Chapter 381: Deepest fears...

Charis...

There was silence followed by a long exhale before she asked.

"Are you still there?"

"No, we signed a waiver. We’re going home now."

"I’ll come. First thing tomorrow. With a healer and a pack doctor."

"Nanny..." I whispered, my voice breaking again. "I can’t lose them."

"You won’t," she said firmly. "Now listen to me — you trust your body, yes?"

I nodded, tears sliding silently down my cheeks.

"Then don’t let those machines convince you otherwise. You’re carrying a miracle, Lyla. You’ve defiled the norm, and no one is going to change that, alright. The babies are fine, okay?"

"Alright."

She exhaled again. "Good. Get some rest tonight. I’ll come at first light. And Lyla?"

"Yeah?"

"Be calm, your agitation will affect them."

I turned the phone off and stared ahead, Ramsey’s hand tightening on the steering wheel.

"Did she say anything helpful?"

"She’s coming with a healer tomorrow. She thinks... she thinks they’re still alive."

Ramsey didn’t respond. He just reached over and grabbed my hand tightly.

The rest of the drive was done in silence.

When we finally pulled into the driveway of our house, exhausted and emotionally drained, we were surprised to find a figure sitting on our front steps. As we approached, I recognised the neighbour who had helped us with fixing Paul’s car.

He seemed to be fast asleep.

flew open. When he saw us, he jumped to his feet with surprising

you’re back!" he exclaimed, his face creased with concern as his eyes immediately found mine. "Are you alright? Earlier today, you seemed so..." He trailed off, clearly unsure how to finish the

said gruffly, "Thank you for asking and

man nodded, but his worried gaze remained on me. "I couldn’t find the key to your house, and I was worried about leaving

tears pricked my eyes. "Thank you so much.

you’re both home safe. I’ll start heading back, get

another smile, we watched him disappear into his own house before Ramsey unlocked our

going to bed," I said quietly, heading

a warm

step, not turning around. "I’ll just take a shower. And

"Lyla—"

want to

started up the stairs again, but his voice stopped me once

shouldn’t have been angry with you.

stopping him midsentence "And I’m not angry. I just want

something..." he

"I am not hungry."

pain he was trying to hide.

the bedroom door knob tightly. "Don’t worry about me," I said. "I’ll

silent tears finally began to fall. The pregnancy clothes I’d been wearing felt like a mockery now, the gentle curve of my belly a reminder of what the human doctors believed

fallen asleep almost immediately because the next thing I knew, I was standing in bright sunlight in front of the White Moon Pack house. But something was different—my stomach was

wondering how I

back here in my sleep? I remembered

happening, I

of the pack house, their laughter filling the air like music. One of them, a little girl

Will you play with us?"

replied, reaching for

across the grass away from us. Without thinking, I began chasing after it, my heavy belly making me awkward but

most important thing in the world. The children’s laughter grew distant behind me, and the sunny day began to take

laboured, I managed to corner the ball against a garden wall. I bent to pick it up, then

wrong. Her usually warm expression was replaced by something cold and malevolent,

an unconscious step backwards.

staring at me

whispered, clutching the ball against my chest like a

she began walking toward me with slow, deliberate steps. When

face began to change. Clarissa’s kind face

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