These past three weeks, my life keeps getting better and better. It was three weeks ago when I found my mate in heat and all alone. We devoured each other in all the days his heat lasted and our connection grew stronger. Our love and sex life is getting better and better. We tell each other everything and we are mostly together even in the office as we work back to back. We go for walks and sometimes run together in wolf form. It truly is my dream life come true and I'm glad it's with Kacper.

Things have been going good so far, with no problems. The witches haven't done anything else at Jonathan's pack or any other pack and for that I'm grateful. It's always a nasty encounter if wolves and witches are involved.

I also took my mate to the tribe and he absolutely loved it. He cried when he saw a pregnant male and he assured me that it was only tears of happiness. I knew that wasn't the case and he truly was crying because of our situation. Not being able to provide the most important thing expected of us, was a huge disappointment.

I love Kacper so much but my love for a child was still there. I still wanted to father a child and be able to show him the love my dad showed me as I grew up. I will not push my mate into any decision of a child at the moment but I know someday we will need to talk it out.

"Will you come home for lunch?"

"No, I won't." I answer my mate as he walks me to the car. I tried to make him not come out and rest since he couldn't keep his food inside the stomach this morning. He kept on throwing up and even dry heaved, I was very worried.

"I have a lot of paperwork to take care of, in the office since I haven't gone in there for some time. I promise to be back home early." I add and lean down, giving him a kiss on the lips.

"I love you," I say, my forehead pressed against his and looking him in the eye.

"Always and forever, Elijah."

I enter the car after some few kisses and Xavier drives me to the office. On the way, I call Chris to stop by at the pack house and check on my mate. Kacper refused to have the pack doctor check him out and requested Chris, his friend, as his personal healer. I had to make sure he will stop by. Unfortunately, he was a bit busy but promised to come by as soon as possible.

I reach the office and Violet, my PA, greets me as usual. She explains all I had to know and do for today but I tell her to cancel the meeting I had this morning and move it to later in the afternoon. I wanted to get things sorted out with the paperwork first.

"Shall I bring you coffee, sir?"

"No. That won't be necessary, Violet." I dismiss her and she leaves my office. Kacper made me promise to never eat or drink anything that is not recommended by him. He even said, he will be sending me lunch if I will not be able to go home for it. His reasons being, he didn't want me to get poisoned. I just love the attention he has on me and not care much of the reasons.

**

Two hours later, still working, the feeling of discomfort overwhelms my being. It takes me a minute, to discover that it wasn't really my feelings that I felt but Kacper's.

I call out on our mate link. He doesn't answer and that has me really worried.

I shout.

He shouts back at me. I smile, hearing his beautiful voice but also weak.

He cuts me off, assuring me.

I say.

I sigh but accept his words and hope he keeps that promise.

I really wish I could just leave the office but I know better than to go against his words. I trust Liam to keep him safe and he's a good healer too. The head omega will also take care of my mate and cook him nice meals.

I get lost in the work and only stopped when I had to eat lunch that Xavier brought from home and to also check on my mate. I work until I'm only remaining with the meeting. I tell Violet to send them up in my office, if they arrive. For the meantime, I open some package that was on my desk from this morning.

I open the package and find pictures. There are a total of ten pictures and they all have the same person on it. My heart drops in my chest as I see the pictures and I quickly pick up the note I find in it.

El-bear,

If you want to talk, you know where to find me.

I pick up my car keys, and then make my way out of the office. I tell Violet to cancel my meeting and I send Xavier home without me. I get in my car that I leave at the office and drive to the familiar place I visited most in the past.

I pull up in the driveway of the mansion and jump out of the car. Reaching the front door, I pound my fist on it to let them know I'm here. The door opens and reveals Jane, who smiles big at my presence.

"Where is she?" I yell at her.

"No 'hello'? Well, I'm fine with that. She's in her bedroom."

I pass by her and run for the stairs, going up to her bedroom. I don't knock and open the door harshly, revealing the source of my anger in this moment. Her back is facing me and I clench my hands in a fist.

"What the hell, Joyce?" I shout angrily. "Why send me such pictures?" I add.

"I didn't expect you to be this angry. I thought you will be jumping in excitement." She says in a calm voice and I scoff at her.

"Excitement my foot; I don't want to play games with you."

"So you think I'm lying?" This time her voice is not that calm. She turns around facing me and my jaw drops at the sight before me. She pushes her shirt up, revealing her bare pregnant stomach. "Does it look like I'm playing games, Elijah?" She asks getting angry. "I'm really fucking pregnant you fool!"

The pictures I received were of a pregnant Joyce and my mind just lost it. I thought it was just a lie to get the rise out of me. Now seeing her bare rounded stomach, showing she's no doubt pregnant, has me flabbergasted.

"That's not mine. We never..... No, we didn't...." I keep stumbling in denial not knowing what's true.

"Oh shut up! Of course we did sleep together, only that you were out of it. You were a mess after thinking your mate left you and I was only comforting you. It was perfect until the whore came back and ruined it all." She says with disgust when mentioning my mate. I growl at her in warning and she whimpers.

"Don't you ever, call my mate names again!" I growl.

"But it's true, Elijah. I'm really pregnant with your child. You can sense it and you can also tell if it's yours or not." She cries.

I walk to her and press my hand on her stomach. I feel the strong connection and there's no mistaking it. She is truly carrying my child. I drop my hand to my side and different emotions wreck my body at the same time. Joyce is really carrying my child.

"Now that we've confirmed that, let's talk." I look at her and in her eyes; I see nothing good will come out of this talk.

"What now, Joyce?" I choke out the words.

***

My mind is running wild as I drive home from Joyce's place. The talk I had with her is continuously replaying itself in my mind.

(Flashback)

"I need to move in with you. The baby needs the fathers comfort every time for good health. It will be difficult if we live apart and it might endanger the baby's life. You don't want that, do you?"

I couldn't reply against that because I knew it was true. But how will Kacper feel about that?

"My baby won't like that. I won't hurt him by having you stay with us." I complain.

"As much as I know, you have one baby and is currently in my stomach. Don't baby a grown up man like him. He is your mate; he will be fine with it. I'm only going to be there during the pregnancy and once I've gave birth; I will move out and leave you the child. It's not like I will pick fights with him." She explains.

"I have to talk to him first and think about it all." I sigh heavily, dreading the talk with Kacper.

"Okay, think about it. Don't be long, the baby needs you."

I don't answer her and quickly leaves her room and the house.

(End Of Flashback)

As I drive home, I think of what to tell Kacper and how I can approach the subject. I sigh when my mind comes up with nothing. I reach home when night falls and I park the car but stay seated. I think about everything possible to happen between me and Kacper. This might destroy what I've worked hard building. It will destroy our home, trust, happiness and love.

I imagine the disappointed look that will show on his face, as I tell him of Joyce. I will do my best to make him stay and not leave me. I know it will be selfish of me, but I will fall apart if he does leave, so I will keep him by my side.

I get out of the car and change into my wolf form. The suit I had on shreds due to the change but I don't pay mind at all. I shake my fur and start trotting into the woods. Soon enough, I start running so fast in the forest, jumping and dodging fallen tree branches. I feel the familiar press in my head, meaning someone is trying to link me but I block them out.

I run out my frustration and by the time that I return to the house, its midnight. I enter the house and up the stairs to our room. I dismiss Liam whom I find by the door and enter the room. I find the leftovers from dinner and hit them up. After eating, I take a shower and put on a pair of boxers. I get in bed by my sleeping mate and I watch him for a while before kissing his forehead.

Instead of what I always tell him before we sleep each night, I add something new. After kissing his forehead, I whisper out the words.

"I'm sorry, I love you."

...........................................