Stronger

“Mom you can’t,” I told her.

“No, no! Annette Julianne Maloria I am your mother you have a target on you already but you are my only daughter if you think for one second I’m going to stay away while you carry my first grandbaby you are an absolute idiot,” She railed me with her woprried mother rant.

“We are keeping the pregnancy a secret. I’m worried someone will tell the enemy that makes me and the baby a larger and more desirable target. I know you won’t put me or my baby in more danger by coming,” I didn’t try reasoning. I basically threatened her with my mortal peril if she came and blew the secret.

“You think there’s a mole?” She whispered.

“How can they know everything they do?” I explained.

“You keep everything close to your chest my pup. Give out lies and see what comes of it. That’s how you find who you can trust,” My mothers voice was venomous.

All my mother wanted at this moment was for her children to be safe, she put us first and loved us with her whole heart, but my mother was a stunning strategist. She was someone who could outwit the smartest person you know.

“Anyone you mistrust tell them a lie of valuable intel and see if they keep it to themselves,”

*Would Grayson agree to this? *

“Your mate has probably already thought of this but you know how he feels about his pack, they all come first,” She told me. “He has a child now if he’s a man worth knowing he’ll put the safety of that

baby in your belly first,”

“He would burn the world down for us,”

“Well that I agreed with. He’s embarrassed your brother with this servitude, and he disrespected you for months but if he’s truly changed you know how I feel,” She became heated over the phone.

“He was scared mom,”

“He should be above letting fear control him Annette,” NôvelDrama.Org content.

“I’m not. All I’ve done is out of fear for the past two months,” I reminded her.

“Anna, that is different, this is a mortal threat, not one of the heart,” she argued with me.

“You’re right, heartbreak is worse,” I challenged her reasoning.

“I suppose…I don’t wish to argue with you. You are carrying my grandbaby. I want you to take an hour a day to relax so you and your habry stay healthy,” she mothered me.

“Thank you mama, once we tell the pack you can come and be by my side,” I smiled at the thought of my mother fussing over me.

After saying goodbye I hung up the phone and headed out of my home. I had feigned paperwork to work in my home but in reality I was exhausted.

My b*dy was fatigued everyday this week, I had to push through but this morning a nap was beckoning me and I had. fallen asleep in Graysons office while going over the trade reports. He had lightly woken

me up and told me to go home and take anp under the guise that the keep was too busy.

I walked back to the Keep feeling refreshed and more awake than I had in days. I had a feeling I knew where he was.

“Where are they?”

“How the fuck would I know! I’ve been in here the whole f**king time,” The prisoner growled.

“They’re camps somewhere nearby, they’ve been watching, and I’m sure you could tell us where the camp you were at was-”

“NO,” He spat.

The prisoner hadn’t been this defiant since he’d gotten here. Something Grayson had said had wound him up and set him back on the defensive.

“You’ll give me answers to everything they know but where they are on my lands? You know I can’t let this go,”

“I will not do that,“He nodded his eyes fierce.

“Who will he hurt if he figures out you’ve been captured?” I asked from my normal spot leaning against the wall.

The wolf and my husband stared at me in shock. Grayson took on a small smile of respect and pride after a second.

“My mother, and my pregnant wife, and the family of the wolf you killed. They won’t know who gave the information so they’ll torture them all,” He cracked. He was on the verge of tears for the first time since he got here.

“How far along is your wife?”

“She’ll have had our baby by now,” His tears swelled as he spoke.

“It’s v

your first isn’t it,” I pushed him and he only nodded.

“Give us the general idea of where they might be, and we can take it from there. When this is all over we’ll do everything we can to get them to safety.” I told him.

“They wont come anywhere closer than 5 miles, they have a wolf that can hear very well she’ll be stationed closer.” He gave us.

Grayson nodded and walked out of the cell putting a hand on my back as we made our way upstairs.

“An alpha that rules by fear, he truly is despicable,” My mate cracked his knuckles by slamming his fists down on his desk

“To threaten their families with torture,” I cringed at the principles this wolf must hold.

Grayson came over and placed his hand on my belly. I hadn’t remotely begun showing yet his whole hand covered my abdomen.

“Goddess knows what he would do if he got his hands on you.” he k*ssed my n*eck rubbing his thumb on my stomach.

“He’ll never see my face,” I turned in his arms and nuzzled into him.

“How are you feeling after your rest?” He looked down at me

“Better, still a little tired,” I sighed, I wasn’t used to all these new symptoms that my b*dy now disobeyed me with.

“Take all the rest you need,” He massaged my shoulders.

“I have to appear normal Grayson,” I reminded him.

He huffed and crossed his arms. “You are making a wolf in you, you’ll need to take care of yourself.”

I rolled my eyes at him. “You know we need to be careful until I’m further along in my pregnancy so the baby is safer,”

“Well speaking of this baby of our, it’s about time for our appointment

I bounced on my tiptoes and grabbed his hand in excitement. I know!

I was eight weeks, which meant we could finally hear our pup’s heartbeat inside of me.

“Wanna head down?” He laughed at me.

“You know you are just as excited as I am,” I whined at his teasing.

“Let’s go,” He grabbed me and pushed open the door in his wall at the back of his office.

Since I’d become pregnant Grayson has taught me/the secret passages of the keep and there were also several tunnels. under the land. Grayson didn’t have that connected to our house but there was one from our basement out of our lands. No one knew about it, only him and L

We snuck up to the medical wing and we entered one of the exam rooms. I texted Charlotte to let her know where

were.

e we

The one person in this whole pack I knew would enjoy throwing me to the enemy was Jessica so I made sure any appointment we made was when she was out of the clinic for the day.

Charlotte came into the room under the guise that she was going to check the ultrasound machine and refill any of the jelly bottles.

“Alpha, Luna,” she bowed her head deeply to us.

“I am sure you understand that because of this threat we are keeping this a dire secret until my wife and my child are safe enough,” Grayson stared her down and poor Charlotte shook a little.

“Yes, sir,” She gulped.

Normally I would have scolded him but this was my baby, I had to protect him..

“Ann-” She closed her eyes shut tightly “Luna, Luna! Please put this gown on, please,”

“Charlotte, you know you can call me Annette. I do have faith in you to keep this secret and I hope you betray my trust,” I smiled at her.

“Never, Anna,” she hugged me. “I’m so happy for you, you’ll raise a strong Alpha I know it,”

wouldn’t

She and Grayson turned around as I changed into the paper gown and sat down on the table. I felt so on display when. I got into the stirrups.

“Never in my life did I think a friend of mine would get this kind of view of me.

Grayson kept a laugh in as he heard my thoughts.

a good view**

*Shut up!*

I turned bright red and rubbed my cheeks so Charlotte wouldn’t notice.

Charlotte turned on the monitor and put the jelly on my stomach. “Okaaaay aaand,” she rubbed the wand over me after too long for my heart I heard it.

It was loud and strong, so clear. I was crying before I noticed. There he was. My baby, I had gotten the strong feeling over the past two weeks that the baby was a boy, Amaria said since I had this feeling so early in my pregnancy it was

sure to be true.

His heartbeat thumping away no worries, no idea he was in danger, safe and sound growing away inside of me.

“He’s safe and healthy.

The baby is safe and healthy.

Chapter Comments

Jenny

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I think the mole is Jessica or Elizabeth. I’m leaning towards Elizabeth since she would know about défenses and Trade routes more than Jessica.

Denise Aubin

I’m getting weird feelings from Elizabeth

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