Hiding the Alpha’s Heir

“Mama! Mama! Wake up!”

“What…” I groaned in annoyance when Sander was waking me up. “Sander… I am still sleepy…” I said, not wanting to open my eyes.

“But Papa and I prepared you for breakfast.”

I groaned and laid on my stomach to bury my face in the pillow. “Later…” I didn’t get enough sleep last night so I really wanted to sleep more.

“Papa…”

“We can wake her up later.”

“But how about the food we cooked for this morning?”

“Hmm… I’ll try to wake her up then.”

I felt my bed sinking beside me. Then a large hand caressed my hair causing me to have shivers. “Wake up, seraphim. Or do you wish for me to wake up in a different way?”

I immediately opened my eyes when I heard Desmond’s voice whispering to me. I turned my head beside me and saw that it was really Desmond and I was not dreaming.

“W-What are you doing here?” My eyes widened when his eyes glowed in lust as they raked them through my body.

Desmond smiled sheepishly. Then he reached the strap of my night dress and pulled it up to its proper place. I even caught him licking his lips when he saw my shoulder was exposed before he stood up and turned at Sander. “Your Mama is awake now.”Nôvel(D)rama.Org's content.

I covered myself with the blanket when his eyes strayed on my chest which he could already see my perky nipples penetrating on my night dress. I swore that I caught him looking at them before I sighed shakily.

I turned my attention to Sander, who was smiling from ear to ear, so I could divert my attention from Desmond. “I’m awake now… Happy, sweetheart?” I asked, getting up in bed.

“Yes!” he exclaimed happily.

I reached for my robe and covered myself. “Where should we eat then?” I asked after I washed my face in the sink.

“It’s a secret only Papa and I know,” Sander said and tugged my hand while we followed Desmond leading us to the balcony of the north hall. “Surprise!”

I sniffed through the air when I smelled freshly baked bread. I even smelled some chowder as well.

“Did you cook this, little man?” I asked when we were at the table.

“Hmm! Papa helped me, Mama. Papa said that I am a fast learner,” he said with a beaming smile.

I glanced at Desmond who nodded. “I guarantee it,” he said, smiling. “He is a way better cook than me. Right, son?” He winked at him.

Sander smiled more and nodded. He giggled when Desmond attempted to tickle him.

I couldn’t help smiling when they seemed like they were really getting along right now. Last night I thought Sander was sulking because Desmond had been teasing him for some reason.

We had a wonderful breakfast as a family. The promise I bestowed on Sander was here already.

“I must go now,” Desmond bid.

“Can I come, Papa? I want to see your work as the Alpha.”

Desmond looked at the time, asking my permission. I only nodded. “Bring some towels with you. Sander is quite playful and easily gets sweaty.”

“How about you?”

“I’m fine. I shall go back to sleep.”

Why did he look worried all of a sudden?

I glanced at Sander. “Let’s take a bath. I know you wish to go with your father.” I offered my hand before we left Desmond.

“Mama, what does an Alpha do in his pack?” Sander asked when I was scrubbing his back.

“Hmm… He supervises his pack members and assures that everything is well-organized and well-maintained,” I answered.

“How about Luna?”

I creased my forehead when he was having these kinds of questions but I was not complaining. In fact, I was interested to answer it.

“Well…” I paused to wipe him now and helped him to get dressed. “Luna acts as the mother of the pack. She helps and supports their pack members and always be by her Alpha’s side. Together, they balance the pack.” I had a hunch that he would ask for Beta and Gamma.

Sander kept nodding his head. “If so, Mama, you are still the Luna of this pack, right?”

“No,” I answered immediately, shaking my head.

“Why?” Sander knitted his forehead, looking perplexed at my answer. “But you married Papa…”

“I rejected him as my mate. I severed our mate bond causing me to loosen my tie as the Luna as well, Sander.”

“How can you mend it?”

I arched my eyebrow and pinched his cheeks. “Why are you asking this kind of bizarre question, little man? What are you planning?” I asked suspiciously.

He looked at me innocently. “I am just asking, Mama.”

I squinted my eyes. I knew too well that he was just feigning ignorance. “You cannot fool me, young man. I’ve been your age so…” There was a teasing tone smeared on my voice.

That ended him up having a frown, looking like he was sulking.

I released a sigh and gently tapped his nose. “Sander… You do not need to do anything with mending our mate bond if you are trying to do that. Your father and I are trying to get along just for your sake but we have no plans to fix our marriage relationship. I already surmised that he doesn’t want to divorce our marriage, either.”

“But Papa has a different opinion from you, Mama.” His amber eyes pierced me. His eyes were smiling.

“What do you mean?” Why did I suddenly get interested in what my son was about to say right now? “He wanted to divorce our marriage?” Suddenly, I felt my heart being pricked because of my question.

He shook his head. “Papa wants you back. He wants to fix the marriage he ruined, that is what he said to me this morning.”

“What?” I parroted, wide-eyed. I silently castigated myself. Why was I acting shocked? I already knew that in the first place. Why were you acting like that, Seraphina?

Sander’s smile stretched more. “Papa still loves you, Mama. I know how Papa looks at you every time he lays his eyes on you,” he teased.

I looked at him in disbelief. “Since when did you learn to tease me, you little child?” I pinched his cheeks.

“Mama, it hurts!” he said in a muffled tone because I was stretching out his cheeks so I couldn’t comprehend what he was going to say.

That was the time we heard a knock. Sander immediately transformed into his wolf form so he could get away from me and returned to his human form in an instant.

“Papa!” Sander greeted his father with a hug on his waist.

Desmond softened and lifted him up into his arms. “Why are your cheeks red?” he asked, concerned.

Sander pointed at me while I averted my gaze, feigning ignorance. “Mama pinched my cheeks because I teased him that you still love Mama.”

“Sander…” I frowned hearing that soft, teasing tone of our son again. He wouldn’t halt that, would he?

Desmond chuckled. “You should have not told my secret.” Sander’s eyes widened as he immediately covered his mouth with his hands. He glanced at me. “Well, at least, your mother is aware of my feelings. She already knows it and she is just denying that I still love her.”

With what he said, my jaw dropped. I was also rendered speechless until they were gone out of my sight, hearing Sander singing in the hallway, teasing us.

“Dear me…” I held my chest, hearing my heart pounding so fast right now. I even castigated my wolf because she was squirming at Desmond’s words. It was affecting me as well and brought chills down my spine.

My breath was even shaky. It even took me a long moment before I finally woke up from reality. I even pinched myself and hissed at the pain I caused to my skin.

“What just happened?” I murmured.