Lycan king's substitute breeder

Chapter forty four

Oregon

I walked with Stephen by my side in the hallway, and he seemed to be smiling at me. I glanced at him and sighed deeply. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

"How was it? How did I do?" I asked.

"You mean the meeting? You did great. In fact, I was shocked and too stunned to speak," he answered.

I only smiled and nodded my head. He followed me all the way to my bedroom, and we entered together.

"Why didn't you tell them the truth, though?" he asked, in a whisper.

I looked at him as I took the necktie off my neck. "What are you talking about?" I asked.

"About Vivian's pregnancy, of course! Why didn't you tell them she was pregnant with your child? Why did you have to be so complicated while explaining yourself?" he said.

"Stephen, I had to be really careful with my words. I was just being smart," I said, as I fell onto the bed.

"How?" he asked, sounding curious.

I scoffed. "Don't you have any idea?" I asked, in wonder.

"I wish," he replied, rolling his eyes.

"Actually, I thought if I told them she was carrying my child, they would ask a lot of questions like, 'When did you two make love? How did she suddenly become pregnant? It hasn't been too long since she came here, so how did it happen?'" I replied, and Stephen smiled.

"Whoa, I guess you are right. As usual, you are so smart," Stephen said.

I nodded. "Of course. That's why I told them otherwise. I'm going to surprise them when I tell them my breeder is pregnant with my child," I uttered, giving a full smirk.

"But Oregon…" Stephen called, whispering as he sat on the bed, close to my feet.

"Yes?" I answered and looked at him.

"Will you really do it?" he asked, hesitatingly.

"Do what?" I asked, quite confused.

Stephen swallowed hard. "Will you really make love with Vivian?" he asked, avoiding eye contact.

I smiled and sat upright. "Of course, I will."

"What!" he half yelled as his eyes darted to me.

"Why are you so surprised? Isn't she my breeder? I can have sex with her as much as I wish," I said.

"I understand, but… I actually thought you were joking. Why bother to make love with her? She is pregnant, you don't have to stress yourself so much," he told me bluntly.

"I know, but I already gave them my word. I should fulfill it," I replied.

"Oregon, I have a question," Stephen whispered.

My eyes blinked, and I asked, "What is that?"

"That girl, Vivian… Do you have feelings for her?" he asked.

I chuckled and shook my head. "I don't have feelings for her," I answered, my eyes refusing to blink.

"But why do you keep behaving this way? Don't you think you are doing too much? She is just a mere breeder," he said.

"Have you forgotten Vivian is my mate!" I asked, sounding annoyed.

Stephen sighed and nodded. "I am aware of that. You also don't like the fact that you are bonded to her as a mate. How many of us know she is even your mate? You haven't told anyone apart from me and your mother yet."

"Isabella knows about it," I hissed, got up, and turned around, my back facing him.

"And it's just us. You didn't even tell the elders that you have a mate. You basically hid it from them… Why do you keep on doing this? I'm really confused, Oregon. Furthermore, I wonder why you haven't rejected and broken the bond with her since you feel she isn't worthy of being your mate," he said, and I quickly turned to face him.

I felt anger surge inside me, my blood was already boiling in anger, and my throat turned dry, that I had to swallow hard twice. I clenched my fists trying to hold in my anger, but seeing Stephen's face made me even more furious.

"I don't want to see you, get out," I whispered, with a strong tone that nearly echoed.

Stephen sighed and brushed his hand against his hair. "King Oregon…" he let out a whisper.

"Get out!" I growled and grabbed his shirt by the chest.

He nodded. "Okay then. If you say so," he said and was about to leave when my voice caused him to suddenly come to a halt.

"Let me tell you why I'm doing all this, in case you are dying to know. I wonder why you can't even figure it out yourself. You have a brain, for goodness sake," I snarled, angrily.

Stephen only sighed deeply.

"I actually feel for my child in her womb. If I think about that baby in there, it melts my heart and makes me want to take good care of her. Now, I finally know that this statement about children being the joy and happiness of their parents is true," I said and shrugged my shoulders.

"I agree," Stephen nodded with a small smile. "I'm sorry for being stupidly curious. Please do pardon me," he said.

"No, it's okay. You can go now," I gestured and he nodded. I watched as Stephen walked to the door. He was about to open it when a knock sounded. My eyes grew wide open. I wondered who it could be.

"Who is that?" Stephen asked, before I could even say anything.

"It's me, Vivian. Can I come in?" she asked.

I sighed deeply as Stephen turned to me. "Allow her in," I answered and laid on the bed.

Stephen looked at the door, opened it, and then Vivian walked in.

"You were the one that answered?" she asked.

"Yes. That's Oregon. Good night," he said, and Vivian bowed and watched him leave sight before walking up to me.

"What is it? Why are you here?" I asked, and groaned.

Vivian bit her lower lip and stood before me, just in front of the bed. She looked nervous, and I became curious.

"What is it, Vivian?" I demanded, rolling my eyes.