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52EMILY’S POV.It was the pungent smell in my nose that woke me up. I didn’t open my eyes immediately, but I was fully awake. The scent in my nostrils was strong. I could smell Iodoform, antiseptic, and fragrant soaps.I knew immediately that I was in the hospital. How I hated the smell of the hospital. It reminded me of sick patients, pain, groans, and discomfort.Finally, my eyes fluttered open, and it hit the white ceiling of the hospital. I sighed, looking around me. There was an IV stand, drawers, and some things I couldn’t recognize.Looking down, I discovered I was still in my clothes. How long I had stayed passed out, I didn’t know.I sat up, and a maid came in. Why would I get a private room when it was just mere fainting?“You’re awake. You were out for a few minutes. The doctor wants your approval to run a test on you to see if there might be serious underlying causes.” She informed me, as she checked some things on the desk next to me, but I shook my head.“A test is not
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53EMILY’S POV.“What!?” I exclaimed sharply. No, he couldn’t mean that. If he meant that, then it meant I was doomed. There would be no way out for me. No, I would be in knee-deep trouble.My breaths came out faster, as my brain began to turn the information back and forth. The baby wasn’t John’s. It… it couldn’t be…Never for once, had John and I made love without protective measures. He had always been careful about it because I told him I only wanted to get pregnant when we were finally married.He had never complained, and had done exactly as I asked. If he heard I was pregnant, he would know it was bullshit.That night when I had slept with Lucas… it had been without protection. It had been unplanned, and…Tears sprang to my eyes immediately.John would know I had been unfaithful. Apart from him making life harder for me, it would hurt my pride. He would regard me as the same trash he was, and a stupid hypocrite.Nothing would go well for me, and if his family managed to get win
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54EMILY’S POV.“What do you mean!?” I asked, stopping Sadie.“What do I mean? What can you not understand in all I just said? You have to kiss Lucas, so my friends can think you guys are so in love that you’d even kiss on a short school trip.” She said, and I felt like smacking her. Why was she the way she was?Was it that easy to kiss just anyone?“I can’t. Why would you force me to kiss him? I won’t.” I said, turning away, and folding my arms.I was yet to figure out what I’d do with his pregnancy, but I was to go around kissing him on the whim of an eight-year-old? That was unacceptable. Too annoying.Did she think she could boss me around because of some secret? I owned my body, and she was no one to…“Hey, mum, I kind of have something to tell you about Emily.” I heard Sadie say angrily, and I turned around sharply.“Sadie.” I hissed.“Yes, do you know that she broke…”“I’ll do it.” I said, bending to her height, and she looked at me, as if trying to read me. “I said I’ll do it.
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55EMILY’S POV.“What do you expect me to say?” I asked, as she continued to look at me.“I just said I like Lucas.” She replied, looking at me like it ought to ring a bell in my head.“And what does your liking Lucas have to do with me? Is it any of my business? Do you need my consent to like him? Tell him if you like him, not me. I’m going inside. I don’t feel too good.” I snapped, turning around and leaving her standing by the pool.I hadn’t meant to be annoyed, but how could I help it? I was in such a fix that I could not help myself. ‘Stuck’ was the word for me. The only thing I could do if I wanted to keep myself out of danger was try to sleep with John again, which was impossible.There was no way I could stoop myself that low to sleep with him, or pretend he owned the child. It meant I just had to deal with whatever was going to come my way, and that alone was an headache.I didn’t need to hear her romantic feelings for the man whose baby was growing within me.Back in the hou
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56LUCAS’ POV.We all shook hands, and Emily was introduced to Alpha Romeo and his family.Emily stayed respectful, and polite, but I could see vividly that she still wasn’t in her best of moods.We all sat down, and they began to decide on the menu. I glanced at Emily who sunk into quietness, and gloom. Since we had returned from the hospital, she had been even more gloomy and suspicious.No one needed to tell me that she was avoiding me. She was particularly careful about that. We almost never met each other in the hallways, and she never ate at the dining room.Something was wrong with her, but I had no idea what.A wide smile appeared on her face as Hamilton, the Alpha’s son threw her a question.“I’m from this pack.” She replied, smiling.“Oh, I thought you were married as a kind of alliance.” He probed, and she shook her head slowly with a graceful smile.“John and I started as friends. We have been fond of each other since our college days.” She replied, and I could see her fin
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57EMILY’S POV.I was in front of the family members, seated in that same seat with Alpha Romeo and his family also seated.In front of me was my plate of steak with my puke all over it, splattered on the meat, veggies, the table, and into Sadie’s mug.Everyone was utterly disgusted with me.“I went to the doctor and found out you were pregnant.” Sadie said, looking at me with contempt, and I looked up to find Lucas, but he wasn’t there.Derella grabbed a tissue, and handed it to me.“Wipe your mouth. It’s disgusting.” She said, and I took the napkin from her and wiped the puke that stained my lips, and a line of it that dribbled down my chin.“You’re pregnant. John said he has always used protection when sleeping with you, so where is the baby from? Whose is it?” Lady Genevieve asked, with her forehead creased in a deep frown.My fingers intertwined themselves restlessly, and I couldn’t stop swallowing, and blinking, while my lips were robbed of all speech.“Answer this instant!” Alp
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58LUCAS’ POV.Seeing Emily fall like that seemed to send a bolt of shock to my chest. Staring at her on the floor was worse.As I dashed down the stairs towards her, careful not to tumble myself, I kept dreading the pool of blood that was yet to seep out of her head.I knelt next to her, and placed a hand on her cheek.“Emily.” I called, with wide eyes.She didn’t respond, and I checked her head. Thankfully, there was no sign of wetness and blood.I looked around for the maids, but there was none. Didn’t they hear her scream? Were they even in the house?I lifted Emily into my arms, and noticed something wet. Carefully, I managed to get a sight of my hand, and saw it was covered in blood.She was bleeding!Not from her head, but from…Confused, I ran across the living rooms, and through the door leading to the foyer. No maids were in sight.I opened the door, and ran to my car with Emily’s hair crowding her face.“Emily.” I tried calling again, but there was no response from her. Get
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59LUCAS’ POV.I couldn’t believe it. Pregnant? But she didn’t tell anyone. No one could even think she was pregnant. I didn’t know why I was so shocked, but I was.“You were unaware of the pregnancy itself?” The doctor asked.“Yes, yes, I was.” I replied, and took out my phone.I dialed Tray’s number.“Are you…?” Tray began.“I’ll need you to pay hospital bills. I’ll send the information to you.” I said, and ended the call, then turned to the doctor. “What does she need to do to be completely fine. I mean, the miscarriage surely had its effects.”“Rest. She can go on short walks, and driving. Just things to make her feel relieved.” He replied, and I nodded.“Thank you, doctor.”I got up, and left his office, thinking of everything. Since when? How come it wasn’t in her last medical report?Wait… I hadn’t seen the report itself. Didn’t Doctor Gilbert see it when he ran a test on her? He was competent, so I couldn’t say he was sloppy, and there was no way he could have hidden it.It wa
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76EMILY’S POV.Why couldn’t I speak? Maybe I was just so terrified by their looks, and awfully aware that if anything went wrong, I was in trouble.It felt like just sitting there watching them would give me a panic attack.“You are sleeping with him.” Lady Mira said in horror, and I shook my hands and head immediately. It was only then that the words came pouring out.“Why would I sleep with him? He’s John’s uncle. I can’t forget that. John would be so mad, and if the news gets out, we’ll be in trouble. I can’t do that to the family. Lucas and I are just friends. There’s nothing going on between us. If you ask Sadie, she’ll tell you. She was the one who wanted us to be friends in the first place. I’m not sleeping with Lucas. He also can’t do that to John. They’re like brothers. I’m engaged to John. That is impossible. I don’t want you thinking I have something sexual to do with him.” I blurted out, breathing faster.“Then why didn’t you say a thing when we asked you?” Alpha Raymond
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75EMILY’S POV.I looked at Lucas, but he didn’t look at me. He simply toyed with his dinner. My heart thundered in my chest. Everything was going wrong.No, things weren’t supposed to be that way. I swallowed, and looked at them. They were expecting a reply from me. “Uh, wh…what time?”“We’ll call you whenever we’re ready.” Lady Genevieve said, looking at me like she’d love to just cut me off from the family.If she wanted to do that, I had no objections. I had no interest in staying with a family that had so much rules, and regulations, too many dos and don’ts.It would have been better if they just told me the time, so I could be prepared for it. Why would they say they would call me when they needed it?The dinner was a quiet one, but within me was a storm of fear. Alpha Raymond and Lady Genevieve scared me a lot. They were always looking tight, and angry whenever I saw them. Lady Mira didn’t seem to care about me or anything I did, and Alpha Will looked like he was considering if
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74LUCAS’ POV.I was plain shocked to see Emily and me displayed on the screen.There was the photo of us having coffee. The one with Emily going out with the pink dress. Although it was just her. I wasn’t in the picture. Then there was another of us laughing, while grilling meat, right before John offered to join us.It felt like my heart had seized. Everyone was murmuring, and looking for us.“Isn’t that Mr. Granger’s fiancée?”“I thought she was getting married to John?”“Is she the one? I think she is. I saw their engagement poster, and announcements.”“Are they no longer together?”“Oh my God. Is it an affair!?”“Did she cheat on him with his Uncle?”“This is crazy. What is this?”Genevieve got up, looking stiff with anger, and walked straight to the little cubicle where the technical people were working. She probably had a lot to say.I looked at Emily, and saw she couldn’t even take her eyes off the screen. Her eyes were wide open, and I could see the hand which held her glass
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73EMILY’S POV.I hid my hands behind a jug of orange juice, and felt the need to leave the place.“I have no idea.” I said, and she smiled.“Isn’t it disturbing to sleep with your fiancé’s relative?” She asked, and my eyes shot to hers.“What?” I asked, finding it hard to breathe.“I mean I’d find it disturbing. Wouldn’t you?” She asked John. “If you slept with your fiancée’s relative, wouldn’t you feel disgusted?” She asked, and John smiled.“If it’s for revenge, then I guess it’s fine. Revenge should be worse than the first offence.” He replied, and Mandy’s face fell.“I do not think the same way.” She said.“Is it a true life story?” Alpha Raymond asked, and Mandy glanced at me briefly, before turning back to Alpha Raymond.“I think it is.” She said, looking like she was giving it a thought.Lucas next to me was just eating, and scrolling through his phone. He didn’t seem to be bothered at all.Sadie kept on smirking, and it felt like I was the only one who was disturbed by Mandy’
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72EMILY’S POV.“Mandy!” I called, getting to my feet abruptly.She stopped, and turned around slowly, with a smile on her face.“You can’t just do that. That’s ridiculous. No way. Why would I upload a drunk video and tag the Elders?” I asked, and she walked to me slowly.“You have no other reason to do it, except the fact that I will spill your secrets. Tell me, are you that great? How did you get Lucas to sleep with you? Did you drug him? Don’t tell me he actually likes you, or that you both are in a relationship.”“It’s not that way.”“Then what way? You accused John of cheating, but slept with his Uncle?”“I didn’t even know he was John’s Uncle, and that was after I broke up with him. I was reckless, and angry after finding Katie in his bed, and… look, I don’t even need to narrate anything to you. It’s none of your business.”“You think I’ll believe that shit? Dream on.”“Your choice, Mandy.”“I give you till evening.” She said, and walked away, leaving me fuming.How was it that
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71EMILY’S POV.Fear seized my heart, and it seemed iced water was washed down my chest. It was the end. Was I going to be blackmailed by her too? Was this the end?What would happen if the family found out I had slept with Lucas? Already, none of them seemed to like to see me with Lucas.“What are you doing eavesdropping on us?” I shot at her, and she raised her brows.“Eavesdropping? Was there something I wasn’t supposed to hear? I only came to make sure you were sleeping well.” She said, looking at us cluelessly.“Why would you do that? You didn’t do that yesterday, or the day before.” Sadie pointed out.“Tonight was a little intense for Emily. She was stuck with John and was probably boiling inside. I only came to see.” She said, feigning innocence, but to me, that was bullshit.I couldn’t hope she hadn’t heard anymore.“If you have heard something, just spit it out. This doesn’t suit you.” I said, wanting to get it over with immediately, rather than anticipating if she would tell
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70EMILY’S POV.We both stopped, and from the corner of my eye, I could see Sadie tense up. My lips trembled, and my heart rate began to pick up slowly, but steadily, gradually rising to maniacal beating.How did it happen that we were discussing such problematic matters in the living room?“Did you both see a ghost?” Mandy asked, smoothing her satin evening gown.“What?” Sadie asked, breathily.“You both are sent for. Dinner’s about to start.” She said, and looked from my face to Sadie’s, before turning around, and walking back out the door.“Do you… do you think she heard anything? She didn’t, did she? Did she look like she heard us saying something?” I asked, with my eyes trained on the door like it would swing open again.“I don’t know. I’m just as clueless as you are.”“What was the last thing we said?” I asked, suddenly forgetting the last thing I had said.“You and the pregnancy.”“Oh my God, oh my, oh my, this isn’t good.” I said, getting up, and placing my hands behind my hea
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69EMILY’S POV.I brought my laughter to a stop slowly, and Lucas’ laughter also subsided. As he focused on the meat he was grilling, John walked towards us, with his hands in his pockets.Gosh, Jealousy made him look like an insane psychiatric patient who escaped from the hospital.“What’s the occasion?” He asked, as he approached us.“Burning hot beef against the chilly cold weather.” Lucas said, picking up a slice of beef, and offering it to him.John opened his mouth, and Lucas dropped the meat in. John juggled the meat in his mouth, and sat on the chair in front of us. Why the maids had placed three chairs there in the first place, I had no idea.“Mind if I join?” He asked, with mouth dancing to the rhythm of the hot beef.“Sure. There’s enough to eat.” Lucas replied, and I took a long drink from my orange juice. It was refreshing, but unfortunately, I couldn’t feel it.John stared at me.“Why were you laughing?” He asked, and I got to my feet.“Have a nice night, Mr. Granger.” I
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68EMILY’S POV.My heart was thundering and it seemed like it would tear out of my chest, as I found that I couldn’t tear my eyes off his lips.I was finally losing my senses. Even my saliva was hard to swallow, and it took him tilting his head—to try to decipher what was wrong with me—to get my eyes off him.I turned away sharply, stepping into the rain, and stepping backwards after feeling the harsh and direct coldness. I bumped against him, and jumped.It was tempting to place my hand on my chest, and try to make it stop beating hard.“Why? Did you want to kiss me?” I heard him ask, and I turned to him immediately.“No. Why? Why would you say that?” I asked, shaking my head, and playing dumb.He smirked, and his eyes fell to my lips. I swallowed hard, and stepped out of the umbrella.“There’s a taxi!” I shouted, running towards a vacant taxi approaching us in the far distance.He was next to me shortly, covering me alone with the small umbrella.We got into the taxi, while Lucas ca
