Authors Note: I am so sorry for the long wait. I didn't think school would get THIS busy! I am honestly lucky if I get between 2-4 hours of sleep each night. It is said to say, but this story is coming to an end slowly—I think lol—maybe another chapter or two. I actually want to thank you all for still following my story (even after the long wait previously). I just love reading your comments and receiving your emails.
I hope you enjoy!
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Later that evening...
"Cullen, please, STOP," pleaded Angel, gripping the back of Cullen's shirt as he headed towards the door. "I don't want to go down there."
Cullen took a deep breath, trying to rein in his patience. He had been trying to coax his little mate out of their room for the past hour so they could join the rest of the pack for dinner. "Angel," he cajoled, turning to face her, "no one will be thinking badly of you, every pregnant female within the pack has lost control at least once. So, may be go down finally to eat? You need to feed Cullen Jr."
Angel gawked at that last bit, muttering as she followed Cullen down the hallway. "If you honestly think I am going to name any child of mine Cullen stinking Jr. you have another thing coming."
Laughing, Cullen stopped walking to bring Angel's hand to his lips. "We have a few more months yet to work on picking out names."
Descending down the old staircase; Angel began to feel her stomach turning into knots. Each step seemed to heighten the feeling, although she didn't know if it was because of her being worried, or because she was in fact really hungry. Stepping through the carved archway to the dining hall, both Cullen and Angel heard the conversations and hum of activity stop abruptly, an awkward silence announcing their presence.
"How is my Lambie doing?" asked Glynis, weaving through the tables to approach the Alphas'.
"A bit hungry Glynis," answered Angel, nervously glancing around the room. Glynis's smile relieved the sting out of the stares and murmurs, but the awkwardness still hung in the air.
"Oh, don't you worry about them pet. Most of us have been expecting you to snap at someone since we found out you were pregnant." She soothed, her eyes twinkling. "Last year we watched on as one of our women threw her mate across the room for bringing her a salad. She thought he was bringing her that because of how much weight she was gaining. It was quite a spectacle!"
That little bit of information did make Angel feel better, and as she was about to ask another question, someone in the distance shouted out.
"Don't bring her any salad my Alpha or we will have to peel you off the wall!"
The whole room erupted into laughter and smiles—which immediately washed away any worry Angel had felt earlier. She knew she was acting foolish, but she was going to just blame it on the hormones.
Smiling Cullen said, "I don't plan on giving her any salad. She'll be getting lots of protein from all the meat I'll be giving her."
Angel went to make a remark to that but Cullen saw it coming, quickly lowering his lips to hers for a deep kiss—while everyone was cheering for their Alphas'.
Still a little fazed from the kiss, Angel allowed Cullen to lead her to their tables, pulleing out her seat for her. Angel looked around the room, happy to see how many conversations within the pack starting up again. She did notice Layla was with Edana again, next to them was Jenna whose bruises Angel could clearly see on her face and arms. Sensing Jenna's hostility, Angel kept on staring at her in the eyes until she finally lowered her head in submission. At least Angel knew that she was able to get through one of them for now.
The meal carried on as usual, there was nothing new there—except for Cullen continuously piling so many helpings of food on her plate. After the fifth serving Angel pushed her plate away in disgust.
"Enough Cullen," stated Angel.
"A little bit more sweetie," Cullen coaxed, raising a fork of food to her in a bid to get her to eat a bit more.
Angel took a few deep breathes, feeling herself getting angrier by the second. She didn't want another 'spectacle' to happen, but when Cullen pushed the plate closer to her once again, she snapped.
"You fucking eat it!" screamed Angel, reaching down to grab a handful of her food to shove into his face. "I won't be your fucking guinea pig for you to fatten up!"
With that said, Angel stormed from the table heading toward the doors. Without having to turn around she knew that both Glynis and Eilis would be following closely behind her.
"Angel!" Cullen growled loudly, "get back here right now."
Cullen watched on as Angel paused, turning her head slightly to say something to Eilis. Cullen remained still, assuming perhaps that Eilis or Glynis was saying something to her making her see reason. Suddenly Eilis stepped away, going to one of the omegas' bringing in trays for the deserts they were handing out to the rest of the members. Eilis took one of the desert trays and quickly followed Angel and Glynis as they both headed through the doors.
Cullen stood there in complete shock, unbelieving at what he had just witnessed. The whole room was silent throughout all of this, just as confused and surprised as their Alpha.
"So, do you plan on saving that food for later?" asked Gavin as he began to laugh slightly.
Just then Isobel and Owen walked into the dining hall hand in hand. They paused themselves as soon as they entered, looking around at the mess including the pieces of food that was still left on Cullen's face and clothes.
"What the hell happened here," asked Isobel as she quickly began to look around the room for Angel. Gavin, while laughing, started to explain what happened. But while he was retelling the events that just happened, Cullen began to feel his wolf rising.
"Settle down Cullen, right now!" demanded Isobel. She could see what was happening to Cullen as Gavin was describing what happened. Isobel went quickly over to soothe him. "You better control yourself right now and get a grip on your wolf."
At this point Cullen was beyond rational and couldn't to hear anything she had to say. Pushing his chair away, he began walking toward the doors, pushing aside his betas as they tried to calm him down, but there was no getting through to him. There was just his wolf and the rage he felt for being humiliated in front of his pack members.
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Angel, unaware of what is happening downstairs, sat comfortably on the bed eating her third serving of desert. She had started firstly on the apple pie, then a delicious slice of cake, and finally now, she is happily working on her to die for brownie a la mode.
"Are you feeling a bit better lambie?" asked Glynis.
"Yes, I am. I don't know what came over me. I felt myself getting angry, and tried really hard to calm down and control my reaction like I normally would have done," Angel replied, shaking her head as she stared down at her plate, "but this time, I just couldn't help it—I just completely snapped."
Angel quickly looked up at both Glynis and Eilis, "Do you think maybe there is something wrong with me?"
"Aww Lambie, there is nothing wrong with you. You have had a tiresome day and your wolf has been on edge because of it. Cullen simply put the icing on the whole cake tonight with all that food he was piling up for you to eat. By the third plate, I was about to head up there to tell him that you weren't a piñata. So to be honest, you were beyond patient with your mate by eating as much as you did. ," Glynis cooed, patting Angel's hand reassuringly. Eilis just smiled, agreeing with what Glynis had been saying.
