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Writer's POV

Karl and Jerome together with other fighters, stands by a corner...watching as their young alpha jogs around the field.

They're all worried about him as they imagine their selves being in his shoes right now.

"How about we join him?" Jerome suggest.

Karl scoffs.

"Are you crazy? Alpha wouldn't let you..." He trails off like he's trying to think about something.

"But we can't just sit back and watch him run 700 laps in two days alone... "

Henry sighs loudly.

"Henry, this is all your fault, you know?"

"How?"

Jerome throws an arm around his shoulders.

"If your boys didn't slack off, they would've catch whomever put that body there!" He pause and shakes his head. "And alpha wouldn't have to run 700 laps!"

Henry pushes Jerome off him and turns back to watch Ray, he clenched his jaw and balled his fist.

He sees Ray jogging towards them, he picks a bottle of water waiting for him.

He stretches it forward when Ray got closer.

"Alpha, have some water!" He said.

Ray shakes his head and jogged off Jerome stared at him as he goes.

"I wish the Alpha would make him stop now!" Henry murmurs.

Ray shakes his head... he can clearly hear them casting blame on each other.

"Luna?" Karl calls in a surprise tone.

They all turn around and sees Stacey running towards them.. she stops in front of them and begin to breath heavily. 

"Luna what are you doing here?"

Stacey's POV 

"Luna, what are you doing here?" Karl asked me.

I signal him to wait as I tried to catch my breath, I just ran a few meters and I'm already out of breath.

How can I help Ray? 

"Here Luna, have some water!" Jerome hands me a bottle of water he was holding.

"Thanks!" I said and takes it.

I took a large gulp and feel my breath slowly coming back to normal.

"How many laps now?" I asked.

My eyes following Ray as he runs... He's gone a few meters away.

My heart aches for him, he looks like he's tired but can't stop running...how can a father punish his son like this?

This punishment is just too much!

"Just 34!" Henry replied.

I frown, 34?! Just 34 from 350?! He still have a long way to go!

"You haven't answer my question, Luna... what are you doing here?" Karl asked.

"I'm here to help him!"

Ok, I'm bluffing...I just wanted to threaten uncle but it turns out to be a message wrongly sent.

"Help him?!" They all exclaimed.

I nod and continue watching before Ray stops abruptly and whips his head towards my direction.

"Why did he stop and is looking this way?" I asked.

"He heard you!" Was their reply.

Right, wolf's super hearing! He takes long stride towards me.

Before I know it, he's standing in front of me.. his body covered in sweat. 

"Baby, what are you doing here?" He asked tiredly.

I hold his face in my hands and look in his eyes.

"Oh, my baby! Are you tired?" I mentally smack my head. "No! You must be very tired!"

"I'm fine, but you have to go back home and rest... I'll be home soon, ok?"

"No!" 

"No?" He chuckles tiredly. "Then what are you gonna do here?"

"I'm here to help you!" I said...tears brimming in my eyes.

Seriously, why am I getting emotional now, this is so unlike me. He laughs and pulls me into a hug.. sniffing my hair.

"You can't help me, just go back home"

"I can't" I pulled away from him and grabbed his hand. "Let's go!" 

He didn't move which made me stop and turns back to him.

"Baby, go back home, you ain't supposed to be here in your present condition!" He said seriously.

I tilt my head.

"My present condition?" 

He didn't speak again, he just held me and leads me to a bench.. he goes on one knee and rest his head on my stomach. 

"Wolfie? What are you doing?" I asked.

He raises his head and smiles.

"I just wanna listen to my pup!"

"Pup?"

He nods and rests his head on my stomach again.

"What do you mean?"

He gets up and sits next to me on the bench, he holds my hands in his.

"I'm not sure yet, but I think you're pregnant. That's...."

"Pregnant?!" I exclaimed loudly.

Karl and the others turns to us, though they could hear us even if we're whispering.. but my voice just now was too loud. 

"Pre-pregnant?!" I stuttered, before Ray growls warningly at them and they quickly looked away... starts talking about something else.

"Yes, but I'm not sure yet! We'll have to visit the pack doctor to be sure!"

I stare at him for a few minutes before I burst into laughter.

"I'm not pregnant, if I am, I would have known it!"

"How?"

I rolled my eyeballs.

"There are obvious signs.. like vomiting, sleeping too much and maybe eating too much!"

He frowns and thinks about something.. I guess he's trying to think if I'm doing one of these.

"But you do sleep a lot recently!"

"That's because I have been feeling tired lately, that doesn't mean I'm pregnant!" I told him.

"Oh!"

I nod.

Thinking about it, it suddenly flashes my mind that I have been eating quite a lot.. also, I have never been a picky eater.

But lately, I have been finding some food irritating... could it be true that I'm pregnant?! 

"But until I'm sure you're not pregnant, I won't let you stress yourself.. so go home!"

"Stop talking about pregnancy!" I grit out. "I'm not pregnant!"

"Being pregnant is a good thing, right?"

"Yeah, for married couples! Not a high school student like me!" I said with my eyes bulging out.

Wait, I think I should confirm this! 

Ray looked around as if he's looking for something, where is Karl's mate?" He asked.

"Here, Alpha!" Came Jessy's tired voice.

We turn to the direction her voice came from, she's holding my shoes in her hands.

"Luna, how can you run so fast without shoes?" She said breathing heavily while holding my shoes in her hands.

"Babe" Ray called looking at Jessy's hands and back at my feet... He glares at me.

"Why did you leave without your shoes?" He growls lowly at me.

"I was just too worried to remember wearing them!" I replied.

I signal Jessy to bring them to me, she drops them in front of me and I wear them.

Ray got up.

"Jessy, take my mate home to rest!" 

"Yes, Alpha!" 

I got up too after I'm done wearing my shoes.

"I'm not going back, I'm here to help you!"

"Baby, don't be stubborn, just go home and wait for me.." he leans closer to my ear. "... I'll make sure f$ck you senseless when I get home later!" He whispers.

I blush and feel myself getting excited.

"Promise?"

"I promise!" He said.

"Ok, take care, make sure you rest when you're feeling tired.. ok?"

"I will"

I went in tiptoes and kisses his lips lightly. I wave at him.

"Bye, bye!" I turn back to Jessy. "Let's go!" I told her.

She nods and we both left. When we've gone a little far from the training ground, I asked her.

"Jessy, do you have that stick with you?"

She frowns.. she doesn't seem to know what I'm talking about.

"What stick?" 

"That stick..." I trail off not knowing how to tell her.

"What stick? Can you please ask me clearly?"

I sighed.

"That stick-that's used to check if someone is pregnant?!" I asked quickly in one breath.

I was hoping she'd ask me to repeat myself but shockingly she heard everything I said.

"Yeah, why?" She asked.

I put a strand of hair behind my ear.

"I.. I kinda need it!"

She stares at me and burst into a brief laugh.

"You don't need it... You're obviously pregnant!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Babe, the scent is all over you!"

I shake my head.

"No, I'm not pregnant!"

I hear Karen's voice scoff in my head.

"When You and mate were going harder and deeper, pregnancy is certain"

Is she back?

"Karen?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you back?"

"I was never gone!"

I smile, I kinda miss her...I'm happy she's back.

"So you said I'm pregnant?"

"Maybe!"

I rolled my eyes.

"You ain't even sure, You're not useful, shut up!"

"Yes, ma'am"

"Stacey, are you still with me?" Jessy's voice snapped me back.

I blink.

"Yeah..." I trail off.

"So why do you need the stick?"

"I just wanna prove you guys wrong!"

She shakes her head and sighs.

"You'll just be proving yourself wrong!" She said. 

"Are you giving me or not?"

"Of course I'll give it to you.. but I'll have to go get it from home!"

I nod.

"I'll be waiting at Ray's mansion!"

"Ok!" She replied.

Instead of going her way, she's following me... I stopped walking and gave her a questioning glare.

"Oh, I'm under alpha's order to send you home!"

"But I can go home on my own, just go get the stick!"

"Nope! I can't disobey the alpha's order!"

I frown.

"Don't tell me you have to do every single thing Ray tells you!"

"I have to, we all have to.. in fact we must!"

I suck in some air and balled my fist.

"Fine! Let's go!" I told her.