Ch. 16

FIONA

So this was how it felt to finally be loved by someone. Listening to Cyprus continuously reminding me of how much he loved me suddenly brought tears to my eyes. Uncontrollable ones at that. 

“Are you sure you love me or you are just doing this out of pity?” I asked again as he shrugged. 

“I will never do anything out of pity. I sincerely love you and I care for you so much. I am ready to do anything for you, even if it means fighting my brother for good, for all eternity. I don't mind making you my Luna so he would know he does not have a chance with you,” he said to me as I looked away. 

Looking around, I could see the maids already responding to themselves; clearly, they were going to spread this news that he had tried to propose to me to be his Luna. 

“I would. I would think about it. I would think about everything. Thank you so much. You are the first person who would honestly care for me and love me. The first person in my life because my parents would never do that to me. I don't know how to thank you. I don't know how again I am supposed to appreciate you for what you just did,” I said to him before hugging him tightly. 

I soon let go. And of course, I had the best dinner ever. He smiled at me from time to time, helping me with my dishes, helping me to pass it over, treating me like I was a queen even though I knew I was supposed to be one. I had suffered so much in my life; I deserved every pampering I was getting at this point. 

“I want you to enjoy yourself. I don't want you to ever doubt yourself or think you are not good enough,” he said again to me as I nodded, still trying to push back all the emotions his words were bringing back to me. 

Dinner was soon over, and of course, I was bathed gently by the maids, my assistant maid at a corner watching every move. I think I had suddenly become much more important than I expected to be because the maids were suddenly so nice to me after listening to Cyprus's words and were even acting with much care and attention than usual. 

I laid on my bed, staring up at the ceiling, the words Cyprus had said to me echoing again and again in my head. I turned, trying to push it off before it becomes a nightmare. Nothing good ever happens to me without something wrong always coming to spoil everything, and at this point, I was fearing something wrong was definitely about to happen. 

Then I remembered Sergius. I rushed to the window to see fire and camping tools everywhere. His men were camping, and they were all there. I saw a huge camp in the middle, and I knew that was his. Just when I was about to shut my window, I noticed he came out of his tent, and his gaze went straight to me. 

I didn't know whether I should duck or just shut my window close, but he smirked at me. I swear I could see it from a distance like he wanted to say something to me. I decided to act clueless and shut the windows. I went back to my bed and tapped on my lap furiously. 

“How could he stare at me like that? Why is he even here? Whatever problem he has, he does not need me. Besides, I can't go out to see him again. I played a very wise turn by trying to hide my pregnancy, but I don't think I will be able to do that for long or even be able to do that again. He would definitely know about my pregnancy, and if he knows it's his child, things are going to get much more worse than they've been already.” 

At that moment, a knock came to my door, making me frightened. I slowly opened it to see it was beta Anthony. He looked at me and bowed gently, clearly respecting me. Due to what Cyprus had said at the dining table, he had also clearly gotten the news too. 

“I’m sorry I have to disturb your pleasant night's rest, but I don't think I will be able to see the dawn of tomorrow if you don't give Alpha Sergius a listening ear. His beta has been on my door begging continuously to get a chance. Alpha Sergius just wants to talk to you. I guess he's trying to clear up some things that he has not been able to for a long while, and I told them I will try to talk to you. If you don't want to see him, I will gladly chase them away. But if you want to, I will escort you personally with enough guards. Alpha Cyprus does not have to know, he is already fast asleep. I made sure of it before coming,” he said to me as I looked away. 

“So what are you saying? I go to Alpha Sergius? Do you even think it's the right thing? Aren't you putting your life in danger? Because if Alpha Sergius finds out about this, it will not be funny,” I said to him as he nodded. 

“It won't be funny, but I am also doing this because of him. If you don't give Alpha Sergius a listening ear, I am sorry to say this case is going to escalate by tomorrow. It might get into the ears of people that don't even want to listen to your excuses, and you might just have to go to him after all if he has a legit reason to take you,” he said and then looked down at my belly, my eyes also following his. 

I covered my hands on it gently. 

“He won't take my child away,” I said angrily. 

“Fine, I will see him, but I don't want to give him any clue of my pregnancy,” I said to him angrily. 

“That is if you are able to hide it well. You are in your final week, and you might deliver anytime soon, and unfortunately for us, he's camping outside,” he said. 

“What exactly does that mean?” he asked. 

“Whatever, I will see him, but don't let him know about my pregnancy,” I said before shutting the door.