My Alpha Left Me to Rogues

When I was eight months pregnant, my husband Orionthe Alpha heir of Pathseekers Packand I were attacked by a group of Rogues.

We fought them fiercely.

Because of my pregnancy, I was at a disadvantage in the fight and was quickly surrounded by several Rogues.

Orion quickly defeated the Rogues he was fighting.

I used the mind-link to ask Orion to help me, but suddenly he said he had to leave immediately.

He replied: "Tia just mind-linked me. Her cat is missing. I need to go help her find it."

Tia was Orion's dead brother's wife. Orion had always taken care of her.

I'd been understanding before, but now, facing the Rogues surrounding me, I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

Orion lost his patience and just left, throwing out one last sentence:

"Tia can't wait any longer. I'll send someone to rescue you. They'll be there in half an hour!"

Watching Orion leave, my heart sank to rock bottom.

During that chaotic fight, I'd done everything I could to avoid several fatal attacks, but my pregnant body wasn't what it used to be.

The wound on my left arm where a Rogue had clawed me was still bleeding, and my abdomen had several gashes. The dull pain made cold sweat break out all over my body.

Several Rogues Orion had knocked down still lay around me, groaning, temporarily unable to move.

But there were still several Rogues forming a circle around me, closing in.

I stood alone on this desolate interstate highway, eight months pregnant, surrounded by vicious Rogues. My stomach hurt more and moreit felt like I was about to give birth.

Suddenly, a black SUV came speeding up from behind and screeched to a stop beside me.

A young, athletic woman got out. She quickly took down two Rogues, broke through their encirclement, and reached my side.

"Are you okay?" Her eyes showed a trace of concern as she quickly scanned my swollen belly and the wound on my arm.

My trembling hands clenched into fists as I forced out a few words with difficulty: "I think... I'm going into labor."

She cursed under her breath and quickly helped me into the back seat, telling me her name was Kalia, daughter of the Ashclaw Pack Alpha.

Seeing my face grow paler, she asked anxiously: "Where's your mate!"

The question left me at a loss for words. I was carrying Orion's child, close to delivery, yet I couldn't compete with Tia's missing cat.

Even this strange she-wolf was more worried about my life than my own husband.

The pain of contractions suddenly hit. I hurriedly took a deep breath.

I pulled out my phone and called Orion.

He hung up without hesitation.

Once, twice, three times...

It wasn't until the sixteenth call that he finally answered impatiently.

"What now!"

It was quiet on the other end, but within two seconds, I heard Tia's voice.

"Orion, I think I see Snowball!"

Hearing this, Orion had no patience to listen to me anymore, leaving only: "Leo will be there soon, just wait a bit longer!"

Then he hung up.

The words "I'm in labor" stuck in my throat.

Warm fluid flowed down my legs. My heart sank.

Seeing this, she hurriedly tried to drive to the roadside.

But every lane was already completely blocked.

Several cars damaged by the Rogue attack lay across the middle of the road, and with the security vehicles that had arrived afterward, the entire highway was almost completely paralyzed.

She pounded her fist heavily on the steering wheel and cursed. But she didn't forget to turn back and comfort me: "Don't be afraid, everything will be okay!"

She stuck her head out the car window and roared toward the front: "Move aside! I've got a pregnant woman in labor here!"

But the endless line of cars couldn't hear her shouts and didn't budge an inch.

I tried to calm myself and hurriedly called Leo, the son of Orion's brotherthe Beta guard. As long as they arrived in time to clear the road, my baby and I would be saved.

"Clara? What's wrong?" The sound of horns and wolf howls on the other end nearly drowned out his voice.

The pain hit again at that moment. I gritted my teeth hard, forcing myself through the agony to explain frantically.

"I'm in labor, but the car is stuck on the highway, you guys..."

Before I could finish, I heard a scoff from the other end.

"Clara, if Orion hadn't specifically warned us, we almost would've believed you."

"You're only eight months along. It's way too early for labor. We'll get there as fast as we can, so just wait there like you're supposed to!"

The call was hung up mercilessly.

The pain tormented me until I could barely hold my phone.

Seeing this, Kalia hurriedly got out of the car and knocked on the windows of cars in the emergency lane one by one. "Please move aside, there's a pregnant woman about to give birth in the car!"

"It's a matter of life and death, please save her!"

I collapsed onto the seat, struggling to dial Orion's number. This was my last hope.

Buthis phone was off.

I tried againstill off.

Just when I was on the verge of despair, a chorus of car horns suddenly sounded outside. Car windows rolled down, and drivers stuck their heads out, shouting toward the front:

"Cars up front, clear the lane! Someone's about to have a baby!"

The emergency lane was cleared. Kalia's car sped forward. About five minutes from the highway exit, we were blocked again.

She'd pressed the horn so hard it was nearly smoking, but the cars ahead still didn't move. Several guard vehicles were blocking the middle of the road, as if conducting some kind of inspection.

The pain in my abdomen came faster and more urgent. Amniotic fluid mixed with blood dripped onto the car floor. Cold sweat soaked my entire body. I couldn't tell anymore when I was conscious and when I'd passed out from pain.

When I regained consciousness again, Kalia was arguing with someone outside.

"The emergency lane is for saving lives! Blocking it like this will get someone killed!"

A wolf reeking of alcohol stumbled down from a beat-up pickup truck.

"It's not just me blocking the road. If you want to complain, go up front!"

"Stop yelling at me, or don't blame my fists for not having eyes!"

When the thug actually looked like he was going to hit Kalia, I forced myself through the pain to open the car door and pull her behind me.

"I... I really am in labor, please, let us through..."

This action took all my remaining strength. I stumbled and couldn't support myself, collapsing to the ground.

Seeing this, the thug hurriedly got back in his car and slammed the door shut.

"This isn't my fault, don't try to blame me!"

Perhaps my condition looked dire enoughmany people got out of their cars and ran toward the vehicles ahead. They knocked on windows one by one, desperately trying to explain.

"There's a pregnant woman who can't hold on much longer!"

"We all have wives and children. Please save her!"

The pain struck again. Just as my consciousness was fading, the vehicles ahead moved in unison to clear the emergency lane. Some cars even pressed tightly against the cars beside them, not caring about scratches, just to make the road wider.

Kalia and people nearby quickly lifted me into the car.

"Don't be afraid, we'll be at the hospital soon!"

The car started again. Tears streamed uncontrollably down my face.

"Thank you all!"

Kalia smiled. "We're saving you, but also saving ourselves from future danger."

But we'd barely driven two minutes when we were stopped by Pathseekers Pack patrol cars.

Orion's friend Leo got out of the car with a frown. He was the Beta guard's son, had grown up with Orion, and wore the pack guard uniform.

"So you're the ones obstructing traffic and forcing cars on the highway to crash?" He looked coldly at Kalia.

Kalia tried to explain.

Leo cut her off directly: "You people are so reckless. Sooner or later you'll all end up in prison!"

Kalia's face flushed red with anger. Before she could argue back, she heard my scream.

She hurriedly got in the car to wipe the cold sweat from my forehead.

"Just hang on a little longer, we'll be at the hospital in five minutes at most!"

Leo walked forward and, seeing it was me, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

"Clara, what are you doing here?"

I bit down hard on my finger, forcing myself to stay conscious.

"I'm in labor, you guys..."

Halfway through my sentence, Leo's phone rang.

"What's up, Orion?"

"Clara? Yeah, we found her, but..." He looked at me with confusion, "She seems to be in labor!"

Orion's scoffing laughter came through the phone.

"How is that possible? She's still a month away from her due date."

"To compete with Tia for attention, she'd even make up this kind of lie."

"Don't bother with her! I left her with those Rogues on purpose today to teach her a lesson!"

My head spun instantly, and the pain felt like it was tearing my body apart. After one scream, everything went black, and I passed out completely.

When I woke up again, I was already in the hospital.

From the conversation between the nurses nearby, I learned that I'd been in emergency care for an entire day.

I lay weakly in bed. My belly, which hadn't yet gone down, throbbed with pain.

I knew the baby was gone.

Before I could process my grief, Orion walked in.

Tia followed behind him, holding her cat.

Orion casually tossed a pack of diapers onto the nearby couch.

"Clara, you really know how to cause trouble. Didn't you say you were in labor? Where's the baby!"

Looking at his completely indifferent expression, I laughed bitterly to myself and said nothing.

Tia stroked her cat a couple of times and glanced at me carelessly.

"Clara, there's really no need for this. Orion and I are completely innocent. Making such a big scene just to get at mearen't you embarrassed?"

Embarrassed?

I gripped the bedsheet tightly, my nails nearly digging into my flesh.

"If giving birth to my own mate's child is embarrassing, then you calling my mate to find your cat must be utterly shameless!"

Her eyes immediately reddened.

"I know having a baby is important to you, but Snowball may be a cat, but she's still a living creature!"

"If Orion hadn't arrived in time, I might never have seen Snowball again!"

Right, the cat was still alive. Orion had arrived in time, so her cat survived.

But...

I couldn't hold back my grief and anger anymore. I grabbed the water glass from the bedside table and hurled it at them.

"But my child is dead! I'll never see him again!"

Orion's face instantly darkened.

"How is that possible? How could my child be dead? You're just making up excuses to blame me!"

If Orion had asked the nurse just one question when he arrived, or if he'd shown even a bit of concern about my condition, he would know what had happened.

But he did nothingjust blamed me baselessly.

"Snowball is the only thing my brother left for Tia. Since I promised him I'd take care of her, I can't let her lose that connection and be sad!"

"Besides, you lied and caused such a scene out of jealousy that you mobilized the entire pack's guard force. You might have no shame, but I do!"

I found it laughable and pathetic.

My poor child. He should have been born with everyone's expectations, enjoying the warmth of this pack. But because of a cat, he died miserably on a cold highway. He didn't even get a chance to see this world.

My heart was as dead as ashes. I closed my eyes and pointed trembling fingers at the door.

"Get out!"

Orion looked at me in disbelief. "You're telling me to get out?"

He stepped forward and grabbed my wrist.

"You really think being pregnant means you can do whatever you want? I heard you were in labor and rushed here overnight, and this is the attitude you give me?!"

He was so agitated that his collar trembled slightly as he spoke, revealing the red marks on his neck.

This sight stabbed painfully at my eyes.

Tia tugged at Orion's collar from behind.

"Orion, don't be like this. Clara is still pregnant after all. She deserves to be treated preciously."

Orion, who usually had a terrible temper, softened a bit after hearing this. But when he looked at me, his eyes still held contempt.

"If you could be half as sensible as Tia, we wouldn't be fighting like this!"

Exhausted physically and mentally, I had no energy left to argue with them.

Just as I was about to lie down and rest, Tia walked toward me with her cat.

She bent down close to me, "Clara, I know..."

Halfway through her sentence, the cat she was holding suddenly jumped onto my stomach.

The area had just been injured. When the cat scratched it, the wound tore open. The piercing pain made me sit up abruptly.

Startled, the cat panicked and leaped wildly around the hospital room.

"Snowball!"

Tia was frantic, desperately trying to catch the cat.

The hospital room instantly descended into chaos.

I clutched my stomach, my face pale, leaning against the pillow.

In her attempt to catch the cat, Tia lunged toward my stomach again.

The intense pain forced me to push her away.

Tia stumbled and fell to the ground, hitting the cabinet beside her hard. Her forehead immediately swelled up.

Orion rushed to help her up. "Tia, are you okay!"

His eyes were only on Tia. He didn't even notice that I was in too much pain to make a sound.

I laughed bitterly to myself. If the baby were still here, Tia and her cat's double assault would have been enough to cause complications during delivery.

Tia sniffled and wiped away her tears pitifully.

"Orion, I'm fine. Just hurry and help me catch Snowball!"

The cat that had been in the room suddenly jumped onto the windowsill and then leaped out, disappearing from sight.

Tia screamed and rushed to the window. "Snowball, my Snowball!"

Orion was heartbroken. Just as he opened his mouth to comfort her, Tia suddenly charged at me.

"Clara, why are you so vicious!"

"I just asked Orion to help find Snowball, did you really need to make it jump out of my hands out of jealousy! Don't you know you could kill it!"

"You cat murderer!"

She grabbed my arm and shook it frantically, secretly pinching hard.

I winced in pain and tried to shake her off, but I had no strength left. I could only grit my teeth and look at her.

"I didn't do anything."

Tia used the same trick again, suddenly falling backward. Fortunately, Orion reacted quickly and caught her waist, preventing her from falling.

Tia leaned in his arms, tears falling at will. "Orion, without Snowball I don't want to live anymore!"

Orion gently comforted her. After helping her sit down, he walked up to me with a dark expression and yanked me out of bed.

My body hit the floor hard.

He only focused on dragging me toward Tia.

"Clara, apologize to Tia..."

Halfway through his sentence, he noticed something wrong and suddenly looked back.

Only then did he discover that my heavily swollen pregnant belly had deflated by half.

His face instantly turned pale, and his voice trembled.

"You, what's wrong with your stomach? The, the baby?"

At that moment, the hospital room door was kicked open.

Kalia quickly helped me up from the floor and glared at Orion.

"The baby is dead! Because when she was surrounded by Rogues, you abandoned her!"