Chapter 30

Today was the day.

Sunlight filtered through the windows, shining onto Asher's sleeping face. My fingers were tingling to touch him, but I refused to wake him from his slumber. He needed all the sleep and strength he could muster for tonight.

White hues, rays of sun, were sparkling on Ash's hair, his dark,glossy locks a beacon of beauty.

A wave of unease interrupted my admiring glares, and I threw the duvet covers off my body, sprinting to the bathroom, landing at the toilet just as sick spewed out of my mouth.

Am I ill? What's going on?

Deep down, I think I knew the events that were unfolding. But I refused to believe them.

As I flushed the toilet and gurgled water, I couldn't help but think:

I'm pregnant.

Time slowed, moments passed in waves of unease.

My palms unconsciously moved down to my lower torso, circling over my flat stomach.

But as I shifted my body, looking at my body from a side wards view in the mirror, I could notice the tiniest, smallest bump. So small you could mistake it for bloating.

Maybe it was just my paranoia, forming an image in my head. But I had no idea how werewolf pregnancies worked. If they lasted shorter than human pregnancies or if the mother would be in more pain. To say I was scared would be an understatement.

But I needed to know for sure if there really was Asher's child growing in my womb.

I quietly locked the bathroom door, opening the cabinet and scavenging for a pregnancy test. I know it was a far off chance that I would find one, but still, I looked and looked until eventually, right at the back of the drawer, my fingers reached a box with two tests.

Quickly, knowing time was of the essence and Ash could wake up any second, I opened the tests and sat down on the toilet, draining my bladder.

Did I want a child?

I'm only 19, am I ready?

This is too soon, this is too soon.

Things were just becoming great between us, I didn't want to ruin our bubble. I dont want a family yet, greedily, I wanted Asher all to myself until I was ready to start a family with him.

I peered at the clock, noticing my 5 minute waiting time had diminished.

Both pregnancy tests, glaring back at me: positive.

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I quietly exited the bathroom,noting Asher beginning to stir.

I stealthily creeped back into bed, nuzzling into him.

He stirred, circling his hands around my torso and lowering his head onto my shoulder.

"Hmmmmm"

"Good sleep?" I ask, my fingers smoothing his hair.

"Hmmmm" he said tiredly, causing me to smile, his fingertips lightly caressing the jagged scar on my torso from the fight with my dad.

"It smells off in here, is everything ok?" He perked up from his slumber almost immediately.

It was now or never

The perfect opportunity to tell him the truth that has caused a bout of unmovable anxiety to sway in my stomach from the moment I was sick in the first place.

But how could I?

How could I tell him that his mate is expecting his child, when in less than a day she is going to be used as bait to attract a dangerous, powerful witch and, despite physical and mental training, be put in danger herself?

This was a chance for us to finally have our happy ending.

When the witch is gone from our lives, we will be free to live in unabashed peace. Then, we can discuss this pregnancy.

I had contemplated getting rid of it, a skimmed thought that raced through my brain, but how could I destroy a part of the man I loved?

" yeah, I think some food I ate yesterday didn't agree with me, but I'm feeling much better now" I promised, unable to look him in the eye. Lying never was one of my strong points.

"As long as you're okay now, but why didn't you wake me?" He persisted, his lips planting a soft kiss of reassurance on my collarbone.

"Because you needed to sleep, and I didn't want to wake you, you looked so peaceful" I continued skimming my fingertips through his obsidian locks, as he rested his chin on my naked breast, staring up at me through hooded lashes with a small, shy smile tickling the corners of his mouth.

"Promise me, you'll be safe today. All the routines that I showed you, use them, I know you remember them well. Protect yourself at all times, cover the most vulnerable places of your body. Laurent has placed a guard on you, so she won't be able to use her magic on you, or the rest out side for that matter. We have the upper hand, so please just take your time, don't rush anything, and stick to the plan. I'll be close, but you'll always have me in here-" his hand caressed my head"- I don't know what I'd do if I lose you. So let's just enjoy today, ok? No more speak of tonight until we have to meet everyone else."

"Agreed" I whispered, pulling his face to mine in a passionate, this-might-be-our-last-day-together-if-everything-goes-wrong kiss. I clung to him, shifting our bodies so I straddled his waist, and he looked up at me with dark, lustful eyes id grown familiar with. Before Asher thrusted into me, and my mind spiralled into oblivion, a recurring thought plagued my mind: this can't be the end.

Hey guys!

I wanted to just include this short but sweet chapter before all of the action begins,

So ROSE IS PREGNANT!

I know some of you guessed this in the comments, and I am so so so excited to write these next couple of chapters,

There's a lot in store for you guys!

Have a good weekend !

Xx