LAURA'S POV"Good morning my lady" Laura opened her eyes only to see two Omegas standing at the foot of her bed, each holding a tray filled with different lotions, perfumes and what looked like clothes.She was surprised because that has never happened before. She wondered what they wanted."Good morning" she rubbed her eyes and sat up on the bed, still covered with a blanket."My lady, it's time for your bath" one of them, the blonde one said. She looked around the room and back at the Omegas. Were they referring to her? As 'my lady?' "Why?" She asked."The Lycan King ordered us to" the dark haired one replied with a smile.Laura was surprised. Why would Ricky ask them to give her a bath? What's the special treatment all about?"Um.. okay then" she answered and reluctantly got out of the bed.The ladies led her into the bathroom where they had already run a warm bath. She got rid of her clothes and climbed into the bathtub. The ladies poured in some of the scented oils into the wa
RICKY'S POV "Be mine".Laura stared at him endlessly, surprised by the words that just came out of him.He just asked her to be his! She didn't know what to answer to that. What about Rhett? He told her that he'd be back for her. She didn't want to break his heart, for a man that tortured her."I.. I.. um" she stuttered, freeing herself from his strong grip. "We should get going. To the mall" she said and left for the car. Ricky sighed and went after her. He promised to do everything he could, to prove to her that he had changed, that he loved her. He knew it wasn't going to be easy, since Laura was just as stubborn as him, but he wasn't going to give up. For once in his life, he would do something, for the sake of love."Ready?" He asked, igniting the car. Laura nodded and they drove off to the mall.Ricky was ready to pay for anything that Laura chose and she managed to pick out quite a lot of things. It was her first time there, and the excitement was too much.After shopping,
LAURA'S POV Ricky sat next to Laura in the lobby, where they were waiting for Andy. She turned to him and noticed how pale he looked. She felt bad that he had to risk his mental and emotional health to bring her to the hospital. “Are you okay?” She asked. He turned to her and nodded. He shifted his gaze to the glass window, it was still raining, but it wasn't so heavy anymore. “You didn't have to get in the rain because of me” she added, folding her arms across her chest.“What should have I done? I had no idea what was wrong with you, so I had to bring you here, to make sure you're alright” he explained and she looked away. She didn't like what her heart was doing. It was pulling her to the same man who tortured her.Laura tried to resist, she really tried.“Thank you” she murmured, and he chuckled at her childish behavior.“It's alright, don't thank me. I'm just glad you're fine” he said and she sighed.“You should change into some warm clothes, it's cold” she pointed out. Ricky
RICKY'S POV Ricky felt a tap on his arm and that woke him from his sleep. He sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily.“Ricky…” Laura's voice rang out in the dark night. She stared at him, pouting.“What's the matter? Is everything okay?” Ricky asked, looking at her with worry. She sighed and nodded.“Yes I'm fine. I just… Um…” she bit her lip and sighed.“What is it? Tell me” Ricky urged.“I want mango” she spoke.“Mango?” He raised his brow.“Yes, unripe mango. I'm seriously craving one right now” she sighed and slumped into the bed.“Are you serious?” Ricky asked, confused.“Where on earth am I going to find unripe mangoes at this time of the night?” He asked, still in awe.“It's mango season! Mangoes are everywhere” Laura scoffed.“But it's two in the morning” Ricky argued. Laura pouted.“It's okay then, forget about it” she said and covered herself with the blanket. She was angry and disappointed. She had been craving mangoes all night and didn't know how to tell Ricky about it.“Are
GOVA'S POV “So what are you going to name the baby when it's born?” Gova asked, expertly cutting onions into a pot of soup.“Really? The pregnancy is barely two months old, and you're talking about a name?” Laura questioned, watching her cut the onions.“Oh please! If it's a boy, we'll call him Ryan” Gova beamed, ignoring what Laura had said earlier.“Seriously? Why Ryan?” Laura asked.“Because I've always wanted a baby brother, called Ryan” she giggled.“And if it's a girl?” Laura was curious.“Then we'll call her Maya… Gova shrieked, and Laura couldn't help but laugh.“Sounds nice, though. Let's wait until it's born” she stated and Gova nodded.“I'm going to get some sleep. I'll check on you later” she said, walking out of the kitchen.“You're always sleeping. Lazy pregnant woman” Gova stuck out her tongue and Laura giggled before leaving for her room.“Maya…" Laura repeated, laying on the bed. She touched her tummy and closed her eyes. She felt a connection, between her and her ba
THIRD-PERSON POV “Hi Rhett!!” Gova squealed on seeing Rhett. She gave him a little hug and returned to stand next to Laura.“You're back? I did not expect to see you back so soon” she continued.“My sister is getting married in a few weeks. I had to come back” Rhett answered, but his eyes were on Laura. Gova noticed this and became worried. Telling him about the pregnancy would be the best option because if he found out in a bad way, it'll mean the worst. He might turn against Ricky again.“Laura, you've got to tell him” she whispered. Laura sighed and signalled her to keep quiet.“Is there a problem? You two are acting weird. Aren't you happy to see me?” Rhett asked.“No there's no problem. Um… I have to talk to you about something” Laura said, scratching her arm. “What is that?” He asked.She bit her lip and wondered what his reaction would be. It's only right for her to tell him. She didn't want him to waste his time loving her, when she can never belong to him. She's having a ch
RICKY'S POV “What?”“Yes Laura. I am in love with you… there, I said it” Ricky fell back into the chair and breathed out loudly. Laura stared at him, awestruck. She never expected him to be in love with her, she thought he was only being nice because of the baby in her womb, little did she know that he had such feelings for her.“Look, I know you're surprised. I honestly don't expect you to say anything to me right now. It's fine. I know you hate me, it's fine too. I just wanted you to know how I feel about you” Ricky said, hurt by his words… She hates him.“I… I don't hate you” Laura mumbled.“You treated me badly, but it's not your fault. It's mine. I have only known pain ever since I was born” she paused, glanced at him and sniffed back the tears that were threatening to fall.“My parents died in an accident after my birth. We were on our way back home from the hospital when the accident happened, I miraculously survived. Then, my uncle took me in, and maltreated me before sellin
THIRD-PERSON POV Seven Months Later….“Here is your soup, hot and spicy, just the way you like it” Gova giggled, dropping the tray in front of Laura. “Stop it. You know I hate this soup” she whined, squeezing her face. The aroma from the soup always made her feel like throwing up. It had a lot of herbs in it, and Paulina insisted that she must take it every morning.Laura was close to labor, it's her ninth month, and she could start getting contractions any minute. Since she was still very young, Paulina prepared some local herbs to help her, not forgetting frequent hospital check-ups.“Drink up and stop complaining. You know it's for your own good” Gova said, flipping back her hair.“Is she being stubborn again?” Ricky came out from the bathroom, wrapped in his robe.“Yes. She won't take the soup” Gova answered and Laura glared at her.“No worries, I'll make her take it. You can go ahead and do other things” he said and Gova nodded before sticking her tongue out at Laura and left.