"What?" A hysterical laugh ripped from the beast sitting before her. He leaned back, crossing one leg over the other, his posture and mannerisms designed to dominate the space. "You thought I would marry an Omega's daughter from a trash called Moonlight, a pack that barely exists? Your pack's leader, Alpha Vivian, licked my shoes to save his reputation. He couldn't defend his territory against my army. I do a lot of charity, and your pack thus survived without getting annexed into my territory. The deeper you go into this so called fancifully narrated rape episode, the greater you will rupture your wound."
Shireen shivered inwardly, overwhelmed by the threatening aura of the renowned figure across the polished oak desk. The long, floor-to-ceiling windows, the eco-friendly indoor plants in porcelain vases, the elegant sofa beside her-everything around her screamed power and money, melting her resolve to fight for her rights. However with a shivering tone she continued. "I gave you enough proof, Alpha Quinn. You're an Alpha, and it's your duty to bring justice to those who have been wronged. I expected tolerance and understanding from you."
Before she could finish he ordered bluntly. "That's not me in the video. You are mistaken. And I'm telling you for the final time: if you continue with this nonsense, I dare you. Go to the highest court. I will come out guilt-free, which is what I am. You're trying to damage my reputation with your baseless claims. Tell me who is behind you-who is trying to execute this dirty plan using you. Otherwise, I will find out on my own, and the repercussions will not be good."
Quinn was a monster, brimming with self-conceit. He would never admit his crime to a powerless girl, even though he was ashamed and anguished by his drunken mistake. He had thought she was dead. Who took this video? His mind was in chaos.
"Alpha Quinn, I came to your office and told you everything that happened between us that night. I thought you were unaware of what happened, but it looks more like a debauchery than a drunken slip. I follow a moral path. That's why we are still talking terms. Otherwise, it wouldn't take more than a day for me to expose you." Shireen had no patience left.
There was no way he would allow a puny female to get the best of him.
He extinguished the voice of ethics and spoke to Shireen in a threatening tone. "I am waiting. It's sad you completely misunderstood me. I am not the man you think I am." She had nothing-neither wealth, nor position, nor even looks. Her pack didn't even have enough cattle to provide milk for its members. For an assailable girl like her, Alpha Quinn didn't doubt he would have to fight tooth and nail to protect his family's name.
"Okay then, I am ready to give you the challenge. Tomorrow morning as soon as you wake up, you will see the media surrounding your pack headquarters, because by then, I will have leaked your rape video. Of course, you will say it is fake to save face, but I will present enough medical proof to justify that what I'm stating is the truth." Shireen's unperturbed confidence shook him. He thought she was defenseless, but he had entirely misunderstood her.
"Do you even know what you're doing? No wolf in your pack will even look at you after this example. Marriage is out of the question. You will be an abandoned she-wolf, living in slavery. Your father's treatment will become a lost option. He will die even sooner from the humiliation you suffer every day. Your family will be reduced to rags. With your reckless adventure, you are not only destroying your life but your family's too." Quinn did everything he could to Shireen-threatening her, insulting her for her low financial status, luring her with money, and finally advising her to drop the case.
"All that will happen if I don't win the case against you after presenting the proof. And that's not going to happen." She was too confident. Shireen wouldn't drop the matter. She gave him one last warning and left his office in triumph.
It felt like a death blow to Quinn's ego. She was a nameless commoner, not even qualified to be a maid in his house. He was surprised by where she got the confidence to come to his office and ask him to marry her. He called Dr. Shepherd as soon as Shireen left. "What am I hearing from this stupid girl, doctor? How the hell could you give her the name of the benefactor of her surrogacy contract?"
There was a long silence on the other side. "Alpha Quinn, I didn't give her your name. And I have no idea how she reached you. I am your pack's doctor, and I am always sincere toward my pack and my duties. According to the rules in the surrogacy contract, your name and details have been handled with utmost privacy."
Quinn tilted his head in arrogance, though Dr. Shepherd couldn't see him. "Is that so? Well, then I wonder how she could come to me threatening me about the contract. I need to see this girl dead before tomorrow's sunrise. It's an order."
There was a thick tension in the other side, instead of the expected affirmative. "Sir, your order is pivotal, but there is an issue here. The girl is carrying your offspring, and I'm afraid to say, you have a low sperm count because of a recent incident you suffered in the pack war. I have prescribed medicines that would work on your issue, but it will take two to three years. Until then, you won't be able to father a child. Shireen is your fated mate. Thus, she has a high fertility ratio to balance your low sperm count, and that's how she became pregnant with your child."
Quinn froze, the phone slipping from his grasp. Shireen, his fated mate? The girl he had just threatened to have killed was carrying his heir. His whole world tilted on its axis. Alpha Quinn felt the cold grip of anger. He was a monster; a wolf which howled in anguish for the mate he had just marked for death.
