Nate's POV
"I can't do this with you anymore" Those were the last words Rose said before she walked out of the house. I knew I should go after her or at least check where she was going to but I couldn't care less right now. She should have thought about it before insulting my mom and my family at large. I don't even know what possessed me to ask her if she wanted to come. I should have known something like this was going to play out. It's always fighting when it comes to my mom and Rose.
"Such disgraceful girl. If not for the circumstances, you shouldn't be married to her, Nate. Is this how she is to you at home? It's no wonder, she wasn't taught manners". Mom continued even after Rose already left.
"You can stop now. Both of you are giving me headaches. Remind me never to allow you both to stay in the same room from now on. I can't stand this petty fight between both of y
Rose's POV"Checkmate" I heard Nate say. I didn't expect him to win us so soon. I knew it was a mistake leaving the queen open,but we had no other choice, except we want to concede a move and skip our turn, which would have been an automatic win anyway."YESSSSSSS! I WONNNNN!" Jo's scream is enough to deafen everyone. " Oh, sorry" she looked at Nate, who just laughed and corrected herself " WE WONNNNNNNNN!".Her excitement was contagious and despite being the team that was beaten, I'm happy for her and knowing her, she's going to give them a list of things she wants before the week runs out. And it's going to be a very long list.She goes into her room and comes back with a book in her
Rose’s POVNate looks at me, open mouthed as I dropped the words. And then he recovered quickly."Come again? You're pregnant? How is that possible?" He asked, obviously confused."That's where you're getting it wrong. I didn't say I'm pregnant. I said I might be. Considering the number of times we had sex between yesterday and this morning, there's a likely chance since there's no protection. You didn't use a condom, did you?" He shook his head " and I'm not on the pill too, so there's a chance. That's why I'm going to the hospital, to pick up an after pill and to get put on contraceptive pills. We wouldn't want you knocking me up when we don't know what will eventually happen, do we?" I ask him.
Rose's POV"Hey, what are you doing here?" He asked after we looked at each other in silence.I didn't bother to answer him and I went to get a mop and a parker to clean up the mess I made. After that, I picked everything up, including the cookies, and trashed everything."Hey, hey, hey" he grabbed my hand and pulled me back to him. I strained to remove my hand from his grip and he strengthened the force that he used to hold me, making it nearly impossible for me to remove my hand. If I tried too hard, I could break my hands. It's not like I'm dainty or not strong, but this man has the strength of a lumberjack." Let me go," I say, mustering as much venom as I could into those thr
Rose’s POVA loud knock woke me up again. I swear, I'm going to kill Nate as soon as I have the chance. I didn't get to sleep until almost 2 am and now it's 7 am. I just need two more hours of sleep. Please, universe. Just two more. I dropped my head back to the bed, prepared to continue sleeping.Nate must have known that I'd do just that because he started knocking again."I know you've heard me knocking, Rosy. And I know you woke up and you want to sleep back. I'll have you know that if you don't get up right now, I'll get the master key or break down this door, if needed, and I'll pick you up and dump you in a tub of extremely cold water." He threatens me. I know it's something he can do and so amidst grumbling and mumbling and silently cursing hi
ROSE’S POVIf there's a voice I'd never forget, and the exact tone, it's Jessica's voice when she talks to Nate. I know at this point that she's doing it to annoy the hell out of me, but coming to my house? Seriously? Doesn't this bitch have a job?"What do you want, Jessica?" Nate asks, also obviously annoyed by the Intruder we seem to have at home waiting for us.When we walked in, she was sitting on the couch, her legs crossed, which shows the silt of the gown she was putting on, which also means her legs and part of her thigh were exposed. She's putting on a full face of makeup, so she must be going somewhere. No one wears gowns and makeup just to come to report or deliver something.
Rose’s POVI think the excitement of the events that might unfold today made me wake up a lot earlier than I used to. Taking advantage of that extra time, I decided to go for a run, one which was cut short by the start of the rain, I should have checked the forecast before or even tried to use my senses to deduce, but I just want to run. I couldn't run in the rain though, I don't want to risk having a cold.I went back into the house and went to prepare the room that Helena will be staying in tonight. I want her to be as comfortable as I had been when I went to her place. It might not be all fun and laughter here with many people, but I could at least give her somewhere comfortable to sleep.When everyone else started to stir in their sleep to start
ROSE’S POVMary looked at me pointedly as she said this. I knew she was going to try something like this, but I paid her no heed."I'm sorry we're late. We had to do something before coming in" Nate says, apologizing for us both. I didn't have it in me to say anything here today, as long as I'm not spoken to directly, we should be fine.I looked around the room, almost the same people as the previous time, only fewer. This seems like an extremely close members meeting. It should be since they're making Nate the Alpha soon, and not every pack member will be invited to this meeting. I know that because I've overheard something like this before at my aunt's pack meeting. We, the kids, aren't allowed in the meeting, but we can't help but eavesdrop sometimes.&
___ROSE'S POV"Jessica" Ralph speaks up, for the first time since I've been here and he is met with several glares. They didn't want me to know, I knew it must be someone close to them. I already expected her to be the one given their history together. That explains the smug look she gave me when she came to deliver the message and when I came in today.I am livid that they decide to ask me for something like this, giving up my life for their son. That's an extremely selfish request.I wish I had brought my own vehicle because I really do not want to be in the same space with Nate anytime soon. The fact that he knows about it and went along with it makes me extremely angry. If he had told me about it, at least I'd have known what it was about and I'd know what to say. Mary was obvious
ROSE'S POV__SIX YEARS LATER"Mommyyyy". I heard my youngest scream. I sighed and walked into the room they were in. Ever since he was old enough to talk, Alexander has always looked for an opportunity to scream mommy around the house, even when there was no need for it. I've been trying to get him out of the habit but nothing seems to work even when his older sister caution him against it."You didn't have to shout that loud, Xander. Mommy would have heard you regardless." I said as I picked him up and placed him on my lap. It didn't seem like he has any injuries but the need for him to shout to get my attention was just there. It's not like I've been gone for that long. It's been barely twenty minutes since I left but that seemed like an hour or two in his eyes.
_ROSE'S POV__With tears in my eyes, I stretched my hand forward and muttered yes over and over again. I can't believe that he's officially asking me to be married to him and for real this time. I know it's going to be a shock to the public when they find out that the first wedding was a faux one. Even though we didn't leak pictures or post anything about it online, hundreds of thousands of people on the internet knows I'm married to Nate which means we have to release a statement that explains everything to them.A lot of people will be confused, naturally, but we'll have to clear up the air if we want everything to go smoothly. I don't want to have to fight the online in-laws who will tell me I've been living a lie and isn't truly married to Nate.When we got home, it was too late a
_ROSE'S POV__Today seemed to be one of the best ones I've had so far. Nate seemed intent on making me know that he loves me regardless of whatever might have happened between us and whatever it is I've told him. I couldn't believe he reacted to what I told him the way he did without getting mad about it. That's when I knew I had lucked out when it comes to finding a partner. Ever since I told him I loved him too, he had been doing everything in his powers to make sure I'm very comfortable and for me to know that I'm very loved.It's been a week already and it's the best week I've had in a very long time. He said I should dress pretty today because he was taking me to a place where I would really like and I'm very excited for it.For the first time in weeks, I felt completely comforta
_ROSE'S POV___I know the therapist is right and I have to tell Nate the actual truth about how I felt about him and his family and how I currently feel. I know it's long due that I tell him about it and I can't blame myself though. With everything that has happened, there's no way I would want to be involved with someone like me if I was him. But, I actually love him and I don't want to lose him. The therapist tells me that if I don't tell him early enough, he's going to get frustrated and decide to leave me alone. Although, I know he can't do that when he already has me pregnant, but there's a chance that the love he feels for me now will start to dwindle. I don't want to be in a loveless marriage.I also need to tell him what I actually had planned for him and his family. I know it'd come as a shock to him to hear that my initial plan when I agre
_ROSE'S POV___Even before it was mentioned, I know I'll be needing therapy and I didn't bother to hide that fact. I'm tired of pretending like I was fine and since I couldn't start therapy yet because the doctor asked that I rest at home for a while before they'll give me the go ahead to go and start the therapy sessions."I'm aware of that your honor, and I'm working towards it". I said just before I was lead off the witness stand. It's sheer strong will that is holding me from crying. Since I was now done, I didn't ask before I left the courtroom, Nate behind me. Since I didn't allow any of my family members to come with me, it was easier for me to just leave with him than to start rounding them all up.I wasn't called back which means I have been excused and I went into the car. A
__ROSE'S POV____"The court has asked that we must be present at the trial which means whether we like it or not, we have to be there and I know you wouldn't want to relieve any of what happened but it will go a long way in making sure these bastards are put behind bars". Nate said.As soon as we got news of the trial, I had been hoping that I won't have to be called to go there but it looks like that's just wishful thinking.It's been over a month now since the incident happened and I just got discharged last week. It was a very slow process towards healing and while I might not be totally myself yet, it's better than who I was before. The wounds healed nicely and most of them didn't leave permanent damages on my body. The ones that did are in places that can be covered up easi
_ROSE'S POV___It feels like this is just a movie because I don't want to believe that what he's saying is actually true. I had thought that what he said the day he rescued me was just hallucination and I didn't want to think of it as something other than thatHearing him say it again that he loves me makes it feel like a dream. Yeah, I know we've gotten close and we are no longer sworn enemies but him actually falling in love with me seems so far fetched. It feels like a prank and although I doubt it, I don't want it to end because if it does, it means he doesn't really love me like he said and all this hope was for nothing."Don't say things you don't mean just because you want me to do something for you, Nate". I chided him. I don't want him to tell me things he thinks I want to hear just so I
__NATE'S POV____There's a lot to unpack from everything Rose had told me today. I don't even know where to start from or what to do and how to go about it. She can't just drop the news that she's pregnant and then immediately tell me that she'd be terminating our child and expect me to be fine with it. There's no way I can be fine with that sort of thing.I tried as hard as possible to make sure she won't do it. I even told her I love her. I didn't want to tell her that way before because I don't want it to seem like I'm pushing it to her because I want her to do something for me and that is not aborting the child, but it's almost like a last resort for me. For her to not do what she wants to do.I know Rose is very stubborn and once she sets her mind against something, there's nothing you
__ROSE'S POV___I opened my eyes to see him staring down at me. It looked like he was searching my face for something I don't know about. He moved back when he saw that my eyes were open though and he smiled at me, one I didn't return."Hey. I didn't know you're awake. I'm sorry I wasn't here for you when you woke up. I had to do some things". I have an idea of what that could have been. I can see blood splatters on his shirt and although he tried to hide it, I can see the ones on his knuckles too. Since it was mentioned earlier that he was going to the police station, I'm going to assume that means that whomever it is he fought with is Drake or Helena. I know he doesn't hit women though, which means it had to be Drake.I'm not against the fact that he did that, I just don't like the