And then that question about the iron pills... God, she was making it so obvious. Practically unting her pregnancy to lure Nn in. And the worst part was that it was working.


    But his question made one thing clear:


    He wasn''t sure.


    She hadn''t directly told him. She hadn''t shown him the ultrasound.


    Felicity wasn''t sure why Ellie would hide the proof, since she needed to show Nn that she was pregnant in order to maintain her position. But Felicity wasn''t about to look a gift horse in the mouth.


    If Ellie wanted to y this ridiculous game of making him guess and getting him all worked up, then Felicity would just use it to her advantage.


    She would make sure to get rid of Ellie''s bastard child before Nn ever knew about it.


    She had the means to do it. She had the ess. And all the people in the pack house who were loyal to her were keeping track of Ellie''s every movement and reporting it all back.


    Felicity was putting together a n.


    And soon, it would be time to act.


    She was startled from her thoughts by the appearance of a strange man in a blue suit standing in the doorway. The moment the man appeared, Nn pulled away from her arms, which only irritated her more.


    "A guest, here to see Alpha ric."


    Nn sent the man upstairs to see the Moonstone Alpha, but Felicity could feel the curiosity buzzing beneath his skin.


    Exactly what she didn''t need, one more thing distracting Nn from her.


    The man in the blue suit ascended the stairs to the guest suites, where the Moonstone pack members were staying. He had been expected, and so he wasn''t surprised when the door opened after only a single knock.


    "Mr. Eastman,” a tall, lean man with silvering brown hair said, stepping forward.


    "Good to meet you in person, Alpha ric," Eastman replied. "I''ve brought the information you requested, but I''m afraid it isn''t much. As I told you over the phone, we have some records of Ellie''s time at our orphanage, but they''re sparse.''


    "Any little scrap of information is helpful," the Alpha said sincerely, reaching for the folder tucked under Eastman''s arm.


    He handed it over readily.


    "You''ll see in the notes, but just allow me to exin-Ellie had lost her memories when she was brought to us. That''s how she ended up in our care. She was quite young, and it seemed that she had suffered substantial trauma. She couldn''t remember much of anything but bits and pieces that didn''t make sense."


    "Like what?" the broad-shouldered brte man beside ric asked. Eastman recognized him as Eastman''s son, Cassian.


    “The first couple of weeks that Ellie was with us, she kept asking if anyone had found her ne yet," Eastman exined. "She talked about this beautiful gemstone ne and kept saying she''d be in trouble if she lost it again. But when we pressed her on it, she couldn''t give us any more information than that, and eventually, she


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    stopped bringing it up."


    Alpha ric and Cassian exchanged a meaningful look.


    Eastman''s words clearly meant something more to them, although neither of them voiced it aloud.


    "Was there anything else that stood out to you?” ric asked. “During Ellie''s time there?"


    "Her demeanor," Eastman said thoughtfully. "She had a mild injury just behind her jaw. It was assumed to be from a fall, and the resulting head trauma may have caused her memory loss. But even though she couldn''t remember anything about where she''de from, Ellie had a poise, agrace to her movements, that led us to believe she must''vee from a noble family. We were surprised when no one ever came looking for her."


    "I see,” ric said, his voice tight. “Thank you for the information, Mr. Eastman. You''ve been more helpful than you can know."


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