Chapter 118: A Choice to Make

Moana

The morning after I finally revealed the truth about my lineage to Edrick, I thought that everything would finally be okay. I thought that maybe, we could finally be together without any issues now that he knew that I was a werewolf; or, at the very least, I thought that his family would hate me a little less.

But as it turned out, things rarely ever happened so easily.

I had spent the past two nights sleeping in Edrick’s room again. It seemed that our sleeping arrangement went back to the way it was before — only now, there were fewer barriers between us. When I woke up, the curtains were open to allow sunshine to come in. Edrick was already gone for work, so I laid in bed for a few minutes and looked at my phone while I woke up.

However, my eyes shot wide open when I saw the headline of an article with a picture of Edrick and I going into the hospital from the day that I was attacked by the rogues. Neither of us were wearing masks. As I read the headline, I felt my heart sink.

“WERECORP CEO SEEN WITH MYSTERY WOMAN ONCE MORE,” the headline read. Below it was an entire article of speculation on who I was and why I was going to the hospital with Edrick. Finally, at the end, the article seemed to hit the nail on the head: that I was the mother of an illegitimate child, and that Edrick was the father.

second article; this time, the article had a photograph of Edrick and Kelly together. It wasn’t a paparazzi photo like the first one, but rather a family photo

My heart sank.

and Edrick were engaged; not only that, but that Kelly was possibly

Ella.

bed, feeling my heart race and break at the same time. Was it possible that Edrick was going to allow this? Was he finally going to choose Kelly as his fiancee, real or not, because he couldn’t bear

fountain after playfully splashing each other. I thought about the childlike smile on his face as we splashed each other, and the way that his hands traveled along my body when I kissed him. I thought about how jealous he got when he found out that Ethan kissed me, and I thought about the scared look on his face when

that, was he still so

to choose a relationship with Kelly, then I needed to have some dignity.

Edrick didn’t come home until late that night. I was already in my own bed with the conviction that I would sleep in my room that night when he arrived,

called,

pajamas. “You want to sleep in here

as he came over to the side of the bed, and although I did make room for him, I still felt uneasy.

say at first. My throat clammed up so nothing would come out, and I only shook my head and laid back down, having lost the confidence to say anything about the situation upon seeing his handsome

for several minutes, neither of us speaking but also neither of us trying to sleep at the same time, until I finally spoke. It came out fast, a jumble of rushed

to marry

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