Chapter 5
It started with a cramp—sharp, sudden.
Then came the warmth between my thighs.
I pulled back the blanket, heart sinking at the sight of blood-streaked fluid soaking through.
“Is anyone there?” My voice was shaky.
A servant rushed in. Her face went pale the second she saw me.
“Call the healer. Now,” I whispered. “Don’t make a scene.”
But the scene made itself.
Within minutes, Alpha Vincent burst into the room, hair disheveled, panic written across his face.
“What happened?!” He knelt beside me, one hand on my stomach, the other gripping my shoulder.
“It hurts a little… but I can still feel the baby move,” I whispered.
The healer explained quietly, “She’s been under emotional strain. Her energy is unstable, and she didn’t sleep last night. It likely disturbed the pup’s balance.”
Alpha Vincent stiffened. “Strain?”
His eyes locked onto mine. I looked away.
He barked at the servants, “Clear the north rooms. No noise near her chambers. No one disturbs her.”
I thought he might stay.
But moments later, voices rose outside the room.
“I just want to see her!” Omega Rosa’s voice, thin and sharp. “Why are you stopping me?”
“Now’s not the time,” Alpha Vincent snapped.
“I’m carrying his child! Can’t I check on the other one?”
“Go back. You’ll only upset her.”
I curled tighter beneath the blankets, pressing my palm over my belly.
Alpha Vincent returned, sat by the bed, and took my hand. “You’re safe. I’ll make sure no one disturbs you again.”
“You should go to her,” I said quietly.
“Don’t say that.”
“She called for you.”
“I’m here now.”
I turned my face away. He didn’t follow.
Three days passed. I was allowed to sit in the courtyard for a bit of sunlight.
I overheard the servants whispering nearby.
“Omega Rosa said Luna’s too weak to carry an Alpha’s heir.”
“Seriously? But she looks okay now.”
“She said it’s not just about looks—it’s about breeding.”
They hushed up when they noticed me.
I didn’t say a word. Just tightened my grip on the chair’s armrest.
I’ve always been frail. My body was never ideal. When Alpha Vincent proposed, the elder council protested. It was he who insisted—he who said, “Even if the whole pack disapproves, she is still my Luna.”
Now even the maids questioned if I deserved the title.
That evening, Alpha Vincent came with a bowl of bitter-smelling tonic.
“It’s to stabilize your energy,” he said.
I sipped it, trying not to grimace.
“Did you hear?” I asked. “They’re saying I’m not suited to carry your pup.”
He paused.
“It’s not true,” he said quickly. “Just rumors.”
“Omega Rosa started it?”
He didn’t answer.
“She said more than just that, didn’t she?”
He took my hand. “Don’t let it get to you.”
“But you don’t deny it. You don’t defend me.”
“She’s just worried about her own child.”
“And who’s worrying about mine?” I asked.
Alpha Vincent looked away.
“I don’t want more conflict,” he muttered. “It’ll only make things worse.”
I stared at him. “So, silence is safer?”
“I’m trying to keep peace.”
I swallowed hard. “Was it a mistake to want this baby?”
“Don’t say that.” He gripped my hand tighter. “Don’t ever say that.”
“Was it too much to want a mate, a name, a home that’s really mine?”
He pulled me into his arms. “You did nothing wrong. Not a thing.”
“Then when will you stand up for me?”
He was quiet for a long time.
“When her child is born,” he said finally, “this will all settle.”
I nodded slowly. Like I was agreeing.
But inside, something was already breaking.
