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***Cleo POV:***
Waking up with a pounding headache seems to be the norm for me these days. I look around and I know the room I am in. Shit, I am still on pack lands, there is an IV in my arm. I seriously have to stop waking up like this. I felt something on my stomach. I look and it is a hand. Looking over to the owner of the hand and its Valenzano. He doesn't realize I am awake, yet he is so focused on talking to my baby.
"Little ones, be easy on mommy. She is human and you guys are taking a lot of her energy", he is talking to the baby as if it can hear him.
"And you, Valenzano Jr., you are going to be a strong Alpha. You will protect the pack and your sisters", he says as he kisses my stomach.
"Cleo, I know you are awake. We need to talk", damn how did he know.
"Okay, what do you want to talk about?", I asked as if I do not know.
"Let's start with the fact that you are carrying our pups and were not going to tell me", he said, and I can tell he is trying not to flip out. Children mean a lot to Alphas.
"First off, why do you keep saying pups? Second, I was going to tell you", I said, sitting up.
"I am saying pups because you are carrying three pups, one boy and two girls. And when we're going to tell me when they are born”, he asked, gritting his teeth. He sounds angry, it seems rubbing my stomach is the only thing that is stopping him from yelling at me.
"How do you know there are three? I just recently found out, actually, it was Robert who told me", once I said that, I realized my mistake.
"WHAT! You were with that Hunter", damn Vintage is trying to take control.
"Yes, I was, but it is not what you think", I said, trying to calm down.
"Then tell me what it is", he said, mad.
"I don't want to talk about this, I need to go home", I said, and tried to get off the bed.
"You are not going anywhere", he said as he blocked me from getting up.
"You can't make me stay here", now I am starting to get pissed.
"You have no choice in the matter, Cleo, what I say is final", he said with a stern voice.
"I do have a choice and since I am pregnant that means you knotted me without me knowing", I say, pissed off.
"Yes, I did knot you and I did so without myself knowing until it was too late", he says, trying to make an excuse for his recklessness.
"How many times did you knot me Valenzano", I say, starting to get pissed off just thinking about how reckless he is.
"Well, Vintage and I knotted you every time we had sex", he said that shit with pride.
"YOU DO KNOW KNOTTING A FEMALE WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE OR PERMISSION IS LIKE TAKING A CONDOM OFF DURING SEX WITHOUT YOUR SEXUAL PARTNER KNOWING...RIGHT?", I started yelling at him.
"Not when you knot your mate. It isn't. Look, Cleo, I couldn't control myself, and I can't say I regret it ‘cause I don't", he says, still rubbing my stomach.
"You did this shit on purpose. And if you would have found out I was pregnant before I left, you would have made sure no one would let me leave", I said as I moved his hand away from my stomach.
"YOU DAMN RIGHT, I WOULD HAVE MADE SURE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT. EVEN THOUGH YOU SHOT ME WITH A FUCKING TRANQUILIZER DART. YOU KNEW PREGNANT OR NOT, I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE", so he is upset. Shooting someone with a dart is not the same as knotting someone without them knowing.
"Knotting me without me knowing and shooting you is not the same, but I can say the playing field is sort of leveled", I said as I walked to get a bottle of water out of the fringe in the room.
"Cleo, why did you leave us", he is trying to change the subject.
"I left you because I love you, and I thought it was best for everyone", I said, looking at the ground.
"Cleo, you can't say loving me is the reason you left. That doesn't make sense", he says as he kisses my stomach.
"Valenzano, please stop, you are right. I do need to tell you something", I said.
I tell him everything from the beginning to the end. Robert and I’s relationship. His relationship with Vallie, the loss of our child, and the reason for our divorce. I saw Robert at our son's gravesite, me passing out waking up, and finding out I am pregnant. As I told him my story, I watched his facial expression change. He never stopped rubbing my stomach the whole time. He is going to be a wonderful dad, but he has to understand I won't stay here.
"The day after my birthday, when I went to meet Robert he wanted to give me my gift. I told you it was meant to be a push present. A push present is a present a partner or woman's family gives to the birthing mother to mark the occasion of her giving birth to a child. The locket holds my son's hair and blood", I say as I look at my locket.
"Cleo, baby why didn't you tell me all this before", he says with sympathy.
"When we had the conversation about Alpha having pups with a non-mate, I saw the look in your eyes, you wanted children and at the time I didn't know I was your mate and I thought I couldn't have any children", I said, and he seemed to understand.
"Well, now you know and we can start over", my heart aches for him. I love him so much, but this world is not for me.
"Valenzano, we can't start over. I am not staying here", I said, trying not to cry. The fear I have right now is too much for me to handle right now.
"Yes, you are Cleo", he says calmly, he is ignoring my wishes.
"NO! I am not MY children will not be a part of the shifter world. I will never keep them from you. You can have all the access you want, but in the human world", I said, trying to sit up, and he pushed me back down.
"Yes, you are, OUR pups are already part of the shifter world. Damn near every Alpha was here yesterday when I found out about them. Word has already spread. You and OUR pups are not safe in the human world".
"If you make me stay here, I will hate you for it", I said with tears.
"I would rather you hate me than be in danger", he says as he kisses my forehead and leaves.
I couldn't do anything but cry. I knew this was going to happen if he found out. I feel like I am dammed if I do, dammed if I don't. My children aren't safe here or in the human world. Fuck it, I will take my chances in the human world. I leave and make my way to the garage. I know my car is there. I get in and drove off. I will call Valenzano once I get home and we will have to work something out with custody.
As I drove closer to the border, I saw a figure. As I got close, I saw Valenzano standing in the middle of the road with his arms crossed on his chest, like he was waiting for me. So, I do what any normal person would do. I press harder on the gas, either I go around him or through him, but I am leaving.
"CLEO STOP NOW!", this dude just used his Alpha tone with me. My body betrayed me and obeyed his command. When the car stops, I start to cry. He comes to the driver's side and opens the door.
"DON'T FUCKING TOUCH ME", I screamed at him as I cried harder.
"Why do you keep trying to leave me", I looked at him and saw the pain in his eyes.
"Valenzano, I explained this to you already", I'm so fucking tired of this.
"Do you need me to call Jazz? She and West are on their honeymoon? She was worried about you before they left.
"No, I don't want her to worry about our drama on her honeymoon."
"Move over to the passage seat", with no more fight left in me, I do as I am told. And he dives back in the house.
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