The Secret No One Must Know
1046 Words
Episode 3: Hunted for the Alpha’s Heir
The night was quiet.
Too quiet.
Ava sat on her apartment balcony, gently rubbing her growing stomach.
The baby had kicked for the first time.
It was the happiest moment she had experienced in months.
A smile lingered on her lips.
“You’ll never be alone,” she whispered.
“I promise.”
The baby kicked again.
Ava laughed softly.
Then suddenly—
A chill ran down her spine.
Her wolf growled.
Danger.
Someone was watching her.
Ava immediately stood.
Her eyes scanned the street below.
Nothing.
Just parked cars.
Dark windows.
Empty sidewalks.
Yet the feeling remained.
Strong.
Terrifying.
Her wolf refused to calm down.
Something was wrong.
Very wrong.
⸻
Across the street…
Inside a black SUV…
A man lowered his binoculars.
His name was Hunter.
Victoria’s personal enforcer.
And he had one mission.
Eliminate Ava Thompson.
Eliminate the baby.
No witnesses.
No mistakes.
Hunter smirked.
“What a shame.”
He looked at Ava’s apartment.
“You’re actually pretty.”
His fingers tightened around the steering wheel.
“But orders are orders.”
⸻
The next morning…
Ava woke up feeling uneasy.
The strange feeling from yesterday hadn’t disappeared.
If anything, it had become stronger.
Her phone suddenly rang.
Ethan.
She answered immediately.
“Hello?”
His voice sounded urgent.
“Where are you?”
Ava frowned.
“At home.”
“Stay there.”
Fear instantly entered her chest.
“Ethan?”
“I’ll explain when I arrive.”
The call ended.
Ava stared at the screen.
Her heartbeat accelerated.
Thirty minutes later…
A loud knock echoed through the apartment.
She rushed to open the door.
Ethan entered.
His face was pale.
His eyes were filled with concern.
“Ava.”
“What happened?”
Ethan hesitated.
Then he spoke.
“Someone has been asking questions about you.”
Ava froze.
“What kind of questions?”
“Questions about your pregnancy.”
The color drained from her face.
“No…”
Ethan nodded.
“I think someone knows.”
Ava instinctively wrapped her arms around her stomach.
Fear exploded inside her.
Only a few people knew she was pregnant.
How could anyone find out?
Unless…
Victoria.
The thought made her blood run cold.
⸻
Meanwhile…
Inside Blackwood Manor…
Logan sat behind his desk.
A thick file rested in front of him.
Months.
Months of searching.
Months of nothing.
Until today.
Beta Marcus finally found a lead.
Logan opened the file.
Inside was a photograph.
The moment he saw it…
His entire body froze.
Ava.
Standing outside a coffee shop.
Alive.
Healthy.
Beautiful.
His heart slammed against his chest.
For months he had imagined the worst.
Now he finally knew she was safe.
Relief flooded him.
Then he saw the second photo.
His expression changed instantly.
Ava was holding her stomach.
A rounded stomach.
A pregnant stomach.
The room went silent.
Logan stared at the image.
Once.
Twice.
Three times.
His breathing became uneven.
“No.”
His wolf exploded.
MINE!
The photograph slipped from his hand.
His entire body shook.
Pregnant.
Ava was pregnant.
And there was only one possible father.
Logan Blackwood.
Him.
The realization hit like lightning.
His child.
His heir.
His baby.
The baby he never knew existed.
The baby growing inside the woman he rejected.
A low growl escaped his throat.
The office windows rattled.
His Alpha aura erupted uncontrollably.
Marcus stepped back.
“Alpha—”
“Where is she?”
Logan’s voice was deadly calm.
Marcus swallowed.
“Silver City.”
Logan rose from his chair.
His eyes glowed gold.
For the first time in months…
Fear entered his heart.
Because if Ava was pregnant…
Then she had been carrying his child when he rejected her.
⸻
Silver City.
Ava and Ethan left the apartment together.
Neither of them felt safe anymore.
Someone was watching.
Someone was searching.
Someone knew.
They entered Ethan’s car.
Ava exhaled.
“We should be okay now.”
Ethan nodded.
Then his expression changed.
“Ava…”
“What?”
“Don’t look behind us.”
Her heart stopped.
A black SUV followed them.
The same vehicle from yesterday.
The same vehicle from outside her apartment.
Fear surged through her veins.
“Ethan…”
“I know.”
The SUV accelerated.
Fast.
Very fast.
Ava’s stomach tightened.
The baby.
Her baby.
Panic flooded her.
The SUV rammed into their car.
BANG!
Ava screamed.
The vehicle swerved violently.
Another impact.
BANG!
“Ethan!”
“I’m trying!”
The black SUV stayed behind them.
Relentless.
Predatory.
Like a wolf hunting prey.
Hunter smiled from behind the wheel.
His target was finally within reach.
One crash.
One mistake.
One death.
That was all he needed.
⸻
Back in Blackwood territory…
Logan’s private jet was already preparing for takeoff.
He refused to waste another second.
Not after discovering the truth.
Not after learning about the baby.
His baby.
Marcus rushed toward him.
“Alpha!”
Logan turned.
“What?”
Marcus looked shaken.
“We intercepted a message.”
Logan frowned.
“What message?”
Marcus swallowed hard.
“It came from Victoria’s people.”
A terrible feeling settled in Logan’s chest.
Marcus spoke slowly.
“The target is Ava Thompson.”
Silence.
Deadly silence.
Then Logan’s eyes turned completely gold.
His wolf roared.
The ground beneath him cracked.
“What did you say?”
Marcus took a step back.
“They found Ava.”
For the first time in years…
True fear entered Logan’s eyes.
Because he knew Victoria.
And he knew exactly what she would do to protect her future as Luna.
She would kill.
Logan clenched his fists.
His voice dropped into a dangerous whisper.
“If anything happens to Ava…”
The air trembled.
“I will destroy everyone responsible.”
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Silver City.
The chase continued.
Cars swerved.
Horns blared.
Ava held her stomach protectively.
Tears streamed down her face.
The SUV accelerated again.
Closer.
Closer.
Closer.
Hunter pulled out a handgun.
Ava’s eyes widened.
“No…”
He aimed directly at their car.
Then pulled the trigger.
BANG!
The rear window shattered.
Ava screamed.
Ethan slammed the accelerator.
The car raced forward.
But another bullet flew through the air.
Straight toward Ava.
And this time…
There was nowhere to run.
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