The drive back was quiet however, not awkward, just a comfortable silence. I believe me marking him suddenly made everything more real. It was, in a sense, easy to play off that he is my mate, easier to deny our bond or our weak one anyway. Now though, people would find out, the entire City would realize Valen had been marked, the paparazzi would go berserk, and I now I worried what that meant for Valarian. I could handle the drama’s the media would portray.

Valarian was a child and I knew once it was out, a lot of people would have something to say about it.

Also, I could already imagine the rumors. People would believe. That he knocked up some rogue whore and was forced to take me as his mate, the things I could see them saying about me in papers would sting me but could damage my son. I was used to negativity, yet no child should have to deal with that.

“I think we should move the Alpha meeting, ” I whispered. I hated the idea of confronting my father, yet I knew it would be worse if he found out via a news article. I knew I should care what he believed after everything. I was an adult now, and he no longer controlled my life, but for some reason, it nagged at me. Some part believing that he shouldn’t find out through a news outlet.

“You want to push it back? ” Valen asks. I shake my head.

“Move it forward. Once the media gets their hands on this story, it will blow up; it should be announced to stop it hurting Valarian.”

 

“Anyone says anything about our son Everly, and they won’t have a city to live in,”

“You can’t just kick people out of City; that is not the answer, Valen, and that is not what I am worried about,”

 

“Then what are you worried about?”

 

“Worried about what version of our strange… whatever.” I sigh, rubbing my temples before looking at him.

“They are going to say some horrible shit about you being with a rogue whore, Valarian has only just found about you, well about who you are, and I worry that what they say about both of us will have an impact on him,”

“Then I tell them the truth, simple,”

“It’s not that simple. You have a reputation to uphold in this City Valen, one that holds power,”

“I don’t care about my reputation Everly, they can say what they want about me, they do anyway. But If you think I am going to let you take the fall for all it, you are mistaken,”

“They will say I am gold digger, someone who trapped you, probably even say Valarian isn’t yours,”

“That they can’t say, you can tell by his aura, plus DNA will shut them up,”

“My father is going to lose his mid,” I mutter, shaking my head.

“Surprisingly, my father took it pretty well, ” Valen adds, making me think of Kalen and my meeting with him earlier, “

saw your father earlier today, ” I admit

threaten you if he did tell me? I will handle it,”

against your

says, and I chew my lip. I could feel he meant what he said. Feeling him made his words hold more meaning and I didn’t know what to think

told me to let you mark me,” He

a good father, strict, but he means well,

tried to get you to marry

that. He has hated your father for decades. It makes no sense to me, ” Valen admits, and I could feel his worry through the bond, making me realize he too noticed his father’s change in

Valen asks as we

be relieved I don’t have to keep

didn’t you just tell him, ” I raise an eyebrow

was a dumb

think he would have kicked

him, especially once I

why didn’t you. Would have saved you being homeless,

about his reputation, Valen. When he found out I was pregnant, he tried to get the doctor to abort him, sweep it under the rug so no

out. I believe the reaction would

would have pinned you down and made you abort

believe he would have killed me or come after our son once he was born

now, what’s changed,

you. I know you will keep him safe, ” I admit. I could tell just by his reaction to having a son. Zoe said it herself too. She knewValen’s intentions were good, unlike some we

asks, looking out at the place I called home, my village. I loved this place, not just because of what it had given us but because of where it

to Valarian and me. We inherited

owned it, when you kicked me out of the packhouse, I went home or tried to anyway. Dad was gracious enough to let Valarian in the house after my mother begged him because it was raining, the next morning, dad tossed some money at me, and he said he never wanted to see me again, that I was causing problems between him and mum, so I went back

as guts but

staying at the

rogue also. She gave us a fresh start, offered me a job, paid for my schooling, she

Then when she died, she left it all to me,” “Is

too, said we would build our own village that family is what you make, so once it was running and I found out about it inheriting

I owe her one. She seemed

woman she was. No

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