Alpha's secret love child
Chapter two

Amber's pov

Working for Alpha Drake wasn't that bad, he allowed me to start later so I could have breakfast withElias and leave early so we could have dinner together. I only stayed longer when he had guests. Ihad most weekends off and I could take leftovers home. Saturday mornings I trained with someother working moms, Elias often joined me and sparred with some kids. He was strong and couldfend off kids twice his age, but I'd rather he stay a kid a bit longer. Brian was usually sleeping off abender in the mornings, but would join us for lunch most of the time. He wasn't a great father, hewas often gone for days at a time or would smell of women and alcohol. But when he was soberand had a good day he would play ball with Elias or help me in the garden. I knew he tried and I sawhow much Elias loved him. Every so often I would see Brian stare at his own reflection and look atthe mark Susan has left. It was one of the only things he had left of her, the mark and the necklacehe bought Susan for their first date. Brian and I decided not to mark each other, we aren't in loveand this way he could keep his old mark. If anyone asked we would tell them about his mate. Lyingabout Elias dad was easier when I didn’t have to lie about everything else. We told everyone that wemet after his mate died and then we fell in love and I got pregnant with Elias.

I loved working in the garden with my hands, feeling the earth and seeing the flowers andvegetables grow. I even brought some to the packhouse sometimes and everyone loved them. Thepackhouse was next to Alpha“s house, we often had dinners at the packhouse with and when Brianand I first got to the Crimson Moon pack we lived there. The place was a safe haven for anyone thatneeded it. When I started working for Alpha Drake after Elias turned 1 years old we got our ownhouse with a small garden. Brian worked as a handy man in the pack, this way it wasn't verynoticeable if he slept in or was gone a night or two. He wasn't cut out for a 9 to 5 job.

My neighbor Casandra and her mate Thomas helped me babysit Elias whenever I needed help,honestly she was like a substitute mom. She always checked if we were okay and had enough to eat,she would buy presents for Elias and gave the best hugs in the world. She didn't care for Brianthough, but I couldn't tell her how he saved me when I was pregnant. She had three kids grown kidsherself and was the proud grandma of 5 pups. She loved having kids around her, it was one of thebest qualities of Cansandra, one I never saw in my parents growing up. She helped me set up thegarden and showed me how to care for plants. She taught me so much and now I have one of thenicest gardens in the pack. Elias loved to help me too, sometimes secretly stealing a tomato orsome strawberries while I have my back turned. He had become quite the little gardener himself.

It was another random Saturday when I brought some extra cucumbers, tomatoes and carrots to thepackhouse and some flowers to put in a vase. Suddenly I overhead some pack members talking.“Did you hear there's an Alpha visiting soon?’ asked Lois. Alex replied: “l heard he’s looking for hismate and he’s staying until the next full moon to replace her *. “Who's visiting?’, I asked them outcuriosity. Both Alex and Lois couldn't say, only that Alpha Drake couldn't refuse, the visit would benext weekend and that he needed all staff available. I guess I would have to work overtime thisweek, luckily had Casandra been asking me for Elias to have a sleepover with one of her grandkidsnext weekend so the timing couldn't have been more perfect. At Monday the staff got theannouncement, this weekend the Alpha of a rivalry pack would visit and he would stay until the fullmoon. The full moon would be in two weeks time. He would stay in the packhouse, because hewould be bringing his Beta and some pack members. Honestly Alpha Drake had a big enoughMansion to accommodate them, but I think he wanted to keep them out if his house as much aspossible. I wondered why, most visitors would stay in the guest suite at his house. Suddenly my trainof thought was interrupted when Alpha Drake entered the room. He looked at me and sighedbefore asking me to join him in his office.

We went upstairs and Alpha Drake closed the door. “Hi Amber, the reason I called you here isbecause of the Alpha that will be staying herefor a few weeks’. I looked at him with a puzzled look.He never talked to me in private about any of the guests. Alpha Drake continued. 'l am sorry Amber.The Alpha who's visiting this weekend is Axel"