I Volunteered To Carry The Alpha's HeirCHAPTER 01: Not a Fairytale
I CAN STILL HEAR the shaman’s words echoing in my mind.
“Alpha Damon will be mateless for the rest of his life.”
Those words are still playing in my mind and it hit me harder than I thought. I was worried looking at Alpha Damon, the alpha of the Black Moon Pack go still upon hearing that from the shaman. It has just been predicted that he will be mateless. And I know that this is really hard for him to accept.
I'm hurting for him. He's the man that I've been loving ever since before and it breaks my heart seeing him like this right now.
Moments later, I found him in the clearing at the edge of the woods, staring up at the full moon. His gaze was hard, his jaw set in the way it always was when he was carrying a burden he wouldn’t share with anyone.
“Alpha Damon…” I said softly, stepping closer.
He tensed, but didn’t turn. “Go back to your pack, Kierra. Don't go here in my territory again without your father.”
“I’m not leaving you,” I replied, my voice firmer than I’d expected. “You shouldn’t have to go through this alone. I know… everything is hard for you right now.”
“I’m not your responsibility, Kierra,” he said, his tone clipped, still refusing to meet my eyes. His words stung, but I tried not to show it.
“M-Maybe you’re not,” I whispered, my voice wavering. “But that doesn’t mean I don’t care. I care about you, Alpha Damon. More than you know.”
He finally turned to look at me, his eyes narrowed, dark with frustration. “Don’t do this, Kierra. Don’t make this harder than it already is. I don’t need anyone’s pity.”
“It’s not pity,” I insisted, stepping closer, my gaze locked onto his. “It’s love. Alpha Damon-”
“Don’t,” he interrupted, his voice a low growl. He looked away, his hands clenched at his sides. “You’re wasting your time here. Just… get lost.”
I bit my lip, feeling the familiar sting of his rejection. I should have been used to it by now, but it hurts just the same every time. And yet, I couldn’t walk away. Not when he was hurting like this.
“I know you don’t want to hear this,” I began slowly, choosing my words carefully. “But… about what the shaman said. About you being… mateless, about not being able to have an heir-”
“I don’t want to talk about it,” he said sharply, his tone a warning.
But I pushed on, my heart racing. “I could carry your child, Alpha Damon.”