Episode 2: The Secret No One Must Know
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Episode 2: The Secret No One Must Know
The rain continued to fall outside the hospital.
Ava sat alone on the edge of the hospital bed, staring at the pregnancy test results in her trembling hands.
Pregnant.
The word felt unreal.
Just yesterday, she had been a heartbroken woman rejected by her mate.
Today, she was carrying his child.
A tear rolled down her cheek.
Slowly, she placed a hand over her stomach.
A life was growing inside her.
A tiny heartbeat.
A tiny soul.
Her baby.
The only good thing Logan Blackwood had ever given her.
And he didn’t even know it.
Ava closed her eyes.
“No one can find out.”
The words came out as a whisper.
The doctor frowned.
“Miss Thompson?”
Ava quickly wiped her tears away.
“I need to leave.”
“But your condition—”
“I’m fine.”
She wasn’t fine.
Not even close.
But staying here was dangerous.
If word reached the Blackwood Pack…
If Victoria discovered she was pregnant…
Everything would be over.
Victoria wasn’t the kind of woman who shared.
She destroyed anyone who threatened her.
And Ava’s baby was the biggest threat of all.
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Meanwhile…
Inside Blackwood Manor…
Logan stood in front of the massive window overlooking the forest.
Something felt wrong.
Very wrong.
His wolf paced restlessly.
Growling.
Angry.
Unstable.
The rejection should have solved everything.
Instead, it felt like he had ripped out a piece of his own soul.
He couldn’t stop thinking about Ava.
Her tears.
Her broken expression.
The look in her eyes when he rejected her.
His fists clenched.
The memory haunted him.
“You made the right choice.”
Victoria’s voice interrupted his thoughts.
She wrapped her arms around him from behind.
Logan’s jaw tightened.
For some reason, her touch irritated him.
Victoria noticed immediately.
“You still feel guilty?”
“No.”
The lie came easily.
Victoria smiled.
“Good.”
She stepped in front of him.
“Because the alliance between our packs is more important than one girl.”
One girl.
Logan looked away.
For some reason, hearing Ava described that way angered him.
Victoria reached up and kissed his cheek.
“We’ll be married soon.”
His wolf growled.
Hard.
Victoria froze.
“Your wolf still doesn’t accept me?”
Logan remained silent.
Because the answer was yes.
His wolf hated her.
And loved Ava.
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The next morning…
Ava packed everything she owned into two suitcases.
Her decision had already been made.
She was leaving.
Leaving Blackwood Pack.
Leaving Logan.
Leaving her old life behind forever.
Her mother cried as she hugged her.
“You don’t have to go.”
“I do.”
“Ava—”
“I can’t stay here.”
Her mother understood.
Every street reminded Ava of Logan.
Every memory hurt.
Every breath felt painful.
Staying would destroy her.
So she left.
Without telling anyone where she was going.
Without saying goodbye.
Without letting Logan know.
As the bus pulled away from Blackwood territory, Ava made a silent promise.
I will protect my child.
Even if I have to do it alone.
⸻
Three months later…
Silver City.
Ava stepped out of a luxury office building.
Life wasn’t easy.
But she was surviving.
She had found work.
Found a small apartment.
Found peace.
Most importantly…
Her baby was healthy.
She smiled while looking at the ultrasound photo.
The tiny shape on the screen already meant everything to her.
Suddenly—
“Ava?”
Her body froze.
She slowly turned around.
A tall man stood behind her.
Handsome.
Powerful.
Familiar.
Her eyes widened.
“Ethan?”
Ethan Cross smiled.
It had been years since she’d seen him.
Back in school, Ethan had been her closest friend.
Now he looked even more attractive.
And richer.
“What are you doing here?” he asked.
Ava laughed nervously.
“It’s a long story.”
Ethan’s eyes dropped to her stomach.
His smile disappeared.
The world seemed to stop.
“Ava…”
His voice softened.
“Are you pregnant?”
Ava instinctively placed a protective hand over her stomach.
Ethan immediately understood.
“Who is the father?”
Silence.
His eyes widened.
“No way.”
Ava looked away.
“No way,” Ethan repeated.
“Logan Blackwood?”
Ava didn’t answer.
She didn’t need to.
Ethan cursed under his breath.
“He rejected you and left you pregnant?”
“It’s complicated.”
“It isn’t.”
His expression darkened.
“He doesn’t deserve you.”
For the first time in months, someone stood on her side.
And it nearly made her cry.
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Back at Blackwood Pack…
Logan couldn’t sleep.
Couldn’t eat.
Couldn’t focus.
Three months.
Three months since Ava disappeared.
No one knew where she went.
The strange thing?
The mate bond wasn’t completely gone.
He could still feel traces of her.
Tiny fragments.
Like a distant heartbeat.
His wolf became more aggressive every day.
His temper worsened.
His patience disappeared.
Even the elders noticed.
Finally, Beta Marcus entered Logan’s office.
“We found something.”
Logan looked up instantly.
“What?”
Marcus swallowed.
“A witness saw Ava leaving the territory.”
Logan’s heart pounded.
“Then?”
“She never came back.”
Something dangerous flashed in Logan’s eyes.
“Find her.”
Marcus blinked.
“What?”
“Find Ava Thompson.”
“Why?”
Logan rose slowly from his chair.
His Alpha aura filled the room.
Because for the first time…
He was beginning to realize something terrible.
Rejecting Ava hadn’t freed him.
It had destroyed him.
And somewhere deep inside…
His wolf whispered the truth.
Too late.
⸻
Far away in Silver City…
Ava sat on her apartment balcony.
The sunset painted the sky gold.
She smiled while touching her growing stomach.
Then she felt it.
A sudden kick.
Her eyes widened.
Another kick.
Then another.
Tears filled her eyes.
“My baby…”
A laugh escaped her lips.
For the first time in months…
She felt truly happy.
But across the street…
A pair of eyes watched her from a parked black SUV.
The man lowered a camera.
Then picked up his phone.
“Miss Victoria.”
His voice was cold.
“I found her.”
Silence.
Then Victoria spoke.
“What about the pregnancy?”
The man looked through the camera lens again.
A cruel smile appeared on his face.
“She’s definitely carrying a child.”
Victoria’s face darkened.
“Get rid of the problem.”
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