Chapter 21
Chapter 21
Chapter 21 Aurora: My heart raced against my ribcage as | saw the Alpha standing in front of ‘b His eyes were wide with both anger and rage, and | couldn’t help but find myself feeling small because of it. The fear that | had was one that | couldn’t explain, but | knew that he saw it in my expression. His expression told me that.This belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.
“What lies are you hiding under the fucking thing that you call my child?” He asked, making my chest ache. Was he thinking that | was lying about the baby being his? Is he being serious?
“The child is yours, Alpha. | am not hiding anything.”
“You are a bad liar and | think that you know that very well.” He said, making my heart race against my chest. | took a step back and shook my head as | tried processing his words. | was yet to even rest after the long. day and here | was, dealing with this.
“lam not lying.” | said, shaking my head and the man grabbed me by my arm. He clenched his fist around my arm, and | looked down at my feet, flinching when he hurt me.
“Prove it,” he said, glaring at me. My chest ached, and tears fell from my eyes as | winced in pain. The man’s eyes were dark, filled with anger, and | couldn’t help but find myself feeling small as | looked him in the eye.
“You're hurting me.” | said, and he looked down at his hand. He stilled for a second before loosening his bruising grip, and letting go. My chest ached, and | watched as he took a step back before walking out of the
room.
Accry of fear escaped my I*ps the second that he closed the door, and | sat on the ground, trying to recompose myself. My hands shook, and | couldn’t help but find myself wrapping my arms around my b*dy, wanting to conceal myself from this world that | was in.
My wolf, who was clearly in pain because of all this, was quieter than she normally would be and | knew that it was due to the pain that she felt like me. It was the type of pain that | wouldn’t be wishing for my enemy, and yet, here | was, dealing with it by myself.
The bedroom door was knocked twice, and | knew that it was the maids.
wanting to come and tend to their duties here. But tonight, | just wanted to be left alone. The last thing that | wanted was to see or speak to
anyone, and | knew that there was a small chance that they would end up trying to comfort me. It wasn’t something that | wanted or needed.
| was alone and no words that they were going to tell me were going to change that. It was going to be something that | was going to have to deal with. At least, until | gave birth to my baby. When my baby was born, things would be changing, and | was hoping that they would change for the better.
“Ms. Aurora...”
“Please leave me alone tonight,” | said, stopping Mariana. | knew that this might end up giving them a hard time with Ivan, but | had to have a few hours for myself, and | knew that the beta was going to understand. “I need to be alone tonight.”
“Ms. Aurora...”
“If anyone asks you, it was me who chose to send you off.” | said, stopping her. | didn’t want her asking too many questions, and | surely did not want to end up dealing with more than | could afford. | was in both pain, and | was scared. These were two emotions that | hated to deal with, and yet, here | was, being forced to handle something that | despised.
“We will be waiting outside if you need anything, Ms. Aurora.” Mariana said, and | looked down at my lap. “It would be for the best even if you don’t want us staying inside the bedroom in case of an emergency.”
| nodded despite knowing that they couldn’t see me before laying on the ground. | curled up as my tears fell from my eyes, and | couldn’t help but find myself clenching my fist as | wrapped my hand around my arm which the Alpha had his hand wrapped around.
The way that he looked at me sickened me and | couldn’t help but find myself feeling weak. | was sure that the night went
smoothly, and this was the first thing that | got the second that the guests were out of the house.
“You should have just told the Lord Alpha about what you were going through,” | muttered to myself, wiping the tears that fell from my eye as | sniffed. The cold floor under me cooled my boiling b*dy slightly, and though | couldn’t help the tears that fell from my eyes, | knew that at
least, | wasn’t dealing with a fever that | didn’t need on my first month being pregnant.
| put my hand on my stomach before getting up from the ground. My heart throbbed, and | walked to the bathroom, ignoring the pain that | felt as my dignity and pride felt like they were being stripped away from
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One part was the man that | was with, and the second was my parents. who showed no care to the fact that they had a daughter, even if | was adopted, they did raise me, who was not only scared but was also suffering more than she could describe.
| took a deep breath and put my hand on my stomach, fisting my hand as | caught sight of my reflection in the mirror. “| promise you, baby, | am not going to let you suffer like | am.” | whispered. “I give you my word to always protect you.” | sniffed and wiped my tears with the back of my hand.
“| promise you that mama will always keep you safe...”