26 Belladonna She smiled at them , Sorry , prattled on there , the doctor in me , you see .
So , by that deduction , when Parker came home and didnt pick it himself , I could only have been four days along .
I also know Parker would never have allowed me to leave if he knew I was pregnant , he often told me it would nice if we had a pup .
She shrugged He wanted one , certainly tried to get one , knotted me outside of my heat that last time we had s * x .
He liked the feeling of it , did it often .
None in the room , not even the Gamma picked it up? Gretta asked now .
Bella shook her head .
He couldnt have , because not even I or my wolf Freya knew .
Im only eight days now .
His new mate ? Hailey asked .
Hmm , Carina .
She did not like looking at me , knowing I was mated to her fated mate and had to wait for him to reject me before they could claim each other .
Which she did have to do .
Part of the mating alliance again .
You havent told him because ? Gretta murmured , though it sounded as though she already understood why .
Thats simple , he has a new Luna , and I dont want my child to be claimed by Parker only to be treated by his Luna , like I was by my own fathers Luna .
As a hated bastard child .
She shook her head .
No , thank you .
I can raise my pup with the love and kindness it deserves to have .
I Your mating alliance , youve mentioned it quite a bit .
Very detailed and specific I think , Gretta stated .
Is there a pups clause or an heir clause in it ? Hailey asked now .
Yes , Ive checked it myself .
Pups born inside the Mate Bond will all be relinquished and given to Parker as his heirs , at the point of rejection .
Bella sighed this pup however will not be born inside our mate bond , we, as you can see , are over .
She moved her hair so they could see there was no filigree .
I was gone from the pack before midnight on the night of rejection .
Would have been gone by 1/4 +10 Point 26 dinner , but one of the packs she wolves went into labour .
I stayed to deliver the pup and then left after that .
Rejected the pack from my hotel room .
Gretta sighed heavily .
Well need to see that mating alliance .
As members of the Alpha Council , we are to notify the father if that pup would be an heir to a pack .
He has no other children ? Not that I know of .
Bella shook her head .
Let us initiate you into my pack here at the college , youve got the job , Gretta stated simply .
Come lets do that now , and then well go over that mating alliance and make a decision on what is to be done about that pup and its father .
Youll both have rights , seeing as youre both alpha blooded .
Alright , itll be nice not to have to be a rogue , Bella stated .
She stood and walked over to Grettas desk , where Gretta picked up a small blue knife and cut her palm , then Bellas and pressed their palms together , meshing their blood as she was asked Belladonna Harrington , do you accept working for the Alpha Council and that I , Alpha Gretta Rivers will be your Alpha .
Yes , I accept you Alpha Gretta Rivers , as my Alpha , and I will pledge my loyalty to the Alpha Council .
She felt the connection and sighed a little , happy to no longer be a rogue , had a pack alpha , her pup would be part of a pack when he or she was born .
Thank you .
she stated as she released Grettas hand or tried to .
Couldnt the woman suddenly had a death grip on her hand , and her own wolf was on the surface staring right at her now .
She found Hailey standing right next to her , looking at Gretta .
What is it you feel , Gretta ? It took a full minute before Gretta released her hand .
May I see your wolf push forward Belladonna ? You stated her name was Freya .
I did , she doesnt usually do that .
Bella shook her head I cant make her , shes … a law unto herself .
You could say .
Did you father see her ? What about Alpha Parker ? No , neither of them , Parkers wolf Vex , was never allowed to mate Freya , she cant be called out by anyone , I dont think .
Only when she wants to ; if she chooses to .
She put it to Freya now , who looked at both women staring at Bella , snorted and closed her eyes , didnt push forward .
I dont think shes going to , sorry .
Bella told them .
2/4 +10 Points 26 A description then ? Gretta asked now .
I felt power in your bloodline , during that initiation .
Very odd but strong .
Reminds me of something I cant quite put my mind to though .
Bella shrugged I cant help you with that , I dont have any powers that I know of .
And she didnt Freya ? both Gretta and Hailey asked her now .
She felt annoyance roll off her wolf but wasnt going to be stopped from stating what she looked like .
Freya right this minute felt safe , she thought .
They were now part of the Wolfen Council .
Protected , she supposed .
Pure White , with blue sparkly eyes like the night sky .
It was just a base description , but it was accurate as well .
She had seen her wolfs eyes under a full moon in the reflection of the still waters of her home pack lake .
Sparkly night sky ? Gretta questioned instantly .
Ive never seen them in person , a reflection only , on a lakes surface under the full moon , and inside my mind they kind of glitter and sparkle in the darkness .
Bella shrugged .
They kind of looked like a blue moon in a starry night sky .
She liked to think of them as , they were very pretty, very memorable , why Freya never showed herself to anyone .
Why she hadnt ripped out of her before their father at 16 , even though shed had her , it didnt even cause them pain not to , shed just shifted one night on her own when Belladonna had been out walking by herself and no one was around .
It was how she always was , didnt want to be seen by others , so she only shifted when they were alone , always kept a feeler out for all pack tethers so she knew if someone was coming their way.
Shifted back to Belladonna if anyone was too close to them so she wouldnt be seen .
Her wolf didnt like to be seen .
Only one person had ever seen her in the flesh .
Her grandmother Arinna , who had knelt down and smiled at her , ran her hands over her snout and sighed softly , stated I thought so .
and then had told Bella to never let anyone see her lest her life become painful like her mothers had .
It had made her curious about her mother , but the answers had not been forth coming on that one .
Arinna had shaken her head and stated simply Dont concern yourself with it .
Shes at peace now , that is for the best .
There were no pictures of her mother anywhere , and her grandmother had not even given a description of her .
The only thing she knew was that she didnt look like her and that should 3/4 +10 Points 26 be considered a blessing .
She did not understand it , but had also not understood why her grandmother had let the Packs Luna name her either .
Not even her father had named her , hed given that to a woman who despised her .
When her mother had died it should have been her father or grandmother to name her , but it had not been .
Her fathers Mate and Luna , Cynthia , had named her : Belladonna Lilly Harrington .
She was only a Harrington because her father had claimed her as his kin , and that name had been chosen because the plant itself was toxic to them , and that was how the Luna saw her , as a poisonous toxic thing .
Shed not been named out of kindness , no , her name had been given to her to always remind her of just how toxic she was to those around her .
Not that Bella had ever harmed anyone , in fact , all she did was help people .
Honestly , she just wanted to live peacefully , happily and how she so chose to .
Not to have anyone control her life and tell her what to do .
She just wanted the freedom of choice was all .
The only thing shed ever gotten a say in was being a doctor .
She had just one thing in her life , that was her choice up until a few days ago .
