The Crescent Moon looked like stars dazzling on earth with all the lights that decorated every nook and corner. Alpha Maxim left no stone unturned to make it a memorable night. Every and each member of the pack was excited about the wedding. The icing on the cake was that Victoria announced that she was pregnant with Hector’s pup. The moment this news was announced, the pack members were jubilant.
“I love this dress!” Victoria said to her seamstress. “You have done a beautiful job!”
“You deserved it, Luna,” said Sarah.
“I am not Luna still, Victoria corrected her with a chuckle
“Well, soon you will be,” Sarah said, flattering her. “Alpha Maxim is going to give way to his son and now that you are pregnant, who can stop you? I can’t stop calling you Luna”
Victoria let out a soft laugh. She had been waiting for this moment for so long. Ever since she was fifteen, she had started enticing Hector. She had worked her way in his eyes and then his life with the help of her mother. The two had schemed together to trap Hector in their web of seduction and lies. And it all worked beautifully.
Victoria looked at herself in the mirror. The dress was wonderful. The fabric flowed and flowed “When can you correct the sleeve length?” she asked Sarah.
“I will finish it up within an hour” Sarah replied. “Your wedding is tomorrow but I will deliver this dress at your home by evening.”
“Great!” Victoria said excitedly.
“But you must be careful, Luna,” Sarah added. “You are pregnant with the pack’s future Alpha You can’t jump around so much.”
Victoria bit her lip. “Ah yes,” she said, as a blush formed. “Thanks for caring for me.”
“Luna Victoria, you will see that all of us are going to be very protective of your pup. It is our natural instinct.”
Victoria gave her a wide smile. She went to change her dress and when she came back, Sarah gave her a cup of coffee with cookies. “I was so surprised when River came back with the claim that she was Alpha Lowell’s daughter. She is so ***! She was trying to show that she was better than you.”
“Oh, she is ***!” Victoria added. “I am so grateful to Alpha Maxim that he sent her away as the breeder of the Lycans. That was what she deserved all the while. At school also she was such a weirdo. No one liked her.” Sarah scoffed. “I am sure that no one liked her. She is so… snooty!”
After hearing Sarah’s thoughts, Victoria was sure that the gossip in the pack about River had turned sour And this was good. She laughed at Sarah’s comment and rolled her eyes. “I hope she never returns and stays as a breeder in the Veil!” Victoria went straight to Hector’s house where he was also taking the trial of his tuxedo. Her wedding dress was bought. by him and she had spent all the money he gave her to create the best wedding dress the pack had ever seen. She had to dazzle them all so that River was completely removed from their memories.
“You look so handsome!” she squealed and hugged him. “I don’t think there is one Alpha who is as handsome and wise as you, Hector,” she said with stars in her eyes.
He chuckled as his chest filled with pride at his looks. “I know,” he replied with a smirk. “What about your wedding dress? Is it ready?”
“It is! Sarah will deliver it tomorrow.”
“Hmm…” he said casually, adjusting his bow tie. Then he looked at the seamster and asked him to leave. As soon as the seamster closed the door behind him, Hector said, “Are you ready? I have procured the certificate of pregnancy from the doctor’s office of a neighboring pack. We are going to show it to everyone out here, okay?”
Victoria nodded. “Okay!” She took a deep breath as she took the information in. “But why did you procure it from a different pack? Why not from our pack?”
“Are you mad?” he growled. “If I would have gone to one of our doctors, they would have opened their mouth and told it to the pack members. Do you know how much bribe I had to pay to keep that doctor quiet?”
Victoria pursed her lips. “I am sorry!” she said, realizing her mistake.
Hector walked to the cupboard and opened it. He opened the locker and took the envelope with the medical report out. Handing it to Victoria, he said, “Make sure that everyone in the pack knows about this certificate.”
Victoria took the envelope and clutched it to her chest. “Don’t worry. By evening everyone would know about this medical report.”
Hector’s face split into a wide grin. “That’s why I like you, Victoria. You are just too resourceful”
She laughed excitedly and hugged him again. Everything was going on perfectly, just like she had imagined. As she would marry Hector, she was going to make sure that he ascended to the position of the Alpha of the pack even if that meant killing Alpha Maxim. Well, she had her plans on killing him as well. Her mother had brought a deadly viper’s poison
toon as from the witches.
“Now go!” Hector said. “And show this report to all!” He winked. “Accidentally show this report.”
Victoria laughed and then rushed out of his house. She knew how to show it and stage the act. She went straight to her friends, those who were going to be her bridesmaid. She had called them for a small briefing of the ceremony at her home. As soon as she reached, they all hugged her and congratulated her excitedly. “You are finally going to be Hector’s wife!” said Fiona, her best friend with a grin.
Victoria blushed. “Yes! I am so happy!”
“We all are so happy for you, Victoria. You two have been love birds since the beginning!”
Suddenly, Victoria acted like she was retching. “Ack” she made that sound. She placed her purse down from which the envelope slipped out. “I am just coming back!” she said. “This baby…” And then she rushed to the bathroom.
The envelope was lifted by Fiona. She saw that it was a report from the hospital. Out of curiosity, she opened it as others giggled. When she read it, her eyes became wide. “This is the medical report of Victoria’s pregnancy!” she said excitedly. but in a low voice. “Oh my Goddess. Victoria is pregnant! Like really!”
Victoria was standing in the bathroom and listening to them. She chuckled. These girls were so foolish, but who was bothered? She came out of the bathroom, wiping her face. “This baby is very demanding…” she said and sank on the couch beside Fiona. Her gaze went to the report she was holding. “Oh darnn, you saw that?” she said in a tired voice. “Victorial” Fiona giggled. She launched herself towards her and hugged her tightly. “You are going to be the mother of our future Alpha
Now Victoria knew that she had succeeded. By the next morning, everyone in the pack was aware of the medical report which said that Victoria was pregnant. Even if River came back to claim the pack, the pack members would shun her and go against her.
Victoria sat on the bed in the morning, sipping coffee. She was waiting for the evening.
