AriezelThe moment the words hit, all I felt was numbness.“What? No. Impossible. It's impossible.” I pressed on.What was she saying? My child couldn't be gone. They couldn't.But I remembered the red stain so well. The pain.'No.'I looked at the woman, begging for anything but what I was thinking.But the sad face of the pack doctor was enough proof to shatter my hopes.Something scorching hot trailed down my face. It was my tears.My hand pressed to my belly despite the pain. It didn't hurt,bit compared to the blbone wracking feeling I had now.I heard ugly sounds, akin to animal noises. It was the cry of someone in grief. It only took a few seconds to realise I was the one making those noises.I had thought that once I had escaped the pain with escaping from Derek.I was wrong.“No!!” my scream shattered the monotone sounds of the hospital. Huge wails shook my body.I held my belly in my arms, ignoring all the pain and noises. It was still there, protruding. My baby was there j
AriezelI came back to the pack hours later, ignoring the looks the pack members had on me like the plague.“Ari…” Harriet murmured, leading me away from said stares towards the hallway to my room.“How are you feeling? I'm so-...You still need to rest.” I could tell that she had refrained from apologizing and I was all the more grateful for it.“Im okay now.” the words sounded hollow in my throat as I said them. Of course, physically I was okay. But mentally? What could I say?Harriet shook her head, a small sad yet understanding smile on her usually bright face. Her eyes were slightly swollen and I could tell she had cried but was trying not to show it.“It's alright. You don't have to be alright. Just go to rest.”Swallowing, I entered my room, crashing onto the bed and hoping that the sheets would forever.The next day was practically the same thing. Despite being in the pack house, Alys was the one who brought me food to eat under the excuse that I was still recuperating.I stil
AsherThe moment I watched her body fall to the ground was the most tormenting I have ever faced.“Ariezel!” I screamed. I had never been so grateful for my speed until now. My life became a blur as I struggled, racing against the distance that kept us apart just to catch her from her fall. In that tiny millisecond if a moment, I prayed like I never had that I would be successful.My prayers were answered as her body crashed into mine, laying on my arms. Her weight sent me almost toppling down with her. I stood my ground, stumbling slightly as I held her in my arms Panic crawled up my throat as I saw her unconscious face. Her frame was pale, long red hair in more disarray.Sweat was littered all over her, yet her face remained paper white, the flush that was supposed to be there was absent.My heart was racing fast in my chest as I roved over her frame as quickly as I could for any wounds or signs…anything. Even though the shirt and pants she wore, there was no split. No sign of an o
AsherMy words rang clearly in the air, the forest trees and wind the sole witnesses to it.“What?” her dumbfounded expression told me everything I needed to know.Serena's body swayed like a leaf, moving in tandem to the wind that blew. She looked like the ground had been pulled under her feet.“No…this can't be.” she trailed off, looking lost as she shook her head.“You're making a mistake.”I kept still as she rushed towards me, trying to grasp my arm away. Still holding Ariezel firmly, it was a failed attempt, yet she kept trying.“No. You're making a mistake Asher. You can't reject me. I'm your mate. You're just angry right now. No, she's blinded you. You can't be doing this.”My anger was mollified by a slight bit of pity. It wasn't just her fault.I took a step back, watching her stumble.“Make no mistake Serena, my decision is no mistake and had never been. In fact, I've been clear on this to myself for a long time now.”She looked up, shock written on her face“For a…what?”T
AriezelI emerged from slumber slowly. The clouds of my mind slowly unraveled to heavy eyes slowly opening to meet the dark ceiling.My head felt heavy. It was a enough to make me feel uncomfortable. Instead, it was just right to ground me and remind myself of my reality.Questions filled my head immediately as I took in all the sensations, onewas not the heaviness in my head, but the weight upon my hand.But the most confusing thing wasn't the hand, but the dark ceiling, which I couldn't recognize.This wasn't my room.I quickly rushed to sit up in alarm, looking to the side to recognise where I was. I didn't account for my condition though, and I did aches bloomed forth, bringing hisses to my lips.Where was I?Something warm touched both of my arms, startling me. The echo of unkind grips which left bruises and Derek's face came to mind, and i struggled against them immediately, wanting to rid myself of any boundaries.“Hey, Hey- Ariezel.”I halted in my tracks at the mention of my
AsherI waited patiently even as the stunned look on her face remained.The confession left my lips as easily as it did the first time, and I felt no regrets even while I looked at her shocked gaze.Ariezel was beautiful. That was a fact I couldn't take away. But now, she still looked sallow and heartbroken. The tears on her eyes had barely dried and eyebags stood prominent. It made me want to hold Serena back to the dungeons for what she did to her.In the hours that Ariezel stayed unconscious, a thousand possibilities ran through my head of why this happened. I didn't dare leave her side, too anxious that every second was going to be the one she would wake up in. But I never expected it to be so horrible.Serena had caused a miscarriage. Had killed Isabella's child with no remorse.Even during the hospital visits, I had grown fond of the little bump that I watched through the ultrasound slowly growing within her. I had already made up my mind that if Ariezel accepted my courting and
AriezelI could see when his countenance had changed. How his eyes had darkened, similarly to the time in the office. Most of all, the shivering heat ran through me as I stared into them. Not one of fear, but anticipation.What I felt now was nothing compared to then. My body was aflame now, incomparable to the simmering heat of back then. I wanted like I had never before, and it seemed that he did too.And yet, it still caught me off guard.One moment we were separated from each other, the next I was engulfed in his bruising lips.The kiss was not as sweet as before but was only hot, burning me from the inside out. I was helpless to go along with it.As our tongues tangled together, the heat in me intensified. I held onto him tighter, reveling in the bruise it gave.What was this? I had never felt like this before.It was too much. Too much and yet not enough. His arms pulled me towards him flush, fabric melding with each other. Oh.I had forgotten how it felt aside from that short
AriezelSlowly I felt myself drawn out of the slumber I was in to face the light from the window.I smiled as I looked out the window, watching children play from the distance farther. It was a good sight in the morning.The reminder of the good in the world made me smile, and I couldn't help but keep watching.The windows before weren't this big. Although it made all the more sense considering that I had found myself in this new room out of nowhere.The moment I woke up in Asher's arms the first thing he did was to suddenly change my room. I found myself being led to a completely different and larger space later on that day, Now several weeks after that day, everything had relaxed some. He kept me on practical bed rest to ensure that I had fully healed and we had spent something like a honeymoon together.A knock came to the door, making my shoot up in alarm. Asher had left the night before stating that he had things to do till the morning, so it couldn't have been him. The second o