Chapter 19

I reached for my mobile phone and dialed Jay. I wanted to inform him about my fake vacation before I left. I plan to come back after I give birth, and I have no intention of breaking my friendship with Jay.

"Yes?" he said on the other end.

"Jay, I have something to tell you. You said it's your day off today, so I'm wondering if you could come over here for lunch."

"Sure, sure, Gracie... But aren't you supposed to be at work today?"

"Not today, Jay."

"Oh, yeah, I forgot that you almost passed out yesterday. It's just right for you to take your rest."

"Yeah..."

"I'll be there by eleven, then."

"Okay, Jay... See you."

"See you too. Don’t forget about your breakfast."

"Thanks for reminding me; I will."

"Okay then, I need to finish my laundry first."

"Bye Jay."

He hung up, and I felt relieved, but also guilty. I have no intentions of lying to Jay, but I need to.

I searched for a house for rent in the suburbs near the mountains. I will stay there until I give birth, then come back here after. If asked where I got the baby, I’ll say I adopted him or her. That's a simple way to avoid misconceptions from him.

I paid for the entire house for two months. I will stay there for 5 weeks since I am most likely a week pregnant. I do not have plans to stay there longer, just to give birth and leave after. I am a wolf, and I have special abilities that would help me cope with giving birth quickly.

For the time being, I will forget about the future of my child and me. I will focus on delivering a healthy baby, and then things will come after that. If I am asked, then I’d prefer to keep my child as a human. That is what I want!

My child will for sure belong to the strongest Luna or Alpha since it will have royal blood, but if he or she will experience what I have experienced, then better not.

I prepared everything before Jay arrived. There is a big possibility that in three days my belly will grow big. I do not want him to witness that; it will open the door to my secret being revealed.

I shook my head as a way of saying no. She’s quick to feel that something’s off, so she smiled and then signaled to me she was going elsewhere.

I realized that these types of questions will come from time to time and that I need to make a good and believable alibi. In a few more days, I will give birth to my child. My child with King Giovan was my secret child from the day I found out I had him.

Meanwhile, Giovan and Janine's wedding preparations were busy. Everyone in the pack was helping with the preparation. There were committees responsible for the wedding preparations.

"Make ways to refrain from the wedding!" Cerelyn was so angry at Janine when they had a sneaky meeting nearby.

It was undeniable that Janine was extremely scared of her mother. But what can she do when she's caught up in a situation that she wasn't able to foresee?

"Mother, I was caught in this situation and there is no turning back. Be the one to think of a plan for a reroute." Janine pleaded. She truly ran out of options.

"Did you not remember how I trained you? You forgot every single detail that I taught you. How could you easily fall for a trap instead of being the one trapping them!" Cerelyn's eyes were all red; she was too furious and could hurt anyone.

"Mother, can't you see? I am already caught here. There is no sense in pointing fingers here. We have to think of a way out." Janine swallowed her anxiety several times. "Mother, I have to go now!"

With that said, Janine left swiftly. She has to make it back to her wedding.

"I'm sorry, Alpha Giovan, but I don't have any news to share." Magnus described being troubled. Giovan gave him the command to look into his ex-wife's whereabouts in great detail hoping she was still alive. He still had hope that Crema would be located before his second marriage, but she was not. At this moment, Magnus had failed him!

"Stupid! There is nothing you can accomplish." Magnus was sneered at by Giovan, who then walked out to get ready for his wedding. He is forced to endure this drama in order to carry out his responsibility and keep his pledge to his father.

Everyone had gathered in the hall to prepare for the wedding. Some are overjoyed, but others are in pain, including Mercedez and her husband. All they did was suffer through their former in-law's second marriage.

"How could he smile so carelessly and enter a second marriage when he didn't even have proof that our daughter had passed away?" Vladimir overheard Mercedes snooping in bitterness. As a mother, she hurts a lot for her daughter.

"He didn't extend the search or give himself time to grieve." She continued, attempting to hold back her tears. She is certain that her child is still alive and is hiding somewhere. She might have fled out of spite. When his wife said, Vladimir merely sighed.

"I'll never be able to forgive Janine. Even though I don't want to, I sometimes feel as though she is connected to Crema's disappearance."

Mercedez was driven to speak based on her speculation by her irrational hatred.

"Watch your mouth; someone might hear you. Whether we like it or not, Janine is our pack's most dominant female. She will be wedded to our pack's king and will automatically the queen." Vladimir reminded his wife, but her answer was more alarming.

"Even so, I vouch for the fact that I'll stop at nothing to find Crema."

Crema’s POV

I was busy fixing things when suddenly I felt strange. There was a hefty kick from my belly followed by an excruciating pain. Although I am a luna, in my age. I have not transformed into my werewolf yet. I am aware of the dangers of this birth I am going to go through right now. I may die or my child. I was suddenly scared! I'm the only one here, and if something happens to me and my son, anyone in our pack to not find us.

I will die forever as I pretended when I ran away from our territory. Even my parents would never know about my pregnancy and the fact that I would have had a child.

I couldn't explain the feelings that suddenly kicked in. I felt the pain that is unbearable.

I went straight to my bedroom and closed all the content, made sure that everything looked dark. The darkness can help me. I am so sure of that.

Despite the pain that I am feeling, I have no choice but to prepare the things that I will need when I give birth. I must have just arrived, giving birth by myself. I've watched nobody from our tribe give birth, so this will be my very first time dealing with such a thing, because I will be the one to be giving birth now.

I feel a mixture of fear and trepidation. I'm not sure if I can handle it but what else can I do? I have to gather my strength because this is needed. I chose this and I deserve to stand by it. As I felt every pain in my body, the regret gradually came back to my mind that I wish I had at least told my mother or I would have taken her with me in case she agreed so that now I can have someone with me during my birth.

I was writhing in pain while stroking my stomach and begging my son to help me because only the two of us can help each other. A few minutes later, the stiffness in my stomach increased and the pain I felt was deadly. Since I was avoiding getting attention from the neighbors especially my landlady I reached for a towel and bit it with a very strong snarl.

“Aaaaaa!”

I have tried several times but still nothing happens. I feel like my babies are still intact have no plans to come out. Even though I had no experience in childbirth, I heard ideas from my mother. It is said that for like us, when our human bodies cannot handle childbirth, we must transform into our wolves because this is the easiest way to give birth and heal the wounds after giving birth.

Though I promised myself that I would never use my balloon, I have no other choice because the pain I feel is like no other. I don't want any lives to be sacrificed and I can't handle that. I became selfish when I left our pack and I don't want to lose my sense of responsibility when my children’s life is lost.

I tightened my bite on the towel that was placed in my mouth with a very loud roar, this signaled my last-minute transformation into a wolf.

At the same time as my tears fell from a very strong and painful push, I heard a little cry from a baby and then for another push, other cries were heard. It seems very impossible but what came out of me were babies in their human form and did not go with me when I transformed into a wolf. It means that my children have unique characteristic, just in their first seconds in this world.