Chapter Three.
Nala.
Olive skin, midnight hair, strong features and heavily muscled body… all so familiar. Even the gray fur that peppered his flesh and the yellowed eyes that overtook the normal chocolate hues were familiar. I knew his body almost as well as i knew my own. We had touched, tasted, and loved each other for three montjss before it all came crashing down. And now he was back. Would he destroy me all over again?
Probably.
Fury coated his features, and i knew it was only a matter of time before his roars echoed off the walls. Rather than causing the spectacle in the middle of the hallway, i brushed past him and carefully made my way into my home.
“Salvatore,” i murmured as i passed by him. I didn’t miss his growl.
I would brave this out. I would explain my position, tell him exactly what would happen, and then he would leave. I thought to myself, giving myself the strength I so desperately needed.
“Nala,” he snarled my name.
I ignored the violence in his tone and looked around my small apartment, noting its apparent emptiness. “Where are your minions? Paul.. ” he immediately cut me off.
“Leave others out of this mess! Do not say another man’s name in my presence!”
So very, very Salvatore of him.
He wasn’t done. “You will get your things and you will leave with me right now. This game is over.”
I fought the nerves that threatened to make me tremble before him. “I wasn’t aware I have been playing a game. I left you, Salvatore. I left you started over here incase you have forgotten.”
More fur coated his skin, sliding down his arms and onto his hands. “With my child.”
“No,” I rested both hands on my stomach, “with my child.”
Pure rage filled his features and his cheekbones sharpened, the low snap of
bones easily heard in the suppressing quiet of the room. “Nala, it is only because we shared so much that my beast has not attacked. You have disobeyed my orders and kidnapped the next Liakos pack Alpha and my heir. Any other wolf in my pack would be dead by now. ”
I gasped and tightened my hold on my stomach as i backed away from his intimidating presence. “You don’t mean that.”
“I do. Without question.”
“I saved this baby from hell at your hands.”
His features tightened and his body seemed to grow in size. His shoulders
widening, muscles increasing, hands slowly transforming into claws. I took
another step back, putting more space between us. Not that the increased
separation would truly protect me. Nothing would shield me from an alpha bent on destruction.
“Our history and that child are why you are still breathing. The fact that you are not familiar with our culture is also staying my hand. Do not mistake this hesitancy as weakness.” His chest expanded as he breathed deeply, and when he exhaled, his size seemed to lessen slightly. “There is no reason to fear me. Now. There are many things to discuss, and there is still much time before you give birth to devise how to handle things going forward.” Another deep breath.
“Now, gather your things. We will leave within the hour.”
I shook my head. “I’m not going anywhere with you, Salvatore.”
“Yes, you are. I will not have my orders questioned by you once again.” He was
so unforgiving, so unbendable, which was yet another reason i refused to go with him.
“No.” There wasn’t much more for me to say. Excuses and justifications weren’t
anything amidst Salvatore’s overwhelming power. So nothing else was worth saying.
The yellow in his eyes overtook any hint of humanity within him. “I do not think you understand your position, Nala. You carry my child and that child will be born in New York surrounded by his pack. That is the way every Liakos Alpha came into this world and my child will be no different!”
“And I don’t think you realize we are not in New York, and my baby will be born here. Unless you are willing to start an international interspecies incident by kidnapping me.”
“Like you kidnapped my own pup?”
Fury filled me, the emotion fueled by the constant fear that had dogged my heels
for so long. “I did not kidnap my own baby. I saved him. Why can’t you understand that? How can you so callously throw away his life?”
Salvatore pressed his lips together, forming a white slash across his face, and a rolling growl filled the room. “I will pretend I did not hear those words from
your mouth. You are the mother of my child, and you are pregnant, so much will
be forgiven. But do not think for one moment that your behavior can continue. I
cannot and will not allow your constant insubordination.”
I snorted. “You act as if you will be in my presence long enough for me to continue acting this way when that is just not going to happen. You are leaving without me. That’s all there is to it. Because I refuse to allow my baby to be pulled into your violent, hate filled world. A child needs love and safety and he wouldn’t find either with the Liakos pack. With you.”
A new emotion flickered across his features so quickly that she wasn’t sure what I had seen. It was there and gone from one heartbeat to the next. “Regardless of your feelings, that doesn’t change the fact you carry my heir and you will return to New York with me. Immediately.”
A bone deep lethargy overwhelmed me, sinking into my body and dragging me
down. I had been working so hard these past months, spending hour upon hour
on my feet so i could save money to support myself after the baby’s birth.
Now, being so close to Salvatore, and fighting with him, sapped me of what little
strength i still held. I just had to hold on a little longer, remain on my feet a few more minutes. Once i got him out of my apartment, i could fall to pieces. But not a moment sooner.
“And regardless of your feelings, I am not returning to New York . I’m staying right
here and having my baby at the hospital down the street. Nothing you say or do
will make me change my mind. Are you so heartless that you make me return to a place I hate?”
His expression remained firm and unshakable. “Yes.”
“Salvatore,” i leaned against the wall, catching my weight with first my hand, and
then i leaned against the firm surface. The tiredness continued to pull it , as darkness crept into my vision.
No, not now.
“Salvatore,” i squeezed my eyes shut tight and battled to push the urge to faint back. “I am ”
“Nala?”
“I am not” I was losing the fight as the darkness wrapped around me in a
cloying blanket.
“Nala?” Salvatore’s voice was hoarse and thin.
I didn’t want him near me, I didn’t want to depend on him once again, but i hoped he was still human enough to care for our child. “Don’t take him from me, please. Please don’t take him. He is all I have left. Please…”
The last thing I saw before unconsciousness took me was a brief flash of worry.
Salvatore. , worried? Never. Then again, i was carrying his heir. I must not forget the heir. After all, the Alpha bitch wasn’t going to.
Chapter Four. Nala. I wasn't sure what to expect when I woke up, but it sure as hell wasn't to find myself flying across the ocean in Salvatore’s private jet. The interior was well known to me, with its slick surfaces and plush leather seating. The soft carpet always gave way beneath my bare feet, and i had more than one good memory of flying the skies with Salvatore at my side. He had introduced me to so much in so little a time, and It had only taken a few choicesand deadly words to end thefairytale. Well, it was gone but he seemed intent on dragging me back into hisworld.I carefully glanced around the room, closing my eyes when dizziness overtook me again. I didn’t need to see him in order to know Salvatore was nearby. His scent permeated everything around me, and it was clear he had been at my side very recently. Gathering what little strength i had, I forced my lids to part once again and i blinked against the brightness that invaded my eyes.The low murmur of voices reached
Six months ago. Nala. It was way past midnight, she hadn’t seen her husband in days. The gala was tommorrow and they were hosting some of the most powerful drug lords in the region. So he had to come home at some point. Nala looked out from her window over the Hamptons view as the sun set. Tears streaming down her eyes like a downfall. She slowly stepped away from the window closing the curtains and lay in her bed in tears. She was drifting off to sleep when she heard her, she could recognize that condensensending laugh anywhere. Nova?! What was she doing in her house? Wasn't she supposed to be in London? Or was she finally losing it. Halucinating her. She heard her again, this time louder. Nala quickly got out of bed rushing downstairs without thinking about putting on a robe or something to cover her skimpy night gown. Sofia had gifted her the sexy black dress, she had said she should wear it for her husband. Men like that. From above the stairs she could see half the livi
Six months ago. Nala"So I guess she will be coming to the gala too?" Nala found herself saying out loud as Salvatore opened the limo door for her. "Are you jealous?" he asked casually catching her off guard. "Why did you agree to marry me if you didn't want me?" "You ask alot of questions.""Humor me, why marry her sister." Luna said sitting back in the limo as Salvatore joined her. "You must have known I was her sister.""She suggested I marry you. Okay?" "What? What sick games are you people into?" Nala asked shocked. Why wouk her sister want her boyfriend to marry her. "My father is sick Nala, he wants to see his grand kids before his time comes. And your father owed us a lot of money. There was only one solution.""But you could have married her, Nova. Why bring me into it.""Because she can't have children and yoo can.""What?whaat do you mean she can't have kids?" "Nova was diagnosed with cervical cancer, she had her womb removed. I wanted to marry her still, but she wan
Six months ago. Salvatore. The rest of the ride to the party was spent in silence. I was busy on my phone while Nala just sat there in silence. Today everything had been different, when we had sex it was like I loved her, I couldn't deny the intense connection between us which made me want to pull away from her. This couldn’t happen. I had too much at stake to care about her like that. As soon as we got to the party I ditched her and immediately went to Find Nova, she was the one I loved, the one that I would rather come to such events with it. But my father could not accept a woman who could not have kids as my wife Which is why he set an arranged marriage for me. "There you are, you look flushed are you okay?" Nova asked as soon as she saw me. "Yeah am fine, just missed you thats is all." "i missed you too baby." she said kissinge and in that instant I saw Nala looking at us with tears in her eyes. I quickly looked away. "Shall we dance?" Nova suggested moving to the da
Six months ago. Nala. I cleaned myself up and slowly walked to the already waiting limo. Paul was outside and he immediately opened the door as soon as he saw me. The sexy strange man I had been dancing with had disappeared on me. I never even got his name, I slowly got into the car and we left. After the nigh that we had, I expected my husband to come back home, he had promised. We needed to talk about everything including who he was. I quickly went upstairs to clean up as soon as we got back to the house. I still believes we had a moment earlier in the car. I soaked my tired body In a warm bubble bath, as I tried to imagine what it would be like living as a family. After a thirty minute bath, I got out of the shower and put on a roe seeing how much time had passed. Despite everything, I had a feeling Salvatore was about to open up when he had been rudely interrupted, so I went downstairs and prepared a meal for both of us. Me being the servant of my family growing up
Present. Nala. I slowly opened my eyes, taking iny surrounding coming back to reality. Clearly still in an airplane. “Alpha?” The male’s voice wasn’t hesitant in the least. “What?” A snarl was on Salvatore’s lips. “The bearing one?” The bearing one. The doctor couldn't even say my name. I was basically being referred to as the incubator. Nice. Salvatore returned his attention to me “Have you been seen by a Doctor?” “Of course.” As if i would endanger my child, i was six months pregnant now. “One that specializes in werewolves?” I snapped my jaw shut, refusing to answer the question. “I thought not.” Salvatore gestured towards Dr Martin. “He will attend to you since your examinations have been lacking.” I had no response to that autocratic statement and instead met the doctor’s gaze. “I’m ready whenever you are.” Despite the circumstances, i was looking forward to being examined by a werewolf physician. I knew mixed pregnancies were different than traditional humans, but
Nala. As soon as the plane touched down and we slowly got off the plane I could sense all the stares but most importantly fear leaked everywhere. I cupped the roundness of my pregnant belly as if my hand could protect the child within from the barely suppressed violence surrounding me. I didn’t need a werewolf within me to sense the low growls that trailed me through the Liakos pack house. No, they weren’t audible, but even in the short time i was with Salvatore i could now recognize the subtle vibrations of a werewolf’s chest.They couldn’t hate me more than I hated myself. I had tried to protect my son. Tried and failed. And now i was back where i had started. A lamb thrown to the wolves.I padded past the guard stationed by the front door, ignoring the way his bright yellow eyes followed my every move and the sneer that graced his lips.He didn’t want me there? I didn’t want to be there. We were even. I slipped into one of my favorite rooms in the house, the large and open space
Six months agoNala. I knew something was wrong, It had been wrong all week long. At first I thought it was because I still couldn't come into terms with the fact that Salvatore hadn’t come home for weeks. But then it got worse. I couldn’t keep anything down and had this weird cravings. I sat in the bathroom my hands trembling, my whole body was shaking and my palms sweating profusely as I held on to the pregnancy test. I have had my suspicions for the past few days that Maybe I was pregnant but, I had tried to ignore it, hoping it will all go away like it was a bad dream. The last thing I needed was to be pregnant. I had no relationship with Salvatore despite the fact that we had been living together for two months. We were like strangers, he would sometimes come to my room drank and in the morning he was always gone. I know my father had said my duty was to give Salvatore a heir, but I didn’t want to have a child with a man who barely looked at me, Atleast not yet. I didn’t even