Mighty Female Alpha, Fearless of Betrayal Chapter 05

Mighty Female Alpha, Fearless of Betrayal Chapter 05

The hex had been meant to swap wolf pups. But it 

had bonded to a cat instead. 

And a cat’s gestation is three months. 

Vivian was rushed to the pack clinic and labored. 

through a full day and night. 

What she delivered was ten kittens. 

Each one barely a few ounces. Each one wrong. 

enough to make the attending nurses go pale. 

I went straight to the shaman after. 

He confirmed what I already suspected. The stray 

cat at his sanctuary had also given birth, to 

something that looked disturbingly 

human–shaped. 

I felt a quiet, heavy ache for that. I hadn’t meant to hurt an innocent life, even if the blood running. through it belonged to Ethan and Vivian. 

But I’d had no choice. I needed to protect my pup. And if I’d never put on that first charm, they would have noticed something was off. Whatever 

backup plan they had ready, I wouldn’t have seen it 

coming. 

I had the shaman bring the creature back to me. 

That same afternoon, Ethan showed up at my house with Vivian leaning on his arm. 

She was unrecognizable. Face swollen and 

bloodless. She could barely walk on her own. 

Ethan spoke like he was making a reasonable 

request. “Vivian just delivered. She’s weak. Assign 

someone from the pack to take care of her for at 

while.” 

I almost laughed. “Why would I do that?” 

He didn’t know it yet, but I’d already put in a new 

pack rule. No pack member could be dispatched 

without direct Alpha authorization. I’d been quietly. 

pulling back every piece of power I’d handed him. 

He’d noticed. He just didn’t dare push back, not 

while he still needed me to stay calm. 

Vivian’s eyes went wet on cue. Her voice dropped 

to a threadbare whisper. “I know I don’t deserve to 

ask. I lost my pups. I’m bad luck. I shouldn’t be 

here at all.” 

“But I can barely stand. Aurora, please. I’m not asking for much. I won’t be any trouble.” 

Her knees started to buckle. Ethan caught her 

fast. 

And I saw it, just for a flash, the flicker of revulsion in his eyes before his face went carefully neutral 

again. 

“Aurora, she’s genuinely not well. Can you really look at her and feel nothing? Just let her stay here a few days. Someone to help her. That’s not 

unreasonable.” 

I looked between them. Ethan forcing himself to advocate for a woman he could barely stand to look at. Vivian performing helplessness with 

practiced precision. 

Evil really does have a way of finding its match. 

My phone rang. The shaman. 

I hit speaker without hesitating. 

His voice filled the room clearly: “Alpha, that charm 

you left with me, the Luna from the Ridgecrest 

pack saw it and wants to commission a hundred. 

of them for her wolves. Should I go ahead?” 

“Go ahead,” I said. “Use your judgment.” 

Vivian’s head snapped up. Her face drained 

completely. 

“What charm? Which charm?” 

I looked at her with mild curiosity. “The one your gave me. I must’ve left it behind during my visit. Apparently his cat got attached to it. She’s been 

wearing it every day.” 

Vivian went rigid. Then the sound that came out of 

her wasn’t crying. It was a scream. 

“You gave it to a cat?! You did this to me, you knew, you did this on purpose!” 

I let the Alpha authority bleed into my voice. “Say 

that clearly. What exactly did I do to you?” 

Ethan grabbed her arm hard and yanked. “Shut up. You’re making it worse.” 

“My pups!” She was clawing at him, hysterical. 

“Enough.” 

He said it like a command. His grip locked her in 

place. 

She broke free anyway. She lunged at me, hands out, going for my face, screaming, “Give them 

back! Give me back my babies!”