Alpha’s Pregnant Luna - Chapter 8: Chapter 8

Paula
I stared at his expression to see if he was joking with me, but he maintained a tough stance, not even flinching his long lashes. What the hell? He did call me his mate! But how was that even possible? I’ve been marked already by another werewolf; how could I possibly have a mate? The mating system doesn’t work this way, or does it? I wondered if he could read the surprise and confusion his last words just caused.
“H–how is that even possible?” I stuttered, totally thrown off guard. I have a mate who marked and mated me, and even though he was a cunt, didn’t that count too? No matter how my mate treated me, the moon goddess has been watching for so long and hell, she didn’t even try to help me out of there.
“It is possible because you’re human. I’m not entirely sure about that though, and another has marked you; that’s why you can’t perceive my pheromones.” He replied as if he could read my mind and decipher my confusion. He didn’t even bat an eye while saying those words, while my eyes went wide with shock. For someone who claimed to be my mate, he should feel somehow knowing that I’ve been mated to another man. There should be some kind of reaction. I had no idea if there was any reaction or if this man was good at hiding them.
I wanted to say something but couldn’t find my voice.
“And you’re pregnant.” He said after a while with no emotions. His demeanor was cold and distant. He folded his arms around his chest while he spoke. I looked at him like he just said the most expensive joke of the century and he looked a little too serious. He better be joking.
“I’m not pregnant!” I replied sounding a little too defensive than I intended, this man doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He doesn’t even know me and he just called me his mate. He could be a psychopath for all I know. I couldn’t be pregnant; the doctor said I wasn’t that day. He wouldn’t be wrong, would he?
“But how can you be my mate when I was marked and mated by someone else?” I voiced my confusion, trying not to look at him too much. I was trying not to look at him but something keeps pulling my attention to him and I feel powerless against the unseen force.
“You see, girl; the goddess has her reasons for everything. But I don’t let her push me around; I have to know if this is worth fighting for before fighting.” He said with a faraway look on his face, and it looked like he was looking beyond the walls of this room, I wanted to get mad at him for calling me a girl but I couldn’t do it. This man literally saved my ass even though I don’t want it.
He leaned forward to where my head was resting, closing the space between us.
The closeness of his face caused my heart to start pounding like crazy in my chest; I thought he was going to kiss me. And I was surprised to realize that I would have let him if he attempted to.
What the hell is wrong with you, Paula! Get it together! I gave myself a mental yell.
“What do you mean…?” I managed to ask, too aware of his masculine cologne wafting through my nostrils and numbing my senses.
“I don’t care who he is; what I just want to know is what drove you into wanting to take your own life. I think we can start from there.” he sounded so confident and sure of himself, I couldn’t help but wonder which pack he was ruling. I searched his face for any sign of unseriousness but he looked too serious. I’ve never seen anyone look serious and attractive at the same time, I wanted to stare at his face all day but it was wrong. It feels so right but my morals are screaming how wrong it is.
This male couldn’t be the Alpha King, Xayden’s elder brother was currently the Alpha King.
My savior finally leaned backward, and I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding. He had so much effect on me without making any effort. Even the one who mated and marked me didn’t affect me that much. I have always thought mate bonds were about pains and sorrow because, in the last year since I’ve been mated to Alpha Xayden, That’s all I’ve felt. This man was already showing me how many emotions I can feel towards my mate.
“I’m waiting.” his words snapped me out of my wrecking thoughts. His closeness to me earlier was definitely driving me crazy, and he was still close to me, making my brain toss around inside of my head. I looked everywhere but at him. The four corners of the hospital room suddenly became so attractive, like I hadn’t been sleeping and waking up there since I got saved by the Alpha. He was patient, though, but I could see from the corner of my eye the way his jaw ticked every passing moment like his patience was gradually wearing thin, yet he wasn’t giving up. This was the definition of a real man, a man who had control over his emotions.
I don’t know what to say to him, and I don’t know where to start. That I got tired of my horrible life and wanted to kill myself? I’m sure he knows that already. We both know what he needs to know, but I’m not letting up. I was even yet to decide if he was a good person. Yes, he saved me, but that doesn’t warrant my trust in him. He might be worse than Alpha Xayden, for all I know.
My stomach picked that moment to make a loud grumble. I slapped a hand on my tummy and the other on my mouth, shocked and realizing how hungry I was. I was embarrassed, but mentally, I blessed my belly for giving me the best diversion. His gaze had already dropped on my stomach, and I took the chance. He muttered something to himself before he closed his eyes, I’m sure he’s not grateful for the distraction.
“I’m hungry….” I mumbled. He remained silent before grabbing his phone and scrolling through it for a brief moment. Thank God! That worked. He suddenly stretched the phone to me, and I saw a food app on the screen. I was confused.
“Order whatever you want.” He said, clearing my confusion. My eyes bulged.
“Wh—whatever I want?” I stuttered. He nodded and handed the phone over to me. I looked at the phone and back at him, and he gave me another reassuring nod. Wow! I breathed hard. Alpha Xayden has always been the one to decide for me, and when he does, all I eat is broccoli and some other tasteless vegetable, but here I am scrolling through the front page of a food app while I drool!
I began a crazed frenzy of food ordering. I clicked on every single food that looked tasty. Hamburgers. Chicken and chips. Sandwiches. Pizza. Casseroles. Ice cream. Cakes. Smoothies. Damn! The list went on and on, and Alpha Frankie only watched me with interest.
Soon I was done ordering, and in a few minutes, everything I ordered arrived and was spread in front of me like a freaking buffet. My stomach growled louder, and I nearly drooled as I stared at everything. It’s all mine! My embarrassment from earlier went with the wind as I dug into my feast.
ALPHA Frankie
I’ve never seen a woman––wolf or human–– eat the way she’s currently digging into all of the food that is spread like a feast in front of her. Her hands and mouths were all full.
While one hand is shoving a pizza into her mouth, the other is holding up a chicken into the same mouth.
I should tell her to stop eating so fast so she wouldn’t get indigestion, but I was too intrigued by how much she ate with little or no shame in front of me. I felt so angry at whoever made her like this, whoever limited her life to the basics.
Nothing was lady-like about how she ate, and while it should Irk me, it only interests me the more. It makes me want to know why she’s eating like she’s never eaten before. Like she’s been starved all of her life. Like she’s never eaten chicken wings or drumsticks before. Like she’s been living under a rock all of her life and has no idea that food could be this good.
But most of all, I want to know what made her want to kill herself. Or who made her hate her life enough to want to die. Heck, I have a lot to ask her. I was already laying down plans of asking her to help me. I need a Luna, and heavens sent one to me right when I was about to give up on it. She’s pregnant and probably has suicidal thoughts, but if she can agree to be my Luna for a few months until I can get the council of elders of my back and prevent them from mating me with Renee. Desperate, yeah but I don’t know what to make of a pregnant mate who looks so frail and starved
My mind raced with a dozen theories as to why she looked this way and why she wanted to kill herself. Could she possibly be rejected when she’s not even a Wolf? And why in the world did the moon goddess send me a pregnant mate?? How can she be Pregnant yet be my mate? Did I search for so long only for me to get a pregnant mate? Pregnant with whose child I do not know. I know she was stalling and beating around the bush with her claims of being hungry, but I’ll let it go. I have a lot of things to say to her, but I’ll save all that for later. Watching her eat gave me a feeling that I don’t know how to describe, but all I know is I can get used to seeing her eat like this. At some point, she would belch loudly, clamp a hand over her mouth and apologize and I’d only nod for her to continue eating.
I feared she would burst if she continued eating that much, but before I knew it, she was done eating the whole thing! Even I couldn’t eat that much. Crumbs of the food she had eaten in a hurry covered her lips, and she licked them clean and grabbed a bowl of ice cream as a dessert, I guess. I stared on because never in my life have I seen anyone eat with so much fire in their eyes. No matter how roughly she ate, something tugged at my heartstrings at the beauty of it all. I wanted to watch her eat forever. I never knew having a mate would be like this; little things they do would make your heart flutter.
“You must really enjoy eating,” I asked while she was only halfway into opening the ice cream bowl’s lid. I saw her pause for a moment, more like freeze in time. I saw the way her hands quivered, and she looked like she wasn’t comfortable answering that. I never intended to make her uncomfortable; I just wanted to make sure she was okay with it.
“I’m never allowed to eat this much.” She said, twisting her face into a frown, but I saw the pained look in her eyes. I didn’t push it, though. I will give her enough time to talk to me about everything. Whoever made her this way would have me to answer to very soon, and I will spare them no mercy when I unleash my wrath on them. Even humans deserve to be treated better.