ZANE’S POVWhen Lilian began chanting a spell that I am very sure was meant to revive Maggie, more blood began to ooze from Maggie’s nose, and she began to cough out blood.Even though we weren’t supposed to be glad about Maggie coughing out blood, we were because this signified that Maggie was still breathing.And in a case where there is still breath in someone's nostrils, there is hope.Maeve and Charlotte rushed to Maggie’s side and held her hands. All I could see was that they were devastated by how everything turned out.Alpha Kelvin on the other hand kept on pacing back and forth in the hospital room.“You've got to calm down Alpha Kelvin, or else you might get a panic attack,” Billy advised but in response, Alpha Kelvin turned to me.“While all of us were shocked when we found out that the magic had a price, you didn't look surprised at all. You knew, but you didn't tell us. You should have fucking told us and we would have looked for an alternative. But no, what do you care?
ZANE’S POV“Reconcile you both?” Billy scoffed in amusement earning a glare from Maeve.“Don’t get ahead of yourself, I don't involve myself in lover's quarrel. I’m here to tell him about what we talked about on the night we went to the river on the surface to pour Dad’s ashes,” Billy said to Maeve and I watched her eyes widen, which made my brows crease.What did the two of them discuss that I wasn't aware of and why was Maeve looking so uneasy?“What are you two on about?” I asked them with raised brows.Billy turned to look at me and opened his mouth to speak but Maeve immediately stood from the sofa and rushed to cover his mouth with her hands.This act of hers made me frown because anything that would make her act this way was definitely not good.“Shut up Bil. You want him to feel more miserable than he already is?” Maeve scolded him and lightly slapped his head making him wince and curse under his breath.I was still trying to grasp what was going on. I couldn't possibly think
MAEVE’S POVWhen we saw Alpha Zane pass out, I rushed to him and so did Billy who was exchanging words with him not long before he passed out.I was happy that Alpha Zane was sitting in his wheelchair even after he passed out because I couldn’t imagine the amount of physical pain he would be in had he crashed to the floor before passing out.I already felt bad for keeping what Billy said to me about his mom all to myself.I knew this was a sensitive issue and that's why I didn't want Billy to tell him about it today but the stupid guy went against my warning to still tell him.Gosh, I felt like punching Billy right now.“Happy now?” I fumed with rage as I asked Billy who was going frantic with panic.“I’m sorry I thought it was the best thing to do,” He apologized and fished out his phone from his pocket before dialing Rand’s phone number.“Babe? Please wake up,” I squatted in front of his wheelchair and shook him but he didn’t wake up.I stood immediately and also fished out my phone
MAEVE’S POVWhen I turned to look at the person whose presence I felt behind me, I was surprised to see Lilian standing behind me.I was disappointed and at the same time relieved.I was disappointed because I thought it would be Aradia I would see if I turned and at the same time, I was relieved that it was Lilian I saw because I became scared that she might harm my unborn child.I gasped.Right, my unborn child, if Aradia was truly the one I saw a few minutes ago, then that means she would have seen my baby bump.I became scared and began to look at my tummy. I was putting on a crop top and ripped baggy jeans. Was my baby bump very visible now?What if she noticed it and would come back for me or the unborn child?“Oh, C’mon Maeve. Your baby bump isn't visible yet. At least to those who take good care of you. So you don't need to worry,” Lilian grinned.I was at a loss for words because I was still trying to shake the feeling of trepidation from me.Lilian then walked to me and cupp
ZANE’S POVThe next time I looked into my eyes, I was sure that I could see the ceiling and everyone else in the room but for some reason still, I felt like I wasn't awake yet.It was like I wasn't awake yet and I wasn't unconscious. I was in a state between the two.Reminiscing about my childhood with my mom. How warm her smiles were and how tenderly she always caressed my cheeks.How she always scolded me whenever I behaved wrongly or did something bad.Especially when Patricia was brought into our household. I was cold towards her and always ignored her.My mom made me kneel for two hours until I agreed to be nice to her and promise to take care of her no matter what.I searched my memory to see if there was a clue in her behavior that would tell me that she was capable of cheating on my Dad but saw none.All I ended up asking myself was why she did that to my Dad.I mean I know that what he did to Arafia was wrong but he was young then and acted based on young age love and desires
ZANE’S POV“Billy,” I called out to Billy, making him turn to look at me.I sighed because I knew that what I was going to ask from Billy would reveal the fact that his mom was a cheat and I found this highly embarrassing.But I trusted everyone present. As long as the information would only be between us in this room then I could bear the embarrassment.“You were trying to tell me something back at your study but I didn't give you the chance to talk. I want to hear it now,” I said to him with a straight face.Even though we would definitely talk about my mom cheating with Alpha William, I didn't want them to see me vulnerable.It meant it was okay when Billy and Maeve back at the study seeing my emotional side.But now there are more people.Billy gave me an are-you-sure-look and so did Maeve. Great, so it was now she could spare me a look.While Damien and Khal looked at Billy curiously. Judging by how Lilian didn't look as curious as Damein and Khal, I knew that she was already in
MAEVE’S POVWhen I heard Alpha Zane give Billy the go-ahead to continue what we were discussing in the study, I wanted to stop them but thought against it.This was because it was about himself and I believed that he had the options on whether or not he wanted others to know about it and since he had decided so, there was no way I was gonna stop him.Back outside with Aradia, I was so scared that Lilian coming to my rescue was like a miracle.Her timing was perfect. Had she not come at the moment she did, only the goddess knows what would have happened.No, scratch that, we all know what would have happened if she got to touch my belly.The thought of it alone gave goosebumps which made me shove the thought and memory aside because it felt so terrifying.After hearing Billy’s explanation of what really went down between my Dad and Alpha William, I was enraged. Even though my Dad gave me away, he was still my Dad after all.That old hag didn’t deserve to live after all he had done.So
ZANE’S POVBased on the turn of events lately, nothing came as a surprise to me anymore. But Jeez when I heard what Billy said about Alpha William having sex with Maeve’s birth mom, I was astounded.What the fuck was that man’s problem?Is that his dick always ached whenever he saw he could lung it into?I knew that this would come as a heavy blow to Maeve because I knew she was anticipating hearing about her mom.But Suicide? That was a bad start.I sighed and massaged my temple. This was going to be a difficult period and Maeve’s temperament wouldn’t make it easy at all.At this point I didn't know how to console her. I was clueless about what to do to make her better.Not entirely clueless though because the only thing I could think of to help her blow off some steam seemed impossible with my health condition now.And damn did I crave for it to happen to because it had been a while now since Maeve and I went down that lane.Thinking about sex now pictures from the memory of our la