Chapter 37

"Bestie," Amber came running with arms wide open as soon as she entered Alex's house and spotted Malia. The joy was so genuine on her face just by the smile spread so naturally, crinkling her eyes upwards. Malia was so happy too and stood up to run to her friend, and the ladies hugged.

Alex had been worried when he saw her running towards Amber, but the joy on her face calmed his beating heart. Malia had become such an essential part of his life in a short while. It was good, but he worried because his world was so complicated.

"When did you wake up?" Amber asked while checking her friend for any discomfort

"This afternoon" Malia became more confused when Amber seemed to know that she had been sleeping all this while but not at home. So she went closer to her friend to whisper in her ear. Whatever was going on didn't seem scary but more confusing for the innocent Malia.

Amber pulled Malia by the hand and led her to sit down. She felt terrible for Malia, but she was Luna, and she had to learn to be with her mate, who also happens to be the Alpha. "Do you remember the man you left with that night at the bar?" Amber asked softly; she had to prepare Malia for whatever was going to be discussed.

The mere thought of that night made Malia's face flush with shyness. She doesn't remember much about what she had done with the stranger but waking up utterly naked that morning confirmed what they had gone all the way. Malia had not discussed anything about that night with Amber and everything that happened the following morning. She was so ashamed because of everything that night. One could say that it was normal because she was already twenty-four years old, but not for Amber; she had grown up with nothing that she personally had, and all that she could hold on to was her virginity.

Her thoughts were that it was the only thing she had to offer to her future husband since there wasn't much to who she was as a person. She didn't finish school and had no parents.

Looking at the girl beside her, who seemed lost in thought, Amber could only imagine what was going on in her mind. The way Malia's ears had turned red, Amber could tell that that one time might have been her first to do the act. So, she nudged her softly on her side. "Do you remember his face?" She teased with a chicky smile

Malia only shook her head because most of the images of that night were all hazy, and she had also run away that morning without seeing the man's face. So the only reminder that she had had a wild night was the intimate marks that had marked her body for days.

"I ran away that morning because I was ashamed. I must have been too wasted to not even look at the man I had given my first time to." She pouted in anger. "What if I am the one who threw myself at him? Malia, you are so shameless." She smirked herself in the head as if to reprimand her behavior. "What if he was some ugly fat old man? eww?"

"Hahahahaha," Amber couldn't help but burst out in laughter. She turned to Malia with a playful smile and laughed in her eyes. "Did you say old and ugly? You, my friend, are in for a big surprise."

Because of the wolves' super hearing ability, Alex and Daniel had heard everything the two ladies were discussing. Daniel wanted to burst out in laughter, but he held himself back out of respect for his Alpha.

"Don't hold yourself back, please," The angry Alpha said as if to encourage his Beta to laugh out freely since his mate was so joyous about it all.

Alex turned to look at Malia and wondered what her reaction would be if she found out he was the man she had spent the night with. Would she reject him? What about the babies? What if she didn't want to carry his children?

Thinking about all these made the mighty Alexander Basil Ford worried and nervous. He couldn't bring himself to feel calm anymore. Would he let her go if she turned him down?

He got up to go his study so that he could control his beating heart.

Alex didn't want Daniel to start asking questions once he felt his heart beating so loudly. That is a sign of weakness. He wasn't willing to let his subordinates see or, in Daniel's case, hear.

Daniel saw him heading toward his study and thought nothing much of it. Maybe he decided to do some work while waiting for doctor Henry's arrival. He, however, chose to sit by and listen to the girls instead.

"I think I know the person that you slept with that night" Amber threw it out there. She should have paid more attention to the man that had gone with her friend that night. But, instead, she just saw the back of the man and how well built he was and thought that maybe Malia liked him.

Now that she thought about it, the Alpha was quite affectionate with Malia on the first day he saw her, and first forward, he sounded genuinely happy when he heard about her pregnancy. She had concluded that the man that Malia had left with was the Alpha.

Wolves were territorial and possessive with their mates, but the Alpha acted normal and seemed genuinely happy about the pregnancy news. That whole deduction made Amber conclude that the Alpha was indeed the one.

"What do you mean by you know the man?" It was shocking for Malia to think she had hidden everything from her friend.

"That is not the most important thing at this moment," Amber said and turned to look at Malia in the eyes, and when she saw her eager eyes, she decided to let the cat out of the bag. "The important part is that you are about two weeks pregnant."

Silence. Malia could feel tears burning her eyes, begging to be let out. After hearing Amber's statement, she didn't know what to think and feel. Does it explain why she was asleep for three days? And why would she be pregnant after she had only done it once? Which kind of luck was always following her around.