Jaselyn's POVNae had just finished telling me some stories about her family and her childhood when Zane came into the room.She quickly stood up and excused herself while Zane took a seat beside my bed."How are you feeling today?" He asks but I just keep my gaze in the other direction."I'm sorry I couldn't be with you this morning, I had something urgent to take care of but I'm here now. Won't you ask me how my day went?" He persists.And though it hurts, I move my hand over to his face and wave it over his eyes. He throws me a confused look "What are you doing?""Nothing much, just checking if your eyes still work because if I didn't imagine everything you just said, it means you must be mistaking me for Isla. And you see, we look nothing alike so……" I respond snarkily."Why can't you just indulge me? You don't have to be mean all the time." He complains with an expression eerily close to a pout.So now I'm the mean one?I don't even know if to be amused or annoyed."Why? So you c
Jaselyn's POV Thankfully, the door swung open at that moment but the visitor was the last person I expected to see. Isla.What is she doing here?Zane quickly pulls away from me while I turn away. I suddenly feel stupid for letting it get to that point, for letting him come so close. If Isla hadn't shown up, would I really have let him kiss me just like that?My hand unconsciously comes to my lips and traces them. Isla's loud voice snaps me back to reality.“I see you're both enjoying yourselves. I almost feel bad for interrupting.” She began sarcastically, her voice dripping with venom.Zane stands up and walks over to her. “Isla, it's not what it looks like.” He denies.“It’s true. You should really put your husband on a tight leash, Isla. He keeps coming onto me like a lost puppy. It's almost like he's forgotten you exist.” I don't miss the opportunity to taunt her and she sneers at me.“Shut up! Just because you're in this state doesn't give you the right to run your mouth. Don't
Jaselyn's POVI opened my eyes softly and was instantly met with a pair of cerulean orbs. Zane was lying on his side next to him, his head resting on his hand as he watched over me like a mother hen.In this position, the light of the sun washed over him from the open window and the way his eyes reflected in the light was enthralling, casting an almost otherworldly glow. I found myself lost in those orbs.“Good morning.” He greeted with a smile and I finally broke eye contact.“How long have you been staring?” I pose the question as a way to distract myself from the warmth building up in my chest.“Not that long. You looked so pretty in your sleep, I couldn't help myself.” He voiced out casually, not caring how his words would affect me.“It's too early to be lying. The only reason you'd stare at me is because you have something depraved on your mind. Well sorry to disappoint you but I'm not fit enough for whatever you were thinking.” I retorted.A chuckle. “It wouldn't really be you
Jaselyn's POV“This is cause for celebration.” Zane began after breaking from the hug. “A baby should straighten you out, you're sure to act more mature now that you know there'll be a little one looking up to you.”“You're one to talk. The day you outgrow your childishness, you can call me Alpha.” Rion shot back with a grin.“I'm gonna pretend like you didn't just say that. So how's Ziarre? Is she OK?” Zane asked as they both took a seat, seemingly forgetting my presence in the room.I don't feel offended of course, this tends to happen a lot between close friends. Whenever they get into conversation, they seem to forget that the world and everyone else in it exists.“She's fine. She shared the news with me last night and I didn't want to disturb the both of you so I waited till today. She seemed a little unsure at first but after she saw my reaction, she seemed to love the idea of us having a baby. Now she's even more excited than I am.I'm so happy. I won't have to worry when I'm n
Jaselyn's POV Nae served a light breakfast and Zane invited Rion to join us but he only had a few bites, claiming to have had something that morning. After breakfast came my medication and we were finally ready to go. Zane carried me onto the wheelchair and wheeled me out of the room while Rion followed closely behind us. We passed through the long hallway and finally arrived at the huge sitting room. Unfortunately, little miss Isla was present and was dishing out orders to one of the maids.She frowned as soon as she saw me but it transformed into a big smile when her eyes fell on Zane who was still holding on to my wheelchair. She approached us. Rion sent a greeting her way but she barely acknowledged him.“Where are the both of you going with this pitiful creature?” She asked in a condescending tone, twisting her lips. Pitiful creature? I’m certainly not the one with the demon makeup.“For goodness sake, can’t you just be nice, Isla? Jas is a person too.” Zane opened his mouth
Zane's POV“Don’t pretend like you care about me, you asshole! You say I’ll make a great mum but you’re going to take my baby away after they’re born!” She screams at me with tears in her eyes.I want nothing more than to gather her in my arms and reassure her over and over again that I wouldn't do that. I wouldn't separate her from our baby and I wouldn't send her away. I want nothing more than the three of us to be a family— Jaselyn, I and our baby— but I relented.She looked at me expectantly, almost pleadingly but all I could do was break away cowardly. A promise is a promise. Isla will have the child she's always dreamed of, it's the only way I can repay her for everything she's done for me.I'm sorry Jaselyn, please understand. If only things were different. If only you didn't hate me, if only I could put aside my own pride and only think of our happiness. If only……Jaselyn, seeing I wasn't going to give an answer or reassure her that her child wouldn't be taken away from her at
Zane's POV “Isla, you know that's not true.” I tried to appease her but she pushed back violently.“I said not to fucking touch me. I'm not dumb, I see everything that goes on around here. You promised me, Zane. You said you would always love me, that you'd never leave me but your fated mate shows up and it's suddenly all a lie, some fucked up illusion I had. What's next Zane, are you going to hand me divorce papers? Over my dead body! Fuck you!” She screamed as she pounded my chest incessantly with her hands. I just let her, wanting her to let it all out.“You know I would never do that to you, Isla. I'll never break my promise to you. I know it's hard. This isn't easy for me too but you know why we're doing this. Just bear with me a little more. I just need a little more time and we'll have our baby. Our family will finally be complete.” I tried to coax her and her hands stilled on my chest, gripping my shirt tightly.“I don't want a fucking baby anymore, Zane. It's you, you're the
Zane's POVArriving at the door of Jaselyn's room, I found myself hesitating just a bit. Would it be the right time to be with Jaselyn, especially after my encounter with Isla? My desire to see her seemed to outweigh every other thought as I pushed the door open and went in anyway.Nae was talking with Jaselyn but she promptly excused herself at my arrival.“Have you had something to eat yet? It's almost time to take your medicine.” I began, smoothing my hand over my hair.“I'm not very hungry yet but I'll tell Nae to have something made eventually.” She said in an almost bored tone.“You know you shouldn't skip your medicine. It's important that—” “You know it's a little hard to take you seriously in the state you're currently in. You and Isla must have really gone hard at it, she painted your neck all the way to your chest. You even have a bruise on your cheek.” She uttered snarkily.And that's when I realized that Isla had left hickeys all over my neck, leading down to my chest.