FAYEThis was a horrible nightmare. I knew it was. If not, how could Nathan ever think this baby was not his? I don't even leave the pack house!The one time I had tried to, I'd really messed things up, and I was still paying for doing that. Was it just that one time that had made him distrust me so?I'd only ever been with Nathan. Why couldn't he see that?I pulled the sheets over me, tightly fisting it in my hands. The covers held little comfort. What was I supposed to do now? How would I handle this?If Nathan didn't believe the baby was his, then he wouldn't let me keep it. Would he?He might actually throw me out for real this time!I shot up to a sitting position in bed. Outside was already dark, my room also shrouded in darkness because I had been too angry and in my feelings to turn on the lights when I had returned from Nathan's study. The look of distaste on his face made me shudder all over again. I had to explain myself to him somehow, make him see reason. I climbed ou
FAYE I turned around in a circle, trying to remember at which point I had gone the wrong way. I was pretty sure I walked toward the lights, but then again, I couldn't see as well in the dark as I had earlier from my room. And the trees shrouded the entire area in thick darkness. Should I try to retrace my steps back to the house? But if I did, I would definitely get caught. I was already lucky I had gotten out without being seen. I took a deep breath and decided to continue. Looking ahead, I saw the faint glow of lights that played peek-a-boo with the leaves. I exhaled. I'll just head in that direction. It had to be Maya's house. As far as I knew, it was the only house in that area. I hastened my steps and walked for minutes before I came out to a rocky road. I moved to cross to the other side when suddenly a horn blared at me. I turned towards the sound and stood in shock as the car sped to where I stood in the middle of the road. Was it Nathan? Had he discovered that I'd
FAYEI couldn't believe what I'd heard. I felt sick to my stomach. And my skin prickled with sweat despite the air conditioning in the room. "Wh.. what?" I whispered.I shivered as cold fear seized me. I heard the words in my head again. He'd drowned the baby… in a tub. In a freaking tub! With his own hands!Maya ignored me. She walked to the closet in the living room and hung up her purse."What do you mean by that?" I asked, chilled with fear but still, sweat dripped off me, wetting my nightdress inside the robe. It stuck to my skin just like the dread which filled me did. It couldn't be true. It had to be a lie. It couldn't possibly be true."Maya..." I squeaked, when she didn't even attempt to say anything."Was he spelled?" I asked.Maya turned around and fixed me with a cold stare."He drowned the baby in cold blood." I flinched."No.. he wouldn't do that. Nathan wouldn't do that!" I said."We also thought that." She said. She came and stood opposite me and leaned forward o
NATHANI swiped my identification card to open the heavy glass doors of Carver Tech. It was still an hour before everyone started trickling in, a very nerdy range of tech engineers, data consultants, programmers, research assistants, and other support staff. Still, I was probably an hour behind a few of the board members and Avril, of course.Avril would have arrived first, usually by six AM. I had only taken the last two weeks off work because I had Avril as my secretary. She could handle the heat whenever I was off work until I was back. Daniel wouldn’t have been far behind, but he liked to stop by his favorite coffee shop on the way in and flirt with the cute barista there. He wasn't the type that liked to play. He was the Chief Operations Officer who wouldn't get off my ass about returning to work. I had really wanted to get in early this morning. Things weren't exactly fucked up by my absence, but they needed me to straighten out a couple of stuff urgently. I didn’t bother wit
FAYEI watched the doe eyed blonde across from Nathan on the enormous flat screen TV, with her polished looks and soft smiles. Nathan was having an interview. Something about a new tech he was launching. Why did it have to be with her, though? She looked like every other woman who saw Nathan and sat anywhere within five feet of him. Starry-eyed and smitten with his easy charm. The way I'd been when he'd cared about trying with me. He never gave me that attention anymore. And I was slowly beginning to find that I craved it. I also missed his smiles and the sweet endearments he'd only bothered with in the glasshouse.I missed him. I missed all of that. And there he was, shooting the female blondie reporter a hundred mega watts smile that was making her simper, no matter the veil of courtesy and attempt at a professional look. She didn't fool me.“So, your wishes actually came true?” the blondie asked neutrally, relying on her reporter training to hide her the obvious way Nathan affe
NATHANI stood in the reception area of the media corporation where we'd just concluded the damned interview, with a cup of coffee in one hand and my phone in the other. The blasted place was teeming with reporters, some of whom had several questions about me. The interview had ended up not revealing any of the things they all wanted to hear. Some juicy secret or news about the eclectic billionaire. I held the cup of coffee an intern had handed to me and took a sip with a hard look on my face. Said intern had even asked for photos with me. I'd obliged, even though I didn't do the picture thing. I was very much unhappy with how fast the news of Faye's pregnancy had spread. One would think Maya's hospital was also impervious to the personal status of the patient being leaked. When Nadia had mentioned having that piece of information, I'd seen red. Who was it that thought they could get away with giving away my secrets that way? Information I needed to be kept private and away from
NATHANNo.I wasn't sure I'd heard right. What the hell?"Lannon's healing ability has slowed down. He won't be able to heal like a normal werewolf. He'll heal slower.," She replied, avoiding my eyes.I stood up and paced a little. Was this even possible? I tried to make some sense of it, but I couldn't."Elaborate." I ground out. Zelda glanced down the hall. We were in the living room, close to where Lannon was. In different circumstances, I was sure he'd hear us. "He's out." I told Zelda. We'd left him in the room for him to get some rest, so I was sure he'd be sleeping."I think the wolfsbane did something to him. It was in his system for too long. I'm guessing that there are some leftover wolfsbane particles in him." She explained, crossing her arms."I thought that rare herb of yours cured him. Zelda, the herb was supposed to heal him of everything. That's what you said, wasn't it?" I asked. What was the point of getting the herb if it didn't cure him?"The herb didn't exact
FAYEBeep. Beep. Beep.What was that annoying sound? I tried to open my eyes, but it felt as if they weighed a ton. Beep. Beep. Beep.The sounds continued repeatedly, pulling me from the darkness. What was it? I'd heard them before, and not too long ago. I forced my eyes open and immediately regretted it. My eyes felt as if they were within two feet of the sun. The lights blinded me, making me dizzy and causing my head to ring.I closed my eyes and waited for a while to open them. The dizzying you have rush of light from the first time cleared from my eyes and I finally managed to peel them open. I blinked twice before my eyes got used to the light. I looked around my surroundings and saw that I was in a way too familiar hospital room. I was back in the hospital. With the white walls and ceilings and grey hospital gowns. Was this Maya's hospital?What happened? I thought to my self. I closed my eyes and tried to remember what happened to me and how I got here.I remembered the