Chapter 72: Chapter 72

LENORA'S POV

"I walked back to the dance floor as I just wanted to have fun without having to think of any past girlfriend that Alaric had once made out with. The image and thought of them being together in the past made my skin itch as my blood boiled in anger.

I should probably calm the fuck down since there was nothing attached to her visit but why the hell would she even visit.

"A drink please!" I said to the waiter who was walking by with a tray of some flavored drink in his hand. He handed over a glass to me which I gulped down almost immediately before coughing. The drink definitely contained some large volume of alcohol yet I drank them.

Alaric would kill me if he found out that I drank alcohol while being pregnant. While coughing and trying to clear my throat from the alcohol that almost choked me, I felt someone walking up to me.

"Hey" her voice sounded elegantly as I raised my head to look at her perfectly built that was too good to be true. She definitely had undergone some cosmetic surgery to look like this.

"Such a whore" I judged her in my mind before shoving the thoughts away. The jealous side of me was the one talking. I don't talk or think like this, perhaps it was the baby's fault by messing with my hormones.

"Hi" I replied as I stood straight trying to match up with her so as to not feel intimidated.

"I heard you're the lucky young wolf that managed to bewitch my dearest Alaric"

"Excuse you?" I immediately replied to her as a smile only tucked at the corner of her red painted lips.

"I mean, congratulations but Alaric will still come back to me because he's truly mine and attracted to me alone" she boasted while rolling her eyes backwards.

"I shouldn't waste my time talking to you bitch!" I spat on her face and tried to walk away.

"He won't even mark you!" She laughed but my head twitched as I returned to face her.

"Watch your tongue, woman!"

"You see, you're mistaken, I'm not just a woman but I'm the woman your dear Alaric always returns to whenever he's tense and we spend the nights together on my bed. Even though we broke up, he always returned.."

"Yes he would return to you because you were nothing but a cheap whore and he doesn't need your stupid and useless body anymore " I responded and watched in satisfaction as her smile fell.

"Say whatever you believe but that won't change the fact that Alaric will never mark you. I mean you're pregnant and can't even handle the transformation. He'll always come up with more excuse with not marking you because he still wants to be free and return to me"

"Why don't you just back off, run away, don't come back. You're just wasting your time! And if you chose to be stubborn, I'll make sure to dispose of you" She grinned and I was fighting every fiber in me not to hit her plastic face in the presence of the whole crowd as I stormed away and walked into Alaric's room to talk with him.

"Why didn't you tell me?!" I yelled as I barged into his room. He seemed confused but there was nothing to be confused about here.

"Tell you?" He repeated

"Why didn't you tell me that you were never going to mark me next tomorrow under the full moon!" I yelled in anger as my emotions started to come before me and tears were starting to store in my eyes, getting ready to flow.

"Why the fuck didn't you tell me,Alaric!" I yelled as the tears finally betrayed me and flowed down my cheeks.

"Lenora please calm down!" He said as he stood up from the chair he was seated on. He walked closer to where I was standing and tried to hug me but I had pushed him away.

"Why didn't you let me know" I cried and eventually gave in to him as he hugged me while his shirt stained from the mixture of my tears and make up.

"I was going to tell you after the party, I didn't know you would know so soon"

"Trust me, I was going to finally mark you but you passed out and Diane said you were pregnant. I didn't want to ruin your fun and intended to tell you once the day would be over. I didn't know you'd find out like this, I'm sorry!" He apologised as he hugged me yet my mind wasn't settled.

I knew I should trust Alaric but the girl had said he would always come up with more excuses while going back to her. I tried hard to shove that thought away from my mind. I shouldn't doubt his love and loyalty to me.

"Why does the pregnancy have to determine you marking me?" I asked a I wiped the tears from my eyes. My make up was ruined already.

"You're not to be dressed during pregnancy and transforming is a lot of things to handle, both you and the baby might not survive and I'm glad we found out you were pregnant before it would be too late. Only the moon goddess knows what might have happened" He sighed but I just wasn't satisfied yet.

"But not to worry, I'll mark you immediately when you put to bed because we need to not waste any time," he added. I was the one now getting confused at why he would need to instantly mark me.

"Why?" I questioned.

"You see, you became complete when you accepted me as your mate, and couldn't bear to see me in danger that night, your powers and strength came from there"

"It was triggered at the sight of me in danger but it doesn't mean you would always be like that until I mark you, yes you no longer have poison in you and you're stronger than before but not until I mark you before you would be as strong as that night."

"It could only happen again if you see me in danger but not to worry I won't get Into any trouble. "

"But if I ignore the fact that you're pregnant and mark you right now, it'll be unbearable and painful until your brain shuts down from the pain. It will definitely lead to loss of lives else a miracle happens"

"But I promise you that I love you and once you put to bed i'll mark you. I know you've been talking to Camila downstairs and that's why you feel this way but ignore her. Please?" He begged and I nodded my head in approval.

I wasn't supposed to let a commoner ruin my joy with just pointless words coming from her pointless fake boobs and her threats were definitely bullshit and empty.

"You should rest now, the party will end soon" Alaric kissed my forehead. I was tired already so I laid on the bed to sleep.

I couldn't go back down to greet Ariel goodnight because my makeup was ruined and I didn't want to give anyone the hint that something bad happened so I decided to sleep.

She should still be here by tomorrow, so I'll talk to her about what happened.

"Goodnight love" Alaric kissed my forehead again and before I could realize I had zoned off to sleep.

*****

I woke up feeling okay and refreshed but Alaric wasn't beside me on the bed. I assumed he must be around the house probably taking care of some stuff so he would probably be back soon.

I realised I had slept with the party dress. I took it off and made my way to the bathroom where I heated the water and washed my body under the warm shower.

After the long bath,I wore some comfortable clothes and decided to go look for Ariel before she and Brandon would go back to her house.

"Hey, you're still around?" I texted and waited for a reply. It wasn't up to a minute before she replied with a picture of a part of the palace so I walked down there.

While walking, I noticed that most of the decorations were taken down already. It made me sad that there wouldn't be any marking ceremony but it was for the best and Alaric would mark me soon. All I needed was to be patient.

"Hey babe, did you sleep well?" She asked on sighting me and I nodded my head in response.

"Tough one right? I'm sorry" she pointed towards the workers as they took down the decorations.

"Sadly, I have to wait for 9 more months" I sighed as she hugged me tight.

"Don't worry you'll be fine, we should go out for ice cream since we both can't drink" she suggested.

"Definitely" I replied as I realized it has been a while since I last ate ice cream. And on the other hand it would be the perfect medicine for my current mood.

"Let's go then" she held my hands as she dragged me but before we could walk further, my phone beeped and it was a message from Alaric.

"Where are you?"The text read.

"On my way out with Jenny to get an ice cream," I replied.

"Great, I have somewhere to go to"

"Where?"

"Work " He replied but I wasn't a fan of this type of answer.

"I'll come along, " I texted.

"No, things might get rough so I'll go alone " he responded and I definitely sensed something weirder.

He was always taking me out with him whenever it involved work no matter how serious it might seem.

The last time we both went out for his work when he had to settle a dispute between two communities. It was the definition of rough and I was getting scared but he had reassured me that I would be fine.

I remembered what he did to calm my tense nerves that day as he dragged my hands out of the meeting room while the two parties were still in a heated argument.

He dragged me into the elevator of the building while I stared at him with confused eyes but was shocked at the next thing he did.

He had lifted my skirt up and brought his dick out of his trousers as he proceeded to bang me from behind while I faced the walls.

He wasn't scared or concerned about someone walking into the elevator as he only banged me harder until I couldn't control my screams and moans.

After he came in me, he tucked his dick back into his pants and dressed me back up neatly.

"I love it when you wear skirts, " he said with a kiss on my lips while I giggled.

"Still nervous?" He asked but I shook my head. I wasn't even a bit tense.

We had both returned to the conference room and I sat beside him. Even though it was a heated one, he calmed them and managed to settle the dispute.

I had no idea why he wouldn't want me to follow him to this meeting afterall I was already his partner now and he was the one always saying he couldn't bear a hour without me yet he had just left.

"Lenora, you okay?" Jenny asked while waving her hands In front of me. I was lost in my thoughts.

"Yeah, sure, let's go" I said as we both walked out of the pack house. I could spot his car driving away as I suddenly felt a sting in my chest but I decided to let it roll down my back.

Josh wasn't around to drive Ariel and I and I had no idea on how to drive.

"I'll drive you ma'am" a servant ran up to us with a bow.

"Okay" I agreed and we all got into the car while I kept on thinking about what Alaric was up to and silently prayed he didn't go to Camila.