Chapter 6

Lacy’s POV

Despite myself, I chuckled.

He had to be kidding and what a cruel joke it was to tell to someone that was already despondent.

But those penetrating blonde eyes remained on me, the intensity of their gaze forcing me to focus on them and dispel the thought that this was some joke.

“I wonder which is sadder? The fact that you want to kill your innocent babies or the fact that you look more hopeless instead of hopeful now you know they exist.”

A gasp escaped my throat as I stared at him, “No,” the words left my trembling lips and instinctively, my hands went to my womb.

This could not be, I could not be pregnant, that was nonsense, he was just pulling my legs, I could not be pregnant.

The more I tried to convince myself that he was lying, the more it became apparent that he wasn’t. I felt a warmth in my womb, Kira my wolf was speaking to me, a sudden need to back away from the cliff gripped me.

I staggered backwards.

“Atta girl,” he said.

The soft droplets of rain continued to fall down and there was another long streak of lightning following by a deafening thunder clap.

I fell on my ass, my hands still clutching my belly, complete hopelessness on my face. A few minutes ago, I wanted to end it all, I could not bear the shame and pain that I felt.

But finding out that I was pregnant and not just that, with triplets, the sudden urge to survive had become overpowering.

Suddenly, he burst out laughing.

I could not help but look at him, there was something harsh and mocking about the way he laughed, it felt like he was laughing at me.

“What?” I couldn’t help but ask.

A smile remained in his eyes as he locked them on me again, “What a cruel world we live in… the father of your kids is having a great time with another woman and here you are, trying to kill yourself and your children.” 

His words hit me hard and my gaze narrowed as another darting pain cut across my heart. I sniffled as I sat there on the floor, a feeling of helpless rage gripping me.

“Is that not a damn shame?” he crossed his hands and stared at me, waiting for a response.

I could not bring myself to say anything, I just sat there, shaking in anger.

Alpha Rafael had cast me out without regard for what we had, he picked that white witch over me! Over our kids! How could he?

“So… what are you going to about it?” he probed further, not seeming to mind my emotional state at all.

I ignored his question, I was too caught up in my own thoughts to even consider what he was saying.

What was I going to do? How was I going to survive out here on my own, talk more about surviving and raising three babies?

“Well, guess, I will leave you to figure things out,” he said and jumped down from where he was seating.

I was just now realizing how tall he was as he towered above me, “Goodluck,” he said and turned to go.

Something primal within me pushed me forward and before I knew what was happening, I was holding onto his legs, “Please, please, don’t leave me too,” I cried.

I was completely on my own right now, I knew no one, I knew nothing, there was no way I could survive on my own, talk more of raising three babies, it was impossible.

I knew I had no right to ask this stranger for help but there was nothing else that I could do about it, I needed help, any help.

He stopped and looked down at me, his blonde eyes locked on mine again then a warm smile broke out on his face as he leaned back down, “I thought you would never ask,” he replied.

He reached out his hand and I took it, then he pulled me to my feet with no difficulty.

“What are you going to do about the father?” he asked.

My body shook again at the mention of that, as the rain beat down softly on me, I gnashed my teeth and stared off in the distance, “I swear it, I will make him pay tenfold for what he did to me.”

A vicious clap of thunder roared, almost as if the very skies themselves supported my vow.

In the streak of lightning that flashed next, I saw something dark and dangerous behind those blonde eyes but I didn’t mind if I was holding hands with the devil himself, if he was going to help me, then I would gladly accept his help.

“These woods are no place for an expectant mother, come” he said.

I wordlessly took his hand as he began to lead me.

 “What is your name?” he finally asked after we walked in silence awhile.

“Lacy… Lacy Cage.”

“Well, Lacy… if you really mean the vow you made back then then you have joined hands with the one person in the five kingdoms that could actually grant you your heart desire.”

I just stared at him as we walked, I had no idea what he was saying, who was this man to be making such a claim?

We came to a dirt road and then he reached into his pocket and took out a car key and pressed the unlock button.

A dark Jaguar beeped softly as the blinkers flicked on and off. 

“Get in,” he said as he went over to the driver’s side.

I just stood there, rooted to the floor.

Something told me that the moment I entered into that vehicle, I would be leaving everything that I knew behind and there would be no going back.

The purr of the horn snapped me out of my reverie and I hastened forward and got into car.

The feel of the warm air and the soft leather was a welcome change from the cold wind and soft rain outside.

“Don’t worry about a thing,” he said, “I am going to take care of you from now on.”