Chapter 83

Lucius's POV I didn't expect Claire's water would break while I was overseas attending that damn board meeting. According to the doctor's previous diagnosis, we still had more than two weeks before her due date. Before boarding the plane, I'd calculated everything perfectly—finish my work abroad quickly and return to be with her for the birth of our child. But life rarely follows our carefully laid plans, does it? Raven growled inside me, agitated beyond reason. "Our mate needs us. Our cub is coming." "I know," I muttered under my breath as I strode through the hospital corridor, "We're almost there." When I arrived at the maternity ward, something unexpected caught my eye. Hank was there. Fucking Hank Cruise. Claire's former blind date, the human who couldn't take a hint that she belonged to someone else. To me. "What the hell are you doing here?" I demanded. Before I could process what was happening, his fist connected with my jaw. The audacity of this human male striking an Alpha! R