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| set the food down, whatever appetite I'd previously had gone. “You can't just decide that-"
“I am the Alpha, and | will decide.”
His tone was gruff, brooking no argument. | wanted to bite out a retort, but the words died before they even
reached my tongue.
“So you just think you're going to get ‘better’,” | whispered, lowering myself onto the bed. “Like that will save
our sham of a marriage.”
Noah huffed, although whether from annoyance or agreement, | couldn't tell. “Look, Hannah. We can’t work on
ourselves separately without working on our relationship as well. We'll have to work on our marriage for the
child's sake.”
He paused, rising, and crossed to the window. | held my breath as he brushed past me, not wanting to inhale his
scent-because if | did, then | might soften. And right now, | was too furious for that.
“If that doesn’t work,” he continued, looking out the window with his back to me, “then we'll cto ssort
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtof co-parenting arrangement. But as things stand right now, divorce is officially out of the question.”
Fury bubbled up inside of me, so hot it was burning. | wanted to scream, to throw something, to make him
understand that | didn’t love him anymore, that | couldn't stay in a marriage with a man who couldn't even
remember our shared past, regardless of whether | carried his child or still felt turned on by his touch. T
But | remained silent, the food now tasting like ash in my mouth. Still, | forced myself to pick up the container
and keep eating, knowing that | needed the nutrients for the baby. Or if | needed to run at the last minute.
Noah turned, watchingfor a moment before speaking again. “In the meantime, | will spend two hours a day
with you for the duration of the pregnancy. And | want you to follow a strict meal, vitamin, and doctor's
appointment regimen to ensure the health of our heir.”
“You mean your heir,” | sneered, unable to keep the bitterness out of my voice.
Noah's eyes flashed. “No, Hannah. Our heir. We're staying together, and that child is every bit yours as it is
mine.”
| turned away, unable to bring myself to look at him. The weight of his words pressed down on me, suffocating.
“We'll see about that,” | muttered. Then, a thought occurred to me, sending a chill down my spine. “Are you
going to keeplocked in this room forever? Your little wife and broodmare, never to see the light of day
again?”
“No.” Noah said firmly, returning his gaze to the window. “But if you try to run back to Silvermoon, I'll come
personally and bring you back myself.”
“So I'm still a prisoner.”
“Only if you want to look at it that way.
1 did look at it that way; in fact. | felt trapped, cornered The walls seemed to close in again, and | jumped
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to my feet just as Noah turned fully to face me. “You're a monster,” | spat, the words tasting like poison. on my
tongue.
Noah's line
lips quirked up into a humorless smile. “You didn’t think | was a monster when | was inside of not long ago.” He
strode toward me, so close now that could feel his warm breath on my face as his voice lowered to a husky
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmtimbre. “Or last night, when | felt how wet you were.” His eyes flicked to my thighs, which were exposed beneath
my skirt.
His words hitlike a punch to the gut. Rage surged through me, and | couldn't control it any longer. Without
thinking, | spat directly onto his shoe, a small act of defiance.
Noah's jaw clenched, and for a moment, | thought he might yell. | braced myself for his anger, for the
punishment | was sure would come.
But he didn’t.
Instead, he calmly pulled out his pocket square, bent down, and cleaned his shoe off.
“Ill take you to your appointment in the morning,” he said, his voice eerily calm. The lack of reaction unnerved
again.”
you
Without another word, he turned and left the room. | waited, my heart pounding in my chest, expecting to hear
the lock click.
But it didn’t. He had kept true to his word-for now, at least.
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