Chapter Four: TEMPORARY GUEST? 

CARLY WOODS

"I need the test results this second." Jace's hardened face and eyes were solid on the doctor's face. 

I sat ramrod straight in the vast office, staring blankly at the stout doctor who walked in from the lab with the test results in hand. 

"It's positive, right?" Jace looked more eager to know the result—too eager to get a positive than I ever could be. But why?

He made it clear he didn't want anything to ruin his big day but why this attitude?

"Congratulations," the doctor gave a brisk smile that didn't meet his eyes. 

The congratulations wasn't directed at me but to the grim-faced Alpha which made him seem to relax for the first time that evening. 

"That can't be!" I countered springing to my feet. "I can't be pregnant!"  

A teenage and an unwed Mom was so out of the equation. 

"That's impossible, run the tests again." My tone faltered with my empty gaze on the papers handed to me by Dr. Walters.

"We'll be on our way now."

Jace snatched the results from my quivering hands and dragged me by the arm outside the office before I could refute the situation. 

His fingers dug painfully into my arm as he firmly tugged me towards the elevator, strides quick and large making me practically run just to match his pace. He didn't slow down until we reached his parked car.

"The results are wrong," I demurred, out of breath. 

"You're coming with me."

His hardened tone left no room for arguments. He opened the car and vigorously shoved me into the front seat, closed the door, and turned over to slip behind the wheels. 

Focusing on my breath, I tried not to panic, not to overthink things. Jace was equally as confused as I was. We'd made love without protection but there were still chances of not getting pregnant. Why did this grow complicated?

"I'm going to run away so you don't have to deal with a baby after three months. I genuinely don't want to ruin your happiness with the woman you love."

I went on and on like a moving train saying things that came to my mind, giving him reasons to not want to consider a termination. 

"I understand a baby is a big responsibility, I was dumb enough to not take care of things but I promise you this won't get in the way of anything."

He didn't say a word to my rambles, his steely gaze remained glued to the windshield, and his fingers strummed the wheels as he zoomed down the street. Not even the night sky could soothe the dread in my heart. 

"Alpha Jace, please say something to me. Where the hell are you taking me?"

He turned at the next intersection into the driveway that led to his mansion. I felt immensely flattered being brought here. Not too many people came here to his personal space. Even as an Omega, being scheduled to clean the Alpha's mansion was a promotion I was nowhere near getting. 

He parked outside by the water fountain and headed towards the threshold. My heartbeat accelerated at the very notion of going inside. I skipped toward him, utterly distracted by the opulent mansion. 

A tall, imposing door swung open when we approached it, "Show Carly where to stay, she's a temporary guest." He ordered the perfectly coiffed older lady. 

Temporary guest? 

I didn't imagine I'd be seeing Jace again, living under his roof as his guest was going to be pure insanity. It was going to spark rumors around the pack especially now his baby grew inside of me. 

"I don't think this is a great idea," I countered when his domestic staff left to prepare a room. 

"You're going to shut the fuck up and do as I say!" 

His Alpha tone, blazing eyes, and clenched jaws made my wolf curl up inside of me in fright, reminding me of who this man was and what he was capable of. I must've acted too boldly. 

"I just don't understand." My voice was barely above my breath. Tears stung my eyes. 

He was acting all strange and somewhat secretive. Looking into his brilliant green eyes, I could conceive he was up to no good. 

He moved closer, his intimidating height overshadowing me, "You're fuckin' keeping this pregnancy, understood?"

It was more of a command but this was my body, decisions like this were up to me to make. 

"And you don't think it would be fair to ask me about what I want first?"

His eyes darkened viciously. "You're a pathetic Omega, damn what you want." His hand cupped my jaws, nails biting into the soft skin below the cut on my face, "This could grow dangerous if you try to act funny."

His threat sank into the bottom of my soul, hairs on my skin stood at their end at his threat, his spiteful gaze suggested he made no empty threats. His rough breathing confirmed it. 

"This journey is going to be fuckin' thorny, you're going to act exactly as I command no matter the level of pain. Am I clear goddamn runt?"

He released my jaws only when the domestic staff walked back to fetch me. The softness he possessed the previous night was gone from his stance and manner as he stomped off. 

"This way, please."

I followed the graceful lady up the stairway to the room with tears streaming down my face. Afraid for my life and that of my baby.  

Trapped in this mansion, escaping would be impossible. Addison never was just talk, not when I became this close to her. Living under her man's roof? Extremely lethal. 

"I'm Alicia, I'll tend your wounds and make you something to eat."

Alicia, the housekeeper seemed nice, her kindness helped make me feel a bit relaxed. 

"I need to get my stuff." 

Alicia didn't notice any trace of deceit in my words. If she trusted me enough to let me go then this mansion belonged in my past. 

"You speak with Alpha Jace about it first, I can't just let you off, or how about a chauffeur pick it up for you?"

"I'll ask him."

Chances of convincing Jace to have me go pack my stuff were there so I took the initiative.

Alicia led me through the hall toward the area she said was his home office and pointed at a door before she turned around to go have a chef make me something to eat. 

I hesitated by the door, afraid of how to face the fury in Jace's smoldering eyes. I mentally went over the things I would to say to him and worked on my breath before I raised my hand to knock on the partly closed oak door then it hit my ears, Jace's desperate tone behind the door. I couldn't help but eavesdrop. 

"The wedding must be put on hold for now until the curse is broken."

What curse? I swallowed hard and listened again. 

"The Omega girl is pregnant, this is the goddess saving my ass but I can't fucking wait for three agonizing months to finally be with Addie."

"You've waited all your life, Jace." 

Whoever he was with responded in a deep tone. Beta Ian? 

He didn't have to wait. Why didn't he just let me go?

"Three months isn't a long time, this has gone just how we planned, a little patience my Alpha."

"I brought her back here," Jace's tone grew quiet, I had to heighten my senses to get what he had to say next, "I need to be sure that child is born. I love Addison and can't afford to break her this way by sacrificing her son to save my life."

"Stop worrying, you finally have a son who will give his life for you."

What in the world were they talking about? Was it safe to find out?