KacieI stood in all of my nakedness in front of the bathroom door. My mind flashed back to the towel I had thrown into the hamper. I wasn’t shy and I wasn’t ashamed to be naked in front of my mate. His eyes locked on mine and I hated how it took him this long to notice my lack of clothing. His eyes lowered down my body and just as lust began to flare in his gaze they locked on the bruises on my torso. Worry replaced the lust and he leaned forward.“Come here, Kacie,” Viktor said. Instead of a demand it was more of a plea. My bit into the left side of my lip and tasted blood. Pain. It’s what I needed to remind me that I was angry with him. I needed the reminder of what he had done with Jake. I didn’t care that they did it, I was angry that I was left in the dark once again. Especially after we had talked about it the last time and I told them that it bothered me. They were supposed to tell me and they didn’t.I refused to buckle under the pleading Viktor after he had walked out on me,

Kacie I was surrounded by darkness. I didn’t know where I was or when I was. All I knew was that I was in a pool of cold thick liquid. As much as I tried to pull, yank, or push forward through the thick substance, my legs wouldn’t budge. I felt like I was holding my breath under water and my movements were panicked. My anxiety was rising the longer I held my breath. No matter how hard I moved I couldn’t get free and things were starting to look bleak. A voice yelled out to me but it was muffled underwater. I couldn’t tell who it was and I listened hopefully as a muffled voice yelled again. I couldn’t tell who it was but I knew that whoever it was was here to help me. Wherever it was coming from the person was out of reach. They weren’t stuck like I was. I knew that no matter how hard I tried, I would not be able to go to where they were. “Kacie!” I could make out what was being called. Kacie. That was me. They were calling me. I jerked forward as hard as I could but I didn’t move.

Kacie Now I don’t know why everyone thinks telling someone to calm down when they aren’t calm is a good idea. It’s actually possibly the worst thing you can do in that scenario. Having them here should have made me feel better. We should have been able to sit here comfortably and talk things out, but the more I looked at them the more I wanted to scream and cry. Nothing was working out and I didn’t want to think about a child. I didn’t want to think about bringing a life into the world right now. Not with the witches here and definitely not while I was at a crossroads with my mates. They should have been here by my side before. Before I fainted, before they knew I was pregnant, before when they should have been. I didn’t want them by my side because of this, not just because of this. I wanted them to be here because they wanted. Not because I was birthing an heir into the world. Now that I was thinking about it, my mind began to wander. The fight. Jade. The mud monster. My injuries.

It’s supposed to be the three of us and yet they’re chatting it up without me. They’ve LINKED without me. They’ve got something to say to each other that can’t be said in front of me and that irritates me to no end. To no fucking end. Maybe I’m being dramatic, maybe I’m being emotional, maybe even fucking hormonal but no matter their reason, they shouldn’t be talking without me. They shouldn’t be conversing without me. It feels like I’m on the outside looking into their relationship and I can’t stand it. I hate it. I hate the predicament I’m in. I hate this whole damn situation.Why didn’t Jake answer when I asked him about that night?Why was Jake the first to speak?Can I trust him?Can I trust any of them?Viktor ran the entire night.Jake, drinking?Drinking with fucking who? Do I believe this?Do I take what they’ve said and believe it without asking questions?Questions that could shake the very foundation of this relationship?I do know one thing… I won’t ignore the red flags.

The room is quiet while the three of us watch Doctor James mull over his question. The nurses continue to clean up. One grabs the cords while the other grabs hold of the sonogram. I’m ready for his answer. Jake shuffles from one foot to the other and I know he’s nervous about what he’s going to say. Viktor is like a tall oak tree. He stands still and doesn’t bend to the winds of change. “We’ll excuse ourselves,” one of the nurses said. We wait for them to They both bow and exit from the room. When the door closes behind them, Doctor James looks like he finally has an answer for us. “We don’t know how the child was affected from the fight and honestly, only time will tell. In the meanwhile, I would suggest Luna Kacie stay in bed and relax. She should avoid fighting or training. She should avoid strenuous work until we know for sure that she is in the clear and the child is okay. She shouldn’t lift anything heavy either. I know that the position of Luna is a stressful one, but I would