All Chapters of Pregnant and Rejected: The Alpha Wants Me Back: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

ARIA’s POV….My baby.No, it couldn’t be.As several unhealthy and negative thoughts ran through my mind while Raymond stared at me with concern, I wiped my hand over my face as I struggled to get off the table, the blood still trickling down my thighs.“What’s going on? Is it me? Did I do this?” He asked as he moved closer to me.Yes. No. Damn it.“Oh no. I’m fine.” I lied as I grabbed a tissue hanging on the rack as I wiped my thigh with it even though it didn’t do much to help.“You don’t look fine. If you were, blood wouldn’t be trickling down your spine. Goddamn it.” He insisted, his voice slowly turning protective.Was he being protective of me? I raised my head so I could look him in the eye and contrary to the cold and expressionless man I always saw, this man actually had concern in his eyes.“I’m serious. I’m fine. It’s just, just my period.” The perfect cover up excuse finally came to mind. I mean, it wasn’t like I could tell him about my pregnancy.“It just came a little ea

ARIA’s POV….My baby, please be fine.I promise, I won’t do anything to hurt you going forward.With each step I took towards the restroom, I felt more blood trickle out of me and it now felt like I was an eternity away from the restroom.“Finally.” I gasped when I reached the restroom, pulling the door open as I rushed in, slamming the door shut behind me as I turned on the water, wiping off the blood that was trickling down my thighs first before I grabbed my pills in my purse as I gulped them in a single go, not caring for water.I stared at myself in the mirror as I bit the inner flesh of my lips, trying to forget about the pain in my stomach, but it was almost impossible. Not when it was all I could feel now.Panic surged through me when I saw more blood trickling down my thighs even though I’d just cleaned up.“What on earth is going on?” I asked no one in particular as I drew out more toilet paper to clean up.It didn’t seem to be stopping, though, and only then did I recall I h

RAYMOND’s POV….“Thank you very much.” Ashley told the waiter as he took the glasses of juice off our table, preparing to present our food after we’d ordered.Ashley adjusted her chair as she leaned in, resting on the table. “Did you really mean those compliments at the dress shop?” She asked me, excitement evident in her voice.What compliments? I’d been tempted to ask, but then it all dawned on me.I nodded as I looked at the menu in front of me. Though the compliment hadn’t been for her, she’d heard it.Something in me tugged at Aria not being the one who’d heard it.“You know, when you first complimented me, my heart slipped a beat.” She gasped a little as she flipped her hair. “And then you started walking towards me, cupped my cheek..” she paused as her face turned red.“I honestly thought I was dreaming.”“Hmm.” Was all I could process for a response as my mind kept traveling to a certain moment in the dressing room and a certain woman who had been in the backseat of the car I w

ARIA’s POV…“Are you okay?” Eric asked as I tucked my hair behind my ear and I nodded.“I am.”“Are you really okay, Aria?” Concern was plastered over his face and I took in a deep breath as I nodded.“I am. Maybe I’m not the best I could be, but don’t worry, I am fine.” As I spoke, I felt tears start to stream down my cheeks as I let out an exhale.“I’m really sorry about what happened to you, Eric. I didn’t know that Raymond—I didn’t mean for any of this to happen.” I apologized, feeling guilty for what happened and he chuckled.“I know. It’s not your fault Alpha Raymond is a jerk.” I chuckled at his words. “But seriously, Aria, none of what happened is your fault. Blame your luck for keeping you stuck with someone like him. And, I am fine.” He patted my head gently before putting his hands in his pocket.“Thank you, Eric. For everything. I’m grateful. If it hadn’t been for you, I don’t know what would’ve happened to my baby.” I meant it. Every single word.Before my pregnancy, Eric

RAYMOND’s POV…“Pen?” She took one that laid on the table as she went through the contract again before nodding as she signed it without hesitation.“You’re really signing the contract?” I couldn’t believe it. If someone had come to tell me in my dreams that she would end up signing the contract, I would have never believed, but here I was, watching her sign the contract with my pen, in my office.“Wasn’t that the reason you had it drafted? For me to sign it and end our nominal agreement?” She sounded so willing to get away from me and I couldn’t explain the knot that formed in my chest at this realization.“You’re not going to think this through, Aria? You’re just going to take the paper and sign it like it doesn’t mean you’ll have to leave this pack immediately you do?”“Isn’t that what I’ve been asking for all this time?” She paused as she looked back at me. “Don’t give me false hope, Alpha Raymond. Whatever I’m doing, I’m doing because it’s best for us.” She sighed as she went back