The Lycan Kingpin's Captive: A Baby For The Beast
Chapter 28 - Nikolaos

I've kept my eyes on the fucker the entire evening. After Giovanni announced the engagement,there wasn't any surprise or anything coming from him. He actually lifted his glass in a toast whenour engagement and Mia's pregnancy were announced.

Something is up, and I need to get Mia out of here.

/“I'll be up on the helipad in the next ten minutes,”/ I say over the mind link and get confirmationthat they're about to start the helicopter, then I lean in to a frightened Mia.

"We're leaving,” I whisper and drag her out of the side door. “Something isn't right, Mikhail didn'teven look surprised at all.”

She nods. “He was smirking the entire evening, it unnerved me to no end,” she says as we reach theelevator. I see Josef running towards us with his weapon and dagger out, nodding to give us the all-clear before he joins us.

“No one was following us, I checked all your blind spots as well as the stairways leading here,” Josefsays and I slap his shoulder in approval.

“Thank you, Josef. As soon as we're up in the air, I want you to drive back with Marrick and Beck -they're still in the hotel room. Make sure no one sees you when you leave.” I explain while weascend and Josef nods.

“Yes, Alpha. It shouldn't be too hard to give them the slip,” he says and the elevator doors open.Mia is ashen-faced and quiet the entire time, her dress blowing in the gusts the helicopter iscreating. I pull her out towards the waiting copter, while Josef takes up the rear with his weapondrawn.

I expected more hostility from the fucker, but he kept on smiling at me as if he knew something Idon't. It can't be that he knew about the copter, because I planned that without anyone but thepilot knowing.

“Let me get in first so I can check everything before you get in,” I tell Mia and slip in behind thepilot. He does all the checks while I keep my eyes and ears open for anything. When everything isdone, I nod to Josef and hold out my hand for Mia.

Five long hours, that's how much time passed since I saw Mia last. I heard her heart stop, then startagain by some fucking miracle.

Maxim reported four of my warriors taking off in the dead of night and now I am certain theyplanned this entire thing along with Mikhail. How did I not see this coming? I trusted my men toomuch, trusted my own fucking family with the woman carrying my child, and now look at whathappened.

So here I am, sitting with my elbows braced on my knees and my head in my hands, still covered inMia's blood. I broke my promise, I said I would keep her safe and she ended up nearly losing herlife. This woman was better off without me, but I won't ever let her out of my sight again.

I'm done fighting this and if I have to tell her about my past so she can know me better, then that'swhat I'll do. I can't lose Mia again, she’s my fucking life.

“Alpha Nikolaos?” my head snaps up and I see a doctor standing in front of me. I get to my feet asquickly as I can and walk over to him.

"How is she? Is she okay? How is the baby-"

“Easy, now,” he says and holds up his palm, giving me a wan smile. “Luna Mia is okay; the knifemissed her vital organs as well as the womb, but she has lost a lot of blood. The knife used was asilver Jagdkommando, so it was difficult to operate. She's in an induced coma so she can heal faster.You can go see her, but she will be unconscious for a while.”

Relief, pure and warm, washes over me and I cover my face with both of my hands. Breathing out apent-up sigh, I place my hand on the doctor's shoulders and nod.

“Thank you. Thank you so much!”

He pats my hand and cocks his head towards the door. “Follow me, Alpha,” he says and leads me toMia's hospital room. My heart is thudding painfully against my chest because the last time I saw herI thought I was going to lose her.

I did lose her; she died in my arms when her heart stopped.

When he opens the door, the last of my resolve shatter and I fall to my knees next to her bed. Shelooks smaller than usual, and I've become so used to her shapely body. Her face is still pale, but Ican see her chest rising and falling as she breathes in and out.

“This is all my fault,” I murmur, holding her hand with my head bowed. “This wouldn't havehappened if I said no to Giovanni; I should have said no.”

All this time I pushed her away from me when I should have held her close. All this time I've chosenthe voices, my demons, and wounds, over the one person who wanted to know where my hurt lay.My triggers made me feel like I wasn't worthy of someone as pure as her, that she would only useme because of my title. She wanted nothing but me, she wanted nothing but for me to open up toher, and what did I do?

I chose them. I always fucking choose them.

I breathe out a sigh and place my hand on her belly, listening to both their hearts beating and itbrings a wistful smile to my face. These two are my life and it's about time I start accepting that.“I'll be here when you wake up, agapi mou; I'm not going anywhere.”

When she wakes up, I'm telling her everything about me; what I have been through, and where Iwant to go with her. It's only fair if I want to have a life with her as my true Luna... I need to stopbeing a coward and claim this woman as mine.