Semua Bab Pregnant For The Ruthless Alpha But Secretly An Heiress : Bab 31 - Bab 36

Ryker’s POV“Did I just hear Lucy?”The hallway was way too quiet to my liking.I stood still, unwilling to move an inch, my ears straining. My heart was pounding uncontrollably, my wolf growling, not letting me rest even for a second. There were no approaching footsteps.I didn't feel a heartbeat either.There was no trace of a faint scent suggesting she might be somehow close by; none of that happened. All I could feel was fear, her fear as she cried for help. There was smoke from fire and wildfire close by. I turned like I just received a sharp cut on my back, “Lucy! Where exactly are you this minute?!”Still, I didn't receive anything, not even an assurance that she's okay.My feet carried me, and I moved along unwillingly. They took me through the spacious corridor until we reached the back exit. The door was not locked,; it was ajar.Outside, I could see strange marks on the gravel. There were more than one footprint; there were three, one belonging to Lucy and the other two

Lucy’s POVThe double iron doors guarding the Castellano estate courtroom suddenly slammed violently open.Everyone present there turned their heads Gasps echoed throughout the courtroom.And there I stood tall, not in the form of a ghost, and never to be remembered like a memory, not even to be considered a hallucination, I was alive, totally real, and despite my pregnancy, I stood tall in heels, on well tailored black-on-black perfectly hugging my curves, and my baby bump showcased proudly.“Is that not...?”“She was confirmed dead and ...”“Impossible, this can't be!”Ryker sprang to his feet immediately, his eyes wide in shock. His facial expression was totally pale, and his lips parted, but no word came out, none agreed to be formed. He was speechless, not believing he was seeing me. “Lucy…” he whispered not even himself could hear it, but I saw his lips move.I didn’t give him the attention he wanted. Well, not yet.I walked straight to the middle of the room like one in char

Lucy’s POVI stood with my pregnancy bump prostrating under the blood moon, completely barefoot and shaking. The night air did its own by romancing and kissing my skin, cutting through it and sharp as blades, but that didn't make me change my mind.Well, not anymore, after everything I've passed through.“Are you really sure you want this for yourself?" Elder Nyra asked, and in her silver eyes, I could see concern from how she searched mine. “I wish to bring it to your notice that there's no going back, child.”“I was cruelly thrown off a cliff and allowed to die,” I said quietly, “but in all, I still survived. Nothing can be compared to the sin of betrayal, especially from those you once dined with. Let the moon not hesitate to do whatever it must.”The circle of elders who had tagged along stood around me. They were heavily cloaked in shadows, and as I listened to them, I could not grab even a word of what they were murmuring, as it was an ancient chant. The chants kept vibrating th