Alpha Of Aberdeen novel Chapter 25

I can’t help but look at this woman dumbfounded. How many more family members are going to randomly pop up? "Come in. Malachi's this way," I inform her, and she follows me to the living area. Malachi looks up to see who is behind me, and his smile fades. "Why are you here?" He snarls, sending his mother a threatening glare. “I've come to see for myself that my son is having a baby,” she says in a monotonous tone. "Well, you have seen, so you can leave now," Malachi retorts, standing and walking toward us. “What? You don't want your mother ruining the party?" She laughs.

"LEAVE NOW!" Malachi shouts in his Alpha tone and his mother steps back. When I look at her I can see the fear in her eyes. She walks back slowly to the door and as she opens it to leave, she turns around with an evil glint in her eyes. "Oh, I know about Alaric by the way. This won't be that last you see of me," She promises, sending a glare my way as she walks out.

I walk past Malachi and head for the stairs, needing some space. I can feel he’s not far behind me. I make it to the hall when he grabs my arm to stop me, spinning me around to face him. "So, when were you going to tell me about your family Malachi or are you just going to bring each one up as they try to kill me?" I snap, glaring into his eyes. "I'm sorry, Luna. I never thought she would show up. She’s never cared about me before." He claims and the hurt on his face made me want to grab him and hold him tight.

"Why do you think she’s never cared about you?" I ask, taking his hand in mine. "She left with Alaric when I was only two years old to be with an Alpha from another pack because my father wouldn't change her." He vaguely explains. "Your mother is a human?" I say, covering my mouth in surprise. "No,

she was human. She was changed once she entered the other pack." He explains. "So, your father doesn't like humans because of your mother?" I ask, attempting to put the pieces together. "Yeah, she was my father's mate, but she chose to leave him knowing he would never be able to find love again." He tells me sadly.

I wrap my arms around Malachi, embracing him with the hope all his worries would disappear, and he holds me just as tight. "It's ok. I've gotten past it and chose to keep Evadean out of my life," He strongly declares. "So, you don't even call her mother?" I ask, noticing he called her by name. "She doesn't deserve the title of mother." He spat as his eyes began to swirl with anger. I choose not to question him anymore; I can see it is not something he wants to talk about, instead we walk silently, hand and hand, to our room.

I wake up early and head to the kitchen for coffee, leaving Malachi sleeping like a baby. On my way, I spot Kali walking out of her room with Colette in her arms. "Morning, Kali!" I smile, greeting her. "Good morning Aunt Chloe," She says, yawning. "Did you get any sleep?" I ask, noticing the bags under her eyes. "Colette was up most of the night," Kali states. "Oh, Kali, let me take her, and you go back to sleep for a bit," I tell her, grabbing Colette from her. "Are you sure?" Kali asks, glancing between Colette and me. "Of course, I would love nothing more than to spend some time with this cutie.” I tell Kali. "Thank you, Aunt Chloe!” She says with a bright smile. "Go rest," I tell her, waving her back to her room. She laughs slightly and walks back into her room.

I make a bottle for Colette and go out to the front porch and sit in a rocking chair with her nestled in my arms. She stares at me while drinking her bottle and I can’t help but look over her every feature. "You're so beautiful, Colette. You look just like your mama," I say as if she can understand me. Then suddenly, I feel a kick in my belly. "Oh, Paisley. Don't be jealous. Mommy loves you too. Your daddy and I can't wait to meet you," I coo, rubbing my stomach.