A Broken Contract (Alpha's Secret Regret) novel Chapter 21

Sara POV

Hope and confusion filled my mind as Nick spoke. I stared at him open-mouthed, not knowing how to respond. Does he know the implications of what he's asking here?

“What?” I gasped.

Is he out of his mind? What about members of the Forest Moon? What if they see me with him? Worse, what if they see the child? Does he no longer care about these things?

He gave one look at Jake and the other guy, and they retreated their steps to give us some privacy.

“C’mon," he jerked his head towards the door at the far side of the lobby. "Let’s talk about this somewhere more private.”

I could not disagree because my thoughts are still scattered, trying to come to terms with his suggestion. Or command. So I followed him as he led me out into an open space. A few minutes later, we were sitting across from each other at the resort lounge.

As he signaled for the waiter, he said, “You must be hungry -”

“I’m not. Are you out of your mind asking me to stay in YOUR penthouse? Your mother kicked me and my dad out of the pack!”

“She did, huh?” he said, not looking at me.

Was that a question? Was he going to sit here and pretend? “You didn’t know?”

“That he fired him and threatened you. Of course, I know.”

“And drove us out! Why the hell do you think we left?”

“Hello! She fired him because of you and I. I wasn't sure if your father decided the smart move was leaving immediately or if she forced you out. And I didn't care about finding out. That was a very bad time for you to..." he trailed off, shaking his head from side to side. "Never mind."

He was half right. My dad planned for us to disappear immediately only for the luna to throw out our things before we were ready to leave. All that talk is not reason I'm finally sitting at a public place with the alpha, so I sighed, deciding to halt that line of conversation.

The waiter arrived to take our orders. I already told him I'm not eating, so I ignored the flashy human girl.

“She’ll have a turkey sandwich and mocha with a little extra cream,” he said to her.

I was momentarily stunned by the fact that he knew exactly how I took my coffee. This was someone who never said more than two words to me in public back when we were lovers. During our weekly secret meetings, he only wanted one thing.

When he text me before we meet, he never failed to ask: "Did you eat? Make sure you do before I see you." Then after the sex, he’d shower and leave almost immediately.