Landry’s POV“More diapers,” Bernice said, opening her hundredth gift of the evening. “Thank you so much.”“This is the last gift,” Landry said, pulling a smaller box out from under him; this gift was from him.She rose her brows as she took the box from his hands; he could see the questions on her face.She gasped when she saw what it was.The ultrasound picture is in a beautiful frame with the words “baby’s first picture” engraved.She stayed quiet for a moment as she stared at the picture; tears welled up in her eyes. She was speechless.“You kept the picture?” She whispered.He nodded his head once.“I figured you’d change your mind,” he said to her. “So, I asked the nurse privately if she could print it for me.”She pulled her gaze away from the picture to meet his eyes; a few droplets of tears escaped her eyes and fell delicately down her fair features.“I don’t know what to say…”“You don’t have to say anything,” he assured her.He reached out to grasp her hand in his. Just tha
Landry’s POVLandry couldn’t believe the words that Bernice had just spoken. She finally admitted to loving him; she confessed her feelings to him. By the time he was about to say it back, she was already asleep.Did she mean it when she said that?Was it only in the heat of the moment?He watched as her chest rose and fell; he couldn’t possibly sleep after that. He wanted to just wrap her in his arms and never let go of her. He never wanted this moment to end. He wanted to be able to satisfy her like this all the time, for the rest of their lives. He needed to get that cure from Alaric so they could have the life they dream of.He adjusted her on the bed and placed a blanket over her naked body. As much as it pained him to cover her body because he could just stare at her forever. She moved slightly, groggily murmuring something he couldn’t understand.Landry leaned down, pressing his lips against the nape of her neck, smelling the light scent of strawberries, and feeling her soft fl
Bernice’s POV“I don’t understand…” I said, staring at Alaric who was only inches from my face. That wasn’t making any sense. Why would he want me to leave Landry’s pack? Wouldn’t he want me to be close by so he can keep an eye on me?“I have my reasons,” Alaric said, pulling away from me. “Reasons that don’t require your knowledge right now. But that is my condition. You need to make yourself disappear. Leave and don’t return here. Understood?”“If I do that, you’ll cure me?” I asked.I could see the darkened smile on his lips.“Exactly.”“You can’t really be considering this…” Julia said from within me. “I don’t trust him, Bernice. We can’t just leave Landry—” “I have to do what’s best for our child,” I reminded her firmly. “Alaric promised to cure me…” “But what about Landry?”He was going to be upset, but that meant he will have more motive to get rid of Alaric once and for all. Once Alaric was taken care of, I would be able to return to him. I looked down at my stomach with a f
Bernice’s POVIt wasn’t like last time; maybe it was because of the cure, and I was becoming stronger. Or maybe the dosage they gave me to knock me out wasn’t strong enough. I couldn’t move on my own, and it almost felt like I was asleep, however, I could still feel what was going on around me.The guard had wrapped me into his arms and lifted me off the ground once he was sure I was out cold. I remained limp in his arms, mainly because I couldn’t move. It worried me that I had no control of my body or what happened to me, but I had to trust that he was bringing me out of the layer.He was walking down what seemed to be a long hallway and then he paused like was waiting for something. I could hear the electric doors sliding open and then he stepped inside once again.We were going up. It was at that moment that I realized we were down below. We must have been under the ground. That must have been how they were hiding the entire layer. We went through another series of doors and more
Bernice’s POVI was hesitant about letting this strange woman into my home. She had a kind face though and a pleasant smile. She seemed to be around my age too.I reluctantly stepped aside for her to enter my home. She frowned as she looked around.“I wasn’t expecting any visitors,” I tell her, feeling my face warming. “I’m sorry for the mess.”“It’s quite okay,” she said with a chuckle. “Oh my…” she said, staring down at my stomach. “When they said you were pregnant, I wasn’t aware of how pregnant you were. How many months are you due?”“Two,” I answer, placing my hand on my stomach. I could feel my pup quacking under my palm and it made me smile. I had to admit, I was excited to meet my little pup.“Do you know the gender?”“A boy,” I answer.She looked pleased by that response.“How exciting,” she breathed. “I also heard you will be raising this pup on your own. I must admit, I admire your strength.”“I have to do what I can,” I tell her.“When Alpha Adam told me you were choosing
Landry’s POV2 months agoLandry had met Crystal a few months ago in one of the witchery shops. He had overheard her discussing that the vibe of the forest is messing with her energy level.“There’s a lot of dark magic lurking in the forest,” she said hushingly to the woman behind the counter. “Whoever is hiding there, is using up the dark magic.”“Who do you think it could be?” The girl behind the counter asked.“I’m not sure if it’s a who… or a what…” Crystal answered.She wasn’t someone he had ever seen before but based on her style alone, he knew this was someone Bernice would have gotten along with.“You look like you have a lot of damage,” Crystal pointed out, raising her sleek brows as she stared around his face. She was bold when talking to him.The girl behind the counter’s eyes were as large as she bowed her head, allowing her blonde hair to fall over her face and cover the shame in her expression.“Alpha King,” she said to Landry, her voice trembling only slightly. “I’m sor
…Landry’s POV“The vampires will sense that their spell has been broken,” Crystal said, taking a step back from the door. “It won’t be long before they come out.”Landry could now sense the dark energy swirling around them. The dark spell that kept Alaric’s layer hidden was broken. They were staring at the door they’d been searching months for.“Leave,” he told Crystal. “We can handle the rest from here. Thank you.”She nodded before taking off. His army stood behind him, shifting into their wolf forms and getting ready for the fight that was about to be unleashed. Caleb, Bernice’s brother, was amongst his army.Caleb has also not slept and has been working tirelessly with others to find this layer. He had a look of determination on his face, but Landry wasn’t sure he could handle a fight like this.He was only 15 after all. “You should go too,” Landry told him. “This fight might get ugly, and you’re exhausted.”“I’m not leaving,” Caleb said, shaking his head. “I’m going to fight f
Bernice’s POV“Talia…?” I said again, forcing myself to sit up and ignore the dizzy feeling that washed over me. “What… what are…” I couldn’t even get the words out of my voice.She continued to cradle my crying pup in her arms while staring at me with a grin spreading across her face.“You didn’t honestly think that Alaric would let you go that easily… did you?” She asked with a fake pout. “You are pathetic to think otherwise. I’m just glad I don’t have to pretend to be your friend anymore.”“It was you the entire time?” I asked, my word quivering. I could hardly believe what was seen before me.How had I not known that it was Talia this entire time? I have lived in her house for almost a month; she showed me kindness and helped take care of me. But it was only so she can get my baby.“Sorry to disappoint you,” she said. “But I must be leaving now.”She turned away as I started to feel my wolf growing furious from within me. She was no longer going to be quiet; she was about to lose