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.

I couldn’t help but notice that Selina’s eyes seemed to be fixed on me. I knew that she was expecting some

of going to the orphanage due to my upset stomach and lightheadedness. When Ella was finished with her

ran off to practice on the piano while I sunk down into the big armchair in the living room with a

eyes eventually closed as I sat

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

sat up. “I must’ve nodded off there

so only the two of us could hear. “Did

of tests out of sight the night before without taking one — because I already knew

“I took

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

and stood. “You went into my room again? And, you went through my cupboards this time, no less?” Beyond the issue of the pregnancy, this felt like a privacy violation, and it made me more than a bit

to me?” she asked. Her voice was cold and annoyed. “What purpose would you have to

telling her anymore; if I didn’t

my hands up in defeat and lowering my voice. “I already know I’m

widened. “Do you know who the father

that the father was Edrick. But even though Selina had given me several reasons over my time working here to trust her, I still couldn’t be sure that she wouldn’t tell Edrick that I was pregnant with his child immediately, so I chose to lie… Or, at least, withhold some of the

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

at the expression on her face that she had an idea as to who the father was, but

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