Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama-Chapter 194: Their strained relationship...

Selene POV

"That was intense!" Kragen’s voice boomed from behind me making me jerk with surprise "The Carrell family is even more intense than they seem. Can you imagine that whole information?"

"Tell me about it," I sighed "Did you know about Noah’s mom by the way? I mean, it’s just so hard to believe that his mom is human no wonder he doesn’t like to talk about her and then to think Nora is his step-sister figures their strained relationship. Anyways, enough talk about the Carrells, how are the girls?"

"They’re fine and they’re having a great time with their dad. Xavier is an amazing father and I had to say this, I’m beginning to like him somewhat,".

"You like Xavier?" I snorted "That’s news to me. I thought you always hated him. What changed? What good deed did he do all of a sudden that made you look at him differently?"

"Just the way he takes care of the girls," Kragen shrugged "I know you miss them so much but believe me, with them at Greyhound, it’ll be easier for you to wrap up a lot of things on this front and it’s closer than before, Selene. You heard the Grand Lycan, he’s going to find something and brace yourself for it but this is the only way for us to move on to the next step,".

"Uhmm..." I nodded listlessly, staring at nothing.

After a while, I heard Kragen come to sit beside me. We sat there in silence until he broke it. "Are you alright? You look more tired than usual?"

"I should be," I sighed "More anxious, heartburns, I pee at least 40 times a day now and I had to make a conscious effort to stop drinking water. Plus, I eat like a horse and don’t forget about how foggy my brain gets sometimes. I was looking for a pen in my hand yesterday for nearly an hour and that’s just the worst. I feel constantly lonely these days. With the women from the group busy with their own lives and family, I’m left alone to care for myself and it is not the easiest job,".

"At least you’ve had Noah all to yourself for a few weeks now. Honestly, I don’t know what she does that makes him so attracted to her but I guess it’s because of the role she plays. The side piece gets more attention than the wife,".

"And how is that even possible?" I fought back a yawn "She wields more power over him, Kragen. I’ve spent the last few weeks in marital bliss with Noah only for him to go back to her on a whim. I have to prove that she isn’t pregnant or else she’d try to get pregnant by all means,".

"That’s the goal, Selene. She wants to get pregnant by all means and unless you want to become a stepmother, you better find a way to stop her tonight. Use anything in your arsenal. The half-moon peaks today and it symbolizes fertility. The chances are higher than usual, so... brace yourself,".

"Thank you, Kragen," I rose to my feet "Let’s talk tomorrow, I have a lot that I want to say by the way, is it just me or how are you able to keep coming in the same form?"

"Don’t worry, we’ll talk about this tomorrow," he winked and shooed me away from the hall. I walked as fast as my legs could carry me, hating the way I was fatigued and panting from the short walk. By the time I got to Noah’s room, I was gasping for air. I managed to knock on the door and waited for nearly three minutes before the door opened and it was Brooke who came to answer,".

"Hi Selene," she said calmly "I just tucked his majesty in bed now and he’s asleep already he asked me to spend a night here and I couldn’t say no. Anyways, you could drop your message and I’ll let him know when he wakes,".

"I have no interest in waking him open," I replied "I just need to pick up my supplements, I left them on the bedside stand. You could watch me if you want,".

She gave me a once over, then stood to one side of the door. I entered the room, fighting the urge to grab her hair and went straight to the bed. Truly, Noah was fast asleep. He looked so peaceful with his eyes closed and the furrows on his forehead had eased into smooth lines. Instead of reaching for the so-called supplement when I got to the bed, I laid on the space beside Noah on the bed, loving the way his arms came around me as he felt my presence.

"What took you so long?" he murmured his eyes still closed.

"I didn’t know if I could come. Your mistress was in the room with you, after all,".

"Brooke," he murmured placing a kiss on my forehead "I asked her to leave as soon as I finished bathing. I’m sorry baby for today," his eyes finally flickered open. He leaned on his hand, his eyes still sleepy as he hovered over me "I admit I wasn’t in the best frame of mind and I am a bit ashamed of myself too for acting that way. I know you’d never hurt Brooke,".

"Yeah!" I sighed, snaking my hands around him, enjoying the hurt that flitted across Brooke’s face as she watched us. Thinking she would leave the room; she came to the bed instead. As soon as she dropped on it, Noah turned to her, surprised on his face.

"What are you still doing here? Didn’t I ask you to go to your room?" Noah asked.

"Well, I don’t want to. We need to start bonding with the baby as a parent and you’ve neglected me all these weeks. Do you even care for the baby at all? I wish I didn’t put myself in this mess," she cried.

"It was your choice to carry the baby, Brooke!" Noah sighed "I didn’t sign up for this. You know very well that I love my wife and there’s no way I would choose you over her. Just leave my room, already, please...".

"Noah!" tears formed in Brooke’s eyes as she stared at him. She didn’t think he would be that way with her. As much as I should be dancing around happily at the way she was being told off, I hated she was trying to get sympathy but Noah was either not in the mood to give her or he was tired.

"I repeatedly allowed you to have your way with me and you kept saying that you enjoy every part of me. Why then are you trying to play saint? This is our responsibility, Noah. You got me pregnant... you should strive to be a good father this time around. This is going to be your first child,".

"I know what," Noah murmured burying his head in the crook of my neck. "You smell so good," he murmured as he began to press open-mouthed kisses on the exposed part of my body. At this point, Brooke wasn’t trying to hide her anger.

"You know what, I’m going to have the baby removed," a tear rolled down her cheek "I don’t think you deserve to be a father and who knows, this might be your last chance given to you by the moon goddess and you’re going to throw it away just like before,".

"You would do no such thing!" Noah was in the middle of unhooking my bra when he stopped to face her. I could feel my body tingling with want. I didn’t know if it was the stockpile of hormones my body was generating these days but I seemed to be enjoying sex with him more and more. All it took was a touch or even a look and I’ll be begging for him inside of me.

"You are carrying a royal baby and half of my court knows that. So, you’ll carry the baby to terms and he’s going to be a prince and given an inheritance. If any harm is to come to that child, I’ll see to it that you’ll be severely punished,".

"Be my guest!" Brooke laughed "This won’t be the first time,".

She turned and headed towards the door. Noah was about to follow her when I dragged him back to me and captured his mouth with mine. My hands moved feverishly over his body, moaning delightfully as his tongue worked around mine.

"Make love to me, please..." I murmured when we stopped for air.

He caressed my hair, as our gazes met "You seem to be wanting me more these days, Selene... we’ve had sex every night for almost a month now. What’s the secret? Is there something you’re hooked on that’s giving you the appetite?" freewёbnoνel.com

I chuckled nervously, hoping he wasn’t picking anything strange aside from me and my wolf "Don’t be silly, Noah... what if I am falling in love more with you or now that the girls are with their father, I do not have a lot of workload,".

"Right!" he pressed a kiss on my lips and rose to lock the door. When he returned, he lay on the bed with his back turned towards me. "I’m sorry, Selene but I’m not in the mood. I just want to rest and I only did that to put on a show for Brooke. I still won’t forgive you for what you tried to do,".

"I didn’t do anything, Noah. You have to believe me and can you just chill on getting the elders out? I’m sure we can...".

"I can no longer wait!" he lashed. "Listen, I want things to always be done in an orderly manner. if it’s not done that way, it pisses me off and I don’t think I am ready to stomach all of that. Instead of whining and trying to fault the elders, you should concentrate on your duties like giving me an heir,".

"Babies do not fall from the sky, Noah... besides, I’m not ready yet,".

"It’s useless talking to you," he shook his head "You know what, I’m going to bed and you should get some sleep too. Tomorrow, you’d be apologizing to the elders and officials after I reinstate them. Good night!"