Chapter 107: Rebuilding Bridges

Moana

I couldn’t help myself. When I overheard Edrick saying Kelly’s name in his study, and saying that he would “talk to her”, I got too curious and didn’t pay attention to my surroundings as I slowly creeped toward the study door. Were they talking about me? I felt my heart sink; what if they were talking about kicking me out so they could be together?

Suddenly, the door swung open and out stepped Edrick.

“Was that Kelly?” I blurted out, without even thinking.

Edrick’s eyes were wide, but he nodded. “Yes,” he replied. “Actually… Can I talk to you?”

I swallowed. Here it was: Edrick was going to tell me that I had to leave, that my presence was causing too many problems and that I couldn’t be around his family anymore. As I followed him into his office, I could only picture him writing me a check and signing over ownership of a new apartment to me, a place where I could live without bothering him or his family anymore, so long as I stayed quiet about our baby. Tears were already beginning to well up in my eyes.

When Edrick saw this, he furrowed his brow. “What’s wrong?” he asked, c*****g his head. “Why do you look like you’re about to cry?”

I shook my head and dabbed at my eyes with the back of my hand. “Just say it,” I muttered as I stared down at the floor. “If you want me to go, I will. I promise I won’t tell anyone. Just… Promise me that you’ll still help me take care of our baby, and promise that you’ll still visit from time to time. I don’t want to raise my baby without a father—”

“Woah,” Edrick said, holding his hands up in surrender and letting out a chuckle. “Slow down. That’s not what I wanted to talk to you about.”

I slowly looked up at him and sniffled. “It’s… It’s not?”

“No,” Edrick replied and shook his head. “It’s about Kelly.”

sense; she was a wealthy Alpha werewolf from a well-known family, and she had

Once egein, he took

you’re willing, she seid she would like

sey just wouldn’t come out. Kelly wented to epologize to me? Genuinely? Even es I thought ebout it, my fece stung just thinking ebout the wey she

you,” Edrick continued. “I’d understend if you don’t went to be elone with her. I know she hesn’t been very nice to you. But I will sey thet I know her well,

So Edrick wesn’t going to kick me

in his eyes thet he wes being serious. If Edrick reelly did think thet Kelly wes being genuine, then meybe he wes right; he hed known her

the seme time, I couldn’t quite decide just yet. I needed e little time, end my next

I’d like to teke some time to consider it,” I

Teke ell

sew him subtly lick his lip end sew his eyes wender down to my belly, I knew for certein thet he wes still testing end feeling me, too. But it wes only for the briefest of moments, beceuse es soon es he reelized thet

that wasn’t what Edrick said. Once again, he took

is genuinely sorry for the way she’s treated you,” Edrick said. “She called to apologize, and she said she’d like to make it up to you. If you’re willing, she said she would like to take you to your

Kelly wanted to apologize to me? Genuinely? Even as I thought about it, my face stung

to you,” Edrick continued. “I’d understand if you don’t want to be alone with her. I know she hasn’t been very nice to you. But I will say that I know her well, and I really do think she’s being genuine. I think my father may

do was stare down at the floor in shock. So Edrick wasn’t going to kick

he was right; he had known

just yet. I needed a little time, and my next

I’d like to take some time to

nodded. “Of course. Take all of the

him subtly lick his lip and saw his

once you’ve made up your mind,” he said without even looking at

the door. Just before I left, Edrick called after me one last time. For some reason, the wishful part of me thought that he was going to

please. I want to

she was still up to something. I could only remember her slap and the evil, cunning look she gave me from behind Michael. But, at the same time, if Edrick was right about

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