The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 76

Fiona

I was reading in the armchair next to Grandfather’s bed for a while before he woke. I was very comfortable. He was snoring lightly, and the sound reminded me of my childhood, times past when he would doze off on the couch at my parents’ house after holiday dinners.

When I heard the change in his breathing I knew Grandfather was waking up. I made a mental note of the page number I was leaving off in my book and set it aside.

ion of pure joy.

rse whisper.

he morning.”

s some warmth into him.

ything? Drink of water?”

ounds of movement from the bed, and when I turned back around, the linens were all askew. A blanket slithered to the fl

n, I knew this once-proud man still struggled with the humiliation of needing help with tasks like this.

d, “Fiona. You are with child.”

oss my face, feeling foreign in its absolute sincerity. Grandfather shook my hand excitedly. Tears pooled in his eyes, swelled and spilled over, sliding through the craggy topography of h

did already tell him I was pregnant when I visited my grandfather on my wedding day, but I certainly didn’t expect him to remember.

tears.” He shook my hand vigorously once more, then dropped it. “It makes an old man happy t

. My Grandfather’s legacy had already been destroyed by his own son.

eputation of the Red Moon Pack, which had been the work of my grandfather’s lifetime, I was estranged from

ou two to visit me on your wedding day. Tell me, is he still good to you? Does he treat you kindly?”

understanding, shining crystal blue in the morning light. I hesitated.

ell, Fiona.”

ssed my lips together and nodded. “Thank you, Gra

achieved so much.”

conversation with my grandfather.

t him how to fight, but I didn’t teach him how to love.”

nd unfocused.

ed, sounding frightened.

ug. “I’m safe. We’re both safe. You have nothing to worry about. Everything is okay. Everything’s going to be alright.”

e’d bought a car recently but I hadn’t seen it yet. “It’s a surprise,” she said when I asked what kind of car it was.

right.

light gleamed across its smooth curves as the car pulled around the parking lot and eased to a stop in front of me.

id down, revealing my smiling friend in the driver’s seat. I stormed the door. “Are you

rl! Come take a ride.”

that I lived at the palace. But being chauffeured around in someone else’s fancy car is very different from owning one.

a, this is awesome.”

nger than I’d ever seen it, worn down in loose waves. It was a very pale, shiny seafoam green color. She looked like a mermaid.

ake it the new gig is going well, then?”

h together for a good down payment, though. It’s nice, huh?”

t, I think.”

guely in the direction of the palace. It was a gorgeous route, and Nina was a good driver.

f cash she was making. I was stunned. “I wanted to get the car first,” she

ose stairs nearly killed me last ti

is one of my main concerns. Plus, I have a pigeon infestation.”

eons?”

up there. All day. Noisy little jerks.”

my face in my hands t

laugh. It’s funny. And I’ll get out of there soon. You know I just never wanted to live off my family’s money. Came with too many strings attac

that.

have to stop avoiding him,” I admitted.

a few more months that I’ll be staying with Alexander. I need him close while I’m pregnant, that’s a

idn’t have to endure anything that makes you feel bad, F

another chance to hurt me.”

shot me a doubtful look.

and said something that got me thinking.”

say?”

ht my father how to fight, but not how to love.”

idn’t respond.

And I guess that’s what my own father turned around and did for me,” I continued. “Taught me to fight. Taught me to be a good Luna. Taught me nothing about love. Even if I wanted to, I don’t

errated,” she said. “Maybe it’s more trouble than it’s worth.”