"Don't be so nervous, honey," he consoled her, kissing her shoulder as she tried to dress.
"Nervous is an understatement, Dom. I am scared, terrified even. Nervous means there is still room for hope, but we both know this night won't bring anything good," she felt her heart clench.
She had talked to him over and over, but he has insisted on bringing her to his birthday party. Instead of escorting his wife, the alpha will be escorting her.
The whole pack can pretend he was simply escorting his older sister, but the secret glances toward them will make her melt. Questions on why the alpha insists on staying by his concubine's side all these years.
Alas, his attempt to breed her did not bear fruit. He has been quite insistent and diligent over making her pregnant, that he was beyond frustrated when she again failed for the hundredth time to conceive.