Ember's POVI felt like a ton of bricks just hit me and my mouth refused to close. "Pregnant?" I whispered as if saying it aloud would render it null. "Are you serious?" The doctor stared at me with a raised brow and waited for a minute before talking. "Yes, ma'am. You're six weeks pregnant." Oh my goodness. I had been pregnant all these while yet I didn't know. How cool was that? My hands flew instinctively to my stomach as I cushioned the pup that was growing in my womb. It was a massive shock to me and I didn't hear the other things that she was saying."Please give us a minute." I heard my dad say and I raised my head to see what was happening.My eyes widened considerably as I stared at the almost empty room, my father's eyes bored into mine and a small smile broke out on my face before a burst of great laughter ensued. "I'm pregnant, Dad. Can you believe that?" I muttered and came down from the bed trying to slip my fee
"Your beloved is here." My father announced as he barged into my room."Top of the morning to you, too Dad," I replied sarcastically but he didn't get the point, instead he shot me a reprimanding gaze. "Why are you still in bed? I told you that he would be arriving today, didn't I?" He queried me and I stared at him blankly. "Well, I'm pregnant, the doctor says that I should rest a lot." "You're not an invalid." "I guess I am seeing that I'm being shipped off to some stranger," I muttered and he stared at me with contempt in his eyes which I ignored. He brought it upon himself. I couldn't pretend that I was happy marrying a man who I had never seen. I wasn't even interested in marriage if not for the unfortunate circumstances.My father's eyes narrowed at me in anger but I care less " You will not embarrass me, Ember." He growled and I nodded. He was refusing to see the point. I wasn't also ready to marry just anybody. I had not even considered the terms and conditions of marryin
A small clearing of throat made me realize that I was just staring at him. He was a tall man with a broad chest. A bit tapered on the waist with beards that could compete with the length of my hair. He looked... Wild?My eyes traveled from the top of his head to the sole of his feet marking all the features, checking to see if he was worth my time one bit. At the end of the day, I discovered one thing. He was a strong man. The way his knuckles clenched, I saw his muscles bulging in his arms and I smiled.Good! This man's house would be a perfect hideout from Xander. His aura was very strong almost taking up all the space in the room. These hands must know how to wield dangerous weapons of war. Was he an Alpha? I wasn't sure that I had heard his name before.I heard another cough in the distance and I finally lifted my head to meet his inspecting gaze. He was probably assessing me to see if I was worthy to be his mate. Since this was not a bond from the goddess, it was surely going t
Ember's POV"Why don't you have a conversation with your groom?" My father suggested with an unusual excitement before exiting our presence. We were plunged into silence, assessing each other. He had penetrating eyes and an intimidating aura so I squared my shoulders. I was not happy being left alone with him for two reasons. First, I didn't want to make small talk. We could just skip all this part and go straight to the wedding. Secondly, I didn't want to give room for him to ask me questions about my chastity. I wouldn't even mind skipping the wedding although I knew that my father would flip. When I mean flip. He would lose it totally and I was here for it. "So, you are a virgin huh?" He began. My eyes widened as my heart also responded by palpitating at the lies that I was about to spew. It was my father's fault who was trying too hard to sell me out to his preferred candidate. I didn't know why he was hell-bent on making this work. I chuckled softly. " No, I'm not but I'm no
Ember's POV"And with that, we present to you the latest couple. Mr and Mrs Williams!" The priest announced.Two hours later, I was being shipped off to my husband's house. The wedding was a knit one and I wasn't even interested in having it publicized. "You'll be fine. Have a nice life." My father had bade me when he hugged me and I nodded in faux agreement. Of course, he'd think that I would be happy.I entered the car and watched as the driver ignited the car and zoomed off. My house got smaller as he sped away. I felt a nudge and I looked up at the stranger that I was going to live with." Care to share your thoughts?" He inquired and I chuckled softly trying to play things cool. "What do you think? I mean, can you guess?" I joked and he shook his head at my cavalier tone obviously not expecting the switch because I was looking morose just a few minutes ago.Well, welcome to my world. A land of unpredictable outcomes. " So, what are you thinking about too?" I inquired.He shrugg
Ember's POVI woke up to the grumbling of my stomach and I was a bit pissed at the way it was growling. I felt a presence beside me and I cringed. I finally did it with this man. It was probably the most distasteful thing I had done in my life because I was feeling very weird. My heart was palpitating when he thrust into me. My skin crawled and I felt as though I was committing the worst crime in history.He was what some women would call a Trojan horse but I felt impaled instead and was busy thinking about his member impaling my child. I didn't want her to dislodge from her anchor. Yes, I just had a feeling that the child was a female. "you are awake." He replied and I nodded, then he shuffled towards me, and turned my head towards him. "Are you shy?" "No," I replied inwardly but decided to change my lingo. I could flow with that. "Kinda. How'd I do last night." "Technically, it was morning. It's still five a.m." I tried to smile but ended up grimacing. " Yeah..." "Your stomac
Ember's POVTwo weeks later, "Are you pregnant, Ember?" Trent called halfway into the room. I turned from the sink. I was still having dizzy spells and nausea. I had begun to show but I was masking it with a spray and wearing big dresses that hid my stomach. I rinsed my mouth and stared at him."Yes.""When did you notice?""Two weeks ago." I watched his eyes light up after doing the quick math. It was when we had sex. I held my breath as I waited for his response. " What do you think?""What do you mean by that?" He inquired and I shook my head. What was wrong with me? Of course, he wasn't supposed to think about anything.I looked sideways pretending to be a bit wary. "we've never discussed childbearing. I don't know what your take is on that." I replied, whilst dabbing my lips with a napkin."Oh, really? What do you think?""I know that you'd like an heir but I don't know how soon." I replied carefully. One had to be wise when dealing with people like this. I had come to discove
Ember's POV"Have you heard that you're trending ma'am?" Sonia whispered to me when I was removing my dress. She helped me unzip the dress and stared at me with a smile on her face. "Everyone is talking about you and how they never expected that you would take in so early." She continued.I chuckled at her words because I didn't know why the tabloids were obsessed with my pregnancy. "I didn't know that I was a celebrity. It must take a lot for them to be in the conversation all the time." I replied.She shook her head. It was a memorable one anyway because I was being made to greet a lot of people.She opened her mouth to speak but we heard a knock. "The Alpha." She whispered and I smiled at her. She was just too adorable."Go away." I replied. She opened the door and bowed slightly. "Good evening, Alpha." She greeted Trent who nodded at her in response. The room temperature went low instantly and I stood straighter. I was tempted to cover my body but I didn't instead I turned to s