Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 41

Chapter 41: 41-Better than Mates

Haiden:

"You don’t have to keep following me. You have your own squad. Why don’t you go be with them?" Sadie said after I had followed her in silence for a few minutes.

"They can take care of themselves," I said, watching her slow down and turn around to look at me.

"And I can’t?" she asked, sounding tired. Of course she was. She was pregnant, and they had made her come here. What kind of monsters do that?

"You can, but not in this state," I said, pointing at her belly. I was trying not to be insensitive, but what could I do? I desperately wanted to give her a coat or a jacket, but I had none. Rue had decided I should flex my biceps while others got cool jackets.

"Haiden, you’re a nice guy, and I don’t blame you for earlier. You didn’t know any better. You were just trying to comfort me. It’s not like I would have survived trying to cross the wires," she uttered in her sweet and gentle tone, reminding me why she was so different from the others.

"I appreciate that you don’t blame me for it, but I can’t leave you here by yourself," I said as I continued to walk behind her.

"I’m not by myself. I have my squad mates," she said with a smile on her lips.

For a woman to be in a state where she couldn’t rest while pregnant and still smile, it confused me. Where did these women get their courage from? They are bold and confident. Then there are men like us, who don’t understand them.

"Yeah, well, your squad mates didn’t stay behind for you. They rushed ahead even when they knew you couldn’t run," I said, annoyed with them.

"Do you take care of every pregnant woman like this, or is it just me? Because I’m beginning to feel very lucky," she said, flashing me a smile.

This was the first time I had seen her so relaxed, even though I knew deep down she must have been scared.

"Let’s just say I think there should be better laws to protect pregnant women," I said, trying to look away to avoid eye contact, but she kept looking at me, as if trying to figure out whether I was being completely honest or if there was another motive behind my kindness.

"Anyway, you can ask me a million questions to distract me, but I’m not leaving your side," I said, still walking behind her.

"And I’ll find you food as well," I said with a smile, and she began to smile back at me.

"Where would you get food from?" she asked, stopping to catch her breath. I knew she was exhausted.

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