A Wolf’s Deception (Novella) by Sherilee Gray

Author:Sherilee Gray [Gray, Sherilee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy
ISBN: 9780857992635
Google: vCp4CAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Harlequin Enterpises AU
Published: 2015-05-31T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Gabe’s fingers flexed involuntarily around her upper arms.

‘What are you talking about?’

Her gaze didn’t falter. ‘I’d done a pregnancy test that morning, and I hid it, waiting for him to leave the house so I could go to you, tell you I was carrying your cub. I was happy, really happy.’

She shook her head. ‘I mean, I was scared. I knew my father would be furious, but I stupidly thought he’d be so angry, he’d kick me out and I’d finally be free of him.’

She returned his tight grip, nails digging into his forearms.

‘We could finally be together.’

‘What happened?’ He kept his voice even when all he wanted to do was roar his frustration.

‘He found the test before I had a chance to tell him, before I had a chance to go to you.’

She swallowed hard. ‘He knew you were the father of my baby. He was a bastard, my father, full of anger and hate. The idea that I would accept a mate who wasn’t a pure blood wolf wasn’t something he would allow. Ever.’

A tear streaked down her cheek and she dashed it away. ‘So no, he didn’t throw me out like I’d hoped. He threatened a forced abortion or to send Sawyer to one of the hybrid camps. And I knew, I knew how much you’d suffered at those camps. I couldn’t do that to our cub. He needed me.’

The pain of her words spread from his chest, hitting every nerve ending until he felt it in every limb, shit, even the surface of his skin ached. He leaned in, ran his nose along the column of her throat, taking in her scent, offering his support and encouragement, his comfort. Taking it in return.

‘Go on, Tressa. Tell me the rest. I deserve to know.’

‘He locked me in my room that night. There was no way for me to get out without smashing the windows. He had guards watching our cabin. I was stuck. He came to me the next morning. Told me he’d found me a mate, a male willing to take me in my disgraced state. He thought when Sawyer shifted for the first time, my new pack would either put him to death or send him away. He didn’t care what happened to either of us, as long as he saved face, as long as he retained his respected place in the pack.’

She squeezed her eyes shut for a few seconds and he felt her pain. ‘He sent me to end things with you. He said he’d kill you if I didn’t. I didn’t doubt him, how could I?’

She flinched, like she could see it playing in her head. ‘So I did it, I did what he asked…for you…for our unborn cub. I…I…’

A sob broke past her full lips, swollen from biting at them.

He didn’t know what to say, couldn’t speak, the lump in his throat made sure of that. He felt numb, the emotions coursing through him too strong to process all at once.

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