Hiding His Baby: The Alpha's Rejected Mate

IN THE NIGHT
The pain worsened. Athena just woke up from sleep just a few minutes ago from the pain on her leg and waist. She needed a
hot water bag to massage her feet and waist. The wounds were getting healed back.
Now a hot bag should ease the cramps. She decided to go down and make a hot water bag ready. But could she walk alone?
She once again tried to call her wolf but didn’t get a reply. That made her worried and sad. What was wrong with her wolf? As far
as what she heard from Suzanne, her mate’s bond with Dominic was retrieved back by Irene’s magic. Then why wasn’t her wolf
back yet?
She knew that the moment she gets well, she is going to have a big fight with Suzanne. She saw that in her eyes. She saw how
hard Suzanne was trying to keep calm just because she was sick.
Goddess help her!
And currently she doesn’t want to call Dominic or take help from him as she was staying in his mansion. Nathan and Justin
dropped her here today a few hours ago. She didn’t know which room she was in. It was lavish and had a blackish interior
design. She never came to the third floor. There wasn’t anyone else. So, she decided to do it alone. She gently got down the bed
and took slow painful steps to the door.
She opened it and the moment she stepped ahead, the cramp made her yelp. But she suppressed it by biting her lips and
walked till the stairs while bearing a lot of pain. It was midnight now. No one was around as Dominic doesn’t like to keep maids
around, she was an exception and she wondered where Dominic was. Ace was sleeping in the room opposite to where she was
peacefully.
The cramp intensified and she couldn’t bear it anymore. She didn’t realise when her feet slipped and she lost her grip from the
ground. Her eyes went shut.
“Dominic!” She shouted out of instinct for help while waiting for the immense pain that was going to come from the hit.
“Careful!” He shouted and scooped her in arms and hugged her tightly while pressing her closer to his heart. He was scared.
Dominic had just returned from a long run. It was midnight but he wasn’t scared of anything other than now losing someone. But
that’s not the topic here. When he just came to the mansion, the whole house was dark. And the first room he went to was
downstairs, where Athena had been staying from the past few days.

He was a little shocked and angry thinking if she wasn’t there, did Nathan and Justin take her to any of their houses? His anger
and restlessness intensified which wasn’t going to calm down until he went to her and saw her face.
That was what he was going to do. He went out of the room when her beautiful rosemary scent hit his nostrils, making his
senses go numb. That’s when he realised that she was in his house only. He ran toward the stairs and his heart almost stopped
beating when he saw the scene of her falling and her calling his name out in danger!
How could he stop himself from saving her after that
As soon as Athena felt she wasn’t falling down, Dominic caught her at the end moment and saved her, she had kicked her ego
for some time and hugged him tightly. She was scared.
They both were in each other’s embrace for a long time, relishing the moment that nothing bad happened while closing their
eyes. Their breathing was uneven and their hearts were pounding crazily.
It was after sometime that Athena realised what happened and what she was doing, she froze. Was she dreaming or was
Dominic really here and saved her at the end moment? She understood from the tight hug and crazy heartbeat of his that he was
scared.
Dominic couldn’t calm his heart down yet. Thanks to his stars, he decided to check up on her but he had never expected to find
her in the lobby, struggling to walk.
“You will never learn!” He growled carrying her in arms again and started to walk back to the room where she was. That was
actually Dominic’s room where everyone is forbidden from entering and his idiot friends put her there only! He walked inside his
room and made her sit on the bed.
Though she was thankful he saved her from more pain, she didn’t like his comment and attitude. She was in this state partially
because of him as well! Did he forget?
No, she is not blaming him for the attack she took for her, she did it because she wanted to do it. But what she was blaming him
for was if he hadn’t gone to mark Stacey, she wouldn’t have gone to the forest and this wouldn’t have happened. She still doesn’t
know if the ritual was completed or not.
“I didn’t ask for your help. I could have managed.” She mumbled to herself with a cute frown adorning her face.
Cute? Has she always been like this? Maybe. Maybe he noticed that as well but never acknowledged deliberately. Then why
was he noticing suddenly? What was wrong with him?

“Yeah.. I saw how you were managing yourself!” He mocked her while placing her on the bed again. “Why did you get down?
And why the hell didn’t you call me?” He snapped in anger, he won’t be able to imagine her going through what she went through
yesterday again.
She was almost dead!
“Shh...” She hushed him. “You will wake Ace up.” She scowled at him and he scowled back.
“You were going to do that, not me. If you had fallen down, you would have woken up everybody in this area.” He said and rolled
his eyes at him.
Athena was seriously angry when he taunted her for no reason. It wasn’t her fault that the silver in her system was intensifying
her wounds and making her weak.
“If I had to wake him up, I wouldn’t have walked alone till the door. Suzanne, Nathan, Justin, Patricia, they all had asked me to
call them anytime if I needed anything but I definitely can’t call them at this time. I. don’t want to cause more trouble. And you...
Don’t expect me to go to you because you didn’t prove yourself to be approachable at all, to be honest. You are aware of that as
well. So, what do you expect from me in that situation?” She snapped at him in one breath.
“What did you want? Why were you not in bed and walking around in this state?” He asked her with a frown, while not replying to
her previous questions. She let out a sigh. She was too tired and too much in pain to act stubborn. She needed his help.
“My right side of the waist and right leg are aching. I need a hot water bag.” She said in a low voice while looking down. She was
angry at herself for getting comfortable with him and being vulnerable in front of him. But at the same time, it felt so right.
“Is there swelling? Did it turn black or purple?” He asked with concern which was new on his face. She has never seen that ever
on his handsome face. And that was for her. Exclusively for her.
The realisation made her heart flip.
“I don’t., know..” She pouted. She didn’t feel any swelling but she couldn’t confirm it yet.
“Let me check.” He said and was about to touch her feet when she pulled her feet away from his hand.
“No! Don’t.. 1., I am fine.” She said hurriedly. didn’t want him to touch her leg and waist. Those two body parts were very
sensitive spots for her. She won’t be able to tolerate his touches there.

“Stop this stupidity right now and let me see it. I am tired of everyone getting on my nerves today. Please don’t be one of them
right now.” He snapped at her without thinking as he was already worried for her and she was being unnecessarily complicated
and hard.
Athena looked at him in shock.
“I know that you are fed up with me.” She wiped her tears. “I know I am creating problems after problems for all of you to start.
Your and Stacey’s ceremony got ruined because of me. I know how to end all that.” She said while tears were shining in her
eyes. She was going to do what she planned to do yesterday. He clenched his jaw, understanding very well what she meant.
“Just shut up and sit here without a word or thought. I will get a hot water bag for you.” He said with a stony face while turning
back to get the hot bag. He knew he shouldn’t have called her trouble considering how short-tempered she was but it’s not time
to correct himself as she was in pain right now.
“I don’t need it anymore. I am fine. Please leave me alone. I will leave the room first thing in the morning. Please bear with me
tonight. Good night.” She snapped while slowly lying down on the bed.
Dominic clenched his jaw. He knew her leg and waist were still aching and only because she didn’t want t o take his favours, she
was denying him.
“I am still getting it. And we will see if you need it or not after I come back.” Saying that he was gone. Athena cuddled her pillow.
His rudeness pricked her badly and she was not at fault in the first place.
She didn’t understand why her emotions were all over the place that day. Was it because of the silver or what? Why was she
being so needy and overwhelmed by so many emotions toward him? Or was it his sudden soft behaviour toward her?
When Dominic came back into the room, he saw Athena all cuddled on the pillow. She looked so fragile and in pain that he
wondered what best he could do to make her feel better.
“Lie on your back.” He commanded making his way to the bed.
Athena didn’t pay heed to his commands. Dominic placed the hot water bag on the bedside table.
“Athena, don’t throw your tantrums again, please.” Dominic requested, for the first time in his life he requested so genuinely. For
the first time he meant it. He might have used the word ‘please before but in annoyance. But only Athena managed to make him
feel defeated enough to feel it. He let out a tired, sigh.

She has lost her cool now.
“If you are so tired of me, I will just leave tomorrow morning with Ace. You can leave me to myself.” She snapped at him as a few
drops of tears fell from her eyes.
Something was definitely wrong with her! Why was she crying?!
It felt like a punch. But she was right. She was in pain and he is being impatient with her even after knowing how she is.
It wasn’t going to help at all,
*Please lie on your back, Athena. Let me help you relieve your pain. I will not disturb you after this.” He requested in a sweet
voice and she looked at him in shock,
The softness in his tone tickled her skin and she was forced to meet his gaze. He was waiting patiently for her to follow the
orders.
“If you say so sweetly, I might even think of giving my life.” She mumbled before doing what he said.
And they both decided to act as if she never said that. Only at that moment.