5: Pregnancy Test

Felicity

*

"I’m pregnant, Grandpa," I mumbled, answering the question that he had asked before.

"I figured that out already by realizing the amount of perfume you’ve used." He paused before continuing, "Don’t stress over the fact that he will find out about pregnancy because he won’t, not until I want him to find out about my great-grandchild. I might have retired from all the work, but everyone still listened to me before him."

I knew what I was doing was wrong for my pup’s father as well as my pup, but the choice that Massimo had given me was also cruel.

"Join me in the kitchen now. I want to eat my favorite dessert tonight." He changed the topic.

After half an hour, we settled on the table for dinner.

"Why are you helping me instead of your Grandson?" I couldn’t help but ask.

"I’m just protecting my great-grandchild's mother’s mental health in the early phase of the pregnancy because watching them together won’t be easy for you and stress might lead to miscarriage." I smiled weakly and tried to eat for the sake of my pup. "And in return, I want every update on my grandchild."

"I promise, I will."

"Hmm, I have a witch’s bracelet that will hide my great-grandchild from everyone’s eyes by hiding his or her scent as well as his or her heartbeats." He spoke and explained how Grandma’s witch friend had given that to her at the time of her pregnancy because Grandpa was at war and Grandma had to keep the future heir of the pack safe. "But at the same time, it stopped the growth of the pup. So, you can’t wear it on a regular basis." I noted that information in my mind.

After dinner and washing dishes, Grandpa gave me the bracelet that he was talking about. When I started to leave to look for a hotel nearby, he asked me to stay with him.

It was something that was happening for the first and last time. Not that I was complaining, but the thought of ‘last time’ was quite overwhelming.

I was glad that I wasn’t at the packhouse, in our room, because in that case, all I would have done was cry. I buried Grandma’s clothes that Grandpa had kept in the almirah as if she were still between us. I didn’t want to be jealous, but I couldn’t help it.

Grandma Soleil was really lucky. She was the chosen mate of Grandpa, and looking at them, I felt that maybe I would be that lucky too.

Not to forget, even my parents were chosen mates.

I didn’t realize it when I ended up sleeping while thinking about all these things. The next morning, Grandpa made sure that I would finish all the food on my plate, along with fresh juice.

While I was worried about the clothes that I needed to wear, Teressa Ricci, the beta, arrived there with my luggage, throwing a tantrum because I didn’t care to share my problem with her.

To be honest, I didn’t want to turn anyone against their Alpha by telling them about this incident; after all, I was almost everyone’s favorite. If Alpha was the brain of the pack, then Luna was the heart of the pack.

I wanted everyone to think that this was a mutual rejection.

I freshened up and left for the hospital along with her.

"I don’t understand why Alpha is so adamant about finding out whether you’re pregnant or not," She muttered. "Anyone can say that you’re not observing your scent," She added, on which I bit my inner cheeks, feeling bad about hiding the truth even from her. It wasn’t that I didn’t trust her, but I was scared that Massimo would interrogate everyone close to me, and if he used the Alpha command, then one would have to answer him.

"By the way, Luna or not, we will always be friends. Have you decided where you will live?"

"I’m getting a penthouse in alimony." I half-lied.

"Asshole. Does he really think that money can buy anything?" She growled, "Do you know what? Sell that penthouse in front of him and buy something that you want, not what he wants to give." Throughout the way, she kept cursing Massimo, calling him various mean names.

I wasn’t someone who encouraged others to badmouth Massimo, but Teressa was Massimo’s friend too. They grew up together, training side by side; after all, she was Beta’s daughter.

When I reached the hospital, three different doctors were there to draw my blood from my veins and send it into three different laboratories because Massimo didn’t want an ounce of mistake in making sure that I wasn’t pregnant, just like I claimed.

I bet he would have tried to put 2X2 by observing how I had used a lot of perfume that night and also avoided drinking wine.

All I could pray was that Grandpa would handle this situation or I would be caged here because one thing was for sure: I wouldn’t be leaving without my pup.

*

"Did you bring all my documents?" I asked, sipping coffee in the cafe while waiting for the results.

"Yes!! Everything was in the luggage." I nodded my head, knowing the very first thing that I had to do was change my name to my real name.

"Perfect. I need you to check Massimo’s fated mate’s background. Something about her is suspicious." With that, I told her everything that I saw and observed in the washroom. She tried to suggest that maybe Amelia had injured herself on her own, which I denied.

It was clear that someone had attacked her.

"Do one thing. Get permission from the werewolf Queen to get all the CCTV recordings of the ball." I remarked, knowing the mating ball was arranged and managed by them. "And then you need to check the CCTV of the washroom area around 10:30."

"What you have to check is whether someone followed Amelia inside the washroom before me. Or someone walked out of the washroom after a couple of minutes when Amelia walked inside." Teressa nodded her head, realizing what she had to do. Teressa didn’t join in the mating ball because she didn’t want to find her mate this soon.

"You’re his beta. He must have told you about his fated mate."

"No. He didn’t. And we both know why he didn't because he was scared that I might tell you about them."

"In that case, stay close to him. I don’t know what that woman’s plan is, but she might think of harming Imo and ruling the pack."

Massimo didn’t have any brothers or heirs, so it was clear that the pack would move to Luna if anything happened to him.

Teressa looked at me as if I had grown another head. "What?"

"You’re still thinking about him."

"Well, habits don’t change that easily," I muttered with a small but fake smile.

"In that case, you need to try harder and harder. That brute doesn’t deserve your care and concern. Focus on yourself and move on. I bet there are numerous Alphas out there who will kiss the ground where you will walk." I laughed at her suggestion.

After that, she spent hours trying to put some sense into my mind about finding another man, and it would have gone on for hours if Massimo hadn't mindlink me.

‘Amee!!’

I hated how his voice fluttered my stomach.

‘In my office. It’s urgent.’

‘Okay,’

*

#TBC