Alpha's replacement bride is destined mate-Chapter 207 Who is the father of this baby?

The hurried footsteps of doctors and nurses came and went in the room. Emily is in bed, and a nurse is giving Emily an injection. The clear liquid trickled slowly through the thin needle into Emily’s veins, as if injecting her frail body with a hint of life. The doctor was whispering something to Adam.

When the room was finally quiet, Adam slowly walked over to Emily’s bedside, he asked with concern, " Are you feeling better now?"

" Yes." Emily replied softly. The pain in her abdomen had subsided considerably by the time the nurse gave her the injection. But she still held her hand over her belly, as if to protect the new life inside her.

" The doctor said that this belongs to early pregnancy bleeding." Adam’s eyes inadvertently swept over Emily’s belly, and he frowned slightly, " Did you know you were pregnant?"

Emily nodded her head. Dolly, who was walking over with a towel at that moment, heard Adam’s words and then she asked in surprise, "Emily, are you pregnant?"

"Who is the father of this baby? " Adam’s voice was low with a hint of imperceptible anger.

"I don’t want to talk about that right now. " Emily turned her head to the side and she closed her eyes.

" Adam, I think Emily needs to rest now. " Dolly persuaded, "Leave, okay?"

Adam looked at Emily and he said to Emily, "I’ll see you tomorrow."

Emily did not open her eyes until the door had closed, and then slowly. She turned her head to look at Dolly next to her, " Dolly...." Emily wanted to talk. She would like to talk to Dolly about the baby’s life, but she did not know how.

" If you don’t want to talk, don’t say anything. Just get some rest okay?" Dolly took a wet towel and wiped Emily’s face. Her movements were delicate and gentle.

Emily inhaled deeply as she struggled to say, " It’s Elijah."

Dolly’s hand stops in mid-air, " Elijah?"

" Yes." The thought that the father of this baby was Elijah brought shame and grief to her heart. That she was pregnant with the devil’s baby.

" Are you sure the father of this baby is really Elijah?" asked Dolly, with some suspicion.

"Elijah said that the baby was his. " Emily said," He even made a special nursery for this baby."

Dolly’s eyes were downcast, and she seemed to be thinking of something. After a while, Dolly asked, "Is it true that you had sex with Elijah?"

Emily’s brow furrowed as she said truthfully, "I’ve lost my memory since I woke up in the palace in the west. Sometimes Elijah sleeps with me, but we have not had sex."

"Since you haven’t had sex, the father of this baby may not be Elijah," Dolly said cautiously, "Maybe the father of this baby—"

" Then why would he admit that the baby is his?" Emily gripped the sheets, " Maybe before I lost my memory, he..."

Emily couldn’t say the word "rape", but she knew Elijah was capable of doing something to rape her.

"Emily, don’t say it. "Dolly’s grip on Emily’s hand seemed to have guessed what Emily wanted to say.

"Don’t think about those unpleasant things anymore, it’s all in the past. " Dolly softly comforted Emily, "Sleep well."

Emily sighed softly before turning away and shutting her eyes.

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North, Purple Star Pack.

Klaus held secret meetings with the alpha men of several packs along the border. Night had long fallen by the time they had finished their meeting. Klaus did not attend the gathering with the alpha males, but went to his room to drink alone.

There was a knock on the door and Klaus opened it to see Marx." You have not been to dinner? " Marx said, glancing into the room, he frowned when he saw the empty bottles on the floor," Klaus, this is not a good time for you to be drinking."

"You’re leaving if you’re not going to drink with me. " Klaus didn’t sound too good. Tired from a long day, he needed the help of alcohol to stimulate his chronically tired nerve cells.

" I brought some beef jerky to go with your drink." Marx held up the paper bag with the jerky in it and waved it around, " Now can I come in?"

" Come on in." Klaus said.

Marx had just settled into his chair when Klaus pushed a glass of whiskey in front of him. " Drink it."

Marx didn’t hesitate, he lifted the glass and drank it down in one gulp." One more. " Marx said.

Klaus asked as he poured Marx’s drink, " Have you contacted the King of the South?"

"I contacted the royal advisor in the south. "Marx’s eyes were fixed on the orange liquid in the glass as he exhaled slowly, "The royal advisor in the south told me that their king was too ill to receive you. And, he also broke the news to me."

" What news?" Klaus asked.

" You must be prepared." Marx reminded Klaus, " Promise me you won’t be impulsive when you hear this news."

Klaus put down his glass, " Go ahead."

" The royal family of the south will issue a proclamation announcing that Emily is the biological daughter of King James and that she will be crowned a princess. Also, they will be annulling your marriage to Emily."

Klaus’s expression froze for an instant, and after a few seconds he responded. He cursed the royal house of the South.

" Klaus, it’s obvious that the King of the South doesn’t want anything more between Emily and you." Marx said, "Besides, Dyson has announced to the public that you were killed in battle, and now the North and South are hostile nations. It is normal for the king of the south to make such a decision."

" Didn’t you tell them I was alive? " Klaus asked unpleasantly.

"Honestly, I don’t think the king of the south cares if you’re dead or alive. " Marx said," You’re only in a position to negotiate with him once you’ve regained your power."

Klaus squeezed the glass closer, knowing that Marx was right. He was no longer the high and mighty Prince of the North, but a fallen Alpha. The moment he loses power, he also loses the right to sit at the negotiating table.

" But I don’t want to lose Emily." Klaus slammed down a gulp of whisky. His heart fluttered at the mere mention of Emily.

"I’m going south to see her, one way or another. " Klaus gazed at Marx," Tell our people in the south—"

"Our spy network has long since been eradicated by the southern royals. " Marx interrupted Klaus," It is said that the southern royals have strengthened their defenses against the packs on the border, and they are ready to meet them. Klaus, there is no way we can blend in with the south now."

Klaus was silent; he was caught in a conflict. At this moment he longed desperately to see Emily, but the circumstances at hand told him that this was simply impossible.

" Klaus, we have to take back the throne first now." Marx patiently persuaded Klaus, " Taking back the throne is only the first step, our real enemy is the Undead man in the west. If we can’t find a way to kill an undead man, we will lose again."

Marx’s words hit Klaus like a sledgehammer. He gave a deep sigh, and then drank glass after glass. The pungent liquid trickled down his throat, but it could not take away the grief and helplessness within. Each sip felt as if it were searing his soul, making him more aware of his predicament.

Klaus knew that Marx was right; They had to face the music and fight for survival and a future. But the thought of Emily lay like a shadow on his mind, preventing him from giving himself fully to the fight.

The wine sloshed in his glass, reflecting Klaus’s face in such pain.​

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In the bedroom.

Susan is in her pajamas getting ready for bed with her two twin princesses. Since Dolly’s departure, Susan has become a temporary babysitter for the two princesses. Not only did she have to assist her uncle in the management of the pack during the day, but she also had to put the princesses to bed at night. If there was no one to watch the princesses at night, they might sneak out and make some dangerous experiment. On one occasion, while experimenting with gunpowder, the princesses nearly blew up the pack. So Susan’s uncle told her to keep an eye on the princesses to keep them from getting into trouble again.

"Okay girls." Susan said to the two princesses who were still playing with their ipad, " It’s time for bed."

"Susan, do you know about the Undead man army? " Mina asked to put down the iPad.

"I’ve heard Marx talk about it, it seems it’s a type of Undead man controlled by black magic. " Susan said.

"Are the Undead man the ones that defeated Klaus’s army? " Maggie asked.

"Yes." Susan replied. She had learned from Marx about the undead man , and it was a very frightening presence.

Mina’s eyes rolled and suddenly she said in a flash of insight, " I remember a magic book with a red cover sitting in a bookcase at my grandmother’s house. Maybe we can find a way to deal with the Undead man from that book."

" A magic book?" Maggie asked curiously, "I thought that was a food book."

" It’s a magic book. You idiot." Mina emphasized.

" I’ve never been exposed to black magic, but I know it’s time for you guys to go to bed." Susan urged the two girls, " If you want to know more about the Undead man, why don’t you ask Marx yourselves tomorrow."

Susan shook her head helplessly; she could not understand what was going on in the girls’ heads. They have always loved to study something other-worldly, something mysterious and even a little scary to normal people, something that fills them with attraction. Whether it was ancient magical legends or supernatural beings like the undead man , they were entranced by the idea of exploring a whole new, unknown world, one so far out of reach that it was incomprehensible to Susan.

Mina climbed into bed and whispered to Maggie, "I’m going to ask Grandma to send the book of magic. Now, our new subject of study is the Undead man."

"I agree. " Maggie agreed.