All Chapters of The Heir's Child: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Blushes

The Doctor's theory was right. I am feeling way better than I did before coming out with my friends. There is no way that I would be feeling this well if I were still at home with my parents.In my room.Alone. For days.That is not something that I ever want to repeat. The fact that I made it as long as I did was quite astounding. Instead of taking me back home, as promised, Lyall helps me find one of the guest rooms for me to rest in for the night. It is one of the same rooms that I spent plenty of nights in while I was a young child. My parents would sometimes go away on business for the alpha for days at a time. Whenever they did this, I was invited to stay in the Alpha family's quarters in one of their guest rooms. That way I was not stuck in the normal pack hall with all of the unmated wolves running around.While most of us wait for our mates, we do have times where it is near impossible for us to not satiate some of our other needs. We might not crazy the emotional intimac

SOS

As soon as I hear the Doctor's voice, I immediately know that something is wrong. Very wrong."Sorry to call you so late. Are you alone?" She asks me.I am surprised at her question as she has never bothered to ask me that before. In all of our previous interactions, it did not matter if somebody else was in the room with me or not. What could be so important that she wants me to be alone?"Um... yes, I am. I was just getting ready to get an early night." I tell her."How are you feeling tonight? Is anything different?" She asks me."Now that you mention it, I was going to stop by tomorrow to talk to you about it. Things have been very strange for me today. I feel better in some ways but worse in others. As of right now, the most annoying thing is the weakness and the nausea." I confide."I might have some answers for you there. You will want to make sure that you are sitting or laying down though. It is a big one." She tells me honestly.Immediately, I lay back onto my pillows as I

Closer to the Truth

After the revelation that I received, I really expected to lay up all night with my mind running nonstop. The truth is, I end up asleep almost immediately. I manage to fall asleep so fast that I do not even hear my phone go off with a return messages from my cousin.Raven: You don't send SOS unless somebody is dying.A second message followed almost immediately.Raven: What happened?Then another.Raven: Actually, never mind. I'm already packing a bag.A final message arrived a few minutes later.Raven: Call me when you wake up. If somebody hurt you, they're going to regret it.Then again, I was not expecting her to message back this quickly. She has always been the type to do things on her own schedule. That is the way of most witches but she has managed to take that trait to an extreme.My eyes close without any further thoughts of her. No thoughts of anything actually. The silence is the most amazing I have had in days. That is, until it stops.All of a sudden I start getting flash

Pack Breakfast

The next morning dawns way too early for my liking. On the bright side, my legs seem to have much more strength in them than they did even yesterday. I am able to feel a little more confident in myself when I stand up to get over to the wheelchair, without any help.Just as I am setting into the seat, I hear a knock at the door. There is barely a pause before the door opens and Lyall pops his head into the room. Seeming surprised to see me in the seat, he walks in and looks around. "What are you looking for?" I ask with a giggle."I am looking for whoever helped you out of bed." He answers honestly."I did this one myself. I am feeling a bit better today than before." I answer him honestly.He purses his lips like he does not quite believe me and finishes walking around my room. He might not admit it out loud, but I do not think he is able to accept the fact that I made it here all by myself. I cannot help but laugh more when he pretends not to look under the bed, while in fact, look

Breakfast Interrogation

"Rowan, you still have not eaten much. Do you want something else? Maybe even just some coffee?" Lyall asks.I may not know much about pregnancy, but I have heard that too much caffeine is bad for the pup. One cup probably would not hurt and I do love my coffee. Once again though, the thought of something that I love makes my stomach get queasy.Instead, I shake my head while I try to think of something else that sounds good. Normally, I would gravitate towards something lighter and healthy because I am always training. This pup seems to have other ideas. "Maybe just some pancakes." I say."Pancakes? Really? I do not remember ever seeing you eat pancakes." He points out. "I know. Just plain pancakes with light syrup. No butter." I say as my stomach growls loudly again.He lets out a laugh as he gets up to go and grab me another plate. I smile guiltily as he walks towards the food line. He has been amazing at taking care of me since he found out about the wheelchair yesterday. I just

Raven Ashwood

In walks my very witchy cousin, Raven Ashwood, looking fierce.The room fell silent.Raven had always had that effect on people.Long black hair hung nearly to her waist, streaked with silver despite her young age. Dark tattoos wound around her arms and disappeared beneath the sleeves of her leather jacket. Around her neck hung enough charms, crystals, and enchanted trinkets to make any superstitious wolf nervous.And wolves were very superstitious when it came to witches.Her sharp violet eyes swept across the dining hall before landing on me.For a moment, every ounce of attitude disappeared from her face."Rowan."The concern in her voice nearly broke me.I had spent the last week pretending everything was fine. Pretending I wasn't terrified. Pretending I wasn't completely alone.The second I saw Raven, all of that effort nearly shattered."Hey," I said weakly.Her eyes immediately narrowed.She took in the wheelchair.The untouched breakfast.The tears still lingering in my eyes.

Breakfast Confessions

Before long, Raven has me in a different room not far from the pack dining room. As soon as she pushes me into some obscure office, she closes the door and begins to wave her hands in some way that makes absolutely no sense to me, but I am able to feel magic ripple in the air as her hands keep moving. "Okay, now that I have you alone, what is going on? You cannot send me an SOS with no other clues. Then, when I arrive you are practically in tears while speaking to the Alpha and Luna. You are better than that. I know that, you know that. What is going on!?" She asks in disbelief.I am so excited to see her and see how the rest of the pack acted around her that it takes my mind a few moments to catch up. Before I can even answer her, I just start laughing hysterically. As much as I want to stop and explain myself, I am unable until well after tears form in my eyes and run down my face."Okay, I am really confused now. What is going on?" She asks again. I take a few deep breaths as I w

Quite the Twist

As that feeling starts to grow, so does the look on Raven's face.At first, she just looks surprised.Then confused.Then absolutely horrified.The moment she jerks her hands away from me, I know something is wrong.Very wrong."What?" I ask immediately.Raven doesn't answer.Instead, she begins pacing the small office.Back and forth.Back and forth.Her hands tug at her hair while she mutters under her breath."No...no, that isn't possible.""Raven."She ignores me.I watch as she rushes back over and grabs both of my wrists. Her eyes close once more as she lets her magic flow through me.This time the sensation is much gentler.The warmth gathers low in my stomach.A soft golden glow that feels strangely familiar.Safe.Protected.Loved.When Raven finally opens her eyes again, they are wide with disbelief."Raven, talk to me!"She releases me immediately."Your doctor was right. Most of the drug is still trapped in your body.""I know that already.""No, you don't understand."Her

Decisions

"You need to come with me," Raven said urgently."What do you mean?" I asked, confused.Raven had been absolutely insistent ever since she finished examining me.Leave.Today.Not tomorrow.Not after I had time to think.Today.The word echoed through my mind like a death sentence.Leave my pack.Leave my home.Leave my friends.Leave Lyall.All because of a child I hadn't even known existed twenty-four hours ago.A child that apparently wasn't normal.A child that had already managed to turn my entire life upside down before it was even born."You know that you can't raise this baby here," Raven said firmly.I looked away.The truth was, part of me already knew that.I just didn't want to admit it."You heard the Alpha this morning," she continued. "You heard the Luna. Something is wrong.""They were just asking questions.""No."The force in her voice made me look back at her."They weren't asking questions. They were fishing."My stomach tightened.I hated that I knew exactly what

Decision made

Making the decision to leave was one of the hardest things I had ever done.Harder than waking up in the hospital.Harder than learning I was pregnant.Harder than accepting that I might never know who the father of my child truly was.Because this wasn't just a decision to leave a place.It was a decision to leave my entire life behind.My home.My friends.My future.Every dream I had carefully built over the last eighteen years.I would never again walk through these halls without wondering if someone was hunting me.Never sit in the pack dining room without looking over my shoulder.Never train beside Lyall.Never laugh with River until we cried.Never tease Mel.Never race Troy through the woods.I wasn't simply running away.I was grieving a life that hadn't even ended yet.Raven remained silent while I processed everything.She knew there was nothing she could say to make this easier.Eventually, I wiped my eyes and forced myself to think.If I was going to survive...Then I ha

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