Chapter 309

Mallory

“There you are” I beam at Damien as I enter the packhouse. He was making his way down the stairs, but he had an air of confusion surrounding him. “You good?”

“She did it.”

“Huh?”

“She has control. She shifted.”

“Seriously?” I feel myself grinning from ear to ear. “That’s awesome, we have been waiting for this for so long. How did she do it?” I stare at him expectantly, waiting for the amazing news.

“Neah’s different.” He mutters. “She’s bonded with her Lycan.” His eyes settle on mine, “Which is good, right?”

“Of course it is. What’s wrong with you? Why wouldn’t it be good?”

Damien smiles at me, “Nothing. I guess, on some levels, I never thought it would happen. She’s been battling her darkness for a long time. So long that I thought it would eventually win. The darkness has always won before.”

“You’re wrong. You and I are living proof that it doesn’t always win.”

He nods, “You’re right. I’m just overthinking it.” He looks over his shoulder up the stairs. “And she seems happy. They both do.” His eyes return to me. “You were looking for me?”

“I need your help.”

He follows me to my house and I point to the table. He sighs and steps up to it. His eyes scan over the items.

“Are these…”

“Yes!”

“And they…”

“Yes!” I snap

“And I’m the first person you are telling.”

“Clearly. You are my best friend. Who else am I going to tell first?!”

He cocks a brow at me, and picks up one of the dozen pregnancy tests, “How about the father?”

I blow out my cheeks. “I’ve not told him yet. He asked me before about having one and I told him no. That it was too early, after what Salem did to his boys. And now, I’m pregnant anyway.”

“I don’t really think you have a choice, Mallory. You can’t hide it from him……” He knits his eyebrows together, “Please don’t tell me that you wanted my help to get rid of it?!”

“No, no, of course not. I was hoping for some words of wisdom. you are normally full of them!”

“You will make a great mum.”

“That’s your wise words?” I mock, “Anyone could have told me that?”

“But you wouldn’t have believed them.” I roll my eyes because it was true. Eric was my mate, but he still didn’t know me as well as Damien did, no one did. “Congrats Mallory, I’m happy for you.”

“What about you and Raven?” I ask. I knew she had suggested trying, but he hadn’t confided anything to me.

He presses his lips into a thin line

and sighs. “We would have to be

having sex

make a pup.” I watch his shoulders drop. “Since Jenson ended up in a coma, she hasn’t been in the right frame of mind and now he’s gone, I don’t even know where we stand.”

“Where is she?”

“Sleeping, finally.”

“Maybe a good amount of sleep will help her see more clearly.”

“Here’s hoping.” He mutters and his dark eyes move up to the clock. “I have to go and check on the Lycans.” He points to the tests. “You need to tell him Mallory, because you know who will work it out and blab his big mouth to everyone. And I’m sure Eric would rather hear it from you.”

I watch him leave and let out my own heavy sigh. He was right. Abraxas was the last one that I needed telling everyone.

I thought I would get used to Abraxas after all this time, but knowing that he is mated to Maddie and not doing anything about it, made me so angry

that I wanted to smack him in the face. Repeatedly

It made it a hundred times worse

that only Neah and I knew the truth. Maddie didn’t want us to say

anything she thought the other

Lycans would turn against her if they knew the turht. Neah had suggested leaving the pack, but Maddie

insisted that it was the first place

she had felt safe.

I grab a cup of tea and take it out to the porch. Before I even have a chance to sit down, Abraxas is making his way towards me. He stops a few metres away from me. “Have you seen Klaus?”

“Not since earlier.” He nods and turns away from me. “He isn’t like you.”