GLORIAāS POV
I walked down the alley leading to the mini apartment I rented with heavy heart.
My biggest goal is to have a child of my own and when I got it, my husband aborted it and now , my last chance in becoming a mother, the father is a werewolf.
I hate this life I wished I could just fly away to the realm of the meadows and enjoy myself with my baby but even if I do, my baby is no doubts a werewolf.
A tear ran down my cheek as my mind flashed to that day when a werewolf tore my parentās body apart. I was five then when I came back from school and met them kneeling before a green eyed beast begging for their lives.
The memories of that day came back freshly as the metallic smell of blood hit my nose. Mum had gestured that I hid well so none of them would see me, and in that place where I hid, I saw them getting ripped off with claws.
Recollecting that day alone is enough reason to hate those damned beasts but now that the child inside of me is one, I think my fate is sealed.
If the father was a normal werewolf, I could have gave it some considerations, but No! Damian Moon is nemesis. I cant have my child have such a pathetic father.
āGloria, this child must not grow up as a beastā I said to myself with determination and rubbed my stomach. āBaby, I donāt care what you are, but I will make sure you are not as heartless as your father, I will make sure you are humanā
Just a left turn towards the apartment, a black minivan suddenly appeared from nowhere and swirled past me almost sending me to my feet.
I was about to cuss at whoever the driver was when I felt a hand yank me from the back and before I could know it, I was in the midst of masked men.
Fear gripped my heart, I donāt know what to say I could only shake in fright, what if these people are werewolves too?
āPlease spare me, I am pregnantā I pleaded when none of them said anything and the curtains on the windows made it hard for me t0 know whichever direction they are taking me.
No one said anything which made me became more afraid, I faced one of them again, āMister, seems like you take the wrong person, I donāt owe any debts and I donāt offend anyone, how about you leave me here and Iāll help you find whoever you are looking for?ā
No response again, at this time, my heart is already in my mouth as I could feel it thumping loudly. Instinctively, I held my stomach, my precious baby, who knows if they have found out that I am carrying a werewolf and therefore wanted to steal it?
āYou canāt take my babyā I resorted to shouting if that is what will make them respond. āThe father of my child is a powerful man, he could have you killed in two minutesā I yelled again. Seems like Damianās name will be useful now.
Yet, no response and then BANG! I felt a metal hit my head andā¦ā¦ All black.
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My eyes opened into a luxurious room equipped with the best hospital equipments. I sit up on the bed, trying to remember what happened. Of course it doesn't take long for me to recall the masked men that abducted me into the black van.
I became alerted immediately and looked around me, and in that moment, Damian Moon entered. My suspicious and fears soared as I looked at him with fear.
"Oh youāre awake?ā He asks me, much calmer than he'd seemed at the hospital. Looking at his green eyes made me shiver down to my spine but as much as I could, I breathed heavily.
āMr Moon, Youā¦. You brought me here? I asked weakly trying to suppress my fears. "Did you have to go this far to make me abort your pup?ā
"Iām not that foolish" He assures me. "You are Jude Morettiās wife? How come you are getting inseminated and your husband is unaware of it? Didnāt he tell you that he works at my company?ā
Another fear unlocked, Jude is working under this man? Yet I never heard it from him that his boss was a werewolf. How much has he betrayed me?
"Whatever that happens between my husband and I, is none of your concern Mr Moon, If you are trying to make me abort your pup because Iām a human then Iām happy to wish you happy failure in advance. I will raise this baby as mine and made sure he doesnāt grow to become a heartless beast like
"Gloria Please" He insisted and raised his hand to stop me, āStop using that term on me! Your parents were killed by werewolves how is that any of my concern? Now listen, I've had my men run a background check on you and I know you are married to Jude Moretti, my project manager. Now the main reason for having you brought t0 me is because that same Jude Moretti asked for a leave because his wife died and that wife is none other than you! When I first met you, you have a horrible scent which doesnāt seems like that of a human or a beast, which leaves me with one option, are you a ghost? Tell me everything about it and Iāll spare youā
"That's insane!" I hiss. Jude have the nerve to even announce my death because no family member would ask of me? And now this horrible man is saying I have some kind of scent that is awful? āScent or not, I donāt know anything about it. Jude and I are divorced, so its your choice to believe his lie or not. But about this baby, I am not giving it to you!ā
"I don't want to hear your pathetic story!ā He answers harshly. "I am not talking about the baby here, I am asking, what are you? A ghost or what? I cant have my pup carried by some random being human or notā
"We don't even know that it's your child!" I canāt help but remind him harshly too, "Maybe it isn't..." I have to give myself a shake before I can continue. "Maybe it isn't human, but that doesn't mean it's yours."
"The pup is mine Gloria stop changing the topic!" Damian Moon snarled, making me tremble with instinctive fear. "I can smell it, I can sense my bloodline in your womb."
I can only gape at him. He can smell it? Sense his bloodline? It's like I've left reality and entered a different universe. "This is crazy." I can feel myself sliding back into denial. "Yours or not, I will not succumb to raising my baby as a werewolf!ā
āCan you raise the child alone? I heard youāre jobless?ā
"I don't want you to give me anything" I growl, "I want you to stop calling my baby your motherfucking pup!ā
His eyes flash dangerously and he laughed, "That's not going to happen. Did you even wonder why someone like me is giving semen sample?ā
āNot my motherfucking concernā I rolled my eyes.
āI am an Alpha touched by the goddess, either you accept your fate and letās raise this child together or you abort it! A royal doesnāt live in a shabby place!ā he insisted stubbornly.
This statement is really scary I must say. An Alpha touched by the goddess doesnāt seem to be an ordinary wolf. Seeing him growling at me like this, makes me fear for my babyās safety.
How can I live with him when Iām afraid of him and how can I abort this baby when itās the last hope of my motherhood?
āYou're carrying Alpha Damian Moonās pup get that into your brain woman!ā He said again.
GLORIA'S POV After shopping with Dr Lucy and napping away the afternoon with the pups in the nursery, I find my way to Edwardās rooms. The guards told me he just returned from the refugee camp, but when he opens the door for me heās all smiles. I give him a hug and a kiss on the cheek, and he welcomes me in. āYou wouldnāt happen to be in the mood for an afternoon snack, would you?ā He inquires knowingly. āBecause personally Iām starving.āIām fairly certain this is a plot to make sure Iām feeding myself well, but my stomach growls loudly as I find a seat on the couch. Still, I try to sound demure as I shrug, āI could eat.āEdward laughs before calling down to the kitchens and ordering a small feast. As we eat he tells me all about his day at the refugee camp and I, in turn, share my frustration with my sudden celebrity and Dr Lucyās news about Brian. He can only shake his head. āThat boy has made some bad choices in his life, but Iāve been very proud of him these last few months.
GLORIA'S POV If I thought the world was going to look different waking up as a Luna, I was wrong. Everything is the same, even though I feel like an entirely different person than I was yesterday. I suppose I should be getting used to having my entire identity and sense of self turned upside down and inside out, but it never seems to get any easier. If anything it just becomes more confusing. I still canāt believe that I know who my parents are⦠that my father likely killed Damianās mother⦠that my own mother is out there somewhere. Frankly I canāt even contemplate the Goddessās role in all this, itās difficult enough being a princess without also being some sort of demi god.Above all else, I canāt wait until Damian is home next week. Yes, weāll be preoccupied with the summit, but with everything thatās happening right now I simply donāt feel steady without him. I need my mate, and I know heās just as anxious being away. He would barely release me from our dream date last night,
GLORIA When I wake up the next morning, I feel better rested than I have in weeks. For the first time since I started hypnosis, V hasnāt had to charge in during the middle of the night to wake me from my night terrors. Simply being able to connect with my mate did wonders for my state of mind, and even though our lovemaking was reserved for our dreams, my body is sated and satisfied.Even though I just saw Damian, my heart leaps when my phone rings a moment later, and I pull the device from itās charger. āGood morning my love.ā I greet him, beaming.āGood morning, gorgeous.ā His handsome face fills the screen, still drowsy from sleep. āHow are you feeling?āāA thousand times better.ā I admit, because not only did he save me from my nightmares, but the weight of my lies are finally off my shoulders. I run my hand over my belly, checking in with our pup.Rafe is happy too, heās been missing you as much as I haveāāIām glad youāre both feeling better,ā He rumbles, ā though I have to tel
GLORIA'S POV āWhat do you mean, it was a memory?ā Damian asks carefully. āI thought the priests came to you in the orphanage? I donāt remember anything about humans attacking you in the woods.āI stare at my lap, cradling my belly and trying to figure out how to explain my deceit. I knew this conversation was inevitable -I even prepared for it, but these are not the circ.umstances I expected. I didnāt imagine I would be so emotionally fragile, or that Damian would be wrapped around me purring, fresh off of rescuing me from a traumatic nightmare. I thought I would be able to present my case and apologize, acknowledging my wrong doing with confidence and strength of conviction.Now I fear itās going to tumble out as a mess of excuses and tangled feelings.āGloria?ā Damian presses, his voice taking on a dominant tone.When I finally look up at him, tears pour from my lashes. āIve still been doing the hypnosis.ā I confess, my l!ps quivering with every word. āI went behind your back and c
DAMIAN'S POV When I arrive in the dream forest, Iām alone ā as I have been almost every night since I left.However, rather than calling for my mate as I usually do, by picturing her in my mind and willing her to come to me with the sheer force of my longing and determination, I send my power outward. I unleash the full force of my magic, spreading it as far and wide as I can, searching every inch of this enchanted plane of existence. It rolls off of me like a dense fog, ebbing past the limits of my own consciousness to delve through the mating bond and track Gloria.Dreams are strange this way: both closer to and more distant from reality, so that our souls can join when the Goddessās power is at its peak, even as doors to fantastical and surreal worlds swing wide. I donāt know where my mate is, but as long as she is also in the realm of dreams, I know I can find her.It isnāt easy. It takes what feels like hours to finally sense her presence, to detect her heartbeat across the vast
DAMIAN'S POV We left the elders place and three days later, I had to go and see Grandpa with Brian and Gloria said she's going back to that Magical Castle with Edward.These days, I haven't heard anything about grandpa from Victoria and this got me wondering what she was up to because as long as I know Victoria, she never backs off that easily. Even though, Evelyn left, I could still sense her scent from Brian everytime we meet and these days that he wasn't bugging me, I'm sure he's up to something with her too.But deep down I really wished they get together because they seems to have the perfect vibe for each other. āIām worried about Gloria.ā I confess, pushing away my dinner. I was at his house after the visiting at the hospital. "I don't trust that guy Edward and that witch she's going to see, who knows who the witch is?"As usual, Grandpa is still numb but there's still life in him. I told him about how Gloria found her wolf and how we still haven't find anything about her p