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42 A Decision, Call and Breakup
Karima Sa'ad UsmanThank you all for giving this story a chance. I am grateful for the comments and gems.
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Underwater 43 Preparations
Ashley knew better not to push it, so she quietly packed her bags and left Joseph's room. She went to the south wing as Luna Amber had instructed her. The room given to her was beautiful. She was glad that Amber had considered her comfort but felt empty. Why did she think she could get away with it? She wondered what made her think Joseph would not make good of his promise. She had crossed all limits with him, and to think Cynthia messed with her on their last meeting. She had lost everything. She sat on the bed and wept.Luna Amber linked Joseph to join her in her office. She wanted to get to the bottom of the matter and discover what went wrong between him and Ashley. She did not like Ashley but cared because she was carrying Joseph's baby.Joseph wanted to sleep because he had a rough night, but he decided to honour his mother and see her in her office.Joseph knocked, and she asked him to enter.He smiled at her, and she frowned, wondering why he looked tired."What is wrong wit
Underwater 44 Faith and Fear
Meadow followed Ethan to the room quietly. She knew it would be wrong to panic publicly, but she feared his plan. When they entered the bedroom, she sat on the bed with her head bowed.Ethan wheeled his chair to her and held her hands.By the time she lifted her head to look at him, tears were streaming down her face.Ethan did not know what to do about it. It touched his heart deeply."I am doing this for us, Meadow," he said, and she shook her head and wiped away her tears."No, Ethan, you are doing this for you and the pack, but not us," She linked him."I am not complaining, Ethan. I am okay with this," she added, and he shook his head."I am not," He confessed to her and looked at her. He was fighting his emotions too."I am not okay with this, Meadow. I am not okay because you deserve better. You deserve a complete man, not this," he said, and she touched his thighs."You are complete," she linked him and looked at him, and he shook his head."I am not, Meadow. I can't do a lot o
Underwater 45 The Sudden Attack
Joseph got off his couch to find out what was going on. He knew there would be an attack but did not expect it to be so soon. He placed a call to Adam, and Adam answered on the first ring. "We are on our way to the mansion; all residents have been asked to remain indoors. Those close to the bunker have been ordered to go there, but it seems the attack is targeted at your estate," Adam said, knowing the urgency of the situation, and they both hung up. Joseph headed outside, and there was a full battle outside the mansion. It was as if they had come for the people in the mansion alone. The residence of Whitewood close to the mansion had a drill, so he knew they would be heading for the bunkers after the alarm had gone off. He hoped they would make it to safety. There were many attackers, but the warriors defending the mansion weren't many. He wondered where all their warriors went. "What is going on here?" He linked his wolves. "Renegades," Someone said, and he knew what happened t
Underwater 46 The Right Doctor
The Nurse hooked Ethan up to the antibiotics and left the room. Keith stood with Dr James and Camila in the living room to discuss Ethan's health. "So what do we do now?" Keith asked the doctor, and he smiled. "He is alright now. The antibiotics are just to keep his wound from being infected before his wolf abilities take over," Dr James said with a smile, then turned to Camila. "Remember the detox regiment," He said, and she nodded. "You have to start it tomorrow morning. So he can recover faster," James said, and Keith frowned. "What about you?" Keith asked, confused. He wondered why Dr James was giving Camila his job to do. Camila realised Ethan had not told Keith of the arrangements about Dr James leaving, so she smiled. "Actually, Beta, Dr James planned on leaving after the surgery. He would have stayed a day to ensure no complications, but since the surgery went well, he would want to leave. I told Alpha, and he was okay with it," She added quickly, and Keith shook his he
Underwater 47 The Letter
Keith stayed in the living room, shocked at what Joesph had called to tell him. He searched his mind for many things he would have done differently that morning. He wished he had delayed Dr James. He wasn't sure if Dr Rosenberg was telling the truth, but he knew the doctor needed to be arrested pending the investigation. He ran his fingers through his hair and took deep breaths. Sebastien and Cynthia's attack on Whitewood was unexpected, but they had done it and made Joseph sign away the pack. It would have all been over if Joseph had not thought to sign his father's name. It was still over on the surface because until Sebatien verified the document, he would still believe that Whitewood now belonged to him. They could not afford to make trouble now because they needed Ethan to recover fully. Keeping their heads down was a must, and he did not know what Sebastein would do during that time. He wanted to call their Gamma and Delta to join them, but he would hold off until Ethan knew
Underwater 48 The Prognosis
Joseph walked around the hospital premises distraught, trying everything he could to get his shit together. How can everything crumble in a day? He remembered the signs. They were there. Her paleness, coughs, and fatigue. She wasn't the tardy type, but she was now always late and less active. Her hospital visits were constant. He should have seen it. He wondered why he never noticed it. "I guess we believed she was too strong to break," Rex, his wolf, said, but Joseph growled. Tears streamed down his face. He did not want to lose the only parent he had left. He realised why she was desperate about grandchildren and why she went to get Meadow for Ethan. He realised she was trying to see most of it before she left them. His tears fell freely, and he did not know how to tell Ethan, knowing that Ethan had just finished surgery. Joseph roamed the place for almost three hours, trying to get a grip on himself before returning to the hospital to check on Amber. They had given her a ro
Underwater 49 Going Home
Ethan hung up, and Meadow looked at him a bit worried. She knew he had found out about his mother, and her heart reached out to him."How is he?" She Linked Ethan, and he squeezed her hand gently."We have to go home tomorrow,'" He said, and she nodded, already knowing that would happen."My mother is in a coma, and her liver is failing," He told her. He had to say it aloud to get it out of his system. Meadow's eyes welled up in tears, and she told him what Amber had told her."While you went to Ceenas, She told me she was sick and had only two years, but she said I shouldn't tell you. That was why I always looked worried every time I saw her," She confessed through the mind link, and Ethan was shocked that Amber would confide in Meadow with something heavy. He was a bit angry that his mother would put such a burden on his wife."I would have told you, but it wasn't my secret to tell," She linked him in tears, and he tried to sit up. His back hurt, but he managed it nonetheless."Yo
Underwater 50 Processing It All
Joseph hung about the hospital for a few hours. He spent those hours pacing about and trying to find the best way to have all the pack alphas and betas tested so they could find a compatible donor for Amber. He knew he would not rest if he failed, so he thought of everything meticulously. Soon he knew it was time to go home, so he and Adam returned. At the same time, he instructed Brian to remain for security purposes.Joseph was mad about what Ashley did and why she tricked him. He honestly wondered how she planned to succeed. He believed her, and she put up a good act. He scolded himself for not being vigilant enough to catch her in a lie. He wondered how she might have gotten away with it. He planned to ask her why when she woke up. One thing was certain; he would kick her out and never look back. The pregnancy was the only reason his mother chose to defy him and house her in the mansion. The truth about the pregnancy had been exposed now, so she didn't need to stick around.
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