Cleo's Heart Decisions.

In Pain And Tension!

"Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional but at the beginning everything is logical!"

~some minutes later, Thor's office~

Cleo's pov

"Am I clear till now?" he asks through his teeth and I nod weakly not knowing what else to do.

I think this is a nightmare, it can't be happening!

How can he do this to me? I am his mate and he...

He just told me that he wants nothing to do with me and he accepts me only as his Beta. He has found the one for him and he is not planning to leave her for me, he will never choose me, I am not the right one for the Luna's title and I have to keep my mouth shut or else...

There is nothing else!

He made himself more than clear and he has me exactly where he wants, my hands are bound for now because believe me I am not going to stand this situation for too long, I won't bear it and I need time to decide what to do...

I am not weak or useless as he believes (at least when it comes to my heart because he already knew that I am a strong fighter, this is why he wants me as his Beta)!

I agree with him only for now but my heart is so 'wild' sometimes that it won't take me long till I reach my limits and decide to end this in any way I can!

I am accepting his terms for my pack and my family, I love them all, they are counting on me and I am not planning to disappoint them for anyone even if he is my Alpha and 'mate'!

My heart is ready to break for good these last minutes but I am managing to stand on my ground self-collected as always! Clea was screaming and howling so much that I had to block her for the first time in my entire life and I feel bad about it but I couldn't do otherwise. I will talk with her after I am done from here and he tells me the rest as we are not over...

We are sitting in silence for a while... He has his seat behind his office and I am sitting on a chair right opposite of him. After he slapped me he took the envelope I had left to fall on the floor and he almost dragged me to sit because he needed us to 'talk'.

This is the irony because we didn't talk or better I didn't talk, he said it all and now he just asked me if I understood everything but I can't tell him that I understand more than he believes...

He surely knew that we are mates from when he turned 16! This is why he took his distance from me in one night without reason and disappeared from my life! Also he didn't have Lillian back then so she can't be the reason he didn't want me back then...

Something else is happening and I don't know what, I know Thor although he thinks otherwise...

Moreover, he doesn't know that I am not the fragile girl I used to be when we were teenagers, I am not a coward, I am capable of everything and most importantly I am too proud to stand such behavior!

I am almost sure about how this is going to end but I assure you that he knows nothing!

"When I am asking you something I want a proper answer Beta!" he growls and I force myself not to groan or react.

"Yes Alpha! You are more than clear!" I state coldly and he raises his eyebrows pleased in an ironic way.

I knew Thor could be such an asshole but I could have never imagined this behavior to his real mate! I don't know what has gotten into him, he is staring at me with so much hatred and anger that if he could kill me in this way I would have died more than 100 times till now. His light brown eyes are almost black, his jaw is clenching, his chest in going up and down, he turns red the more minutes are passing and he is trying to control his body because he is shaking.

He just wants to attack and kill me but...

I am not scared, there is a year one that I stopped being afraid of everything and everyone, I am ready to face anything and anyone, even the death itself!

I am strong now... I am not scared of looking at him in the eyes, not when I know I have done nothing wrong!

"Good Beta! From your marks here I see that you will have no problem with your duties! The report your trainers, teachers and principal have done for you is more than detailed and I have to say I am impressed! Great job! There is nothing for me to complain or worry about!" he says looking at my marks and a quite large report for my abilities, behavior, psychological tests and other details about my performance the two years I had been getting trained.

At least he admits I am perfectly capable of being a Beta!

How damn ironic?!

"Thank you Alpha!" I say shortly and he leaves the papers on his desk crossing his hand thoughtfully staring at me calmer than ever like nothing has happened.

Is he a bipolar or something?

"Alright! I don't think we need to wait a lot so in three days from today it's the ceremony that you get the title from your father! Change his office, make it however you want and get ready. He can show you everything he has done till now although I am sure you know almost everything! And last but not least I want to inform you about some things now that Adelaine is pregnant! As you understand I can't allow her to continue working next to Gabriel!" he says calmly and I nod in understanding immediately.

"I thought about it and at the beginning I wanted Finn to help Gabriel until Adelaine be ready to turn back to her duties but Finn is not a good tracker and he will be no help for Gabriel! From the other hand you are very good as a tracker but I can't keep you away from training the fighters, you are one of the best your college had and I need you more as the fighter's trainer. William is free, he is not helping me and he is good at tracking so I thought about putting him to help Gabriel and Finn is going to be your right hand. If I need him and he can't help you sometimes then his brother, Elliot is going to replace him. Are you okay with it?" he continues and after he 'asks' me he smirks.

He already knows that I am not fine with it! I don't want either of them! The best for me would be to have William or even be alone but what can I do?

Shit! Now I will have the jerks above my head all the f*****g time...

Anyway...

"It's fine Alpha! No problem!" I say forcing a fake smile and he nods standing up.

"It's arranged then Cleo. It was 'nice' to talk to you and now you are free to go. You get into work in three days from now, until then... Have some fun!" he murmurs sarcastically and I stand up ready bow when the door opens and the cheap well known scent fills my lungs two seconds later.

NO! WHY ME?!

"Baby!" she yells with her high-pitched voice and freezes when I turn around and her eyes land on me.

I want to break everything around me and my heart starts hurting again as I take a good, short look of her and my disgust gets bigger.

She is... Fake but more than any other time I can remember!

She is a wearing an extremely short red dress, her breasts are almost out, she has dived her hair from blond to a cheap light red color and now it is down in heavy curls, she has surely made a surgery as her lips are bigger than they were, her makeup is heavy like always, she is wearing heals about 12 inches tall (she can't even walk) and her eyes' color has changed...

What on earth? She is 24 (yes, two years older than Thor) and she has changed completely!

" Cleo... You have changed... A lot!" she murmurs raising her eyebrows pretending to be interested and I clear my throat to talk but Thor passes by me, walks to her and wraps one hand around her waist leaving me officially speechless yet...

Broken!

This hurts more than I had imagined! I want to throw up, my stomach is a mess, I think my head is aching and I can't feel my heart or breathe.

This was never supposed to happen with her on his side.

He... Was supposed to be mine but he had other plans...

"You remember Lillian, right?" he asks me haughty and I nod making amends not to start screaming or crying.

"I am going to be your Luna officially very soon!" she states triumphantly and Thor smirks turning to kiss her.

In front of me?

Really? Is he so shameless and heartless?

I lower my eyes and turn my head away from the scene and I take one deep breathe tightening my teeth.

You are proud Cleo, you can do this, you will show no emotion, they don't deserve it, you are strong!

"Am I free to go now Alpha?" I ask after some seconds putting on my cold, emotionless expression and turn to look at them the moment they stop kissing.

Both of them turn to me with the same ironic expression and Lillian smiles wickedly while Thor smiles (fake) and nods.

"Yes! You are free to go Cleo! Dismissed!" he states and I get ready to bow and get the hell out of here when Lillian speaks up.

"And you can call me Luna from now on..."

Why can't I kill her and him right now? Why should I have to be patient and superior?

She has my place and I don't care about the damn title, I mean...

She has my man! She has Thor and...

Forget it now Cleo, just leave from here!

"Of course..." I murmur and bow without looking at her again.

"Alpha, Luna..." I stutter, stand up again and walk to the door passing by them in silence.

They take one step back to leave me more space and once I am out and close the door behind me and I sigh, close my eyes and leave my body free from the tension.

Alright, it's over, for now!

I run to my room which is at the other side of the corridor and I break in with my heart aching but I freeze instantly on my place.

"Mom?!" I exclaim and she sits up from my bed worried when she watches my broken expression.

"Cleo what happened? Are you alright?" She asks quickly and I bang the door behind me and rush to her trembling.

I fall in her arms the second I burst into screams and the tears start falling from my eyes instinctually. I feel her hugging me tightly and we sit on the bed with me crying worse than before the more seconds pass.

She shouldn't have been here, I can't tell her because I am going to create a huge problem and I don't want to. The whole pack is going to get frustrated, my dad is going to fight with Thor and I am scared but...

I am glad she is here because I need her more than ever! My mom is my personal angel even if she is pressuring me sometimes! She was always stronger than my dad when I was crying, she knew how to deal with me, she knew what to say in order to make me feel better!

"Baby why are you crying? You are scaring me!" she says again and I sniffle trying to stop crying so much.

The last thing I want is she to understand what happened or get suspicious, she is a very clever woman. She can't find out, no one!

"I just got emotional! I missed you very much! I missed the pack, the house, my friends..." I lie lisping and pull back avoiding looking at her in the eyes afraid of revealing myself.

I hate lying but I can't do otherwise, this is going to be my secret...

"Are you sure? Look at me baby!" she says and caps my face forcing me to look up to her.

She smiles in sympathy and caresses my cheeks with her eyes filled with wary and some more tears fall from mine as I start shaking nervously. My heart hurts more than ever and makes it difficult for me to breathe but I push myself to act wisely.

I...

"Cleo, did anything else happen? You know you can tell me anything!" she says again with a calm yet confident look and I sigh heavily.

"I don't want to disappoint you, I want to make you proud of me and I got overwhelmed. I already miss Bree, Kendra and Callie with David and the day is generally very frustrating for me." I reply not really lying this time and she nods in understanding.

What I just said is technically the truth because Thor rejects me in this way (I have no idea when he is going to make it officially) and I feel like I am disappointing her. I feel like I am not enough for him and I have failed as a woman. I know I was never an attractive girl, as I said I was more like a tomboy and now I have changed this but I don't find me so pretty or attractive even if my friends and parents say otherwise.

This is why I feel I am going to disappoint her if she finds out what is happening and this hurts like hell because she has done everything she could to help me become the best I can. She doesn't deserve this embarrassment.

And as for the second this I said I am telling the truth! Bree, Kendra and Callie with David are the friends I made at the college. Bree and Kendra were my roommates and we are like sisters and as for Callie and David they are Kendra's cousins and they are twins. We had a great time all together and the first year we had one more person in our group, Kevin that is Bree's older brother and he has a special place in my heart as he was always very protective over me.

I feel weird without them after two years of being together all the time every day! When we had to get in our airplanes this morning Bree was crying desperately, Kendra couldn't even talk, Callie was in the worst condition and she scared us, it took David more than an hour to calm her down and I was crying for one hour after I had gotten in my airplane.

Now I wish they were here to support me but they are not and this is making me feel more desperate than ever. I know I have William, Adelaine and Gabriel but it's not the same, they know Thor, he is their friend as well and Will's brother...

How am I going to make it?

"Oh, my little girl is too sensitive! What a sweet child I have?!" she whispers with affection and kisses my forehead.

I sigh heavily with lots of emotions deluging me and when she looks at me again she smiles touched with some tears building up on her eyes. I guess she believed me for good...

"There is no way you disappoint me so stop thinking of it! I am the proudest mother there is and do you know why?" she asks and I shake my head negatively.

"Because you have a great heart baby and you do your best in every day of your life! You have a kind, rare soul Cleo and I know that you have only good intentions, you were always like this but now I see it more than ever! I know my child better than anyone else! And if I was too strict with you sometimes when you were younger I did it to help you in any way I thought I could. I never doubted you and there is no way I will. You can't disappoint me, your father or anyone else and if you do then it will be for someone that doesn't want the good from you! I never told you all these but this doesn't mean I am not proud of you, do you understand?" she asks and I nod ready to start crying again.

"Mom I love you so much! Thank you!" I whisper and she tightens her hold around me kissing my forehead one more time.

"Oh sweetie and I love you more than anything else! And as for the rest it is logical to feel like this. You love your friends, you had a different way of life and now you will have duties you never had before but as we told you before with your dad we are here for you and your friends are never going to leave you alone either! You will do an amazing Beta and they all know it! Even Cassidy told me that she is more than sure about you, not to mention Richard that loves you like the daughter he doesn't have! We believe in you, all of us, just be patient at the beginning until you adjust again back to the pack life!" she says and I shake my head in agreement if I don't agree with her to some things.

And I guess you know what I mean, when it comes to everyone we have to put out of it Thor that he is the most important person not only for the pack but for me as well. He doesn't believe in me, he wants only my abilities but this does not mean that he believes in my heart! This is why he doesn't want me for his Luna, he doesn't even like me as a woman and this hurts so damn much!

"Thank you mom, I promise I will calm down, I just need some time to realize what happened today!" I say apologetically and she nods giggling.

"What did Thor say? Did he see your marks? What about the ceremony?"

Um, yeah! Now I have to talk about the asshole...

Anyway, I can do it, after crying a bit I feel better!

"He said he is impressed and there is no reason for us to wait. The ceremony is going to take place in three days and until then he told me to relax, do whatever I want and change dad's room to my tastes. Also I will be working with Finn and Elliot so pray for me not to kill them..." I whisper in the end in annoyance and she laughs.

She always knew that I never liked them and she somehow agrees with me, she never liked them either. She says that these two are the perfect example of people that want to succeed without working or trying.

"Your dad never really put them to work but you can do this now and maybe I can help you a bit..." she whispers wickedly and I chuckle.

See? My mom is cool and I adore her! I feel bad for not telling her about Thor but we talked about my reasons and I am not going to change my mind. I am doing the best or this is what I think...

"And what about your new room? I am waiting for a comment..." she says in agony looking around her and I blink my eyes ashamed and surprised.

How did I forget about it?

She told me she changed it for good according to my tastes and I the i***t didn't even thank her. I got in and I started crying when she wanted so much to know my opinion, this is why she is here (except that she missed me and she wanted some time alone with me).

I look around me immediately and my mind goes blank, I forget about everything, Thor, Lillian, my pain, my insecurity...

This is...

"Amazing!" I exclaim breathless and smile excited.

It is...

So simple yet classy and elegant in one of the colors I always wanted because it is relaxing and warm, light beige. The ceiling is white, my bed is massive with soft, beige covers and pillows in some different tones and on the right and left side of it there are the bedside tables with the lamps and above them on the wall two big mirrors. In front of the bed there is a small couch with a table and on the left side of my bed is the wall with the two big windows and in the middle of them there is another taller and thinner table with candles and a vase with white calla lilies and next the table a darker beige comfortable arm chair with pillows. Right opposite the bed and on the wall there is a dark brown desk with some more flowers and candles in different colors, right above it is a mirror in the sun's shape and on the left and right side of the desk there are the doors that lead to my bathroom and closet room. Above my bed and between the windows there are some paintings, the carpet is white and beige with some signs and very soft and the curtains are very discreet and sweet.

Oh, my God!

She did it exactly in my tastes!

"Do you really like it? You can change anything, I won't feel bad, honestly!" she says nervously but I shake my head in disagreement.

"You are the best! I don't think I would have managed to make it so perfect! You were always against so simple and monotone colors, you were calling them boring... How did you do this?" I ask teasingly and she smirks innocently.

"This is your room, not mine and I wanted you to like it. To be honest with you I think I am about to change my mind for these colors... It's peaceful and elegant, their energy is amazing. The more time I am spending in here the more I am getting convinced that you are right for having these preferences..." she replies casually with a hurt ego and I laugh hugging her again.

"Thank you mom, this is amazing!"

"No baby, don't thank me, almost everyone helped me with some details and you haven't even seen the bathroom and your closet room!" she states, drags me to stand up and then pulls me behind her walking to the left door where is the bathroom (this is the door it was leading to it before).

She opens the door some seconds later and signs for me to get in first but when she opens the lights I gasp and open my mouth widely.

What happened in here?

I mean, this is not my bathroom, is white with wood and lights hanged from the ceiling in front of the mirror above the two (yes two) washbasins and the shower is massive with some plants on the wall at the back side of it. And the water is falling from the ceiling like it's a waterfall which is something I always wanted but I never told her.

"I am dying! How did you know about it?" I ask still shocked and she closes her eye with meaning leaning close to my ear.

"Thor took care of your bathroom's decoration and everything else in here. He said that you had told him and he insisted to take care of it in person and I agreed." She whispers and if I was one time shocked then now I am one hundred and I want to throw up after I hit his head on one of the washbasins.

Is he for real?

My mom is not lying so why did he do this?

Now I owe him? I would prefer to have no bathroom at all!

"Your best friend was right when he told me that you would stay speechless!" she continues excited and I nod firmly.

'My friend', yeah, sure! Of course he was sure I would be speechless because he had planned all these, he did it on purpose to remind me all the time that he knows everything about me but guess what!

He doesn't! The hell he knows!

"Come to see your closet now!" she almost orders dragging me for once more and we get out to stop right in front of the other door.

She opens the door and for once more I get inside first with her being one step behind me and her eyes locked one my face. I smile breathless and clap my hands enthusiastic making her sigh relieved and I turn to hug her tightly.

"You are the best!" I murmur and she taps my back.

Well, the walls have the light wood's color and the wardrobes' doors are from glass and everything is visible but most of my things are not here yet as are either in my luggage or I am waiting for most of them to come with a transportation company and also I need to go shopping because I need some things. At the back side of the room there is a toilet makeup table with a mirror and in the middle of the whole space there are two stools.

"Pleased?" she asks me excited and I nod immediately.

"Everything is perfect mom! I don't want to change a thing!"

"Great baby so..." she starts but someone knocks my door and she stops.

I take a deep breath and William's scent hits my nose making me smile relieved because I didn't want to be someone else if you know what I mean...

"Come in Will!" I yell walking out of the closer room and he opens the door smiling weirdly.

Huh?

I know this look... He has something in mind and this is not very good...

"Did you like your new room?" he asks me 'cheerfully' and walks to hug me again.

"Yes, you had to see her! She was speechless!" my mom says and he laughs.

"And now if she is not so tired she has to drive her new car!" he states and I pull back breathless.

YES!

This is exactly what I needed, I want to leave for a while and take some fresh air after what happened with...

Thor!

"Yes, I can't be tired when it comes to driving this car!"

"Cleo, maybe you should take someone with you for the first time..." my mom says worried and I roll my eyes but Will clears his throat and smirks with meaning.

"Adira, I will go with her so don't worry! I helped you choose the car, I deserve to be present the first time she drives it and I missed her, I want to know everything she did these two years with every detail!" he says and she smiles shaking her head in agreement while I hug him again.

Okay, I admit that I love the idea of having him with me, I missed him as well and he is the only one that can cheer me up. He is an amazing young, crazy man!

"Deal then! Shall we?" I ask him wickedly and take my keys from my jackets pocket shaking them victoriously.

"Of course baby! Let's do this!"

~some time later, city~

"So, what did you want to talk to me about?" I ask him once we sit on our table and order our food.

We came at the city that is some kilometers away from our territory and I drove so fast that my skin was shuddering till we stop! I had the windows open and the feeling was amazing, the fresh air was exactly what I wanted and William put some music so loud that I couldn't even listen to my thoughts!

It was an epic drive!

When we came to the city I went to ask when my clothes are going to come from the company's offices and I am happy to say that they are going to be here in two days at max and after I was done with it Will told me to come and eat at one of the best restaurants there is because he wanted us to talk about something and I am sure it has to do with his weird behavior back at the house.

I observe him tapping his fingers on the table with his head bended and I stiffen nervously not knowing what to say or do. He is so cheerful and optimistic generally that this behavior is freaking me out, really!

"Um... I want you to stay calm, okay?" he asks trembling and I nod confused in impatience.

"I... I know about you and Thor!" he states and I instinctually place my hands on my mouth speechless.

How on earth?

I am sure Thor had told him nothing in order to avoid fighting with him because Will is certainly on my side. You see, William believes in mates more than any other man I have met and he loves me like crazy so he is against all this especially when Lillian is Thor's choice.

"I am sorry I never told you but I learned about it one year ago. It was the night you would turn 18 and I was in a business trip with Thor... That night he got drunk, he wasn't in good mood all day but later he got worse. He was a mess when I helped him get to his room at the hotel we had been staying and when I asked him why he had drunk so much he told me that you were his mate and he knew it from the day he had turned 16 but he decided to keep it a secret." He continues and gives me a weak, sad smile.

"I knew it, I was sure he knew about it..." I whisper feeling some tears making their appearance and he raises his hands to me to take them.

I do as he wants slowly and he squeezes my hands gently while I am lowering my gaze embarrassed. I feel like an i***t because I had never thought of this reason as to why he left from my life but...

"He knew it for some months but he was still talking to me like nothing had happened! He got distant after almost six months!" I say confused yet shocked and he nods in frustration.

"Why did he do that?" I ask troubled.

"I have no idea Cleo, really! After he told me he fell asleep and the next day when he woke up and I asked him what he had been talking about the night before he denied everything and told me to mind my business. I knew that he had told me the truth and no matter how many times I tried to make him talk to me about it we ended up fighting. I can't understand a thing!" he replies and I nod exhaling frustrated.

"How long is he with her?" I ask him with a voice that breaks in the end and he caresses my hands that are still in his.

"About one and half year or at least this is what I know because of the announcement he had made."

"Are you kidding me? And he haven't marked her for one and half damn year?" I ask through my teeth ready to break into screaming.

What on earth is happening?

This is not right, something is missing!

If he said that she is his mate this one and half year then why hasn't he marked her yet?

His parents and the pack know this as the truth so why is he delaying it so much?

Or...

"Maybe he wanted to wait for me and get sure that I wouldn't cause him any problem..." I mutter and he nods in agreement thoughtfully.

"It makes sense to me but I don't know how he did this to you! He adored you, you were special to him and you know it and especially the last six months that he had found out that you were mates! I can't understand why so many half words, why he chose Lillian, why he is lying and how he is standing it! What did he tell you?"

"Oh... That he wants me only for his Beta, he doesn't want me as a woman, Lillian is the one he loves and threatened me in order to say nothing!" I whisper with a blank expression and the second I end the first tears fall from my eyes.

My heart breaks again, my legs start shaking, I lose my breath and everything around me is spinning remembering his slap, his gaze, his harsh tone...

This is killing me!

"Cleo please don't do this! I can't watch you like this, I am begging you! I will go to kill him if you continue!" he says, stands up and walks next to me.

He puts his hands on my shoulders, leans and kisses my forehead while I press my lips together trying to control myself. I don't want to gain everyone's interest in the restaurant, I have to calm down...

"I am sorry Will but I feel so humiliated! I... He was supposed to love me and he... Loves her! He hates me!" I whisper trembling and he caps my face and clears his throat looking at me in the eyes seriously.

"Listen to me and don't doubt me because you know I can't lie to you, okay?" he says without leaving me opportunity to protest so I nod.

"He is the loser, not you! A man that doesn't accept his mate is the biggest bastard there is and you know very well that you are more than enough! You are perfect Cleo and I am not saying it because I love you and you are like a sister for me, I am saying the truth! You have no reason to feel humiliated and if he wants that slut then let him have her but mark my words, sooner or later he is going to regret it and he will beg you to accept him back! And do you know what? I am going to help you make his life a living hell! He is going to fall on his knees for you, I promise you! From today things are going to change!" he said with pure determination and I narrow my eyes confused.

"What are you talking about Will? I am telling you he hates me! I am not attractive for him, I don't want to change his mind, I..."

"Just listen to me!" he cuts me firmly and I stop nervously.

I won't like his plan, I assure you!

"If you don't want to accept him back when he comes because he will then it's fine but we are going to make him pay! And believe me he wants you, he won't manage to stay away from you!"

"You don't know what you are talking about!" I say through my teeth getting panicked and he smirks.

"Maybe... But let's make sure my i***t asshole brother loses his mind for good..."

"How on earth are you going to accomplish it?" I ask shaking and he bites his lip wickedly.

"You will make him jealous!"

"No, I don't want to!" I growl through my teeth and he narrows his eyes devilishly.

"Yes... Sure..."

~some hours later, night, Diamond Heart Pack house~

"I can't believe that you two decided to finally come home!" Gabriel yells when we get in the living room with William and opsss...

They are all here except from Lillian (thankfully) and my dad!

And... Thor is not in a very good mood as I can see, he is sitting on the main armchair drinking with his eyes locked on the fireplace opposite of him.

"Where have you been without us?" Adelaine asks annoyed and her eyes land on me.

Fortunately I have stopped crying the last six hours and Will made me laugh, I had a great time after lunch!

"Sorry but she wanted to give her car and me a hard time! Did you know that she is driving better than me? She didn't accept to drive with less than 200 kilometers per hour and I felt nothing!" he replies with a big smile and I roll my eyes taking my seat next to my mom on the double couch.

"So you were for a drive all these hours?" Richard asks surprised.

"No, we were walking around the city the last hours!" I say softly and he signs in understanding.

"And couldn't you call and tell us to come?" Gabriel asks angry (he and Adelaine surely wanted to spend time with me) and crosses his hands in front of his chest.

"Maybe they had a great time together... These two were always having fun!" Elliot says with a meaningful smirk and Finn nods.

How assholes and yes, I feel Thor's eyes on me because of them and I don't get a thing!

What does he care?

"Stop being an i***t! We forgot our phones! I left it in the car and Cleo has it in her bag that is up in her room!" William replies casually not affecting from their scenarios and my mom taps my knee while Cassidy is shaking her head in acknowledge.

"And I guess you are not hungry, right?" she asks us sure about our answer and we nod smiling.

"And what about your room baby? Did you like it?" Adelaine asks me impatiently and I turn and look at my mom that is holding herself from giggling.

She has already told them...

"The woman next to me has already told you about my reaction so you know the answer but this is a chance to thank you all! She told me you helped, well almost everyone." I say throwing with my gaze some daggers on Elliot and Finn that stiffen on their sits and lower their gazes.

Good! I needed to say this!

"And don't forget to thank Thor personally baby... You got amused from what he did for you!" my mom says smiling to me and then to him and I try not to cough while he clears his throat and moves nervously on his chair.

I force myself to open my mouth and talk, say just a short thank you and close this thing here but then he turns to look at me, I freeze and my dad breaks into the living room pale with a panicked expression on his face that makes my heart stop.

This is not good!

"Dad what happened?" I ask standing up quickly.

"Cleo why didn't you tell us that you are pregnant?"

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Hello from the second chapter of the new book!

Welcome all and thanks for reading the 2nd quite emotional chapter!

First of all I would like to tell you that if any of you is reading my book Alpha's Abused Mate I have no idea what is happening as I can't get comments from the chapter 21 and this is why I made an announcement today. I think you can see it but I don't and I have problem when I try to click the story from my laptop. I don't know what is happening and I am so sorry for not answering your comments in the last chapter (21) so if you want you can comment in another chapter and I am going to answer you! Also if this story has the same problem then I will probably not answer so I am sorry. It one day passes without me answering your comment then this means I can't see it either! I have already sent an email to Dreame about it but I have taken no answer till now and I don't know why this is happening. I hope it is only the other story with the problem and it won't happen the same thing in this or in another story! I am sorry for being tiring about it but I am freaking out, these stories and the communication with you is extremely important to me!

Anyway, back to our story now because I am really curious to know your opinions about it and your thoughts about what is going to happen next so please let me know!

What about Thor? Do you agree with Cleo's behavior? What about William and his ideas? Is Cleo really pregnant? How is Thor going to react?

Thank you very much from now for everything and I hope you liked the chapter and you will love the story slowly.

Please if you want to help me from now that it is the beginning and you are looking forward for the third chapter commend and let me know your opinion and thoughts, or share the story.

This is for now, I will see you in the next chapter (unless you are reading my other books). Until then stay safe, smile and have fun!

Love you all very, very much,

                                                         Marie...