Bella’s POV
The doctor’s venomous words still echoed in my mind as I stood shivering on the sidewalk outside the dical center. Her threat rang clear as a bell - bring the father or she’d expose everything to my parents and the Alpha. The way she’d spat the word "filth" at made my skin crawl.
An hour had passed since I’d fled her office, yet my feet remained rooted to the concrete. My body trembled, not just from the evening chill, but from the humiliation that burned through my veins. This was supposed to be a montous discovery - my first pregnancy. Instead, it felt like a death sentence.
Everyone in the pack knew as the gentle, quiet girl who never caused trouble. The one who smiled softly and never raised her voice. That reputation had beco my curse. The very traits people claid would be my strength had made an easy target.
Hot tears stread down my cheeks despite my efforts to stop them. I pulled the hood of Derek’s oversized sweatshirt further over my head, trying to disappear into its gray fabric. The irony wasn’t lost on - even now, wrapped in his clothing, I couldn’t escape the ache of missing them. Missing the n who had destroyed .
Contacting them seed impossible. Sumr break had scattered everyone, and they’d made sure to cut off every avenue of communication. The training academy where I’d seen them daily sat empty at the pack’s border. Their silence felt deliberate, calculated.
But the doctor’s ultimatum left no room for delay. I had to find them.
My salvation ca through social dia - a post showing the three alphas attending Alpha Jack’s birthday celebration. Of course they’d be there, mingling with pack elite while I stood alone on empty streets.
The party invitation had never extended to ogas like . We only entered such gatherings to serve drinks or clean up sses, invisible in our servitude.
Convincing the guard took every ounce of courage I possessed. I showed him photos on my phone, proof of my connection to the celebrated alphas inside. He looked skeptical but eventually waved through.
The mansion’s grandeur made my simple white dress and borrowed hoodie look even more pathetic. Guests openly stared, their judgnt written across their faces. I kept my chin up, focusing on my mission rather than their whispered comntary.
Alpha Jack greeted with surprise, his mory of my friendship with his honored guests working in my favor. When I requested to see Derek, he pointed toward the backyard, clearly not wanting soone so poorly dressed mingling with his important guests inside.
Derek erged monts later, and my heart clenched at the sight of him. His leather jacket hugged his broad shoulders perfectly, and those striking eyes I’d once adored now held nothing but cold fury.
"What the hell are you doing here?" His voice cracked like a whip. "Did you tell Alpha Jack you ca to see ? Why would you do that when I made it clear I wanted nothing to do with you?"
The venom in his tone hit like a physical blow. This was the sa man who’d once whispered sweet words against my ear, who’d made feel precious and protected. Now I was just another annoyance to be dealt with.
"I think I’m pregnant." The words tumbled out before fear could stop them.
His rage seed to freeze mid-expression. For a heartbeat, I saw sothing flicker across his features - shock, maybe even panic. Then his walls slamd back into place.
"Why are you telling this? Go find whoever got you pregnant." Each word dripped with disdain, as if the possibility of his involvent had never crossed his mind.
"That’s exactly why I’m here." My voice wavered but held steady. "I need to speak with all three of you. One of you has to be the father."
The explosion ca instantly. "? Are you insane? Ask Hugo, ask Parker - anyone but . I was careful that night."
The lie burned. None of them had shown an ounce of caution that night. Protection had been the furthest thing from their minds.
He stepped backward, pulling out his phone with shaking fingers. "Hugo! Get out here now. Bring Parker. You two need to handle this disaster - it’s not my problem."
I’d never seen Derek lose control like this. Veins bulged along his neck, his muscles straining against the leather. Terror rooted to the spot as my knees threatened to give out.
Hugo appeared within minutes. "What’s your problem, man? You dragged away from -" His complaint died when he spotted cowering against the wall.
"What is she doing here?" The disgust in his voice matched Derek’s perfectly.
"Tell him," Derek demanded, and I flinched at his tone.
"I’m pregnant," I whispered, my entire body shaking.
Hugo’s face went white, mirroring the fear and shock painted across Derek’s features.
"Not my kid. I didn’t touch her. Parker was the one going crazy that night - ask him instead!" He jabbed an accusatory finger toward Parker, who had clearly caught enough of our conversation.
"Why are you pointing at ?" Parker stord into the backyard, his finger now aid at . "How do we know how many other guys she’s been with since then?"
Now all three towered over , their combined height and bulk making feel like a mouse trapped by lions. These were the n I’d foolishly believed cared about .
Their words slapped back to reality. How pathetic I’d been, nursing feelings for alphas who saw as disposable.
"How dare you question my integrity? You three know exactly what happened. You know you were my first, and you know there’s been no one else!" The anger finally broke through my fear.
Derek’s fist crashed into the wall beside my head. The sound made freeze completely, pressed flat against the brick.
"Don’t you dare raise your voice to ," he snarled, leaning close enough that I could feel his breath. The threat hung heavy between us.
"What kind of ss has she dragged us into?" Parker asked, pulling Derek back slightly while all three continued to stare at like I was so diseased animal.
"Fine. If you don’t believe , we can get a DNA test." My voice found its strength, confidence ringing clear. For the first ti since this nightmare began, they seed to realize I wasn’t bluffing.
They huddled together, whispering urgently before sending Hugo forward as their spokesman. His hands shoved deep in his pockets, he delivered the words that would haunt forever.
"Have you considered an abortion?"
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