My heart sank as soon as Desmond and Hazel went along with each other.

I furrowed my eyebrows as I got to see them going to our manor.

"What is happening?" I murmured as I tried to get off from the crowds without being seen by our Betas and Gammas.

I looked at my bracelet and thanked myself that I was wearing it. It would mean so much to me to wear this because this bracelet has an incantation to hide my scent. I was using it because I had plans to make fun with Desmon later.

With careful walking, I headed straight to the manor and went inside after seeing Desmond and Hazel go there.

I went in the direction where Desmond's study room was located. That was where I could smell his scent. I carefully removed my heel shoes so that they wouldn't make a noise on the marble floor. I walked barefoot while heading to the study room of Desmond.

"Why are you choosing me to have this task, Alpha?"

I inhaled quietly when I came to hear Hazel's flirty voice. I was already at the door which wasn't closed enough so I was able to hear what they were about to talk about.

"Because you are fit for this, Hazel. And I don't want to worry my wife anymore."

My heart stopped when Desmond mentioned my name. I carefully knelt on the marble floor without making any noise so I could peek in the hole of the doorknob.

There, I saw Desmond leaning on his desk while facing Hazel who was holding a parchment.

"Hmm..." Hazel hummed as she chuckled. "Oh, I see. Luna does not know about this, am I right, Alpha? You should have brought this topic to her."

I furrowed my eyebrows. What on earth were they talking about? What were they referring to me?

"I will eventually tell her."

Hazel chuckled. "I don't think Luna will approve of it. Me? You will make me a surrogate mother? Luna Seraphina doesn't even like me, Alpha."

My eyes widened in surprise. Surrogate mother? What—

"I asked Anderson to conduct a test between Seraphina and me to see which one of us is having a defective state. He found out that Seraphina is infertile. It is the reason why we cannot bear a pup even after being married for five years."

I stiffened and felt like something exploded in my body right now. Me? Infertile? My heart sank more. So... am I really the problem as to why we haven't conceived a pup?

Is that the reason why he was speaking to Hazel? To make her a surrogate mother?

"Alpha, do not act so naive. Luna will not approve it even if you discuss it. She'd rather not have me to surrogate your pup because she feels threatened about my presence."

I clenched my hands when I saw her stepping forward towards Desmond whose expression was still stoic.

"Seraphina will understand. She has been troubled that until now, we haven't had a pup yet, Hazel. I know that she wants to have a pup already even if I tell her that I am not worried if we can have one or not," Desmond said as he crossed his arms over his chest.

I gritted my teeth when Hazel was already in front of Desmond and leaned forward to him. I wanted to open the door and smash that flirty expression of her but I couldn't find myself moving at my ground.

When I looked at my hands, I found them shaking. Shit... What I heard tonight was making me shiver right now.

"I can agree to be the surrogate mother, Alpha. But there is one condition."

"What is it? For my wife, I will do anything."

I immediately returned my gaze back to the hole upon hearing his icy tone yet... there was desperation. When I checked Desmond whose eyebrows were furrowed while Hazel's grinning face was so close to him, I already knew that I wouldn't like what was going to happen.

"Spend one night with me, Alpha. That is all for my condition," Hazel said before she descended her lips to Desmond causing my eyes to widen in shock.