Alone H.S.

Chapter 31: Realization

Lily -

A week has passed since the wolf attack in the house. It's also been a week since Harry told me I'm pregnant. I didn't believe him at first, but now I've got no choice. I'm throwing up every morning, I'm tired and I just feel different.

Since that morning, Harry has been working non-stop trying to find how these rogues are continually getting into the territory.

He isn't sleeping enough and I know he's overworking himself. And the counsel tell him he's not a good enough Alpha?

The whole pack knows I'm pregnant, and I can't help but feel a little awkward. I'm still relatively new to this pack, new as a Luna, and new to pregnancies. It's all a little strange for me.

Harry keeps assuring me that I'll be a wonderful mother, but I really don't know. It's just nerve-wrecking, everything is.

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Harry -

"Maybe it's a coincidence. I mean, maybe there isn't someone actually behind it all and-"

I interrupt my Beta by growling. He's been going on and on about how I could be wrong about the rogue attacks being part of a plan to ruin this pack.

"I'm not wrong, Louis! Look, already members of the HalfMoon pack got in and attacked, along with several rogues. This isn't a coincidence. The guards aren't so stupid that this many wolves slip past them. One is working for someone else," I go back to searching through the lists of border guards.

"Harry, you accusing me of the guards of working for someone else is very serious. I don't know how-"

"Shiloh." Why her name slipped past my lips, I don't know. It was as if something in my mind clicked and my wolf forced her into my mind.

"Shiloh?" Louis asked, confused.

"She threatened to take away everything I care about. I kicked her out. She came back." Everything was falling into place...

"She came back? When?"

"Lily's presentation. I took her aside and talked to her and that's when she threatened to end everything. She said she got in because someone did her a favor.."

Louis thought for a moment before it seemed to click with him too.

"Lily's pack wanted her back. They were a neighboring pack, and Shiloh must have-"

"Did some favors for the males over there." I growled and stormed out of the office. Hurrying down the stairs, and then out of the house. I shifted and ran into the woods. I need a run. I need to calm down and think about what I need to do.

How could I have let things get so out of hand? I didn't know Shiloh would do all those just because I kicked her out. Just because she doesn't like Lily. God, why do I always have to screw everything up?!

I suddenly skidded to a stop, panting to catch my breath. Lily. Lily's pregnant and I'm out here running, trying to clear my head. I should be there with her.

Turning back, I start my journey back to the packhouse when I heard a familiar voice. It rang in my ears and my wolf immediately identified it as Dylan's.

"Then I'm going to be big and strong like my dad. I'll be a wolf with big claws and I'll fight off rogues and-"

"Dylan, who are you talking to?" If shifted and managed to sneak up behind my son only to find him talking to....no one?

"Harley. Isn't he cool?" I looked all around us and saw nothing that even resembled any kind of creature.

"Yeah....and where is he exactly?" I lowered down so I was at eye level with the four year old.

"You can't see him, daddy. He's 'maginary. I had no one else to play with." Dylan pulls a sad face and I can't help but feel sorry for him. He doesn't really have any friends to play with. I keep him under my wing all the time which I guess makes it hard for him to have friends.

"I see. You know you're not supposed to be out in the woods on your own right?" Dylan's eyes widen and he shyly smiles, putting his hands behind his back.

"Uh...yeah!" He smiles widely.

"Then why are you out here?" His smile falters and he hangs his head.

"Sorry."

I lift him up, and kiss his hair as he leans against my chest.

"It's okay, buddy. Just don't do that again, okay?"

"Okay, I'm sor- hey! My names not Buddy!" He exclaims and I laugh as I carry him back to the house.

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Once the day passed, the remaining of it consisting of me trying to find out which guard is working with Shiloh. Well, that's if I'm right about the whole thing with Shiloh.

Bedtime passes and I tuck Dylan in before heading back to the office to continue searching through the files of guards and such.

The office door opens and I look up to see Lily. A very tired looking Lily. My wolf whines and I realize now how much I've missed her even though we've been living in the same house, I've just been so busy.

"You ever going to come get some sleep?" She asks, sitting on my desk.

What is it with everyone wanting to sit on my desk?

"Uh, yeah. I'll come to bed...at some point tonight." I laugh, pushing away stacks of papers.

"It's already tomorrow." She smiles.

"Oh. Right. Well....how are you? Uh, you two?" I correct myself, while staring at her. Wonder when she'll start to show?

"We're good. We miss you though. It seems you're always working these days." She says with a laugh, but I can tell she's trying to hit me lightly with the truth.

"Mm. Well..." I walk around the desk, picking her up into my arms causing her to giggle loudly.

"...shh, don't want to wake everyone up." I tell her and carry her to our bedroom.

"By giggling?" She asks.

"Nope." I whisper as I lay her on the bed and lean over her before kissing her.

And it wasn't giggling that could wake someone up.