Chapter 118

Brielle's POV

The day went by quickly and everything began to settle down. Father finally managed to come around. That brought my mother great relief. And I saw a smile on her face after a while. It was late at night and Blake and I were both unable to sleep. We were lost in our thoughts. Everytime I tried to mention my pregnancy, I just felt nervous. All sorts of thoughts went through my mind. Like, what if he is not ready? What if he hates me? Crazy, right? But I was overthinking myself to death.

Maybe it's better to hold it off until everything is solved. Wait a little longer, my dear. I'll tell your father about you soon. I'm sure he'll be happy to know that you will be with us soon. I snuggled closer to Blake and fell asleep.

I tossed and turned on the bed. I was wondering how I could move freely. I opened my eyes to see I was all alone on the bed. Blake was gone. I got up and stretched my limbs. My feet touched the floor and I made my way over to the mirror. I was wondering if I was beginning to show. I lifted my shirt and inspected my stomach. My stomach was still flat. It doesn't matter though. Before I know, I'll be showing.

I made my way to the bathroom and began my morning routine. I took a quick shower. I used Blake's shower gel because mine was nauseating. I almost puked in the shower. Once I was finished, I wrapped a towel around my body and went out of the washroom. I found Blake lying on the bed, looking at the ceiling.

" Where have you been?" I asked him as I walked past to sit in front of the vanity table. I looked back at him through the mirror.

" I went on a run. My wolf wants to be a lot these days," he said, but his tone was off. I could hear that something was bothering him. Maybe it has something to do with the hell fire. I know about it too. But it has been so long now, I hardly remember the details of how to get there. I'm sure it was written somewhere in the magical books that were stored in the coven's archive. I didn't like reading much back then.

Mother had to grab me by the ear to force me to read anything. I just came across the text passage once and, even then, I didn't take it seriously because I never knew that we'd be needing it. I should read with dedication had I known that it would come in handy.

" Are you worried about Xavier and Julian's situation?"

" Yes, I am. How do I even begin to get the hell fire? Maybe I didn't think things through at that time." He sighs.

I got up and went to sit beside him. I took his hand in mine. Holding his hand, I was so tempted to place it on my belly, but I just held it.

" You know you are not alone, right? We are in this together. I'll help you to finish this."

He smiled, even though it wasn't a full smile, it was better than nothing.

" What would I do without you? I don't think I would be able to be strong without you by my side."

" Of course. You love me so much that you can't live without me," I said, teasing him.

" You are right. I would rather die than be forced to live without you."

I placed my hand over his mouth.

" Don't say that. I want you to live no matter what happens to me. I want you to live on and be happy."

He removed my hand over his mouth.

" I would live on if you would live. But your death means my own. There is no life without you. You and I are one."

I could fight him about that. Who would I be kidding? I could live without him before. I don't want to imagine having to go through that.

I put my hand on his face and kissed him. The kiss deepened as we fought for control. Running out of breath, I pulled away. I put my forehead on his.

" Enough of living without each other talk. This is our time. This is our time, and we'll grow old together. Let's promise that no matter what, we will find happiness, and we will live with love, never letting anything bring us down."

" Oh, should we like pinky swear on it? " Blake joked.

" Sure, why not?" I played along.

We hooked our pinkies together and kissed the backs of our thumbs to seal the deal.

When they burst into laughter at our little joke, we both know that we meant every word we swore upon.