Chapter 75

Julian

I moved around Megan's hospital room. Gathering up her things and putting them in the small suitcase I had brought for the job but my mind wasn't in the room.

It was with Cassie. How she had felt and tasted last night and how she had looked this morning as we had eaten together. The way she had smiled and laughed when I was looking but the sadness that had filled her eyes when she thought I wasn't.

I knew I was the reason she was sad and I kind of hated that but what choice did I have? I owed Megan. She would have been the mother of my unborn child if I hadn't forced her to meet me. And I wasn't sure if she was my mate or not.

All the stories I had heard said that you knew when you came upon your fated mate and that night in the hospital when I had made love to am the mysterious woman who had felt so much like home.

Cassie had kind of felt like that last night. And I wasn't sure how I had missed it before because it wasn't the first time we had been intimate. Maybe it had something to do with how we had come together? Cause last night had been love making and not just a wham bam thank you ma'am.

And the memories were so vivid that I could almost feel her soft skin against mine as she fell asleep completely sated in my arms.

"You stink of her."

Megan's snarling whine brought me back to reality with a bump. I looked around the sterile hospital room and my lungs were filled with the stench of cleaning products. It was all too sterile, there was nothing sweet about it. Nothing that reminded me of my wife.

Turning towards the bed I walked up to the wanna be mother of my pups. Towering over her. I had promised Megan I would look after her but she had to start learning her place. She wasn't my equal, she wasn't my wife and - I sucked in a breath. Megan's scent was nice , like an expensive perfume but it wasn't sweet.

It wasn't right.

She wasn't my mate. Of that I was sure but -

"Her smell is all over your skin Julian." She wailed again. "You were with her wasn't you." Her fingers turned into claws that she raked down my chest in a tantrum. I winced back and her eyes flashed. Tugging up the shirt she stared open mouthed at the long scratch marks Cassie had left on me last night in the throes of passion.

"You fucked her."

Grabbing her hands I forced them back to her sides with a snarl.

Yes Megan really needed to learn her place if she wanted me to look after her.

"I made love to my wife." I said firmly. "She is my wife." Before I could stop myself I licked at my lips. If I concentrated hard enough I could still taste her.

Below me, her legs swinging off the hospital bed Megan glared at me.

"I was laying here, losing your baby and you were getting your dick wet in some -"

My control snapped. I had promises and they were promises I wanted to keep but Megan would not be allowed to speak to Cassie like that. Or about her.

Stepping back I let my wolfs growl lower my voice. "That is enough Megan. You will not speak to Cassie with anything but respect. She is my wife and you are coming to live in her house. You are the guest. You are not my Luna."

Her eyes widened. "What am I then Julian?" She countered. "You said you cared about me. That night in the hospital I thought ." She gave a little shrug. "Well I thought our connection was special. Obviously it wasn't for you."

The person I'd connected with in the hospital had been special. But I was pretty sure that person wasn't Megan.

And if it wasn't Megan then she hadn't been carrying my baby at all. My eyes narrowed into slits.

Was she even pregnant? Or was this some wierd plan to trap me.

Why would she try and do that? She knew I was married. Not happily most of the time but it was a contract I wouldn't be able to get out of. Not without repercussions anyway.

She must realise that she could never win.

"Pack up your things Megan and get ready to leave." I took a step back and moved towards the door.

"You're not going to help me. I've just-"

Whirling around I stopped her moaning with a sharp look. "I am going to visit with my beta." I had been to see Ian for a while yesterday and he had looked lousy. Troubled and in pain. But I hadn't seen him at all today and I needed to because I wanted his advice about this whole situation.

Ian always knew what was best. He always knew everything that was going on around us. It was his job. He would be able to find out what Megan's deal was and who the woman in the hospital was.

Forget the woman in the hospital, my wolf seemed to hiss. The woman we want it not in any hospital. She's at home waiting for us.

I closed my eyes as the memories of Cassie's lips flooded me. I liked her I really did but I wanted to find the woman who might be my mate as well.

Ian would be able to find out what I needed him to as soon as he got back on his feet and me-

I would just have to deal with living with both my wife and the woman who wanted to be my mistress until he did and I could decide what was the best thing to do.

Knocking once I pushed into his room. Ian didn't look surprised to see me in the slightest. It was almost like he had been expecting me.

"I need your help."