t wait to show you how this place looks under the moonlight.” Marcus whispered in my ear, pulling me back to reality.
“This place is beautiful.” I told him when we started walking. There were warriors stationed all around the pack house grounds.
“Should I be worried?” I asked him cautiously. He stopped walking and turned his attention to me. He gave me a suspicious look before answering.
“Are you asking about the warriors?” He raised an eyebrow, and I tried to make myself small and weak.
“I’m just worried that something might happen to you,” I whispered. He grabbed the small of my back and pulled me into his chest.
“You have nothing to worry about, Babygirl. They are there for your protection. Just in case.” He said, and I nodded.
We started walking again and I couldn’t shake the feeling of being watched. I gazed around the clearing, but I couldn’t see anything.
Marcus led me into the clinic, where a nurse greeted us and showed us to a room. Marcus didn’t leave my side, and I wasn’t surprised. The nurse asked me to change into a gown and informed us that the doctor would be in soon. Once she left, I changed into a gown and sat down on the table, waiting.
The longer we waited, the more my anxiety built. I thought I was here to get my back and stomach checked, but I had a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach. The doctor finally entered and greeted both of us.
“Alpha, what seems to be the nature of your Luna’s visit today?” He asked Marcus. Not the person who he would be examining.
“I would like her fertility checked. Also, she has some wounds on her abdomen that need to be looked at. She is still experiencing some pain.” He told the doctor. I was trying to slow down my breathing. I knew he was going to kill me when he found out I couldn’t have kids.
“Alpha, would you mind stepping out?” the doctor asked.
“I do mind, just do what you need to do,” he commanded. The doctor nodded his head.
“Let’s check your back first,” he said, and I nodded. He pulled the gown open at the back. He pushed on some of the areas and I winced every time to show that I was indeed in pain, but it actually didn’t hurt as much as I was hyping it up.
“Alpha, I’ll give her some painkillers for the pain. She needs to rest for this to fully heal.” He told Marcus.
“Now, please lay down Luna. I’m going to check your stomach and then I can check your fertility.” I laid on my back as the doctor checked my stomach.
“Much of the same, Alpha. Luna needs to rest.” The doctor told Marcus.
“I’ll make sure that she rests before her Luna ceremony.” Marcus spoke. The doctor then moved to the end of the table and moved my knees apart. I was on the verge of a panic attack. My mind was racing trying to find a way I could make it out of this alive. How the hell was I going to take on not only an alpha but his pack?
When the doctor was done, he informed Marcus that he wanted to take some blood and then he would give him the results when he received them. But as far as he can tell, everything looks good to carry a pup. I let out the breath I was holding in. I can’t believe that the doctor just lied to his alpha, but for whatever his reasons are, I was grateful.
After the doctor left us, I put my clothes back on and Marcus walked me back to the Alpha floor of the pack house.
“I have some work to do, Babygirl. You rest and I’ll have everything sent up when it’s time to get ready for the ceremony.” Marcus said, pecking my lips. He unlocked the door, and I stepped inside. He closed the door behind me and I heard the lock.
“Breathe, Kailen, when the moon is high in the sky. That’s when this will all be over.”