07

« Then don’t. » He concluded, his back now facing me, uttering his next sentence before getting into his car and driving away. « I, Gabriel Black, Alpha of the Black Moon reject you. »

His rejection hit me instantly.

I couldn’t breathe, unable to catch my breath as my chest heaved up and down, my stomach churning, unable to hold myself together as I watched his car speed down the driveway and away from me.

I couldn’t even comfort my wolf, she immediately retreated to the back of my mind, prohibiting me from speaking to her.

I felt my lips wobble, my face scrunching up as I attempted to hold myself together but failing miserably.

I grabbed my phone from my bag and dialled Chloe’s number, my hands shaking terribly as I pressed the buttons.

I didn’t want to walk back into the house to search for her and I didn’t want anyone to see me in this state.

Her voice sounded groggy when she answered, her tone slightly deeper from waking up. « Hello ? »

« Please take me home, I’m just outside the house. » I pleaded shakily, tears threatening to fall once again.

She seemed to sober up, her tone soft and full of worry. « I’ll be there in a minute, just going to wake Elle quickly and we’ll be down. »

« Okay thanks, and please don’t say anything to the guys, especially Dylan. » If he saw me now, he would lose it and would want to hunt Gabriel down. His protective instinct would take over, and at that point I’d be unable to reason with him. I didn’t need the aggravation right now, I just wanted to go home.

Less than three minutes later, I see both her and Elle exiting the house. Immediately finding me as I sat down behind Chloe’s car wanting to be out of view of anyone leaving the house.

Elle grabbed me by my hands, pulling me up and into a tight hug and allowing me to cry without saying a word, simply rubbing my back up and down, attempting to sooth me.

Chloe looked sadly at me, grabbing my other hand, and seemingly understanding that I didn’t want to talk about it. « Let’s take you home. »

I nodded, jumping into the car once it was unlocked.

She pulled out of the driveway heading in the direction of our pack territory. The car ride home was silent, no one muttering a word.

I settled my head against the window, closing my eyes, wishing my mind would think of anything but Gabriel.

A little while later, I felt someone lightly shaking me, I looked up to see Chloe giving me a small smile.

Over her shoulder was my house, I murmured a thank you before heading towards it, running up the stairs into my bedroom. I shut the door quietly, not wanting to create any attention.

I showered, my body felt dirty and used. I stripped off my dress and threw it in the trash along with my underwear and shoes. I didn’t want anything that reminded me of this weekend.

I dragged my feet heavily towards my bed, curling up into a ball. Holding off the urge to cry, wrapping my comforter around me, wanting it to protect me and keep me warm.

But I couldn’t control my emotions the way I wanted to ; I couldn’t stop it.

The silence seemed to make it worse, the only sound I could hear was my sobbing, the hiccups following.

A knock on my door had me turning over, forcing my body to lay on its side pretending to be asleep, holding my breath hoping the person would go away.

The door opened with the sound of it shutting soon after.

I felt the bed dip, Dylan’s scent filling up the room as he pulled my body towards his, turning me around as he held me close to his chest. He just let me cry, my tears staining his t-shirt as he rocked me gently in his arms.

His anger was rolling off him in waves, but he remained quiet. His chest rumbling from aggravation and the intensity of it was unimaginable, I had never experienced Dylan this infuriated before.

But we stayed like that for hours, he just held onto me, not saying a word until I finally fell asleep. His presence providing me with comfort as I clutched his shirt tightly in my fists.

Weeks had passed since I last saw Gabriel, my heart seeming to break a little bit more as the days went by.

But lately, I had felt myself healing, the pain still there but the ache loosening.

Dylan suspected what had happened, he had tried to pry the details from me but all I would do was cry.

I eventually opened up to him, admitting what happened and after that he stuck by me, never leaving my side.

Julian and Grace were concerned, and I knew Dylan had told them, Julian ordered him to do so. I was thankful that I didn’t have to be the one to explain it, I was incredibly embarrassed and ashamed.

Grace had taken turns with Dylan to check up on me, she never pushed me to say anything and she promised that they would not mention anything to the Black Moon Pack. They wouldn’t reveal what had happened to anyone but our Alpha.

Dylan looked furious when Julian had ordered him to stay away from Gabriel and his territory. Julian had forced Dylan to go on a run, his wolf needing to run off the animosity and hatred he felt.

To make things worse, I had noticed my body changing, experiencing symptoms I wouldn’t ordinarily have.

Throwing up every morning had been my routine the past few days even the smell and taste of certain foods had my guts churning, or my loss of appetite. I could barely get comfortable ; my body drained and constantly sleepy.

Although, I had been drinking that night, I remember that we never used protection. I had stupidly not given it a thought, too engrossed with my mate.

The thought of being pregnant had crossed my mind, so I contacted Chloe, asking her to pick me up a test.

Wanting to know if pregnancy was the reason for my sickness, it was rare for werewolves to get illnesses.

She texted me once she arrived, knocking on my bedroom door with me shouting for her to come in. She walked in ; it was then that my anxiety truly kicked in.

« I grabbed three just to be sure. » She informed, handing me the three pregnancy tests. I sighed and thanked her, passing her the money from my side.

« I’m nervous Chlo, I don’t know what I’m going to do if I am. »

« You don’t know yet. If you are, we will figure it out, don’t stress yourself out until you know. »

« Okay, I’ll be a couple of minutes. » I said, walking towards the bathroom, shutting the door behind me.

After quickly scanning over the instructions, I did all three tests before washing my hands. Walking out the bathroom, leaving them on the sink counter for three minutes.

I sat beside Chloe and held her hand, the three minutes feeling like three years as we waited for the alarm to go off. Once it did, I took in a deep breath, gaining the courage to check the results.

Positive.