Chapter 50: Little Wolf

Moana

I woke up the next morning, after having stashed the box of unused pregnancy tests in my medicine cabinet, and felt even more sick than the day before. I was sure, as I achingly dragged myself out of bed and turned on the shower, that I would have to either end the pregnancy soon or tell someone about it; I couldn’t go on feeling like this every day without some sort of support, and it was only going to get worse over time.

The hot shower helped a bit with the nausea, and once I was dressed and took the medicine that the doctor gave me, I walked next door to wake Ella up.

“Rise and shine,” I said, opening the curtains to let the sunlight in.

Ella yawned and stretched, her small hands curled into fists. “I’m still tired…”

“I know, love, but you have training today,” I said. I walked over to the bed and pulled the covers down, causing Ella to shiver and grumble before she finally got up. Soon enough, I had her dressed for training.

eyes seemed to be fixed on me. I knew that she was expecting

a book instead of my usual routine of going to the orphanage due to

Ella ran off to practice on the piano while I sunk down into the big armchair

as I sat

of someone shaking my shoulder. I groaned quietly as I cracked my eyes open. Selina was standing over me with

stifling a yawn as I sat up. “I must’ve nodded off there for a little bit.

playing in her room,” Selina said. Then, she lowered her voice so only the two of us could hear. “Did you

sight the night before without taking one — because

“I took one. It

narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips. She clearly didn’t believe me, and before I could elaborate on my lie to make it more believable, she pulled the unopened box of pregnancy tests out of her apron pocket and waved it in front of my face. “You didn’t

my room again? And, you went through my cupboards this time, no less?” Beyond the issue of the pregnancy, this felt like

lie to me?” she asked. Her voice was cold and

spoke. I realized then that I couldn’t get away with not telling her anymore; if I didn’t tell her now, she would certainly figure it out eventually, assuming she already hadn’t figured it

in defeat and lowering my

widened. “Do you know who the father

time working here to trust her, I still couldn’t be

said: “The baby is a werewolf. That’s all

who the father was, but she seemed to decide

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