Romane von faithabiala416

The scent of a luxury hospital room replaced the freezing smell of blood, but the sudden, hollow emptiness inside my body told me everything I needed to know before I even opened my eyes. I lay perfectly still under the white sheets, my heart thumping against my ribs like a trapped bird. My hands immediately moved downward, trembling as I pressed my palms flat against my stomach.It was empty. Too empty."No," I whispered, my voice sounding dead to my ears. "No, no, no."I kept pressing down, digging my fingers into my own skin, searching for that tiny, warm flutter that had been there just hours ago. I closed my eyes tightly, forcing myself to remember the two pink lines on the plastic stick. It wasn't a dream. It couldn't be a dream."Maya, please don't move around too much," a soft, professional female voice murmured near my side.I ignored her, my breathing turning into short, terrified gasps. I opened my eyes, my vision blurry from a headache that made the bright lights above me

The freezing winter wind bit into my bare skin, but it was nothing compared to the sharp, suffocating terror of knowing the pack guards were tracking me down like an animal. My bare feet sank deep into the freezing drifts, the sharp ice cutting into my toes with every single step I took. I couldn't feel my fingers anymore. I clutched my arms tightly around my waist, trying to keep the tiny bit of warmth left in my body close to my stomach.Just a little further, I told myself, my breath coming in ragged, painful gasps that burned my throat. We have to get away. I have to keep you safe."Spread out! She couldn't have gone far in this dress!"Marcus’s loud, rough voice boomed through the dark trees, making my heart jump straight into my throat. The sound of shifting snow and snapping branches came from every direction. I tried to run faster, but my long blue dress kept getting tangled around my legs, tripping me. I stumbled, my knee hitting a hidden rock beneath the white drifts. A sha

The pain in my chest was so sharp I could barely breathe as I stood outside the office door. Liam's cruel words kept repeating in my mind, tearing away the last scrap of hope I held. He called me a freak. He called me a burden. My hand pressed against my stomach, feeling the tiny life inside me, and my heart broke into a million pieces. The plastic testing stick was still warm in my dress pocket. I gripped it tightly, the edges cutting into my palm as tears finally spilled over my eyelashes. I needed to see his face. I needed to look into his eyes and find out if the man who held me in the dark just hours ago was completely gone.I swallowed the lump in my throat, pushed the door open, and stepped inside.My world shattered completely in that exact second. Seraphina was standing right next to Liam, her arm wrapped around his shoulders like she owned him. Spread across the large desk was a big stack of financial papers.Seraphina looked up at me, a nasty smile spreading across her fa

I rubbed my sore eyes and looked back at the computer screen. The numbers on the spreadsheets were starting to blur. It was three o'clock in the morning, and I had been sitting at this small desk in my basement room for over sixteen hours straight, fixing the financial mess that Alpha Liam Zenith’s pack accounts had become.Everyone in Silver City thought Liam was a financial genius, but the truth was simple. I wrote every single one of his public speeches, and I planned every single investment that made him richer. But to the rest of the pack, I was just Maya, the fat, quiet girl who lived in the dark basement and wore oversized clothes."Maya! Get up here right now!"My aunt Clara’s sharp voice rang out from the top of the stairs. I stood up and pulled down the huge, faded gray sweater that made me feel hidden.Upstairs, the living room floor was covered in spilled drinks and trash. My adoptive sister, Seraphina, had thrown a huge party last night to celebrate her upcoming title as