Mated To Alpha Gregory

Lilith’s POV;

In the photo was a child, a boy of not more than three years with dark hair and blue eyes.

The same shade of blue I was all too familiar with.

Adams,

I know you’re hurting, but so am I. Each moment spent without you is pain. A pain so raw, that it feels as though a hot knife is searing through my heart.

I promised not to come back to the town, but it’s time we stopped hiding when we’re not some dirty little secret.

You’re married now, and I respect your decision to do so. However, it would be nice to see you, even if it has to be for just a moment. I’ll stay out of your way, and you won’t even know I’m there.

Ted misses you. I named him Teddy, after your wolf. It’s funny, right, when we aren’t even mates. But our bond is greater than that of mates.

Someday, I’m going to have to tell him about his father. Although I have no idea about what to say, all the same, he’s going to have to know.

In case you want to visit, we’re going to be at the first apartment you got for me. You know the way.

All my love,

M xoxo.

I didn’t realize I was holding my breath until it rushed out of me in one sharp, shaky exhale.

It hurt so much that I felt as though I was drowning.

He had been so kind to me that I felt bad for shutting myself out. Turns out, Ben was right, he was only using me. But how was I only just starting to notice? Was he that good of a liar that I couldn’t see any signs?

This was proof that Ben had been telling the truth. I gripped the envelope tightly, gasping heavily as I tried to breathe.

Calm down, Lilith! Why are you so hurt? You didn’t even love the man!

Still, it hurts, and I blinked back the tears that threatened to cascade down my face.

Remembering his words earlier when he had made those fierce declarations to bring back another wave of pain.

M? That was obviously Maya. They were fooling me, right under my nose.

Bile rose in my throat and my skin crawled as a storm of different emotions hurtled through me, leaving me even more breathless than I thought possible.

Get a grip on yourself, Lilith! Don’t let the currents take you. Don’t show any emotions!

Preferring a stronger emotion that would hold me up on my feet like a shot of adrenaline, I overcame the sense of betrayal and hurt.

Fury surged through my body and embraced it instead. I closed my eyes and controlled my breath.

I stared at the child’s picture again and studied the boy’s sweet face, noting some similarities in the bone structure and the eyes.

He was a handsome and happy-looking child, just like his parents.

Judging from the letter, apparently, he didn’t want the boy or anything like that, but he was so cute, that I wondered how he was able to resist such an angel. I knew I wouldn’t.

I sighed and slid the card back into the jacket pocket and draped it back on the armchair, where I had earlier seen it.

This was what I had been reduced to, a voiceless victim. What was I even going to say? Ask him if he and Maya were having an affair. Or if they had a child? That would mean that I actually did care. The thing was that I didn’t.

I walked out of the room, making sure to let my expression remain as it had always been like I didn’t care.

Not caring wasn’t going to hurt me. I wouldn’t delude myself into having hope, so it would be easier to survive. But currently, the hurt I felt was unlike any I have ever felt. Perhaps it was due to our mate bond.

Screw this stupid bond!

“Lilith!” a very familiar voice called out and I popped my head up to glance at her. Surprisingly, right beside her was my husband, who had said he was going to college.

Had she lied about being down with the flu, just to get him in her room?

They must’ve had a marathon as Adams was still sweating.

Maya must be a good pretender. She still had that same fake, sincere smile on her face. The smile that had deceived me and made me believe that she was worth keeping as a friend.

No words or sounds came out of my mouth as I stood there, gazing at them. Adams had lied to me, just like the others. Just like Raider, he had deceived us and I had stupidly fallen for it.

My heart clenched painfully.

“What is it, dear? You look so pale, are you alright?” Maya moved to my side and I glanced up to meet Adams’ gaze. He had that concerned look in his eyes.

“Get the doctor, now!” He yelled at a maid and I wanted to tell him not to, but my eyes were heavy. It felt as though something heavy was resting on my eyelids.

Adams was by my side immediately, holding me back in place as I felt my eyes roll back on my head.

The two traitors, on either side. They might be secretly celebrating right now.

I struggled to keep my eyes open, but the darkness was overwhelming.

My eyes opened as the familiar voices sounded even closer, and I shut my eyes tightly again as the bright light assaulted them. The surroundings were familiar, and I blinked rapidly before it dawned on me that I was in my room.

“Your Highness!” The voice sounded familiar, yet so far away, then I squinted my eyes as I sat up.

“No, no! Your Highness! Don’t get up–” I could see her face clearly now as she held my shoulder down to the bed slowly. She looked concerned, but after what had happened, there was no one I could trust anymore. Especially now that I had a feeling that all of her concerns were fake. After all, he had paid her to stay by my side always and probably report back to him.

I wondered if she was aware of the romance between Maya and the Alpha king. If I was the only one in the dark. If perhaps, the other maids and guards looked at me with pity.

“I’ll be back with the doctor, Your Highness,” she said and, almost immediately, walked out of the room, only to arrive a few minutes later with a doctor.

“I’ll be back, Your Highness,” she hurriedly walked out of the room again, and I glanced at her without a word.

“Your Highness, I’m Doctor Mark and I’ll check you…”

“There’s no need for that, Doctor,” I stood up and that seemed to surprise him, judging by the look of surprise etched on his face.

“Are you…are you sure Your Highness? I have to check just in case..”

“I’m fine, Doctor. I was just tired.”

He nodded and walked out of the room, not looking the least bit convinced.

I swallowed hard, noting that my husband, who was supposed to be by my side at the moment, was nowhere to be seen. I couldn’t help but wonder if he was at their rendezvous.

Julia was still not back from wherever she was, so this was the perfect opportunity to go to the garden and confirm.

As much as ours was a marriage filled with distrust and deceit, I didn’t want the servants to view me as pitiful, so I was willing to protect his secret.

I briskly walked out of my room, ignoring the greetings from the servants and not caring to look at their faces. I was scared of what they’d gaze at.

Perhaps they knew that I had found out about my husband and his mistress and must have thought to themselves about how pathetic I was to not have confronted them, but fainted instead.

I stepped out into one of the quieter balconies along the hall that led to a view of the moonlit gardens. I didn’t want to look suspicious by following the back door.

The song my mother used to sing suddenly filled my head and I resisted the urge to sing out loud. If indeed they were here, my voice was going to give me away. My footsteps were quiet as I made sure to make no noise.

Something held my feet and I tumbled backwards, expecting my body to collide with the ground. Instead, a string of unfamiliar hands held me back in place and I spun around to see those familiar eyes that seemed to always twinkle with mischief.

“Your Highness, Are you okay?”

“Oh,” I said awkwardly, pulling away from him quickly.

From afar, I saw two figures huddled in a private corner pulled apart quickly.

Ben seemed to have also seen what I saw, and I heard him sigh as he grabbed my arm, pulling me back to the main house.