The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 160

Alexander

As we neared the courthouse, traffic slowed to a halt. My lawyer sent me a text just seconds before Fiona and I started to see evidence of what he was notifying me about.

Brandon: Scarlet’s a no-show for court. Lindner says she’s MIA. Awaiting word on proceedings.

media frenzy around the courth

ry side of the block. Reporters with outstretched microphones rushed each and every court official to walk in or out of the building, some with boom operators shuffling behind holding recording devices high overhead. They were like a swarm of bees, pushing around in c

.” His face was set hard, his baritone voice raised to an almost deafening decib

ng for confirmation that the attorney had done all he could to attempt contact with his client, and making him swear on record that he ha

begin with the prosecution’s closing arguments now…”

eed time to deliberate.

her arrest.

ng car, my mind a tangle of darkening thoughts.

s telling me that this situation was bad, very bad.

Fiona

re intense throughout the final court proceedings, and now that we were in the car together on the way back to the palace, his heavy energy felt nearly intolerable.

and his heart was racing; heat was rolling off his body in waves.

a deep thought. Finally he reached out and took my hand. I got the distinct feeling he was using the touch to anchor h

pered, his eyes flicking up at the driver.

pillows. He was still quiet, locked into some secret place in his mind, but his hands became eager to assume a purpose and immediately started

u.”

me, but did not r

ng on, Alex?”

massaging my ankles and calves now, and keeping hi

ot be a good idea

unbuttoned shirt sleeve.

somewhat delicate right now… it’s only because of that that I’m reluctant to tell you something that will be disturbing to hear. I don’t want to stress you out. It’s not good for you or the baby.”

t something is wrong. Please just tell me what it is, Alex.”

ent back to my legs, I leaned f

n handle it.”

he jumped right into it, probably trying to get it out before he could change his mind.

the last war. They started in the south a few weeks ago. The small, border villages. But my father hasn’t…” He sucked in a breath, shaking his head.

was breathe and keep listening.

eeling, now, that Scarlet has gotten into bed with them. That’s she’s given them something in exchange for them assisting her escape.”

.

lexander looked up at me with a pained expression. “I’m sorry.”

werewolf world, since his father had long ago retired from battle. And that meant, if there was going to be a war, Alexander was going away to fi

t, because he was going into deep detail, seemingly unable to stop.

lowed down my shock and fear, holding

vely by his side through any threat to the kingdom. I had just married the future Alpha King, after all. I had signed on for this.

I shook my head at him, the way he’d done to me

ure I had the right words, “I will be here for you, in whatever way you need. We will get through this together.”

anaged not to grimace or cry out in any way, but I did gasp for breath and jump away from Alexander a little.

What? Are you okay?

ut pressure on my bladder.” I had gotten very good at making up simple, believable white lies, after all the practice with my grandfat

y, extending a hand to help me off the bed.

hank

, now that I had seen the doctor this morning. And yes, she did say to call her again if I had more pain, but it just didn’t seem necessary. Doctors just say things like that. I only needed a minute to brea

to sit on in the middle of the floor. I sat in a kneel first, and then pivoted down to lie on my side in a fetal position, happy now that I could let my face screw up as much as it needed to,

arned.

y and I would be left here alone.

and I were closer than ever.

he’d been hurt or killed in battle.

sweat.