Chapter 36: Past

“Edward, i have something to tell you” she said as she held his hand in hers.

“What is it my love?” Edward said as he looked deeply into her eyes.

“I’m pregnant Edward” she said with a tinge of fear evident in her voice.

“What!! How can you be pregnant? How many times have we slept together?” Edward said in a loud voice as he sprung up from the bed where he sat.

“Twice Edward and those two times you released inside of me” Antonia replied matching the tone he used on her.

“Do you know I’m betrothed to another?” Edward said as he began pacing around the room worriedly.

“I know that and now I am carrying your child, we can be together” she said as he eyes lightened up in excitement that Edward didn’t seem to share with her.

“Never, you are a low born, my father will never allow, never” he replied with a low threatening voice.

“I really thought you loved me Edward, I really thought you were ready to fight for the love we have” she said as tears flowed down her eyes go her cheeks.

“How will I stand up for you? My father will have both our heads in a spike before we even think of saying a word” Edward said and walked out leaving her there all by herself.

Antonia stood there shocked at what she just heard. The love he claimed to have for her was nothing but a facade and that he just used her to warm his bed for the long period he was away from home and away from his betrothed. At that point she vowed to make sure Edward pays for the pain he caused her and she was going to make sure she took her pound of flesh no matter what it took.

Antonia sat on the bed as she stared into blank space thinking about what happened earlier that day, it still came as a shock to her that all this while Edward had never seen her as someone worthy of his love.

She let the tears that welled up in her eyes flow down, she had to do something about it before she gives birth to the baby in her womb.

“What is it Antonia? I rushed down here as soon as you sent for me” Meredith said as she walked closer to her best and only friend to see her in tears, completely broken.

“You warned me, but I didn’t listen to you you tried to tell me that he never loved me but I did not listen. I was blinded by all his sweet talks and all his flattering words” Antonia said as she sobbed.

“Shhh.. It’s alright you will find another, all he did was leave” Meredith said as she came closer to her and held Antonia in her arms consoling her.

“That’s not all he did M, that’s not all he did” she said as more tears flowed from her eyes.

“Then what did he do? Beat you up?” she said worry filled in her eyes.

“I’m pregnant with his child” Antonia said not being able to keep it in anymore.

“You’re what? He got you pregnant and still left? Why did you keep thins from” Meredith said in an angry tone.

“It just felt like the right thing to at that time” she replied as she looked pale and her eyes swollen from crying so much, Meredith couldn’t continue being angry with her instead she hugged her closely and let her sob leaning on her.

“What did he say when you told him?” Meredith said wanting to know the whole story.

“He got angry and told me he could never marry a low born like me” Antonia said sttears.

“But you told him that before he f*cked you” Meredith said getting more angry.

“I told him that and he told me he was going to make our marriage happen, that even his father would see reason as to why he would marry me” Antonia replied realizing that she was just a fool believing anything he had to.

“That damn bastard, Edward needs to be taught a lesson of his life” Meredith said in a cold, icy tone as she tried to stand up from where she sat beside her.

“No Meredith, don’t go. Stay with me, I need you right now” Antonia said holding onto her dear friend who has always had her back since they were very little.

Edward returned back to his home like a hero that he was after conquering the vampires that were uprising far south. He went home to his beloved and after few months, they had their marriage ceremony and consummation as mates.

Antonia carried the child and gave birth to him, she raised him into a fine little boy. Meredith always cane to her with ideas on how to have her revenge on Edward but that was never in her interest, she was more focused on raising her son than plotting against his father.

Years passed, with Edward’s father’s passing, he was now Alpha and his mate was yet to provide him an heir. Edward was frustrated and was almost at the brink of doing the unthinkable and one day he thought of Antonia, the woman he abandoned when she carried his child in her womb, he decided to pay her a visit.

“Who’s there” Antonia said from inside the house as she was very busy to even pick up the scent of the person outside. She walked towards the door and opened it gently to see the person she least expected.

“Hello Antonia” Edward said.