Chapter 99

Avoiding Valen’s watchful eyes in the past 24 hours has been near impossible. It didn’t help that morning sickness decided to rear its ugly head. I believe that now I knew I was pregnant. Every pregnancy symptom suddenly sprang forward with an ugly vengeance, trying to swallow me out of hiding it. He knows something is up because I had no doubt he could feel it. Zoe and Macey had been at me all day about it, and just when I thought, I finally escaped them by hiding in my makeshift office in the events hall. Thanks to Alpha Nixon, it used to be a storage room for tables and chairs, but is now my new office.

It was nearly time to clock out and head home. Valen said he would pick me up tonight, worried I would run myself off the road, confusing my fear of him finding out with nervousness about the upcoming challenge.

But Macey and Zoe weren’t giving up so easily as they burst into my office, blocking the door as I switched my desk lamp off that was running off an extension cord from the main room. I roll my eyes as they stop my exit. Looking at the clock above the door, I pin them both with my glare, they know Valen will be here any minute, or maybe that was their plan so they could out me.

“Everly, you aren’t leaving us much choice,” Macey says, folding her arms across her chest.

“That’s because it isn’t your choice, I have to challenge my father. The entire city knows about the challenge. I back down now the rogues will think I am running. I need to do this,” I tell them.

“But the risks, you can’t shift!” Zoe says, her hands reaching toward my non-existent bump like she pictured it round and full of limbs.

“I’m durable. I know what I am doing, I won’t let him harm me. Besides, he knows,” I tell them, chewing my l!p nervously.