YVONNE —ONE MONTH LATERI was in my office working when I heard a knock on the door."Yes, who is there?" I asked. "It's Nicole, ma'am," she responded. She is Mr. Thomas' messenger."Alright, please come in," I told her.She opened the door and walked in."Ma'am, the director said that he wants to discuss something with you," she said.My heart skipped a beat as I heard that. "Discuss with me?" I muttered, wondering what I might have done wrong."Alright, I'm coming with you," I told her, and she turned to leave.Without delay, I arranged the files I was working on together. I placed them back into the drawer and stood to leave to answer Mr. Thomas' office.A few strolls later, and I was already in front of his office. With my shaky hands, I grabbed the doorknob and pulled the door open."Good morning, sir," I greeted him. "I hope you are fine," I added, showing concern."Oh yeah. I'm pretty good," he replied, a warm smile escaping through the corner of his lips."I'm pleased to hea
"YVONNE —I had just woken up in the morning, and I felt my legs heavy, and I realized that I did not go to an antenatal check-up yesterday."I really need to do this. There are just a few months remaining for me to put to bed, and I'm nonchalant when it comes to antenatal care," I muttered.I reached for my phone and unlocked it. I turned on my internet connection and started replying to my emails as I waited for the day to get brighter before going to prepare breakfast for the family.A few minutes later, I checked the time only to notice that it was already six o'clock."Gosh, I was so busy that I did not notice on time that the day had already gotten brighter," I mumbled inwardly and quickly rose from the bed.I rushed to the restroom to rinse my face and brush my teeth. After that, I headed into the kitchen to prepare breakfast. However, on my way to the kitchen, I heard some sounds coming from the kitchen. It was as if someone was in the kitchen."Does it mean that Amanda insist
YVONNE —The kids had just left for school when I went to Amanda's room to tell her the latest developments.As I was heading to her room, my mind went to the incident that took place at Queen's Hospital, inside the MD's office, Mr. Thomas.It was then that I realized that I did not visit him as we agreed. I had slept off as I returned from work yesterday because of the incident that happened. It even started haunting me right from the office."Well, I think I should call him after speaking with Amanda. He must really be disappointed and heartbroken," I mumbled, sighing.Upon walking into her room, I met Amanda, who glued her face to her phone, smiling as she read something from the phone. It was probably a text from someone."What am I seeing? Or are my eyes deceiving me?" I teased her upon realizing what must be going on. I knew that whatever could have made her smile on the phone that wasn't a comedy must be what my instinct told me."It has finally happened? Am I wrong? And you di
ANDY —"I could not believe what I had just heard from the recorder. It was Sophia's discussion with her father. For real, she was mean when she told me she was going to deal with me.Nonetheless, she was not aware that I had secretly invented the camera and a recorder in the room to monitor her when making calls with her family. At first, I thought she was only making treats as she usually does and would not do as she said before, but she was mean and serious this time.It was the moment I overheard her conversation with one of her spies, who was working in the Alpha Palace of the Moon Stone Pack, Conan's pack, the other day, that prompted me to do this.Although I didn't hear what they were discussing but I heard my name being mentioned alongside her father's name. It was then that I realized that I needed to act faster before she would bring me to shame, making me not achieve my ambition of becoming the next Alpha King of the Moon Stone Pack.And today I did not regret secretly pla
YVONNE —Four months have gone since I rejected Mr. Thomas' proposal, and he has yet to come over it. Honestly, it hurts me to see him in pain. He does not associate with me as he used to, and I have approached him many times to make him believe that I did not intentionally get pregnant in the Moon Stone Pack or was having an affair with someone else all these while we were close to each other, but he found it difficult to believe.In honesty, I would do the same if it were me. It would be very difficult to believe the person did that out of mistake.I was in my office, lying down on the visitors' chair, caressing my protruded tummy after I was done eating my lunch. It was a break from work.Honestly, this month being the eighth month of this pregnancy had been the toughest moment of it, or should I even say the toughest moment of pregnancy I had ever had."I won't stop regretting ever accepting the offer to visit Moon Stone Pack for the treatment of Conan and tackling the plaque that
YVONNE — "Oh, a boy. Congratulations in advance," he stated. "Anyways, I called you to let you know that I had delved deeper into what you told me, and I have found out what I had been trying to figure out," he stated. I gulped so hard that my hiccup danced. What is he even talking about? We had had a lot of discussions lately while I was trying to get him back to his normal self. So which of our previous discussions is he referring to? "It seems you do not understand what I'm talking about," he asked. Perhaps he noticed that I was so confused and lost. "Somehow, sir," I replied. Mr. Thomas chuckled slightly and then sighed deeply. He then fixed his stare directly into my eyes. "Why not consider him? He is really sorry about his actions and is willing to do anything to have you back," he asked, causing a wave of shivers to run down my spine. "I'm sorry, sir. Who are you talking about?" I asked politely. He let out a chuckle again before gazing toward me. "Do you really mean th
ANDY — The past week has been going smoothly between me and Sophia. We had not quarrelled or talked badly to each other. I always try as hard as I can to avoid anything that would cause issues. However, all these were because I have my aim, and today is finally the long-awaited day, which made me avoid having an issue with her. I had approached her father, Alpha Fenrir, alongside her and pleaded for mercy. At first, he did not even let me walk close to his chamber as he saw me, but Sophia pleaded with him until he had no other option than to let me in as he noticed how desperate his daughter was. Then, after I walked in, we proceeded to the reason that brought us to his palace. In honesty, if not for Sophia being there, I would not have been alive to tell this story because he nearly stabbed me with his little defensive knife that is always on his waistband. He was mad that I made his daughter a barren woman and still had the guts to come to him for forgiveness. But thankfull
CONAN — "Mom, relax. I believe her boss could work this out for me," I said to my mom, who had been pestering me, asking if Yvonne had agreed to speak with me on the phone. "What did her boss say?" Did she promise to speak to her and come back to you?" She asked with a worried look. She had just gone thinner than she had ever been for the past six months. She does not eat as much as she used to, and she has been looking sad all the time. She was even looking depressed and sadder than me, who was facing the predicament. And all this was because Yvonne had run away with my kids. The past six months have been the toughest moments of my life. Even tougher than those years I was staying with Sophia and getting disrespected by her because I knew I was not losing anything, even as she ran away. But when it comes to Yvonne, she is with my children—my three precious children—and the most painful part was about Liam, whom I and Mom had relied on to pioneer the pack when I am gone or ha
Two Months Later SOPHIA — I was lying helplessly today on the corner of the gutter when a car ran across me, splashing me with dirty water from the potholes as usual. To my greatest surprise, the car halted and the driver alighted. It was a lady. I thought she was coming to scold me for not avoiding her car at first, but I was shocked to my bone marrow as I noticed it was Yvonne. "Oh my goodness! Sophia, is this you?" she screamed as she noticed I'm the person. She must be really happy. Tears streamed down my cheeks immediately because I concluded that she would make a joke of me, but the reverse was the case. She ran to me and helped me get up. "Yvonne, I'm really sorry for everything I have made you pass through in life," I apologized, crying. "It's okay, Sophia. That is not necessary right now. You need proper medical attention first. That is the most important thing," she said, opening the back door of the car for me to enter. "Get in the car so we can leave for the hospita
YVONNE —Three days later, the DNA result was finally out, and I was really happy about it. This was because it proved positive. Conan is actually the father of the kid—he is the father of all my kids. This means I will be going back to the pack. At least he could see his baby for the first time.Although I had agreed with Mr. Thomas on his request to go back to Conan, but I am still sceptical about it.I was still in my room robbing some body cream and powder on my baby when Amanda walked in."You are still worried about this. I thought he made a promise to you about your career. Didn't he?" Amanda asked me as she walked.It seems she had been eavesdropping from the door for a long time before she walked. Of course, for her to notice I was worried, she must have heard the disturbing murmuring I had been having with myself here for almost thirty minutes."Not really, dear. I was just having a debate over something that had... ""A debate?""Whatever, Amanda. Please just let me be. By
YVONNE —"Alright, Mommy, but remember your promise," Kiara stated, and they started leaving reluctantly.As soon as they left, I let out a deep sigh of relief. I could not believe that I had just managed to avoid the question Kiara asked without them suspecting I did not want to answer the question."By the time you would be back, I believe Amanda would be at home, so she could continue with you guys. It is only if you guys see me by then that you will be requesting an answer concerning Kiara's question," I mumbled.I picked up my phone and dialed Dr. Naty's phone number. I need to call her and inquire about our deal because she has yet to call me.As I dialed the number, the phone rang for a few seconds, and it ended without being picked up by someone."Maybe she is still busy with work in the hospital," I mumbled, dropping my phone.I went to the kitchen to get lunch ready for my kids because I did not know exactly when Amanda would be back for me to depend on her to prepare lunch
YVONNE —One Week LaterI was just returning from the hospital, and the thought of my discussion with Mr. Thomas kept flashing through my mind as I was driving.I could not believe that I had just agreed to his request. Only if he knew that I did that out of pressure."Well, the DNA test will conclude," I muttered.I had managed to reach out to Sophia and requested that she get me Dr. Naty's contact information after she objected to doing the task, saying that she is avoiding Conan because he would kill her upon seeing her. It was then that I told her to get me Dr. Naty's phone number so she could do the job for me.At first, Dr. Naty argued about doing the job, but when I told her the reward for the project, she quickly hopped on it.She told me the job would take her a week because of the procedures she was to follow, so Conan would not suspect anything wrong.However, it has been one week since I gave her the job, so I am waiting for her feedback today."I hope this works out well
YVONNE —But how am I going to do that when none of the two men are with me here in New York City?I thought for some time but could not come up with a valid idea."No. I need to do something fast," I muttered and stood up to leave for my room.As I walked into my room, I remembered that I had spoken with Sophia a few days ago. I recalled how I ended the call with her, promising to call her back only not to call as I said."I think she is the person who can work this out for me since she is in the pack. Yes, she is cunning and could do all sorts of dirty jobs," I mumbled. I picked up my phone to dial her number, and immediately, I realized that she told me she did not have a phone anymore. She only called me that day through a call agent.I decided to secretly get the blood samples of Conan and his hair to do the DNA test in the city without going to the pack just so I could be sure he is truly the father of my baby."So how do I reach this girl, for goodness sake?" I wondered.A few
YVONNE —"Girl, I could not even believe you did this to me in the office," I said to Amanda as I walked out to the sitting room, where she was busy watching movies."I'm really sorry, dear. For real, I can't believe I did that. It was as if a spell was cast on me. I could not even raise my gaze anymore until the moment he asked for my contact," she stated."Oh, you both exchanged phone numbers as well?" I asked, chuckling.I never even knew all that happened in the office. It was the moment I left for my office to get Mr. Thomas what he requested I should get him that they did that. I had thought he really needed those files, unaware that he was just trying to send me out of the office to excuse them just so they could have their moment."Maybe that was the reason you insisted on going with me just so you could perch yourself on him," I remarked, feeling infuriated. How could she do that to me? How could she stoop so low just for a man?
SOPHIA —I could not tell exactly what was wrong with me. The past two days have been hectic for me because I have been sick. I could not afford to go to any medical centre, though, because I had no money with me.The last money I had was the one I used to call Yvonne yesterday, but she refused to speak with me, forcing me to end the call with a promise to call back, but since yesterday until now, she has not called back.I visited the call centre yesterday at exactly five o'clock, which I told her, and I waited till eight o'clock in the evening, yet the call centre agent did not receive a call from Yvonne.I lay on the floor, inside the bush, crying. This was the only place I could stay during the day because there was no shelter I had other than the kiosk where I sleep at night. However, during the day, it is always in service to the owner because that is a coffee shop.Meanwhile, today was the day I had promised both Alpha Conan and the Lycan king to get Yvonne for them. However, I
YVONNE — As we were walking to the elevator, which would take us through the last floor where Mr. Thomas' office is located, my pulse began racing faster. I waved at my colleagues, who were greeting me. Some were excited to see me again after one month of being absent from work. "Dr. Yvonne, welcome back!" one of them remarked, waving her hand at me with her face filled with joy. "Thank you, dear. Unfortunately, I have not resumed work. I still have one more week to go," I replied, walking to her and giving her a warm embrace. She was among the people who made me wish not to ever leave this hospital due to how nice she had been to me. A few minutes later, we managed to walk out of the hall where the staff were, and we headed to the place where the elevators were. "I hope I have the confidence to say what I think is best for me inside his office," I muttered. We entered the elevator, ascending to the last floor. Amanda turned her gaze on me with a smile. "Now I know the reason yo
YVONNE — "Yvonne, are you not yet ready?" Amanda's voice sounded from the sitting room. "A few minutes, please. I'm almost done," I responded, hurrying to apply body cream to my body. Today was finally the long-awaited day on which I had agreed to meet with Mr. Thomas and give him feedback on what I had concluded. However, Amanda had requested to escort me just in case it got to a point where I could not defend my opinion and freely say what I had concluded, then agree to what would not sit well with me out of pressure. A few minutes later, I was finally done dressing. I stared at myself in the wall mirror in my room, and behold, I was satisfied with the way I looked. A smile of satisfaction crept onto my lips. I picked up my baby, carried him in the baby carrier, and walked out of the room, heading to the sitting room to meet Amanda. "How do I look?" I asked her as I walked out. "Absolutely stunning!" she yelled, and I blushed a little. "Well, let's get going. It's al