Ch. 28

CYPRUS

I stood up as fast as my leg would let me and looked at everyone, who seemed shocked. I guess this meeting also ended right? “As you can see, my future wife is in labor, and I need to be there with her,” I said to them in a commanding tone, and I was about to leave when Sergius let out a loud laugh, and everyone paused on their steps, curious.

“You really think you're going to just tell me I have to leave and I will leave? I will not go anywhere. I won’t leave this place. I am going to see Fiona no matter what. I am going to be there with her. I need to bond with my own child,” he said as a few pack members who were not familiar with whatever was happening looked surprised.

“Cyprus, what is going on?” another whispered to me as I rolled my eyes.

“Nothing happened and nothing is going on. I don't want to hear anything from anybody, and I don't want anybody listening to Sergius’s request again. It's enough that way. Nothing is happening, and I am not allowing you to see Fiona. You want to steal her from me right now. You are bringing false news. Whatever you do would not still give you an opportunity with her,” I shouted and then left the throne room, rushing as fast as I could as my beta followed behind.

I could already hear her scream all the way from the hall, but I still tried to act calm. I wouldn't want to run and lose my composure, but hearing her shout again, I heard my name echo in the hall. She was calling for me this time around. She wasn't crying to the maidens or anybody that she needed assistance, but instead, she called to my name desperately because she wanted me. 

She wanted me to come and be with her. I couldn't help but smile in appreciation. At least she sees me as somebody who needs to be by her side during such hard situations. I ran as fast as I could through the hall, as even the guards were surprised seeing their own Alpha racing. I was supposed to take my pace slowly and carefully, but instead, I was here running so fast.

I got to the front of the labor room and looked at one of the guards. “Open the door,” I requested as they paused, looking at each other.

“But Alpha, you are not supposed to be there. This privacy is supposed to be between the maiden and the person in labor,” they said as I groaned.

“Please, I need to see her. You can already hear her yelling my name. She needs me to help her. I need to assist her,” I said to him, and then pushed open the door before rushing into the room straight.

I saw her in so much pain. She hadn't even started the procedure, but she was already panicking. “I don’t know what to do, but I don’t think I can bear this anymore. I can't hold this in anymore. Cyprus, please, I need you by my side. I cannot do this alone. I am scared I might lose this child,” she said as I ran towards her, the maidens giving us a few steps’ distance.

I held her hands gently and whispered, “I don't want any situation whereby you ever get scared of anything. You are better than everybody, than anything you can ever imagine. Don't ever put fright in your own mind, do you understand? And instead, be bold and confident. I know you will pass through this situation; I know you would. Just trust me. I will be here with you throughout all the procedure.”

I said to her as she smiled. “I knew I could trust in you, and that is why I called out to only you. Because you are the only one who always looks at me as someone worthy to be in your presence. I thank you so much for not risking my life, for not risking the life of my child and instead protecting me through everything. Please, I don't want to lose this child. If I lose this child, I lose my meaning in life,” she said, and then I nodded.

After nodding towards her words, I heard a loud scream from her, and I panicked. At that moment, blood began to ooze out of her leg. “What is going on?” I shouted as the nurse looked at me. She wasn't so shocked, but at the same time, she looked disappointed.

“Didn't you tell me to hold it in? Fiona, this child you are having is powerful, and you know that for sure. Why are you still being so hesitant?” she told Fiona as I looked angry.

“No, you wouldn't. You would not shout at her like that. She's trying her best, and if the child is the problem, then I don't mind losing it,” I said as she continued to cry, the blood oozing out more and more.

“Please Cyprus, I don't want to lose this child. Please, he's too strong for me,” she said as I looked puzzled.

“Please, can you guys help me understand what is going on?” I asked angrily, feeling even more frustrated than I have ever been. “I am just tired. What is going on? Explain to me!” I shouted as they looked at each other before slowly walking towards me and whispered, “The child. It's rejecting her. It does not want to come out, but yet it wants to live. It has a mind of its own. She can only have a safe delivery if the father is beside her. That is the only way. The father and the child need to bond before this labor can be successful. And if it doesn't?”

“She will lose the child,” they said as my heart heated.

“No, no. It can't be, they need Sergius not me. I can't protect her, right?” I questioned.

“No, you can't. It doesn't work that way. This is a male child we're talking about. And a powerful one at that. Oh no. How do I get Sergius here without him claiming this child as his own?”