The only reason I ate or drank anything was for the baby, I had no appetite myself and would have willingly wasted to nothingness if it wasn’t for them.
“We want to know what you want to do, we will support you no matter what you choose.” My dad walked into the room and put his hand on my mother’s shoulder who came to sit on the bed next to me.
“What do you mean?” My throat was dry and my voice hoarse but I didn’t remember why.
“Do you want to stay here, or maybe go to the city for a bit, the human city. Or we could find a pack for you to transfer temporarily, of course, your aunt would only love your company.”
I placed a hand over my flat stomach, “I can’t-” My voice broke. As much as I would love to run to my aunt’s house I used to visit some summers, move to the city, or attend college, and pretend none of this happened, I had a very real reminder that it did.
I chewed on my lip.
Part of me wanted to stay here. That was a lie, a huge part of me wanted to stay. I wanted to swell up in front of him, in front of them all. I wanted Nolan to have time to realize his mistake and take me back.
I wanted to stay here to show him what he was missing and to make it very obvious to everyone in this d.amn pack that I was carrying the Alpha’s baby. There was no way that they would let him get away with this after they saw the proof that was growing inside me.
“I’ll stay,” I said nodding with a newfound determination. I would fight for this baby to have a father, I would fight for them, even if it was the thing that made Nolan panic.
My parents looked at each other and then back at me.
“Sweetie,” My mom put her hand on my knee, “We love how strong you are, but that might not be the best idea.” She looked nervous.
“What is it?” I asked and my mom closed her eyes, my dad rubbed his mustache, something that he always did when he was nervous.
“Willa,” Her head hung and my insides buzzed, this couldn’t be good.
“Just tell me,” My grip on the spoon was lethal.
“It seems well, we heard, but of course, rumors do get started-“
“Nolan wants to take another Luna,” My dad cut in.
My world tilted and spun and I rushed past them to the bathroom where I emptied the little soup and bread I managed to f.orce down.
I yearned for that darkness that I fell into the night he rejected me. I still felt numb, but the numbness was becoming sharper around the edges and I didn’t want to feel any of it.
My mom wiped my face with a cold washcloth and helped me back into bed. The look on her and my dad’s faces broke me.
The next day, Luna Natalia showed up. I was surprised but curious to see what she had to say about her son. An apology that we raised such a raging p.rick wouldn’t go unappreciated.
I changed and put my long hair into a messy bun, I was too drained to even deal with the tangles.
I came down to sit next to her on the couch as my mom poured us tea and then left the room. I reached for my cup just for something to do with my hands.
“Willa” She frowned, looking at me with pity.
I hated it.
“I didn’t expect that, no one did. I came to say that me and Hugo are so very sorry that it happened like that. We were looking forward to you becoming the Luna, and we enjoyed having you around.” I hated how she was talking about me in the past tense as if this was already so final as if they had completely accepted it.
I didn’t know if I believed her words, but it was nice to hear that she enjoyed my company. I nodded, looking down at the brown liquid in my cup.
“We are happy that he chose to do the right thing though,” My eyes shot to her brown ones, the same ones as her son’s, what did she mean?
“I know that you don’t see it like that, and it’s to be expected.” She sighed and took a sip of her tea, “But the future of this pack is important, the Alpha line even more so. Although we hate how this happened we are happy that he is choosing a family for his child.” She looked at me.
I was completely lost. Did Nolan tell them about my baby, our baby? The way she was phrasing this made no sense.
A small flicker of hope ignited within me. Did Nolan want to put the baby first? He chose the baby even if he didn’t choose me. That would have to be enough. It would be enough if it meant I could still be with him.
“So that leaves me with a baby shower and a new Luna ceremony to prepare.” She shook her head as if that wasn’t her dream.
“You know?” I asked, putting a hand to my stomach, pressing down on a smile. She was already planning a baby shower for us.
“Nolan and Camilla just shared with us the news.” She gave me that pitied frown again.
“What?” My eyes shot to hers.
Cold dread slid through me quelling out that flicker of hope once and for all.
“You knew right?” She covered her mouth, “Camilla is about three weeks pregnant, almost a month now.”
I didn’t think there was anything else that could be said that would shock me. But here we were.
“So, we hate how this happened, we really do, but we are so proud of our son for doing the right thing. For making this hard decision that has hurt him more than you know to put his child before anyone else, even himself.” I barely heard her.
“Get out,” I found my voice, my eyes hardening.
The shock that plastered her face made me feel nothing but a slight twinge of satisfaction.
“Willa I know you’re upset but-.”
“I won’t repeat myself,” I stood up and walked out of the room.
I don’t think I had anything left in me to cry. I sat on the steps and curled up thinking of how someone that claimed to once love me could do this to me.
What he put me through I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, if I had one.
Well, I might wish this on Camilla, but that was only wishing on her what she had done to me. But what could I have done to Nolan to deserve this?
I always knew I wasn’t enough for him, but he claimed me and then I foolishly started believing that I was worth it.
No matter what I did, how I dressed, or if I swelled up like a whale in front of his parent’s eyes. Nothing I could do would make him take me back.
He made his choice, and he was already going down this road with her.
So, I told my parents my plans and they agreed to come with me. I had to stop my dad from going to beat up Nolan when he found out I was pregnant and my mom’s tears sent me into another breakdown. I hated that I was doing this to them, I hated that he was doing this.
What should have been an exciting time, their first grandchild was ruined by his rejection. I knew they didn’t want to leave the pack, but I also knew they would do anything for me.
So we left.
I wrote a letter to Lola and had it left in her mailbox, and then my parents and I packed up the house, bringing a few things with us. They wanted to return eventually but I knew I never could.
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