Freya
For a second, it felt like space closed in on me and the only sound that I could hear was the sound of my blood drumming in my ears and the doctor’s words that kept echoing through my mind. ‘Congratulations Miss Freya, you are pregnant with quadruplets’ My eyes fluttered continuously, glancing at the doctor who stared at me with a straight expression on his face. And then, out of nowhere, I began laughing. First of all, it started with a low chuckle that ended up escalating into full-blown, uncontrollable laughter. The doctor’s face furrowed in confusion as he exchanged fleeting glances with the maid who stood at the door with confusion boldly written on her face. This was absurd! I mean was this a prank or what the hell was going on? As I shook my head, amidst the laughter that escaped my mouth, I tossed the pregnancy report back to the doctor. “Sir, I think that you are mistaken, there is in no way that I am pregnant” “We conducted a series of tests before we came to this confirmation. Congratulations once again” Seeing how serious he looked, the smile on my face vanished and my hands flew over my mouth as my lips slowly parted in shock. “What!” My mind raced as my heart kept thumping hard in my chest and different emotions crashed over me. My shoulders sagged and tears rushed into my eyes, pressing at the back of my eyelids as my mind drifted back to the conversation with Ann. She said that my womb was damaged. She said that I could never give birth anymore so how was this possible? This was nothing short of a miracle. Not one but four babies! But at that moment, when the image of Thorne popped up in my head, the building excitement swelling inside of me disappeared and darkness enveloped me. I was carrying his children. I should be excited. I mean, I was excited that maybe Ann made a mistake but knowing that I was carrying Thorne babies that would be taken from me as soon as I was done nurturing them caused my stomach to tie a knot. If my father ever found out that I was pregnant with Thorne’s children, then not only was he going to disown me but he was going to get rid of me. Plus I needed to go back to Tyson and Ariel to teach them a lesson. The only way I could leave this place was by hiding the truth about my pregnancy plus how was I sure that the doctor didn't make a mistake? Cold shivers ran down my spine as I squirmed in my seat and fixed my gaze directly on the doctor while forcing out a smile as I leaned forward. “Sir, would it possible to not please let Mr Thorne know anything about the news of the pregnancy…” The doctor cut in. “Why?” I swallowed hard. “I feel like there must be a mistake and…” I had barely completed my words when goosebumps spilled all over my body when a deep voice that reverberated off the walls, echoed through my ears, sending cold shivers down my spine. My heart turned cold in my chest as I slowly swung my head in the direction that the voice emanated. Piercing hazel irises raked over me before he locked eyes with mine, causing my heart to slam against my ribcage. Thorne stood at the door and seeing him for the second time caused my pulse to speed up as my lips parted in shock. There was a glint of confusion in his eyes as he reiterated. “Why does he have to keep it a secret from me?” I swallowed hard, tearing my gaze away from him while wishing that the ground could empty its contents and swallow me whole. It wasn't because I was scared that he had overheard our conversation, I was scared because of the way he looked at me. His eyes were invasive, deep, and dangerously beautiful. The doctor stood up, lowering his head before him. “I think that she is shocked. Finding out that she would be having four babies must have been overwhelming for her and…” Thorne raised his hand in halt and when he took a step forward, my heart raced like galloping horses. “I would like to hear from my breeder herself” His voice was low and menacingly cold, yet there was a flicker of something else in his eyes. Curiosity? Standing to my feet, I folded my hands behind me as fear gnawed at my insides. Thorne stalked towards me and before I knew what was happening, he was a step away from closing the space between us. As I glanced up at him, he said. “Did you think that I wasn't going to keep my promise of allowing you to leave after giving birth to the children?” I ducked my head, squeezing my eyes shut when the reality hit me that I had a history with stillborns. There was a high chance that Doctor Ann could have made a mistake and the cycle of my stillborns would continue. Blowing out a breath, my eyes flew open and I muttered. “It just seemed too good to be true” Thorne was about to speak when a blonde-haired woman with a pretty smile on her face strutted in. She was majestic, elegant, and extremely beautiful. Who was she? As she exchanged pleasantries with the doctor who treated her with respect, she stood next to Thorne, slipping her hand through his arm while he smiled. Like he smiled! When her gaze landed on me, her eyes lit up and she removed her hands from that of Thorne, took a step forward, closed the space between us, and swooned me in a hug. Almost suffocating me to death, Thorne stared at me with intense scrutiny like he was trying to read through me. In a matter of seconds, the woman cupped my face and kissed me on the cheeks. “Hi, I am Celeste” As confusion swamped my mind, I responded. “I am Fre…” Before I could complete my words, she said. “Freya Finnegan. I am Thorne’s Fiancee and he told me about you already. I was the one who made him choose a breeder. He never wanted something like that but he loves me too much to do everything for me” Then she took me aback when she bent slightly and pressed her head against my stomach. “I can feel my babies already” Only if she knew that they would be stillborn. Despite that sad reminder, her calling them her babies never made sense to me. They were mine and not her’s! “Your babies?” my voice was barely above a whisper. While I spoke, unease surged at the depth of my stomach because of Thorne’s eyes that shot lasers into my face. Glancing at him caused my heart to skip a bit as my stomach tied a knot. Why was he staring at me like he had murderous intent? Could he have discovered my identity already? Celeste pursed her lips slightly as she glanced at Thorne. “Angel, didn't you tell her that the babies would be ours?” Angel? Did she just call Thorne an Angel? He was more like a demon to me. Throne shifted his gaze from my face, flashing her a smile. “I did” Celeste then turned to look at me, cupping my face while beaming with a smile. “You have nothing to worry about darling. I will take good care of you and take care of the babies as well. We can call them our babies for now” I forced out a smile that didn't reach my eyes. “Yeah…” I couldn't wait to just leave this place! I was so uncomfortable here. She smiled at me. “Tomorrow is our wedding, I would like to invite you to our wedding and…” Before I could object, she quickly muttered. “ You can't say no. I want you to come to our wedding” She pinched me on the cheeks. Thorne seemed more like he wasn't having it but Celeste acting sweet made him accept. Only if he knew that I didn't want to come. I didn't want to be around him either. Celeste jolted me out of my thoughts. “Don't worry, I will send your clothes tomorrow. Please do attend, it will warm my heart” “Okay,” I forced out a smile. She waved at me as she grabbed Thorne’s hands. “See you tomorrow. Let’s go, baby” While they turned, the reality of my situation began to dawn on me as I stared at them in horror. Then Throne turned, shooting me a glare that made my heart skip a bit. For a second, fear gnawed at me then when he turned away, relief flooded through me because, in the end, the babies would be stillborn like always. I hated that I got excited about the pregnancy for a second and hated that I forgot about my sad fate. Anyway, it didn’t matter. What mattered was I would leave this place and never meet Thorne again.Thorne’s P.O.V There was something about that woman that I couldn't wrap my head around—something enchanting, dangerous, and deeply infuriating. Never in my wildest imagination have I ever imagined someone else carrying my child but I was excited that I was going to be a father. If Celeste hadn't put me into this situation, I honestly wouldn't care about the curse and the consequences. Celeste was enough for me but ever since Freya came into my life, something dangerous sparked in my heart. It was like a raging flame threatening to destroy everything in its wake. Since the first time I laid eyes on her, I hated her timidness and doubted that she would ever be able to break the curse. I honestly didn't want anything to do with her and the last thing I wanted was for the thoughts of her to occupy my mind. But I couldn't control it, I couldn't control the times I stared at her dancing in the rain, times when she had climbed a tree to save a stray cat that found its way
Freya “I am sorry to say this but you can’t bear a child again because your womb has been greatly damaged” My lips parted in shock as his words echoed through my mind. Time slowed down and it felt like the whole room was spinning with the doctor's words fading in the background. No, it had to be that my hearing was impaired or maybe this was a nightmare. The pack’s doctor snapped me out of my thoughts. “Luna Freya, are you even listening?” Staring deep into her eyes, the reality of what was happening weighed in on me, causing dread to settle at the pit of my stomach as tears rushed into my eyes and my hands flew over my mouth. “No!” A scream tore from my lips. Today was the day that I was supposed to be discharged from the hospital and I came to ask her to know when I could start trying for a child again because, for the fourth time, my baby died in my womb— A stillborn. I wiped off my tears with the back of my hands, shaking my head slowly. “Five years of tryin
Freya’s P.O.V I could hear voices. Hostile Voices. Voices that seemed to be laced with dread. My eyes fluttered open and a groan escaped my lips when pain sliced through my head like a knife. The horrendous and putrid smell assaulted my nostrils and the screams, and cusses from tiny and sharp edges voices caused me to jerk back to reality. Swiveling my gaze around the entire place, I tried so hard to wrap my head around what the hell was going on and most importantly, what was I doing there. Women with disheveled hair, and specks of dust on their faces filled without enthusiasm. My drowsy eyes flickered to their hands and that was the moment my heart pounded in my chest and I snapped out of my drowsiness. My eyes widened, almost bulging out of their sockets in shock when I noticed that their wrists were bound as well as their legs and to worsen it, I was in the same situation as them. Dread settled at the pit of my stomach as fear clogged my throat. I was fo
Thorne’s P.O.V My heart skipped a bit as soon as my eyes met hers. Towering over the petite woman who stood before me, her brown eyes glinting with fear as her shoulders sagged and she shuddered, retracting her step with every step that I took towards her. The maids trotted out of the room with their heads lowered, leaving me with a dark brown-haired woman who looked more like she could crumble to the ground any moment from now. Staring intently at her while studying her with eyes devoid of emotion, I was beginning to doubt if she was a powerful Lycan like I was told. The more I stared at her, the more I noticed that she wasn’t special in any way. Lycans were known to have this powerful aura around them and that was the major reason I hated their guts! But as for her, she looked timid, and scared and I was about to send her back to the dungeon when my gaze landed on the inked inscription around her wrist that read ‘Tierra’ meaning earth in Spanish. Only the powerfu
Freya’s P.O.V After A Month Ever since that day with Thorne, I had never set eyes on him again and I was confined to quarters where I wasn’t allowed to step out until the pregnancy test would be out. In the quarters that I was confined to, all the necessities were provided to me. Like food, dresses, and snacks but the only issue was that I wasn’t allowed to have access to phones in a bid for me not to communicate with the outside world. Nevertheless, I was glad that all of this was going to be coming to an end soon and I would finally be set free from this prison. My only hope was that Thorne would keep to his word and after the pregnancy test results came out today, I would be allowed to leave just like he had promised. Plopping on the couch, sadness weighed in on me as I rubbed my hands on my empty stomach before heaving an exasperated sigh. My mind drifted back to my conversation with Dr. Ann and her words about how I would never be able to bear a child repeated