A Broken Contract (Alpha's Secret Regret)

Whoever had their hands over my mouth felt familiar. I stopped struggling when I sensed who it might be.

Richard, Nick's gamma, held me pinned to the van. Another figure held my son, covering his mouth as he whispered, "Shh... it's alright." "Look!" Rich whispered, gesturing with his chin.

As I followed his eyes, my gaze settled on the last person on earth that I needed to run into at this time. Scratch that. The last two people, not person.

Luna Elise Reign, Nick's mother, approached the private elevator. Megan Deere was with her, plus two other werewolves. One of them looks like a warrior. The other might be an omega.

Rich released me as I reached for Alex. I held my finger to my lips, gesturing for him not to make a sound as we waited for the luna and my former best friend to enter the elevator.

I couldn't think of anything else at that moment. But I know that I'd rather not see or talk to those two forever. Especially not when Alex was with me.

However, these thoughts didn't stop me from getting angry at Richard. Why would he help me hide from them? Once they were out of sight, I pushed him off me.

"Why did I have to hide? This isn't Forest Moon territory!" I said. Rich sighed and was about to reply when the other man spoke.

"I'll head upstairs to the Luna."

"Sure. I'll be there in a moment," he replied. Moments later, it was just me, him, and Alex standing beside the van.

"It's about to be Forest Moon," he said gently. "You know that, right? You don't see any other pack investing in this lil town, do you?"

"So what if it is her town? Why do I have to hide from them?" I snapped.

Richard jerked his chin at my son who was now staring from me to him.

"I can't believe you have to ask, Sara. You think she'd be as generous as the alpha?" he asked.

His words sent real fear spiking through me. It's true that this place isn't a Forest Moon territory, at least not yet. I hadn't even thought of the fact that important members of the pack might start trooping in and out soon.

The Luna may or may not recognize her grandchild, but I refuse to risk the former. Nick's gamma was right. If it were up to her, she could take Alex away and not let me see him ever again. Or she could so something worse.

I wanted to ask what Megan was doing here, but I dreaded the answer, so I simply proceeded to where I parked my car. Rich followed behind me, but I ignored him. We weren't really friends. Though he'd never been cold towards me like the beta, I didn't want to hope for that he'd be on my side. His alpha came first, especially now that he was officially the pack's Chief Warrior.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

I didn't respond immediately, but when I glanced his way, I could've sworn that he wanted to say more.

Jake was the only one who knew about Nick and I four years ago. I expected them to tell him after I left. I have a feeling that they didn't. He never knew about Nick and I until this morning. I guess I wasn't worth talking about. After I left, every story about me got buried and forgotten.

I brushed the worthless self-pity aside as my eyes scanned the parking lot.

Rich's gaze dropped to Alex again, and I caught the astonishment on his face again. He caught me staring and arched his brow.

"I'm going out to see my dad. Alex has been asking for him all day. He's waiting for us at Molly's. Not too far from here," I told him. He nodded without saying anything.

"With the Luna here, Nick wouldn't want us to come back to this place, would he?" I ventured.

"I don't know. We'll have to hear from him. It was supposed to be just us. She probably wouldn't be staying longoso..." he trailed off with a shrug.

We reached where my car should be and it wasn't there. Someone must've moved it. I was momentarily confused.

Maybe this wasn't where I parked. I looked all around me, but there's no sign of my old Hyundai.

"Where's my car?" I asked no one in particular.

"Nick had it removed," Rich replied simply.

"What? Why?" I cried.

"He wants you to use this one from now on," he said, pointing at the car sitting on the spot where I parked. It's a newer model of the one I have.

"I'll call a cab," I said, ignoring his outstretched hand with the key.

This wasn't four years ago when he gave me money I didn't ask for, then called me a gold digger for not taking it.

I started reaching for a phone to call

a taxi as I took Alex's hand. We were heading out of the parking lot when t heard Rich gave a frustrated sigh did't know what his orders were and I didn't care. As long as he didn't try to stop me.

"You can't run now that he knows, Sara," he called out.

There was so much confidence in those words, I wanted to hurl my purse at him.

"You'll tire yourself out, if you try it. Also, it'll do you more harm than good if you attempt to skip town again."

"I said we're going to see my dad, not running away!" I snapped.

"I just thought I should warn you," he replied.