Alpha Ace and his Undercover Mate

Every wolf knows a mate is the most scared gift one could ever get from the moon. We would do anything, and I mean anything for them.

To some extent, I could understand it all, but in the end, the truth is always suppose to be a first resort.

Maybe I was being biased, but the minute Ace took over, he should've pitched a meeting and try to negotiate terms. But maybe he thought Ace was just like his dad.

"I was upset with Jenna for not trying harder to make him let me go, but then I remembered how hard headed John was, and that Jenna wasn't well. So that kind of pressure was too much for her. I still didn't see her, since seeing her was a constant reminder of what happened. It was recently when I saw you and Aiden I decided to go visit her. I knew I needed my best friend, even though she needed me for years and I was too selfish to visit her"

"You went through a lot. You can't blame yourself" I tried to assure her.

"But she did too. I'm just glad she's better. If I had known all these years that one visit could help her, I would've gone from the moment John died. But life has its way of doing things"

She eased me out of her grasp to look me in the face. Her eyes were serious and her words were stern.

"I know my mate and I still love him so much. But I also know that my kids didn't come here to train. Whatever Blake's plan is, your mate doesn't deserve to feel the fiery part of it."

"I know" I sighed and hung my head. "But every time I try to talk to Ace about my pack, he brushes me off"

"Start with this. Tell him all that you've learnt, I'm sure he needs the clarity"

I cocked my head to the side and regarded her in confusion. "What do you mean? "

"I know that boy is trying to fix his dad's mistakes. He comes here sometimes you know, to check on me"

"Does-does he know? "

She chuckled at my scared expression but shook her head. "He doesn't know that I'm your mom. He thinks I'm a second cousin or something but I know he knows that something is off. He just never asked me what I know"

"So I should tell him the truth about the past, then I tell him about dad's plan? But what if he hates me for it? "

"He won't." She smiled and placed a hand on my tummy. "This baby is the agent that will bring peace between the two packs"

I gave her a teary smile as my heart soared for her. "You knew "

"A mother always knows when her child is gonna have a child" She pulled me into her arms again. "I just wish I was there for you growing up"

"It's not your fault. You did all you could"

"I should've done more. I hope you got my birthday cards though"

And yet again another gasp sounded from me as I remembered the birthday cards Aiden and I got every year since we turned 10.

"Dad always said they were prewritten"

"They were" She tucked a stray hair away that escaped my bun. "After I stopped fighting John, I wrote them and asked him that one favour to get them to Blake. Not for me or for him, but for my kids. Even John had a soft spot"

I relaxed back into her chest and mumbled a 'i love you' in her shirt. I wasn't sure she heard it until I felt a tear on my forehead.

"I love you too my sweet sweet girl. I'm so proud of the woman you've become. Oh I can't wait to meet my baby boy"

felt excited at the mention of Aiden. Surely he wouldn't fight me once he knows everything. I think

I was okay. I didn't want to mind link him, since letting down the wall to our link would flood him with all my emotions, and surely he would've come looking

and though the few hours couldn't make up for the 18 years, it

back soon, and

hugged her one last time, and she held me for dear life as

mumbled. "And before you go... " She disappeared into the living

always there with your shawl that covered your head and your face and you left the bouquets for me

laughed at my babbling and placed

was me. I knew you loved them by just the

flower in my hair and I

sweetheart, I'm here for you. I'm

"Me too."

and I gently kissed hers as she held the door for me. With one last glance, I exited the house

She called. I stopped and looked over my shoulder, seeing an amused smile on her face

thought you should know that you were

like that, my

***

I waited for Aiden to get home. Unlike me, he still had to go to training and he didn't get back until

since the whole 'I'm telling Ace' incident, but I was sure he would be able to look

him that it was urgent, so I simply waited for

forever, my door flew open revealing a beaming Aiden with two glasses in his

it's

of sparkly liquid,

nonalcoholic, sister" He teased as he

that case, thank

and tilted the glass to my

poisonous though! " I

didn't look the least bit surprised, just a bit regretful making my

The ultimate betrayal.

you

I wasn't trying to hurt you

spiking my drink with

back home. Even the slightest amount of the wretched thing would be easy

Roxy, it wasn't meant to hurt you.

I'm sure my lungs

were trying to kill my baby! " I screeched. Surely, someone would've heard the commotion

a plan and your pregnancy wasn't safe with it. I was doing it

just hung my mouth wide open as I stared at him in complete and utter disgust. And the worst part was that he looked

mission that important to you Aiden? That you would murder your own unborn niece or nephew?

you would

plan too and it was far more effective