Running With Wolves [On Hold]

Chapter 28, Orson

Eleanor fell asleep on me.

After I picked her wet naked body up out the tub, I dried her hair and body the best I could, I had no idea just how hard it was to control myself until she fell asleep as I was washing her.

I definitely overdid it last night and this morning, I should've controlled myself better, this is my fault she fell asleep.

After I had dried her, I dressed her in some pajamas I found in the draws then I tucked her into bed, where she is still sleeping soundly.

That was two hours ago.

I stuck around for thirty minutes to watch over her, then I felt like a creep watching her sleep so I went into my home office to go over some documents that Gillian, my close confidant, and lawyer suggested I read over before this 'trial' I will have to eventually to go.

I'm keeping Eleanor out of this, there's no fucking way I'm telling her anything about this, I'm already furious that Adan suggested the only way I could beat this is to impregnate my mate.

Unfucking believable! 

There's no chance my pup is being born out of something twisted as Bella's games, I refuse to take part in her game!

Luckily I know Bella, once it gets close to the court date, which I will know by the end of the week, she will pull out with some fucking excuse, and then I will gladly not hear from her, ever again.

I meant it when I said I didn't want them stepping foot on my land again, I will kill them if they do, that wasn't a threat, it was a promise I will never take back, I've had enough of that family, while when I was a young wolf, I would've been thankful for what they did for me, help me on my feet when I was freed from captivity if that's what you want to call it, I was held as a slave- as was my birth mother.

The Baltimier's took me in when they saw me sit in the street one day, begging for scraps in the capital, they took pity on me simply because they needed to save face from a scandal at that time, it wasn't until I was Alpha of a pack that they only showed any interest in me, suddenly his daughter was showing up a lot more, they asked for favors I was in favor of giving, out of gratitude for the past.

I dug my own grave the moment I dug something else in his crazy spoilt daughter. I have no one to blame but myself, I should've known that these wealthy high class spoilt Lord's and Ladies had an agenda, but to simply impregnate for an heir? 

No such deal was ever made, I have my lawyer bringing every single piece of evidence of this 'deal' they claim I made, then they will look like fools in front of the werewolf council, and I'll take great pleasure in watching Bella crumble from the shame and look of disgust of peoples faces as they look at her and her fucking father!

There's a knock at the door then it opens, Adan steps inside and closes the door behind him.

"Do you have a moment?" 

"Sure, come in, make yourself at home." I say, my voice laced with sarcasm yet he ignores me and places something on my desk.

I grab it and look at the headlines for today in our news, the front page's title reads 'KING CROIX ANNONCES GRANDSONS MARRIAGE TO LADY MIER'.

What rubbish, I place it back on the table and look at Adan bored.

So Gabriella Mier has been given to the only grandson of Croix. "Unfortunate for her, but what of it?"

Adan's lips tilt up to a smirk as he crosses his arms smugly. "This can play well for us, Lord Mier is a friend is he not? We have an in now, you know how much he favors the downfall of the Carmines, and since you won't use Eleanor we can use Gabby, you know from this photo that she surely doesn't approve of this marriage."

"Things change, he might not favor them now but this marriage benefits him the most, Lord Mier is a season away from being broke." I state out, gaining a look of confusion from Adan.

He didn't hear about it from the look of his place.

I sigh out. "I caught it before it was hushed amongst the staff, I have a guy on the inside, he's been selling his belongings for the past few weeks, Mier can no longer be trusted, he might already be spilling secrets to Croix as we speak." 

Adan sits down defeated across from me, glaring down at the newspaper he growls. "He will be dead by the end of the week if he opens his mouth!"

He looks up at me and begins to stare at me, he catches a whiff of my scent and his face becomes hard. 

"You mated with her, does that mean she agreed to-"

"No!" I snap out, annoyed he's bringing it up again. 

"I'm keeping Eleanor out of it, she doesn't need to know, I'm fixing it myself so shut your mouth!" I snarl out, tearing my eyes from Adan's to snatch up the newspaper to throw it in the fireplace behind me.

"Orson." He objects. "You need to tell her if you lose this don't you think your mate would like to know her mate will have to lay with another woman?" 

I glare a hole into his head as I clench my fists.

"I won't lose."

"Orson." 

I stand up and growl out warningly. "Speak no more of it, I'm fixing it Adan, get off my fucking back."

He stands up and growls back at me, making my wolf begin to snarl at his lack of respect.

"If you don't tell her, this could affect your relationship with her." He threatens me, eyes darkening at me as he doesn't back down.

Scoffing I flex my claws, stepping closer, my eyes fixated on his neck I so desperately want to bite into until his body stops breathing.

"My relationship with MY MATE!" I growl out, snapping my teeth at him. "IS NONE OF YOUR CONCERN!" I rumble out loudly as I smash the nearest thing closest to me to control my wolf.

His eyes falter slightly as he takes a step back. "The pack is my concern! If she leaves you because of this, it will affect everyone here, not just you, I'm looking out for the safety of our people, the p-"

I laugh out darkly. "Spare me the bullshit, you only wanted to use her, you still do." I step in front of him and knock him hard into the wall.

"But she's MINE! You will speak no more of this!" I say threateningly as I snarl into his face.

My hand grips tightly around his neck as his face pales. "You forget your place Adan-"

The door barges open and my head snaps to the door, as does Adan's from the corner of my eyes.

"Orson! W-What the hell is going on!?"

Eleanor.

She's awake, and by the look of her face, she heard us talking and this is the last thing I need right now, to have her involved in this.

She looks between me and Adan and I release my hand from around his neck with a sigh.

"Explain to me what is going on, right now!"