Chapter 2
Skye
I stared at the grainy black and white screen the doctor had turned towards me and I couldn’t breathe. It was barely visible, a tiny laule bean like
thing
It didn’t look human or like a pup. It looked like a bean. Frowning, I lifted my eyes to the doctor. I opened my mouth to speak and the doctor chuckled.
“That is in fact a baby Skye. That’s how they look at this stage.” To prove her point she moved the wand over the cold gel on my stomach and with her other hand started pointing out different features. Little budding arms and legs, the head but it was on the tiny flickering heartbeat that my eyes glued to
My baby’s heart
Tears dilled my eyes before I could stop them. That was my baby on
by on that screen. A piece of me. Someone I could love and cherish and who would
love me in return.
Someone to love.
My heart hurt, I already loved this little miracle so much and I needed him and her. It might be selfish but after the last five years of loneliness, I needed it.
“Is everything ok? Are they healthy?
Another swipe across my belly. When the doctor turned back to me she was grinning. Perfectly healthy. They are strong”
you
t’s a boy or a girl?” I whispered. It didn’t matter to me but I knew Garret would prefer a boy. If I could go back to the pack and tell thern that I was going to have a son then maybe they would be kinder to me. Maybe Garret himself might smile at me a little and show some affection.
Even after five years as his wife and Luna, I hadn’t once seen him smile at me genuinely. His affection was always elsewhere. Even though he climbed into my bed to take my body, it barely felt like he was there. Physically we pleased each other but he had never once fallen asleep in my bed. He always went back to her.
My husband made love to me because he needed an heir
Turning my head I stared at the screen. He was about to have one.
If it was a boy, b
be would never touch me again.
“It’s too soon for that. On your next scan, we can have a look.” The doctor scraped the chair towards the bed and took a seat, reaching for my hand. “But are you ok Skye?”
I blinked at her in shock. I couldn’t remember the last time anyone had asked me how I was. Probably the night before my wedding when my mam had asked because I looked flushed. I had lied that night and I lied again today. “Tam fine”
It was easier lying than telling this woman the truth. She might be a shifter like me but she wasn’t pack. She didn’t know h the mountain and I was too embarrassed to explain it to her. The problems in my marriage were private.
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“You look tired”
Smiling weakly I nodded my head. “The sickness comes on at all times of the day and night so I haven’t been getting much sleep.
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better.” She laughed. “I’ll call him and-
“You need to get that husband mate of y
Panic gripped me. “Please don’t do that.” I begged. Her eyes widened in shock at my panicked outburst. With difficulty, I lowered my voice. “It’s just he is so busy and I don’t want him to worry. Sickness is normal, right! Although whoever called it morning sickness was a liar.” She laughed but her eyes will looked troubled. She didn’t quite believe what I was saying but she didn’t ask any more questions.
“Well” She parted my hand. “You need to look after yourself more and rest. This little one is precious”
He or she was precious. I would protect them forever. “I will I promise.”
“And bring your handsome husband next time. He should be here with you plus” she wiggled her fingers at me. “I need to tell him how to look after you properly.
Climbing off the cable 1 straightened my clothes. “I will.” I lied again. Truth was Garret wouldn’t want to be here with me. He would be too busy with the woman he wanted to be with. The one he told me was his real mate.
I was his Lana, Hut only to the wider pack. Within the walls of our home, she was “top dog” or more
nore specifically “top bitch”
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The thought made me smile to myself. Promising the doctor I would try and bring him next time I waved goodbye and stepped out of her office.
There were stairs between her office and the street and even from the top of them, I could hear the rain pounding down on the pavement.
Wrapping my arms around myself I slowly walked down and stepped out. The rain instantly soaked me to the bone. Turning my head left and right I stared down the street and frowned.
Where was my driver?
There was no sign of him or the car. Where was he? Without him. I had no way of getting home unless I walked and it was over ten miles back.
Ten miles in this weather would be hell and I couldn’t even shift now I knew I was pregnant.
Pulling my phone out of my purse. I swiped to open my messages. There was only one there. From my driver.
I have to pick up the Luna
Snarling. I dropped the phone back into my bag. I was his Luna. I had gone through the ritual and I was carrying the next alpha of our pack. Not that any of that mattered. Garret had told them all that I wasn’t important. Only his mate was
And I wasn’t his mate. I was his wife.
Shuddering. I stepped to the left and began to walk. The rain pounded down. Making everything grey and that was fine because my thoughts were
grey.
Hell, my life was grey
All the happiness I had felt only a few minutes ago seemed like a distant memory. I was fooling myself if I thought being pregnant would make my husband treat me better. He never would.
I had left a note telling him where I was and why and he was still ok with me walking home in this thunderstorm.
Garret, alpha of the Two Moon pack would never change and he would never love me.
It was time I accepted that.
I ducked my chin into my chest and started to walk towards home. I had a lot to think about. Luckily for me, the rain would wash away my tears.
