Chapter twelve: Baby.

"Let me go!" I screamed as Malik threw me over his shoulder.

"You have to help her," I said.

His words were curt and demanding.

"Carry her as well she'll be valuable for keeping this one in line." He said.

And I wondered who he was speaking to until I saw the wolf that tried to kill me step out of the bushes.

"Abel?" I spat.

"Luna." He said curtly refusing to meet my eyes, he bowed to me.

"Do not call me that!" I snarled.

"I can't do that Luna". He stated matter of factly.

I opened my mouth to say more but he walked away and Malik started running... with me, over his shoulder, and what was worse? I was over his shoulders and he was running with me yet I... no, no way I cannot enjoy it. No sane person would, besides Aria... think about Aria, he hurt Aria.

Before I knew it we were already walking back into the pack territory. And straight away Malik took me into a tent with injured people and set me on my feet.

"Heal them." He ordered.

Initially, there was only silence until I realized he was serious. Scoffing, my eyes balls moved around my eyes, and standing in a place I refused to acknowledge him.

"No," I said, sticking out my chin in defiance.

"Why must everything be so hard with you?" He growled.

"Look who is talking!" I retorted. We stared at each other with ire-filled eyes when then heat began to build between us. It was getting very intense and neither was willing to give in that is, until I heard an ear-splitting scream.

"Esme!" Malik yelled, he heard it too obviously and ran to the bed with a woman wearing a slight bump.

She is pregnant! Oh, shit now I have to help, stupid conscience.

I ran to the other side, "what happened?"

"What does it look like she is in pain," He yelled at me. "Do something!"

Tch!

"I meant how did she get here?"

"She just from a scouting mission." He replied.

"Did you know she was pregnant?" I asked wiping the sweat on her forehead.

He didn't answer, "Alpha Malik did you know she was pregnant?!"

"Yes" my eyes widen, he was more I expected. "But she said she could go when I told her to."

"How won't she say that? You are her Alpha and you ordered her to do so!" I screamed at him.

"There's much more that you don't know" he murmured.

"What more? You sent a woman to spy, pregnant!" I yelled with wide eyes and an even bidder attitude.

She whimpered again. Pulling us away from each other and back to her.

I put my hand on her belly and tried to feel for the child. If there was a child I would feel heat and life it was supposed to be a pleasant feeling I mean who doesn't like babies, but this nauseating sensation settled in the pit of my stomach and it made me feel like I was making it out with someone else's pungent vomit, my eyes watered and I gagged. That was not a baby, it wasn't even human it was darkness it was evil, it was black magic and it was draining her, shit!

I looked up at Malik.

"What? What's wrong?"

"I... something is wrong," I said shaking my head. "It's the baby." And he shook his head in confusion.

"Huh?" A small whimper "What's wrong with my baby?" She asked.

I sighed and mentioned for Malik to follow me.

"There is something inside that woman and trust me it is not a baby" I started when we were finally outside.

"What does that mean?"

"It's... I can't describe it but that's not her baby there, it's not alive? And I did not feel a heartbeat" I said keeping at simple but still trying to pass the severity of the situation to him but it's moving and eating...her."

"So now what?" He asks and I think the same thing. This was not a normal attack or poison, she was cursed and her baby stolen or dead whatever the witch who did this to her fancied.

"Where did you send her, exactly?"

"West."

And for the umpteenth time, I was stunned speechless.

"You sent her west?" I ran my fingers through my hair, I could already feel anger bubbling deep within me how could someone be so heartless?

"Iris, say something."

I slammed my hands on the wall behind me the sound of my bones cracking was enough to knock me out but I was too angry to care. Before he could react I turned around and punched him with my other hand and great! Now I have two broken arms.

He, on the other hand, was barely affected not even a flinch, instead, he had a concerned look for me, the way his eyes scrunched and his eye brows were downturned made him look almost too cute, my stomach churned. Not now stupid hormones. Stupid stupid mate bond! This is serious.

"Let me see." He said softly as he came closer to me to see me, my fists.

I pushed him still unable to utter a single syllable. You would be surprised how anger can shut even a talkative like me.

I turned back and walked into the tent where the pregnant wolf was suffering.

I sat beside her and tried to take a bit of the pain so she could at least sleep, I could tell none of the anesthesia nor pain killers were working.

I felt Malik's eyes boring into my back, but I couldn't look at him.

After I was done an overwhelming wave of nausea hit me hard I was out as soon as I could, chucking every bit of food I ate, but of course, what would I expect from the west?

Malik was hesitant but when he saw I was ready to chuck out my insides he held my hair back.

"Ugh that is one strong wolf" I groaned sitting on the ground right beside my puke.

He sat beside me and put my hand in his hands. "I don't know what to do Iris, I messed up."

What do you think? But I kept quiet. I kept quiet partly because I was too weak to talk and because the most powerful wolf in the world was willing to be vulnerable in front of me. If made me very uneasy, how can he just trust me like that? I get that I'm his mate and all but dude? We don't even get along.

"This time I can't just ignore it the pain is too much, I can't let that child die, neither can the mother. They mean too much to me. I made a promise to always protect them and now I've messed up" I might have imagined it but did his voice crack? All of a sudden I felt another churn in my stomach and not because I needed to throw up but I was jealous, very jealous. But before I could stop and reason with my tongue is was already wagging.

"Oh of course you would have a child with another wolf, how pathetic could you be?" I spat, please stop tongue, please stop.

He had the most confused expression but I didn't care I was not done, unfortunately. "I'm glad I was not foolish enough to believe that could ever be happy with you." I got up, with the last strength I could muster.

"I'm out of here and don't even dare try to stop me and I'm taking Aria, I think I have the right to do that now at least yeah?"

I walked out as fast as I could tear falling freely, Gosh my life was pathetic how could a person be so unfortunate? Why was I crying?

I shook my head and went to look for Aria.

I'm getting out of here.