The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 455

Chapter 455: PREGNANT WITH PUP

The silence in the room stretched long and sharp, like the edge of a blade.

Jasmine’s breath caught in her throat. Her heart thudded so loud it echoed in her ears. Every muscle in her body clenched at his words.

He knew.

He knew she was pregnant.

How did he even know?

Her stomach was still well concealed in her cloak and even if you took off her cloak you still wouldn’t easily see it from her dress.

The Alpha’s hand still held her chin, gently, almost reverently, but the look in his eyes was anything but soft.

It was sharp. Calculating. Like he had just unearthed something far more valuable than he had expected.

"Yes a child," he repeated in a quiet voice, though everyone could hear. "Not many would’ve noticed. But I’ve been around enough wolves and carried enough secrets to recognize one when I see it.

Jasmine swallowed the rising lump in her throat. She was exposed.

Vulnerable. Cornered in a stranger’s den, surrounded by guards, with no one to protect her.

And worse, now she was no longer just a potential threat, she was leverage.

"If you had taken your time to be more gently Leviathan, you would have known." He said.

Leviathan stepped forward, stammering. "I... I didn’t know, my lord. She never said anything."

The Alpha’s eyes never left hers. "Of course she didn’t. She is smarter than that." He turned slightly, still crouched in front of Jasmine, and said without even glancing back. "Leave us. All of you."

A pause.

No one moved.

"Now."

Chairs scraped back. Footsteps shuffled. Leviathan lingered for a breath too long until the Alpha shot him a look that made even that brute flinch and retreat like a scolded pup.

Then it was just the two of them.

And the silence.

Jasmine felt a tremor in her fingers. Her body wanted to run, but there was nowhere to go.

Why did he want to be alone with her?

What did he want from her?

So many scenarios why was racing through her mind.

He finally let go of her chin and stood, giving her space, but not freedom.

He walked back towards his seat and said. "You may rise."

Before he sat down.

Jasmine was still dumbfounded and unsure how to ask.

Then he gently motioned his hand for her rise and she finally did.

"My men said you are from the West Bank Pack. It was a lie." he said plainly.

Jasmine stared up at him, forcing steel into her voice. "I never said I was."

"You did," he smiled faintly. "Just not directly. You said you were traveling through. Seeing your mother. You gave just enough detail to sound plausible, but not enough to be true. What are you traveling through this woods for?"

"My pregnancy." She said. "I’m staying with my mother to give birth."

He rose a brow. "And your mate?"

"I don’t have a mate." She said. That part was not a lie. Then she chipped in. "Not anymore. He died a few months back in a raid. My motor is the only family I have."

"How sad." He said with a shake of his head. "I can’t imagine the agony yoy must be going through."

Jasmine rubbed her arms in anxiety.

"I don’t know who you are," he said. "Not yet. But I can smell loyalty on you. Something about the way you moved through the market, the way your eyes watched the guards. We are having issues here and there so you would have to forgive me for how my wolves reacted to you."

"I’ll send you off on your way." He said. Jasmine couldn’t believe her luck until he added. "If you tell me who the Alpha of the West Bank pack is."

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