Your body has been altered in the past couple of weeks because of the rejection,” she says, waving me over to the computer
There are images of my physicals from before, and she’s companag them to the ones she just took. There is a lot of swelling, and I can tell what she means by my body being altered She allows me to flip through them a bit. My anger for Santiago only worsens because I could have died because of this. The only reassuring feeling I have is that he’s going through this as well, and fuck him for doing this to us.
“I knew there would be changes, I admit.
“How long did you know you two were mated?” she asks.
Three
years. but
we’ve been around one another for seven.”
“Did he ever show any signs that this might be the outcome?”
“No, up until just recently, he was the perfect mate,” I answer honestly and sit back on the table. I thought he was my best friend. His behavior changed overnight. I never saw it coming.”
Tm sorry,” she rolls her chair over to me and takes my hand. T always wondered if there was someone out there for me, but I’ve met so many rejected mates that it’s honestly become more of a fear than anything else.”
“You shouldn’t fear it, I say, squeezing her hand. “Not everyone going to be an asshole. I know many mated couples who are hopelessly in love. I think that’s always the goal. Regardless of what happened to me, I still firmly believe in it. I know one day I’ll find someone who will love me for who I am. Not my rank.”
“Optimism is not my strong suit,” she grins. “I am going to get your labs. I will be right back.”
All I can think about is how much my body is changing because of the rejection. I already had a lot of scar tissue from all my reconstructive surgeries after the attack. This could have ended the if Ivar hadn’t brought me here right away. Wolves don’t use the kind of medicines Lycans have. I’m very grateful for all it.
When Dr Grant returns, she doesn’t seem as cheerful as she was when she walked out. She takes a seat and places the paperwork beside her. I’m actually shocked that everything came back so quickly.
“Is there something wrong?” I find myself asking again.
“I guess it depends on you,” she nods. “Everything came back pretty normal.”
“You have a bleak expression on your face, I say, getting nervous
She takes the file beside her and hands it to me. I take it, and for moment, everything around me fades out. My ears begin to ring, and I swoon.
“Sophia,” she reacts quickly before I fall off the table. She helps te lie on my side.
“What the fuck?” I choke out. This shouldn’t be happening. Ele ver marked me.”
“Sophia,” she says gently. “You two are fateil. He doesn’t need to ask you for you two to procreate. That only applies to
“Em going to be sick,” I say, trying to sit up.
She grabs her trash bin and holds it out for me. I take it as so
had breakfast because I knew I was going to have labos taken. It’s a prasibility
it’s within range of my mouth, bile comes up. I haven’t
land procedure, but never would I have guessed this was
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“You’re all right. Dr Grant says, rubbing circles on my back. “You definitely need to eat something”
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F**k” I say, pushing my hair out of my face. She reaches for my forehead, taking the strands that are sticking to it
“There are a few options to consider,” she says gently. “You can tell him, and if you want nothing to do with the child, he can take it. After all, it could be his heir.”
“I don’t want anything to do with him,” I shake my head,
This baby wouldn’t just be a reminder of the rejection. It would be a reminder of all the times he forced himself on me knowing that I wasn’t strong enough to fight back, despite my telling him to stop and that I didn’t want him anywhere near
The.
Termination is an option, she whispers. “No one would know but the two of us. And my nurse. You have two weeks to make up your mind before this becomes permanent. Why don’t you go home today and really think this through Sleep on it, and we can talk in the morning.
Thank you,” I nod.
“You’re not alone. Sophia,” she places her hand on my head and bumps her forehead to mine. “Not anymore.”
I drive back to my grandmother’s estate. One of the guys who works here takes my keys as I mindlessly walk over to the garden area.
“Miss, would you like your breakfast out here? I can raise the umbrella for you,” someone suggests, and I find myself nodding.
1 still feel sick to my stomach. Under any other circumstances, this would have been welcomed. I had always dreamed of having a family with Santiago. From the moment I found out we were mated. It was this grand, loving notion I had created in my head. I wanted us to have at least five kids. We had wanted a big family.
I hadn’t wanted to admit it to myself, but my heart is shattering has been from the moment I saw them on the news. My breakfast is set up in front of me, and once I am alone, all I can do is cry. Am I really considering this? Killing this little thing inside of me because I hate him?
“Crying over coffee is a little dramatic, Miss Helvig” I look over at the sound of the voice. I recognize it, but not the man is belongs to.
“I’m sorry, who the hell are you?” I ask using the cloth provided to dab my tears.
“No one.” he says and takes a seat in front of me. I look around to see that there’s no one but the two of us. “Why are you crying”
“I don’t think it’s any of a stranger’s business,” I say, reaching for the coffee. He takes a deep breath and smiles.
“You’re right, but tell me anyway. I’m not going to tell anyone. Not that I have a lot of people to tell,” he admits.
“Who are you?”
“A friend,” he shrugs.
Thave a hideous decision I need to make, and I’m not sure if I can live with going through with the choice, much less if I don’t,” I admit and drank the coffee without sugar or creant
“Is it a life or death situation?” he asks.
“It is I nod.
“Can I ask for details” he smirks. I look up at him, annoyed, and he smiles. Why is he so familiar? I lean in trying to take in
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his scent, but he’s masking it “Did you just try to snill me?”
“I wanted to see if I recognized your scent, but you’re clearly making it,” I roll my eyes. “I feel like I know you”
“Maybe,” he murks. “Tell me more about your situation. I don’t how why I find him charming or why I feel the need to tell him. Tim not going to judge you. It’s not my place, but I can’t give you any advice if I don’t know what’s happening
“You promise?” I ask “Especially not to my grandmother?
“You have my word,” he holds his hand out. I reach out to take it. We both jump back when a violent electric spark flares
between us.
“You shocked me,” I say accusingly.
“You shocked me,” he shoots back with equal accusation. I take aeep breath and let it out slowly.
“My mate rejected me and married another shewolf,” I say. He nods as if he already knew. Of course, he does. It’s not exactly a secret. I’m pregnant with his child, and I know that if he were to find out, he’d make us go back.
“I also want nothing to do with him. I know when it was conceived and the circumstances of how. I don’t know if I can love it because of these circumstances. My choices are to have the child and hand it over or terminate it before it becomes fully formed.”
“What do you mean by the circumstances of how?” he asks quietly. “Did he hurt you?”
“That’s all he’s done since he got married,” I admit. “I want nothing to do with him or anything that comes from him.”
“Telling him the child exists would put him back in your life. Whether you hand the child over to him or not, you’ll never be rid of him. He will drag your name through the dirt if this child lives. Everything you’ll accomplish will always be in question because you abandoned this child.
“Now, say he does let you go and decides to take the child with him. Think of the way you were treated, how you feel about him now. Do you believe that this child would be safe under his are? Do you think it would be loved and cared for the way you would have loved and cared for it if it were a wanted being?
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
