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One Night, Alpha's Baby HD
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00:00I was an alpha wolf and a hitman.
00:03After a one-night stand with the Lycan king, I wound up pregnant.
00:08Given my line of work, I had no other option but to leave the pup on his doorstep and run.
00:15Three years later, our paths crossed again, and he stopped me before I could bolt.
00:21Come home with me and meet our baby boy.
00:23I was an alpha wolf, a killer, a lone wolf with blood on my hands.
00:29Three years ago, I spent one wild night with Marcus Livingston after he had been drugged.
00:34He was the Lycan king.
00:36Tall, broad-shouldered, with eyes like molten silver, and a jaw sharp enough to cut glass.
00:43That night, even drugged and half-conscious, his wolf-radiated power that made my own alpha instincts want to submit.
00:50His fangs grazed my throat more than once.
00:52To claim, I told myself it was just the drugs.
00:57Half a month later, I found out I was pregnant.
01:00My wolf howled inside my chest not with joy, but with sheer, primal panic.
01:06A lone wolf didn't raise pups.
01:08A hitman didn't bring a child into this world.
01:11I muttered under my breath,
01:16My wolf ears pinned flat against my skull.
01:19My tail bristled between my legs.
01:22How the hell was a drifter like me supposed to raise a child?
01:26After giving birth, I hardened my heart and left the newborn on Marcus' doorstep.
01:31I ignored his heartbreaking cries and fled without a glance back.
01:36Three years later, the organization I worked for got taken down, and I ended up scraping by as a beast
01:42fighter in the arena.
01:44One day, I spotted Marcus sitting in the VIP section.
01:48He didn't recognize me.
01:51He was just there to watch the fights.
01:54The little boy in his arms was glued to the arena.
01:57My face darkened.
01:59Is this Lycan king totally clueless about being a father?
02:05Who brings a two-year-old to a place like this?
02:08Has he lost his mind?
02:10My heart sank with regret.
02:13I should have known better than to leave the kid with him.
02:16A man that brutal in bed was hardly father material.
02:19I cursed him in my head while dodging the centaur's charge.
02:23The beast thundered past,
02:25hoof sparking against the blood-soaked sand.
02:28I spun low,
02:29swept my leg under his forelegs.
02:31He crashed onto his side.
02:33Before he could rise,
02:35I vaulted onto his human back,
02:37wrapped my arm around his throat,
02:39and squeezed until his eyes rolled white.
02:41The crowd roared.
02:43Sand and sweat stung my eyes.
02:46I won that fight without even shifting.
02:48I won that fight effortlessly.
02:52As I headed toward the private locker room with a towel slung over my shoulder,
02:57I suddenly felt a pair of eyes lock onto me.
03:00It was Marcus.
03:01He stared down at me,
03:03his gaze dark and unreadable.
03:05For a second,
03:06I almost thought he might have come looking for me.
03:09But soon,
03:10his icy gaze shifted back to the sand.
03:13That night three years ago,
03:15Marcus had been drugged.
03:16The lights were off.
03:18Halfway through,
03:19I had slipped him extra sleeping pills.
03:22He should have woken up after me.
03:25I told myself there was nothing to worry about
03:27and strolled casually into the bathroom.
03:30Stripping off my sweat-soaked clothes,
03:32I turned on the shower.
03:35The water was running full blast,
03:38but I still heard heavy footsteps outside slow,
03:40steady,
03:42heading straight for the bathroom.
03:45The guy stopped right outside the door.
03:49Not knocking or doing a thing.
03:51From the sound of it,
03:53he was half a head taller than me,
03:55not bad on his feet.
03:57Those measured,
03:58deliberate footsteps were clearly meant for me to hear.
04:02I blinked.
04:03Could it be?
04:05I rinsed off fast and stepped out.
04:09Marcus was leaning against the doorframe,
04:11bored out of his mind.
04:14Hearing me,
04:15he slowly looked up.
04:17His eyes were calm and deep,
04:19his voice flat.
04:20Have we met before?
04:22My blood ran cold,
04:24but I played it cool.
04:26Stop kidding,
04:27your majesty.
04:28How would someone like me
04:30ever meet
04:31a big shot like you?
04:32He didn't reply.
04:37After a long silence,
04:38he suddenly leaned in close to my neck.
04:41I instinctively stepped back,
04:43clutching my gland,
04:45every nerve on high alert.
04:48What's wrong?
04:49I asked.
04:51Marcus straightened up,
04:52a cryptic laugh escaping him.
04:55Your pheromone smells familiar.
04:58At times like this,
05:00I'm truly grateful.
05:01The pheromone my hitman parents left me is bland enough.
05:07Shamomil,
05:08you can smell that anywhere.
05:09Nothing special.
05:12Really?
05:13He gave a meaningful smile.
05:15My mistake then.
05:17See you tomorrow.
05:19Then he turned and walked away without hesitation.
05:23I wiped the cold sweat off my forehead,
05:25slumped against the wall.
05:28Like hell I was seeing him tomorrow.
05:31I quit that very day and moved out,
05:33getting as far away as I could.
05:37But two days later,
05:39I ran into that pain in the ass again.
05:44I was covering a shift for my sick friend at the bar.
05:50Then an omega went into heat.
05:53I had to escort the omega out
05:55and help him inject suppressants.
05:59That chaos finally ended.
06:02I slipped into the bathroom,
06:03took care of my own problem.
06:06I was too broke to afford suppressants,
06:09so I had to handle it myself.
06:11The out of order sign was already up.
06:14So I stopped hiding my pheromone and let it unfurl,
06:17filling the bathroom with my chamomile scent.
06:21I was sitting on the toilet,
06:23mind starting to drift,
06:25when someone knocked on the door.
06:29A guy's deep voice came through.
06:33Get out.
06:35I frowned.
06:37I hadn't killed anyone since I quit the hitman life,
06:40and my temper had gotten way better.
06:43But right then,
06:44I was this close.
06:45I cursed under my breath.
06:47That bastard out there better have a damn good reason,
06:50or he'll get one.
06:52The second my hand hit the doorknob,
06:54I caught a whiff of something way too familiar.
06:56The rich,
06:58heady scent of blackrant took over the whole room,
07:00shoving my own pheromone into some little corner.
07:04That glass,
07:06that scent.
07:07I had only ever smelled it on one guy before.
07:09My hand froze mid-move.
07:11My throat tightening.
07:15Fuck.
07:16Just my luck.
07:20I scratched my head,
07:22annoyed,
07:23pulled a scar from my pocket,
07:24and tied it around my face.
07:27I checked my reflection on my phone
07:29to make sure no one could tell it was me.
07:33Then I slowly opened the door.
07:36Outside,
07:37Marcus stood there with his arms crossed,
07:39looking relaxed.
07:41Seeing me sneaking out like some guilty thief,
07:44he got straight to it.
07:46Why did you quit the arena?
07:49My fingers curled slightly.
07:51I lowered my voice and played dumb.
07:54Sir,
07:56what are you talking about?
07:57His eyes narrowed,
07:59a mocking grin on his face as he reached for my face.
08:02I blocked it swiftly,
08:04still spinning lies.
08:06Sir,
08:07I'm having an allergic reaction.
08:11My face is all swollen.
08:14Too embarrassing to show anyone.
08:16He pulled his hand back,
08:18smiling.
08:20Nice block.
08:22Very professional.
08:24Of course it was.
08:25Basically automatic.
08:27But I wouldn't admit it.
08:28I laughed it off.
08:30I picked up a few basics.
08:35Marcus switched it up.
08:37Someone used that same block on me three years back.
08:42He didn't win though.
08:44A jolt shot through me,
08:45and I froze,
08:46holding my breath.
08:48Did he recognize me?
08:50Before I knew it,
08:51the scarf was ripped off my face.
08:54Marcus twirled it lazily in his fingers,
08:57smirking.
08:58Jeffrey,
09:00you forgot?
09:02I tied this scarf around your neck to stop the bleeding back then.
09:05My eyes widened,
09:07and I tried to run.
09:08But Marcus was quicker.
09:10His hand locked around the back of my neck,
09:12slamming me back against the door.
09:14I fought like crazy,
09:16but he didn't move an inch.
09:18How embarrassing.
09:19I couldn't beat him three years ago,
09:21and I still couldn't now.
09:23It pissed me off.
09:25He never even liked me.
09:27Otherwise,
09:28why hadn't he come looking for me once in three years?
09:31With his resources,
09:33he should have tracked me down in three days.
09:36So what was this now?
09:38Chasing me down,
09:39cornering me,
09:40what was he playing at?
09:42I dropped the act and snarled.
09:45What do you want?
09:48Marcus let go.
09:50Fred has been whining for you.
09:53Come back to calm him down.
09:55I frowned,
09:56keeping my voice low.
09:58Just get someone else.
10:00He's too young to remember anyway.
10:02Marcus' face darkened.
10:04You don't feel a thing for him?
10:07He's your own son.
10:09Honestly,
10:10I didn't.
10:12Blood ties never meant a thing to me.
10:14When I was 13,
10:16my hitman parents sold me out of the pack to pay their blood debt.
10:21So when they were waiting for me to save them,
10:24I scented the wind,
10:25read the hunt,
10:27sniffed what little they were worth to me,
10:31and turned tail,
10:32not worth the blood price.
10:35That was why when the organization got taken down three years ago,
10:39I was the only lone wolf still standing.
10:42Being cold-blooded kept me alive.
10:45That was what my parents taught me.
10:50Marcus couldn't tell what I was thinking.
10:52He saw me go quiet,
10:53and his eyes went hard for a split second.
10:56He didn't bother talking.
10:59He undid his tie,
11:01tied my hands with it,
11:02and hoisted me over his shoulder.
11:05I snapped.
11:06You fucking crazy!
11:08Just pay someone else to play mom!
11:10The boy is two,
11:11and he doesn't know anything!
11:12What?
11:13You think he's some kind of genius?
11:16He got fed up with my noise,
11:17so he yanked out the scarf and shoved it in to shut me up.
11:25All that rage sat heavy in my chest.
11:28Back home,
11:29Marcus tossed me onto the couch.
11:31I heard the pitter-patter of slippers from upstairs.
11:34A minute later,
11:35a chubby little boy came running over,
11:38a little bow and arrow in his hands.
11:40He pulled the scarf out of my mouth,
11:43stared at me for a while,
11:44then said,
11:46It's him.
11:47I was baffled.
11:49How did you know it was me?
11:52He pressed his lips into a thin line,
11:54utterly serious.
11:59You look like the type to dump your kid on someone.
12:03I heard Marcus snickering over there.
12:05My face burned with embarrassment,
12:07and I quickly looked away.
12:10Then something occurred to me,
12:12and I turned back,
12:14puzzled.
12:16Why aren't you asking why I left you back then?
12:19Alfred Livingston thought about it.
12:21You couldn't feed me, I guess.
12:24You look pretty broke.
12:26I laughed in exasperation.
12:28He really knew how to hit where it hurt.
12:31He definitely got that sharp tongue from that bastard,
12:34Marcus.
12:39Put down your little bow and arrow.
12:41All you do is talk in memes.
12:43I rolled over,
12:44annoyed.
12:45This little brat didn't even seem like he missed me.
12:48If Marcus was telling the truth,
12:50he should be happy to see me,
12:52at least reaching up for a hug or something.
12:57I poked his chubby cheek.
13:00Hey,
13:01your dad said you were whining for your mom.
13:04Is that true?
13:07He looked at me and shook his head.
13:10No.
13:12I knew it.
13:14I glared at Marcus,
13:16pissed,
13:17but he didn't look embarrassed at all.
13:20Instead,
13:20he turned it around and made me the bad guy.
13:23I never thought you'd be this reluctant to see your own son.
13:29How cold and unfeeling.
13:31I looked back at Alfred.
13:32He looked pretty sad.
13:35Feeling bad,
13:36I rubbed his head to make him feel better.
13:38But I was rusty at this parenting thing,
13:40and I ended up messing up his hair.
13:42He forgot about being sad.
13:45He clutched his head,
13:46face all scrunched up,
13:48and ran upstairs.
13:51I felt a twinge of guilt.
13:54Hey,
13:54buddy,
13:55are you mad?
13:58Marcus slowly poured me some water.
14:00He styled his hair when he heard you were coming,
14:03and then you went and messed it up.
14:05Yeah,
14:05he's mad.
14:06My lashes fluttered.
14:08For once,
14:09I didn't snap back.
14:11I said calmly,
14:14All right,
14:15spill it.
14:15What's going on?
14:17That whole act was clearly to get Alfred out of the room.
14:21Marcus wanted to talk to me alone,
14:24and I really wanted to know why he went through all this trouble to drag me back here.
14:29He grabbed some files from the bookshelf and tossed them my way.
14:35Fred is sick.
14:39The doctor said it was from prolonged nutrient deficiency in the womb.
14:46His glands are underdeveloped.
14:50He needs cord blood
14:53from a full sibling
14:55to make some pheromone induction drugs.
15:01My face dropped.
15:03I was pissed.
15:04Why didn't you say so from the start?
15:06He sat on something this critical.
15:09Marcus shot me a pointed look.
15:16I didn't know if you'd go for it,
15:17so I wanted to see how you felt about Fred.
15:20Good thing you don't hate him.
15:22Otherwise,
15:22even if I had to force it,
15:24I'd make sure you can't.
15:25I carried the baby to term.
15:27I sighed.
15:28I wasn't exactly the sentimental type,
15:30but I put Alfred in this mess.
15:33The least I could do was get him fixed up.
15:37I jerked my chin at Marcus.
15:41What do you need from me?
15:43He looked me dead in the eye.
15:45You know,
15:46Alpha's gestational spegs sit deep
15:48and are mostly atrifriated.
15:50Right?
15:53Yeah.
15:56Current IVF tech can't get them pregnant, so...
15:59Why beat around the bush?
16:04I cut straight to it.
16:06So we gotta fuck till I'm pregnant.
16:08That's it?
16:09Marcus pressed his lips together.
16:11Something playful creeping into his eyes.
16:14Yes.
16:15I raised an eyebrow without hesitation.
16:18All right.
16:20Then something clicked,
16:21and I wavered.
16:24If I get pregnant,
16:25I can't work.
16:26Will you cover my lost wages?
16:28Marcus nodded like it was obvious.
16:32Fair enough.
16:34Give your bank info to my beta.
16:36He'll transfer you money every month.
16:39Anything else?
16:40I shook my head.
16:41No.
16:44He gestured,
16:45and the beta came over.
16:47Marcus pointed at me,
16:48his voice flat.
16:50Take him to bathe.
16:53I cleared my throat.
16:55Cheeks burning.
16:56Already?
16:57Don't we need to get lunch first?
16:59And...
17:00Don't we need prep?
17:01I'm an Alpha,
17:02so I'm tough.
17:04But it still hurts.
17:06Memories of the first time flooded back.
17:08It was an absolute nightmare.
17:10Marcus was drugged out of his mind,
17:12running on pure instinct fast,
17:14brutal,
17:15like I was his enemy.
17:18I nearly died right there in his bed.
17:21Even as a hitman,
17:22I had never gotten hurt down there.
17:26The pain was one thing,
17:28but the humiliation lingered.
17:31And it messed with my daily life.
17:36This time,
17:37I was hoping he'd go easy on me.
17:40Yeah,
17:40I had a son,
17:41but I had only been fucked once.
17:44He couldn't start with anything too intense.
17:46I wasn't built for it,
17:48and I wasn't that flexible.
17:50I was kind of nervous inside,
17:52secretly hoping he had gotten better in bed over the years.
17:56Marcus stepped closer,
17:57backing me against the wall.
18:01One hand braced beside my head.
18:03The other found my waist.
18:05His thumb traced slow circles over my hip bone,
18:08pressing just hard enough to hold me there.
18:12He leaned in,
18:13close enough that I could feel the heat coming off his chest.
18:16But he didn't touch me anywhere else.
18:19His lips hovered an inch from my neck,
18:21not quite there.
18:22My breath hitched.
18:24He murmured against my skin,
18:26close enough to ghost over it.
18:28No rush.
18:32I'll get everything ready.
18:35His fingers tightened on my waist slightly,
18:37then loosened,
18:38like he was stopping himself.
18:41Relax.
18:42I won't stop caring for you just because you're an alpha.
18:45He pulled back just enough to look me in the eyes,
18:47his gaze dark,
18:49unhurried,
18:50amused.
18:52It sounded like flirting,
18:54and it gave me a weird,
18:55tingly feeling.
18:57I opened my mouth,
18:58then closed it.
19:00Nothing came out.
19:01Yeah,
19:01he had that rich CEO vibe.
19:03But why was he playing on the charm with me?
19:06What the hell was this?
19:07Some cheesy romance drama?
19:12Marcus said the best time to get pregnant was during his rut.
19:15That was when alphas were super fertile.
19:18The doctor said his rut hit next week.
19:21And here I am,
19:22still kind of nervous.
19:25I watched his box after box of lube was hauled into the bedroom,
19:29and my smile died.
19:31Seriously?
19:32Did we really need that much?
19:34What did he think I was?
19:36I wasn't made of steel down there,
19:37okay?
19:39Then I caught sight of Alfred in the doorway with those round eyes of his,
19:43and I swallowed my panic.
19:45Whatever.
19:46For his health,
19:47I'd suck it up.
19:49Over the past few days,
19:51Marcus Pheromones had begun to stir.
19:54When he looked up at me that morning,
19:56his eyes darted briefly to my lips.
19:58I would have totally missed it without all that organization training.
20:03I knew the day had finally come.
20:06That night,
20:07I jumped in the shower as soon as I hit the bedroom.
20:11I just got back from the arena,
20:14reeking of sweat.
20:16If I didn't wash up,
20:18Marcus would break my ribs.
20:20Before I even made it to bed.
20:23No way I was going head to head with him.
20:26I had no idea when he got back.
20:30But when I stepped out of the shower,
20:33he was already sitting at the edge of the bed in silence.
20:37Hands braced loosely at his sides.
20:40His sharp gaze raking over me.
20:44I froze mid-step,
20:45my throat bobbing.
20:47He crooked his finger at me.
20:49I relaxed and walked over.
20:51As soon as I got close,
20:53he grabbed my wrist,
20:55yanked me into his arms.
20:57He dipped his head and sniffed my gland,
21:00voice gravelly.
21:04Scared.
21:07I tensed up,
21:09clutching the sheets beneath me as I blinked hard.
21:16No.
21:17Just another job.
21:18If you're gonna do this, hurry up.
21:21Miss this heat window,
21:22and who knows when I'll get pregnant again.
21:25Marcus's fertility,
21:26no way it's that strong.
21:29Get Alpha pregnant twice,
21:31outside a rut.
21:32That'd be seriously humiliating.
21:35He pinned me down on the bed.
21:38His hips ground into mine,
21:40slow and hard at the same time.
21:43I gasped,
21:44then shoved at his chest.
21:50Wait!
21:51He caught my face in one hand,
21:53thumb pressing against my lower lip.
21:59Stop fighting me,
22:00he murmured,
22:01and bit my jaw.
22:04He licked the spot he'd just bitten
22:06and gripped my hip hard enough to bruise.
22:08I squirmed against his chest,
22:10my whole body on fire,
22:12struggling to catch my breath.
22:16Hold up!
22:17I panted.
22:18He answered by dragging his teeth down my throat.
22:22Wait!
22:23Stop!
22:24Hold up!
22:26Don't!
22:27Marcus paused.
22:28He leaned in,
22:29ear to my lips,
22:31voice rough.
22:35What's up?
22:36My breath came in ragged bursts.
22:40Halftime.
22:42I begged.
22:43I need a break.
22:49Sure.
22:50He wrapped one arm around my waist
22:52and shifted us around
22:53so I was sitting fully in his lap,
22:54giving me something to hold on to.
22:57I went limp against him,
22:59squeezing my eyes shut like my life
23:01was over.
23:02It was just as overwhelming
23:04as it had been the first time.
23:06I had already pushed out one baby,
23:09so why the hell was I still so tight?
23:11It was just like our first time.
23:13Exhausting and brutal.
23:15Back then,
23:16at least I could pop some painkillers
23:18halfway through and let them kick in.
23:22This time,
23:23I had to feel everything clearly.
23:26I wasn't even done feeling sorry for myself.
23:28Then the pheromones in the air came rushing back.
23:33Marcus' temperature shot up,
23:35his lips back on my nape,
23:37rubbing softly.
23:38His dry mouth rasped against my gland.
23:42The rush so intense
23:43that everything went blurry.
23:46Don't...
23:46I let out a low moan
23:48before I could stop myself,
23:49my warning carrying no weight.
23:52He patted my waist.
23:54Break is over.
23:56I glanced at the alarm clock
23:58on the knitstand and snapped.
24:00It's just been five minutes.
24:02His deep voice vibrated against my skin.
24:04He rubbed up on my gland,
24:06and I couldn't tell what was real anymore.
24:10Time is money.
24:12Can't waste it.
24:13I felt my eye twitch.
24:16Regular alphas had ruts lasting three or four days.
24:20S-class ones?
24:21Lycan king?
24:22A solid seven days?
24:24Those seven days,
24:26Marcus worked me over,
24:28cycling through every impossible position imaginable.
24:31I was ready to curse him out halfway through,
24:34but he had an answer for everything.
24:39The doctor said this helps with conception.
24:42Did I buy it?
24:43But I had no choice.
24:48If I didn't get pregnant,
24:50we'd be right back here next cycle,
24:52and somehow it'd be my fault for not trying hard enough.
24:56I finally made it through Marcus' rut.
24:58I crashed onto the bed,
25:00totally wiped out,
25:01my head pounding non-stop.
25:05I dragged myself back to reality and elbowed him.
25:10Test results take at least a week.
25:12I gotta work during that.
25:14He frowned,
25:15genuinely confused.
25:21Work?
25:21You mean the arena fighting?
25:23Didn't my beta pay you?
25:26Why do you still have to work?
25:28I forced patience into my voice.
25:31A different job.
25:32I've got nothing going on anyway,
25:34so I might as well make some extra money.
25:37Marcus' eyes cut into me,
25:39sharp and unreadable.
25:44Jeffrey,
25:45you always seem broke.
25:47From what I hear,
25:49a fighter of your caliber
25:50earns $2,000 a fight.
25:53You do three or four fights a week,
25:55that's at least $24,000 a month.
25:58So how come you couldn't even afford
26:00the cheapest suppressor?
26:03When I saw you that day.
26:08Just burn through money fast, I guess.
26:12I looked away like it was nothing.
26:15Marcus narrowed his eyes.
26:16He didn't buy it for a second,
26:18but he let it drop.
26:21He pulled a black card from his wallet,
26:23and held it out.
26:27Use it when you need money.
26:29I took it,
26:30stunned,
26:31and asked on a strange impulse.
26:33We barely know each other.
26:37And you're handing me your card?
26:39You really don't think I'll take your money
26:41and do something dirty with it?
26:44When they trace it back,
26:45you can't prove it wasn't you.
26:48Don't forget,
26:50I'm a hitman.
26:51Marcus leaned back against the headboard,
26:53checking me out like he had all the time in the world.
26:57Instead,
26:58he said with absolute certainty,
27:01you won't.
27:02I felt exposed,
27:04hot with embarrassment,
27:05and snarled.
27:06What makes you so sure?
27:09He chuckled softly,
27:11twining his fingers through my sweaty hair.
27:17When I brought Fred home,
27:18I looked into you.
27:20You've done 31 missions over the years.
27:23All your targets were dead weight in office,
27:26corrupt officials,
27:28and moral degenerates.
27:30You might not be a saint,
27:31but you're no villain either.
27:35That's beneath you.
27:37His words got my blood pumping.
27:39For a second there,
27:40I almost believed I was some kind of hero.
27:43I pursed my lips and shut up,
27:45no longer bugging him about going back to work.
27:50What he meant was obvious.
27:52If he wanted to dig,
27:54he'd find everything.
27:55There was no point hiding stuff from him.
27:59So I used his card for everything.
28:02A week went by.
28:04To my surprise,
28:06I wasn't pregnant.
28:08That made absolutely no sense.
28:10Last time,
28:11I got pregnant even when Marcus wasn't in rut.
28:14This time,
28:15we did everything right,
28:16so why nothing?
28:19I looked at him.
28:21His face was blank,
28:22giving nothing away.
28:24He had to be upset,
28:26probably questioning himself.
28:28But then again,
28:29he was almost 30 age,
28:31caught up with everyone.
28:32Great sex didn't mean anything
28:33if we couldn't make a baby.
28:38I gave Marcus a knowing pat on the shoulder.
28:40As a guy myself,
28:42I got it.
28:43Now that I thought about it,
28:45he should be thanking me.
28:46If I hadn't given him a son three years ago,
28:49he'd still be praying for one.
28:51My mind was racing with all kinds of wild thoughts.
28:55Then I turned,
28:57and saw Marcus' face go serious.
29:00He slid the report across to me.
29:03I looked down.
29:04My report read.
29:06Chronic administration of aphrodisiac drugs.
29:09Alpha gland atrophy observed.
29:12Reproductive cavity demonstrates diminished viability.
29:16He jabbed at the report,
29:18his words coming out hard and slow.
29:21Jeffrey,
29:22you'd better start explaining yourself.
29:25Yeah,
29:26he deserved to know.
29:28After all,
29:28we were in this together.
29:30I felt his eyes burning a hole in my head.
29:33I tried to find the right words.
29:38Remember when you asked why I'm so broke?
29:42Three years ago,
29:43everyone in the organization was being hunted down.
29:48I was on the run when some young guy saved me.
29:52He took seven bullets and was barely clinging to life.
29:55My face was on every wanted poster,
29:58so I couldn't take him to a proper hospital.
30:01I carried him to some back alley clinic instead.
30:05The doctor saw his chance and gouged me on the price.
30:08I couldn't pay,
30:10so he offered a deal.
30:12I could work it off with my pheromones after I gave birth.
30:17$5,000 per vial.
30:19I gave 10 vials in total.
30:25You know the rest.
30:28Six months ago,
30:29I found that arena and started fighting for money.
30:32I spilled everything.
30:34But Marcus went quiet,
30:36thinking hard.
30:38Finally,
30:38he asked,
30:40You said you were being hunted three years ago?
30:41Where?
30:42November 1345 Industrial Road,
30:46Las Vegas.
30:47He narrowed his eyes.
30:48Is that young guy still alive?
30:51Somehow,
30:52his question dripped with barely contained fury.
31:05Marcus sneered,
31:07his voice turning menacing.
31:11Perfect.
31:12Now I were to find him.
31:14He got up,
31:15his long fingers grazing the gland at the back of my neck,
31:18pressing down twice,
31:20firm but not rough.
31:23Now,
31:23it's time for some people to pay.
31:26I got in the car with Marcus.
31:28While waiting at a red light,
31:30he made a quick call.
31:34Yeah,
31:35I'll send you the address.
31:36Bring more guys over and raid that place in one go.
31:40He sounded seriously pissed.
31:43I sat there with my hands folded,
31:45quietly on edge.
31:46What the hell did Ethan Morse do to get on Marcus's bad side?
31:50Was that sketchy Dr. Cedric Bowen behind this?
31:55Completely baffled,
31:57I stared at Marcus,
31:58wanting to ask but not daring to.
32:01He kept his eyes on the road ahead,
32:03then suddenly said out of nowhere,
32:06Go ahead.
32:07What do you want to ask?
32:12Who are we going after?
32:14I asked.
32:15He gave me a long look,
32:17then dodged my question.
32:20You dumped Fred on me because of that guy,
32:22didn't you?
32:23I looked away.
32:24Not exactly.
32:26He let out a cold laugh.
32:28Trying to cover for him?
32:31He was being weirdly snarky,
32:33but I knew better than to take it personally.
32:35He was probably mad for Alfred's sake,
32:39thinking it wasn't fair to him.
32:42But I had to set the record straight.
32:44I wasn't about to let innocent people take the fall.
32:49I didn't dump Fred
32:51to save money for Ethan's treatment.
32:53It was the whole registration thing.
32:56I was a hitman with people after me.
32:59Having him on my record would be way too risky.
33:03I might be cold, but I wasn't evil.
33:05I didn't want to drag some innocent kid in my mess.
33:08After I said my piece,
33:10Marcus' face relaxed a bit,
33:11his body no longer as tense as before.
33:15But he still wouldn't tell me what he was actually up to.
33:18He kept it a secret,
33:20and it was driving me nuts.
33:21It was a four-hour drive from Los Angeles to Las Vegas.
33:25I sat in the passenger seat,
33:27uneasy and restless.
33:31If Marcus was going after Cedric,
33:33I'd be all for it.
33:35But obviously he wasn't letting anyone off easy.
33:38I fiddled with the dagger in my hand,
33:41distracted.
33:43By the time I came back to my senses,
33:46the car had stopped.
33:50Marcus got out and walked straight into that creepy-looking clinic.
33:54I followed right behind him.
33:58The door flew open as he picked it in.
34:01Cedric came stomping over at the commotion.
34:04What's going on?
34:05No consultations today.
34:07Go on home!
34:08He froze mid-sentence when he saw who it was.
34:12Well, Mr. Livingston,
34:14to what do I owe the pleasure?
34:15Then his eyes landed on me,
34:17and he furrowed his brow.
34:25Mr. Livingston,
34:26don't listen to his nonsense.
34:27I'm running a clean business here.
34:29No price gouging, I promise.
34:31That's bullshit.
34:32With me,
34:33he acted like a ruthless lone shark.
34:35But in front of Marcus,
34:37he was all bows and scrapes.
34:39I hadn't even finished thinking
34:40what a piece of work he was
34:42when Marcus booted him out of the way.
34:45And strode straight into the back room.
34:49In the room,
34:51Ethan was lying there on the bed,
34:52not moving.
34:54Marcus leaned against the wall,
34:56his eyes narrowing.
34:59Name your price.
35:00How much to finish him off?
35:03Before I could get a word out,
35:05Cedric stepped in front of the bed
35:06with a shaky grin.
35:12Come on,
35:13Mr. Livingston.
35:14I'm a doctor,
35:15and I save lives.
35:16I don't do that kind of stuff.
35:19I subtly rolled my eyes.
35:21Then it all clicked.
35:24Cedric never gave a damn
35:26who lived or died.
35:27Back when I couldn't pay,
35:29he said.
35:30No money.
35:31No care for Ethan.
35:32Let him rot.
35:33But now,
35:34he was willing to piss off Marcus
35:36just to keep Ethan breathing.
35:39The truth was,
35:41they had been working together
35:42all along.
35:44My rage flared up.
35:45I balled up my fists
35:47and was about to storm in
35:48when Marcus grabbed my arm.
35:50He patted the back of my hand,
35:52telling me to cool it.
35:55I gritted my teeth,
35:57swallowing my anger
35:58as I stepped back.
36:00Marcus stepped up to the bed.
36:02He stared down at Ethan,
36:04whose breathing was getting ragged.
36:08Get the hell up!
36:09He barked.
36:11You think I'm stupid or what?
36:16Ethan bolted upright
36:17and dropped to his knees.
36:20Cedric also flinched in terror,
36:23his legs giving out
36:24as he collapsed to the floor.
36:26Both of them went white as sheets,
36:28trembling as they begged for mercy.
36:31Mr. Livingston,
36:32we're sorry.
36:33We were just trying to scam
36:35some money together.
36:37We meant no harm.
36:38Marcus scoffed.
36:40No harm?
36:44Taking ten vials of Jeffrey's pheromones,
36:46is that what you call no harm?
36:52Cedric,
36:52I've always turned a blind eye
36:54to your antics
36:55out of respect for your dad.
36:57But you went after
36:58the wrong person this time.
37:00You're done.
37:02Right on cue,
37:03several bodyguards
37:04in sharp black suits
37:05showed up out of nowhere.
37:07They grabbed the two
37:08and hauled them out.
37:10Marcus wasn't rushing off, though.
37:12He took his sweet time
37:14going through the ledger,
37:15bossing his people around
37:16to load everything up.
37:19I was stunned.
37:21So he brought the whole crew
37:23to grab the money.
37:25I was wondering why
37:26we needed so many hands
37:27for just two guys.
37:29I could have handled them myself,
37:31quick and easy.
37:33It turned out that he needed muscle
37:35to move the goods.
37:39Get over here.
37:41Marcus waved me over.
37:42I sauntered up,
37:43playing it cool.
37:45Yeah?
37:46He pointed at where
37:47I had been standing.
37:49Pry that open.
37:50I glanced down at the ledger
37:52in his hands,
37:53puzzled.
37:54Why had they bought
37:55so much rubber?
37:57Curiosity burned in me,
37:59but I didn't dare open my mouth.
38:01Marcus' face darkened,
38:02and he looked seriously pissed,
38:04like he had walked in
38:05on his wife with another guy.
38:07The wooden planks gave way
38:09and cracked open,
38:10revealing a hidden tunnel
38:11stretching down into nothing.
38:14Marcus took my hand
38:15and pulled me in.
38:17It was cramped and dark at first,
38:19but pretty soon,
38:20it got brighter,
38:21and row after row
38:22of medical beds showed up,
38:24each with a body on it.
38:27I stepped up for a closer look.
38:31I mumbled,
38:33rubber products.
38:36Sex dolls,
38:38in other words.
38:39They pumped real pheromones
38:41into fake glands,
38:42so they looked exactly like
38:44living, breathing people.
38:47Rich people really have no limits
38:49when it comes to this stuff,
38:50I thought.
38:52I was about to tease Marcus,
38:54asking if he wanted to pick
38:56one out to practice on,
38:57when he started checking
38:58the numbers one by one.
38:59He went through the whole lot,
39:01then scowled and cursed
39:03under his breath.
39:04Shit, I knew it.
39:06Not here.
39:10What's not here?
39:12I asked.
39:13He shot me an irritated glance.
39:15Your pheromone batch.
39:18I froze for a split second,
39:21then stared back blankly.
39:22I laughed it off.
39:23Looks like I'm quite
39:24the valuable commodity.
39:26No wonder they said
39:26one vial and kept
39:27coming back for ten.
39:29I was really their cash cow.
39:31I flipped through the ledger,
39:33doing the math on how much
39:34Cedric had made off me.
39:36One vial of pheromones
39:38made two sex dolls,
39:39and each sold for $30,000.
39:41That put him $550,000
39:43in my debt.
39:45I nudged Marcus,
39:47looking like a total cheapskate.
39:50Don't forget to wire
39:51the rest to my account later.
39:53But when I looked up,
39:55his face had gone even stormier.
39:59You know what those
40:00things are for, right?
40:01He snarled through his teeth.
40:05Yeah, obviously.
40:06I nodded.
40:07He threw his head back,
40:08took a deep breath,
40:10and laughed out
40:11of sheer frustration.
40:14Then get moving.
40:16You seriously want
40:17your sex doll ending up
40:18in some other guy's bed?
40:20I shrugged,
40:21not giving a damn.
40:24So what?
40:25Out of sight,
40:26out of mind.
40:27And honestly,
40:28I'm the last person
40:30who should feel embarrassed here.
40:31Marcus was left speechless.
40:33He seemed to think
40:34I had a point,
40:35but his face
40:36stayed stormy.
40:38I didn't know
40:39what got into me,
40:40but I snapped back
40:41uncharacteristically.
40:42And it meant
40:43it's my face on them.
40:45What's got you
40:46so worked up?
40:47I turned back
40:48to the pile of dolls,
40:49poking around
40:50like some kind of expert
40:51critiquing them.
40:53Pretty decent quality, though.
40:57Hey,
40:58maybe I'll open
40:59my own sex toy shop
41:00after the baby comes.
41:03I'm curious
41:04how they even make these.
41:07You should go
41:08squeeze Cedric
41:08for the details.
41:11But no real faces,
41:12or we're asking
41:13for lawsuits.
41:14I rattled on and on,
41:16but the guy next to me
41:17had gone dead silent.
41:19I glanced back,
41:20confused.
41:21Marcus was staring at me,
41:23his face blank.
41:24He sized me up
41:25from head to toe,
41:26his eyes dark
41:27and piercing.
41:29A good while passed
41:30before he snapped
41:31out of it,
41:32nodding like he had
41:33finally wised up.
41:35You're right.
41:36No point getting
41:37worked up.
41:38His voice was
41:38totally flat.
41:39No fight left
41:40in it at all.
41:42Something weird
41:43and twisty flared
41:44in my gut.
41:45I shook it off hard.
41:47I had no time
41:47for whatever that was.
41:49I had to deal
41:50with this whole mess
41:50and do my baby-making duty.
41:53The doctor said
41:55my reproductive cavity
41:56was running low
41:57on juice.
41:58So Marcus bites
41:59my nape
42:00every single day,
42:02flooding me
42:03with pheromones.
42:05Now I get it.
42:07Why women would
42:08pray their hearts out.
42:10Blow fortunes
42:12just to get pregnant.
42:14If this kept up,
42:15I was going to
42:16lose my mind too.
42:18Luckily,
42:19all that effort
42:20paid off.
42:23I finally got
42:24pregnant with
42:24our second baby.
42:26He grew fast
42:27and my belly
42:28was starting to show
42:28in no time.
42:31Alfred kept
42:32circling around me
42:33every day,
42:34wanting to say
42:35something but
42:35holding back.
42:38I had my legs
42:39crossed,
42:40munching on an apple
42:41like I didn't
42:41have a care
42:42in the world.
42:46Hey,
42:47what's up?
42:47Got something to say?
42:48Just say it
42:49or go practice
42:50your archery.
42:51He walked up to me,
42:53looking downcast.
42:57Are you going to
42:57be like those parents
42:58only caring about
42:59the baby brother
43:00and treating me
43:01like nothing?
43:02I found it
43:03kind of funny.
43:04No one would
43:05ever dare
43:05treat you
43:06like that.
43:10Marcus didn't
43:11seem like the
43:12type to play
43:13favorites.
43:15Me,
43:15once I popped
43:16this baby out,
43:17I'd leave.
43:23Marcus named
43:24our second baby
43:24Felix,
43:25saying he hoped
43:26the family would
43:27always be lively
43:28and bustling.
43:29He turned to
43:30ask what I
43:30thought,
43:31but I was
43:31fully focused
43:32on playing
43:33chess with
43:33Alfred.
43:35I waved my
43:36hand and
43:36indicated that
43:37he could decide
43:38for himself.
43:39Even after I
43:40had been
43:40this obedient,
43:41Marcus was
43:42still dissatisfied
43:43and left with
43:43a cold face.
43:45So ungrateful.
43:47I clicked
43:48my tongue
43:48lightly.
43:51When he
43:51came back
43:52later,
43:52I would
43:53definitely
43:53curse him
43:54behind his
43:54back.
43:58Before I
43:58even had
43:59time to
43:59have a
44:00minor
44:00outburst,
44:01something
44:01happened to
44:02Marcus.
44:06He got
44:07into a
44:07fight with
44:07someone at
44:08a banquet.
44:11When I
44:11went to
44:12pick him
44:12up,
44:14Marcus's
44:15pheromones
44:15were wildly
44:16leaking out
44:16of control.
44:19I was
44:20nearly
44:20overwhelmed
44:21by the
44:21sheer force
44:22of them.
44:23I covered
44:24my mouth
44:24and nose,
44:25took two
44:26steps forward
44:27into his
44:27line of
44:27sight.
44:28Marcus
44:29suddenly
44:29raised his
44:30eyes,
44:30reacting with
44:31the speed
44:31of a wild
44:32beast.
44:33Fortunately,
44:34he still
44:35recognized
44:35me.
44:36Those dark,
44:38heavy eyes
44:38quietly relaxed
44:39the moment
44:40they saw me
44:40clearly,
44:41shedding their
44:42guard.
44:43I also
44:44relaxed my
44:45tense back
44:45and walked
44:46over with
44:46the suppressant.
44:50Marcus
44:51sat on the
44:52sofa with
44:52his hands
44:52clasped and
44:53resting on
44:54his knees,
44:54his deep
44:55eyes unblinking
44:56as they
44:56fixed on
44:57my movements.
44:59His gaze
44:59was obscure,
45:00like a
45:01bottomless,
45:02dried up
45:02well that
45:03could not
45:03be seen
45:04through.
45:05I asked
45:06him while
45:06unpacking
45:07the suppressant,
45:08why are
45:09you staring
45:09at me
45:09like that?
45:11Marcus
45:12said nothing
45:12and did
45:13not move
45:13his gaze
45:13away from
45:14me.
45:14Suddenly,
45:15he covered
45:16his face
45:16and laughed
45:17for no
45:17apparent
45:18reason.
45:18What was
45:19he thinking
45:19about?
45:20It was
45:21downright
45:21unsettling.
45:24Forget it
45:25if I was
45:25helping someone,
45:26I might as
45:27well see it
45:28through.
45:30I grabbed
45:31Marcus's arm,
45:32accurately
45:33inserted the
45:33needle into
45:34the vein.
45:36Just as I
45:37tossed the
45:37waste into
45:38the trash,
45:39prepared to
45:39leave,
45:40Marcus
45:40finally spoke.
45:43I can't.
45:45Marcus
45:45wrapped an
45:46arm around
45:46my waist.
45:48I can't
45:49calm down
45:49and I'm
45:50furious.
45:51When that
45:51Omega talked
45:52about your
45:52pheromone
45:52products today,
45:53I wanted
45:53nothing more
45:54than to
45:54tear him
45:54to pieces.
45:56I was
45:57startled by
45:58the ferocity
45:59in his
45:59eyes.
46:00My body
46:00instinctively
46:01retreated
46:02after sensing
46:02danger and
46:03I subconsciously
46:04assumed a
46:04stance ready
46:05to attack.
46:07Marcus
46:07closed his
46:08eyes briefly
46:09and forced
46:09that killing
46:10intent down.
46:11Don't be
46:11afraid.
46:12I won't
46:13hurt you.
46:15I was just
46:16a bit out
46:16of control.
46:17I'll be
46:18fine in a
46:18while.
46:19I nodded,
46:20unsure of
46:21what to
46:21say.
46:23I could
46:24only let
46:24Marcus press
46:25me down
46:25to sit
46:26on his
46:26lap.
46:27He lowered
46:28his head
46:28to greedily
46:29inhale the
46:29scent of
46:30my glands.
46:33He raised
46:34a hand to
46:34touch my
46:35round belly
46:35and discussed
46:36it with
46:36me.
46:37After the
46:38child is
46:39born,
46:39stay.
46:41Shall we
46:42live
46:42together?
46:45I looked
46:45down at
46:46his hand.
46:47Those fingers
46:47that had
46:48broken bones
46:49pulled
46:49triggers,
46:50now resting
46:51so gently
46:52on the
46:52swell of
46:52my
46:52pregnancy.
46:53I covered
46:54his hand
46:55with mine.
46:57Okay.
46:58I was
46:59lying.
47:00After the
47:01second baby's
47:02full moon
47:02ceremony,
47:03I was ready
47:04to run.
47:07The moment
47:08I stepped
47:08out the
47:09front door,
47:09more than
47:10a dozen
47:10bodyguards
47:11followed
47:11behind me.
47:14I was
47:15furious and
47:15called
47:16Marcus.
47:17You
47:18bastard!
47:18What do
47:19you mean
47:19by this?
47:20You're
47:20spying
47:20on me!
47:21On the
47:21other end
47:22of the
47:22line came
47:23Marcus's
47:23extremely
47:24delighted
47:24laughter.
47:27Jeffrey,
47:27from the
47:28moment you
47:29agreed to
47:29stay with
47:30me,
47:30there was
47:31no way
47:31out.
47:32Come
47:32back
47:33now.
47:36Tonight,
47:36we'll try
47:37something
47:38new.
47:39Fuck,
47:39now it
47:39was done.
47:40I had
47:41fallen into
47:42Marcus's
47:42hand.
47:44For the
47:45rest of
47:46my life,
47:46I could
47:47only let
47:47him do
47:48whatever
47:48he wanted.
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