Long Awaited Mate Is A Baby novel Chapter 41

I hug her even tighter, though I'm not sure how its even possible. "Don't let your mind worry at all. Let me do that, and I promise you, we'll both be fine,"

Allie makes a low groaning sound that's barely even audible.

"This isn't going to end well, Kaden," she whimpers. "You're going to get hurt because of me, I know it,"

I gently take my hand and lift Allie's chin up to meet her crystal blue eyes.

"What did I tell you?" I start softly. "Don't worry. It won't do anything but get us or me into more trouble. I need you to trust me, baby,"

Allie sighs and tucks her head away again. "I do trust you, one-hundred percent, but-"

I cut her off gently. "There's no but's to this Allie. You either trust me, or you don't,"

I wait patiently for her answer, and watch as she slowly lifts her head again.

She stares up at me. "I do trust you, Kaden. With my own life,"

It grows dark as we continue to walk, and I can almost swear I hear a clock ticking somewhere behind me. But of course, every time I turn around, nothing's there, and I know it's all in my head.

"Do you know how much time we have left, Kaden?" Allie whispers in the dark. I feel her form shaking beside of me.

"Not long," I murmur. "Not long at all,"

My mate tenses at my words. "Less than an hour?"

I nod, then shake my head. "Less than five minutes,"

"But we're almost there though, right?" Her voice breaks slightly as she speaks.

"I think so," I answer.

Allie quotes after that, and I follow the directions as best I can in the dark. And in what feels like forever but can't be more than three minutes, we come up upon a small, beaten down, little shack; One that resembles the one Allie was kept in.

"Is this it?" Allie whimpers.

I don't answer. But instead pull her along with me, right through the front door.

When I walk through, the moldy floor boards squeak, and it's somehow even darker than it was outside.

"I don't see her, Kaden," Allie murmurs.

"I didn't come here to chat with you, Lucy. I know you want something. Just tell me what it is, and if it's in reason, you can have it. As long as my mate is kept safe," As I speak, I feel Allie lean farther into me, as if she's trying to hide from her mother.

How low has Lucy sunk to have her own daughter afraid of her?

"Oh," Lucy immediately perks up. "I almost forgot. My child is here as well. How lovely,"

I have to bite back my growl, and I can almost swear it's the hardest thing I've ever done in my life. Just watching the way Lucy's mouth turns into an evil smile at the mention of Allie makes me want to rip her apart. And if my wolf had his way, it'd already be done.

"Just get to the point," I spit at my mates mother. "Why am I here?"

Lucy waves her hand as if to dismiss the idea. "Oh, those small details. Where do I even begin with them?"

A thousand responses run through my mind, but I choose to stay quiet and wait for Lucy to say something. It might be the smarter thing, any way.

"Well you see," Lucy begins. "There's several different things that I'd like to say to you right now, none of them that you'll like. So how do I tell you?"

She pauses again, ruffling her hair.

"Oh, I know just the right place," She smirks devilishly. "You see, baby Kaden, I don't like you. Not in the slightest. But I loved my son. My very precious son, Micah," Her eyes get glassy, and for a moment I think she might cry. But in a heartbeat he whips her hand up to wipe her eye, and sniffs, shoving that thought out th window.