The Alpha's Abandoned Mate

Keanu was on a pack mission abroad when he got caught in a rogue attack. The phone kept ringing off the hook. Irene, the pack elder, and Gunner, my Beta, said they were at the embassy, anxiously waiting for me to negotiate with the officials. Even my father, Miles, the former Alpha of the Silver Moon Pack, who hadn’t called in ten years, reached out. He mentioned having connections at the embassy and could help bring Keanu back. Friends, pack members like Trey, my younger brother and a Delta, colleagues, neighbors—everyone wanted to know what was happening.

Meanwhile, I sat there, calmly dismissing call after call, as I was in the middle of my postpartum recovery. After all, when Keanu saw on the news that Cassidy Baker, the Gamma from the Crimson Fang Pack and renowned war correspondent, was in the middle of the crisis, he had left his family to rush to her side. With amniotic fluid leaking, I had asked him, "Are you sure you want to leave your pack and mate to fly to that war-torn territory? If you go, Alpha, I won’t take responsibility for what happens."

Keanu didn’t respond, but the frantic pounding on the door said it all. So, if he wanted to make this reckless decision, why should I be the one to rescue him?

Keanu loved watching international news channels. I never understood why until a few days ago, when a report showed a female journalist being kidnapped by rogues during an interview. The footage was brief, but I recognized the woman immediately—it was Cassidy Baker, the most renowned host on the international channel and a Gamma from the Crimson Fang Pack.

As I sat there, heavily pregnant and enjoying some cantaloupe on the couch while feeling sorry for the journalist, Keanu knocked over the fruit tray, jumping up from the sofa so quickly that he hit his knee hard against the coffee table. The impact made my belly tighten, but Keanu didn’t seem to notice the pain. He stumbled into the kitchen to make coffee, accidentally hit the boiling water button, and shattered the glass in his hand when he got burned. He quickly cooled his scalded mouth with cold water and rushed back to the bedroom, slamming the door behind him.

It was a full hour before he came out of the room. "I... I need to go on a pack mission," he announced. I held onto the cantaloupe tighter, but I stood up calmly. "Alpha, I’m due in just two days. Now isn’t a good time for you to leave. What if something happens suddenly? You know, my mother died in childbirth with my brother. I’m terrified of labor. And didn’t you say you couldn’t wait for our daughter to be born? Don’t you want to be the first person she sees when she opens her eyes?"

Keanu looked pale, yet he continued, "This mission is really important to me. I have to go, but don’t worry, I’ll be