Like she’d thought a year ago, they were in the dark.
She could tell by their expressions.
She sipped her coffee once more as she took in their expressions, thought about all their reactions to her the last time they’d been here, then moved her eyes to Aston questioningly.
Bella
Aston looked at her and shrugged, then connected a mind link to her, Mala, and Simon. Like I said, Bella, I’m actually curious.
He stated down it something feels off to me.
Even Im getting the feeling he doesn’t know, Mala commented, and his annoyance and anger appeared real over this and your reaction to him, that being; your uncaring attitude about it, is notching that up in him even.
It does kind of feel like he was in the dark, and had no knowledge of his child.
Aston murmured This is why I allowed the meeting to go ahead.
Simon and I both picked that up last night.
He is confused, I think, about you and him having a child.
Its a full curiosity.
Aston stated.
Id like to see where he goes with this.
Bell? Hes got to be playing dumb or … maybe one too many hits to the head and got some memory loss.
Bella stated.
She heard Mala snort full amused at her words, she also knew that Parker and his unit knew they were holding a private conversation between the four of them.
She was released from it and looked at him, he didn’t look too happy about being excluded from it, actually look annoyed on the verge of being in a temper, she thought.
I still dont see an issue.
She told him.
She saw more annoyance but then watched him rein it in and take a breath, count to ten she thought, before he spoke, That child is my heir, Belladonna.
You know yourself I wanted that with you.
For us to have a child together.
Mm, I did.
She agreed, and he had, though that last email he’d denied that, made it out as though she’d read that into their relationship, but it had also been one of the last things he’d said to her prior to him leaving and meeting Carina.
Now she wondered if he’d written that in there just to try and appease his Goddess Gifted who was pregnant, to keep her happy and put less stress on her, or have her direct anger at him.
She wouldn’t argue about it.
He is my heir now, and my son is happy and well adjusted, likes living here.
she told him honestly and Whit was happy, loved living with all those other kids.
We had a detailed mating alliance, with a pups clause in it, Parker stated flatly.
She acknowledged and sipped her coffee once more, I didn’t breach it.
She stated and nearly laughed at his more than annoyed expression, yes play that card itll get your nowhere she thought to herself amusingly, not only had she checked it, so had the Wolfen Council.
Though her amusement wasn’t just at him, Freya was sitting up inside of her mind, chortling, also amused by this turn of events. I think you’re right, one too many hits to that head of his, he’s forgotten the agreement.
Her wolf stated.
I signed all the exit clauses, Kane knows this, nothing was missed, Parker.
She reminded him, he would have had to lay eyes on it, even though he’d left his Beta to attend that.
You took my heir, Belladonna.
He grated out.
No, I raised my heir, you have no claim on him.
She repeated herself.
Because I didn’t bloody know about him.
He snarled right at her, all angry now.
Bella stared right at him, that was not the response she was expecting to come from him at all.
She frowned at him for a long time.
Watch your temper, Parker.
Mala stated flatly.
Our mating alliance stated all heirs were to stay with me.
He bit out, trying to rein in his temper.
Bella nodded because in part he was right, those words were in it.
You might want to go home and read the fine print on that clause she smiled at him.
Because I believe it reads that all pups born inside of the mate bond, were to be relinquished to you … she paused for a moment to let him think about it, let them all think about that.
My child, however, was born outside of the mate bond; therefore, she is mine and not yours.
If you wish to play that card, you’ll not win, I assure you.
She told him.
What? he was frowning, and she could see him really thinking about it.
She watched him turn and actually look at his Beta.
Kane shook his head at him.
Sorry Parker, I dont actually recall the exact wording of it anymore.
Though I do know we both signed the pups clause, ticked the no pups box, on that separation agreement.
Kane stated.
That we did.
Bella stated.
You lied to me, Belladonna.
I dont understand why you would do that.
Was I such a terrible monster to you? A brute of a mate? he asked.
No, you weren’t.
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