Jaselyn's POVEspecially when I've done nothing wrong.I would cry but at that moment, I'm hit with another contraction.I take a deep breath and gather my energy to speak. “It's started, the contractions.” I alert her.I felt another and they began coming regularly, I could feel a spontaneous movement in my uterus. I think my baby's coming.The doctor instantly senses my agitations and realizes that I've gone into labor.I try to take deep breaths so as to lessen the pain of the contractions but somehow, I'm unable to do away with the fear that something will go wrong with my child. My baby is just 28 weeks but due to the circumstances, I'm having to bring him into such a cruel world so early. What if he is born disabled? I would never want my child to have to live a life of pain because I wasn't able to carry him to full term. I wouldn't be able to forgive myself.The unnerving fear quickly raises my adrenaline levels and I almost find it hard to breathe."Breathe, Jas, breathe. It
Jaselyn's POV The deafening silence that followed was scarier than what I thought I just heard.“I'm sorry, what?” I asked the doctor, a hundred percent sure that I had misheard what she just said.She blinked and stared at me dumbly. “Give me my baby. He's probably weak because he's premature and that's why he isn't crying. Hand him to me so I can feed him, all he needs is his mother's milk.” I demanded with outstretched hands.“Jaselyn, dear…..” The doctor began but I glared dangerously at her.“Give me my baby.” I repeated sternly and she placed him in my arms.He was small and covered in a thin layer of vernix but he was pale; eyes closed, sleeping peacefully like an angel.I caressed his cheek and realized he was cold, sparse tiny eyelashes unmoving. This is a little odd, isn't it? A baby who was born asleep.He's just tired, I need to wake him up.I patted my fingers on him gently, my eyes filling up with tears but I couldn't even tell why. My baby is fine and he's right here
Jaselyn's POV “Jaselyn, please get up. We have to get you cleaned up and treated. You just gave birth, you need food and rest and you need to heal as well. When you're healed enough, you can go see Celio in the morgue. We've decided to keep his corpse there till you and the Alpha reach a decision on what you want to do.” The doctor said but I wasn't even listening, too overwhelmed by my grief.The door opened but I didn't bother to look up, nothing could possibly alleviate this pain.“Alpha!”That word from the doctor caused me to raise my head in surprise and just like magic, Zane was standing right there, just a few feet away from me.He had on a cool expression, not a single hair out of place while I must look like a total wreck. Where the fuck has he been? Why did he leave me at such a crucial time? Has he come back to his senses?Does he know what has happened?“Our son is dead.” Is the only thing I can say and it comes out so strained and rough like I'd been smoking for months.
Jaselyn's POVIt must take some sort of horrible luck to be rejected twice by the same person. But yet I find myself in this heart wrenching situation for the second time. The first time the pain had been sharp, instantaneous but this time around, I felt completely numb. Perhaps because I hadn't been granted the chance to even recover from my son's death. I just sat there, motionless, unfeeling.One…. Two minutes pass and the pain suddenly creeps up on me like an ambush and all at once I feel that soul crushing pain but it's worse this time, compounded by my profound grief.There are just no words to describe how I feel right now or to comprehend the callousness of Zane's actions.I just know that I can't take any of this anymore, I just can't. I can't handle it, I wouldn't mind disappearing right now if only it would make the pain go away forever.Nila is silent and her presence is almost faint. The second rejection must have been a huge blow to her, especially after the death of ou
Jaselyn's POV “No! No way! You're lying, Nae would never do that to me!” I fired back, chest tightening with newly awakened fear, hinging on the hope that I was right.Isla just tsked and looked at me like I was some sort of pitiful creature.I rushed over to Nae, taking her hand in mine.“Don't worry about Isla, Nae. You don't have to feel threatened, I won't believe a word this she devil says. I trust you and I'll believe anything you tell me. I know that you care for me like your own sister and you would never do something as despicable as killing my baby no matter who asked you to.” I assured Nae of my faith in her and I expected her to smile and confirm that I was right but just like the whole of today, the opposite happened.Nae snatched her hand away from mine and turned away from me. I heard her sniff.“Nae? Is something wrong?” “Stop! Stop it! I…… I did it! I did exactly what Isla said. I gave you the poisoned juice and I knew that it was poisoned but I still fed it to you.
Jaselyn's POVI pushed her with all my strength and she staggered backwards, falling over.“Isla!”Nae rushed over to help her up and I used that opportunity to dart for the door. I didn't care that it hurt to move, my legs were cramped and really heavy and my waist and abdomen didn't feel like mine.But I didn't care about that at that moment. Perhaps it was the adrenaline. I got out of the room and ran through the long halls of the Palace, even pushing past a maid that tried to stop me.Only one thing echoed in my mind.‘I need to get as far away from Isla as possible.’I got to the exit and as usual, it was guarded. I halted upon seeing Blade, my heart rate increasing.And then suddenly, in that moment of tension, I had a flashback about a memory that had completely eluded me. That night when I had seen Blade and Isla together through the kitchen window all those months ago, I wanted to inform Zane about it but I wasn't sure what was going on.I'm not the type so go around spreadin
Jaselyn's POV I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, through the forest and the vegetation. My head kept pounding incessantly, my stomach churning, I was getting out of breath and my legs were heavy, feeling like they would fail me any minute but I didn't stop.I didn't know where I was going but I just kept running, wanting to get as far away from the palace as possible. I wanted to run away from everyone and everything.I only stopped, completely breathless when I reached a cliff.I rested my hands on my knees, heaving, trying hard to catch my breath. Just then, Isla's words echoed in my mind.‘You have no one left in your life. There's no one that wants you, no one that loves you. The whole world has turned its back on you and everyone you know or love has either left, betrayed you or done both.There's nothing left for you, Jaselyn Everhart.’‘You've been abandoned, with pain and misery as your only companions.’‘Your child is dead, your mate has left you for good, your reputat
Jaselyn's POV Rion got off of me in an instant, almost like my skin seared his. It hurt, in a strange way. What kind of cruel twist of fate is this? Rion still loves Ziarre and despite how silly it sounds, I still hold some affection for Zane. I clearly recall that yesterday, we were happy together. Just because he rejected me, it doesn't mean all my feelings would disappear instantly. Rion and I have a strong friendship, we support each other and our love for one another is strictly platonic, so why then has the Moon Goddess made us second chance mates? It makes no sense at all.But the invisible bond, like a tightly knitted string, thrums with the desire for affection from Rion. It's so strange, this feeling within me. I don't like it. But at the same time, I dread the thought of rejection. If I got rejected by Rion as well then…….Rion turns away from me, probably reeling from the shock of it all.“How can this be?” He voices aloud, running a hand through his hair.I sit up, tr