Helanie:
"Um, where are you going?" As I was about to leave the mansion again, I heard Charlotte behind . I turned to her and forced a smile onto my lips, since we were still not letting her know that we knew her truth. I was just surprised at how long she had kept this from us. How long she had been pretending to be nice, when all this ti she wanted to be her sa stupid and vindictive self.
"Oh, um, I have so work. Why, is there anything you need to talk about?" I replied, wondering why she had to stop at the door. It’s not like I had to tell them every ti I left the mansion.
"Oh no, I was preparing food for you. I saw you co. Is there any specific demand?" she asked, holding a spatula in her hand, tossing it over her shoulder with her wrist turned and resting her hand on her shoulder.
I stared at her for a few seconds, wondering how to tell her in the nicest way that I wasn’t going to eat anything she cooked for .
"Oh, I already had food. I’m so full," I said, letting out an awkward laugh, but when she didn’t laugh, I felt so odd. "Co on, Charlotte, you don’t have to do all that for . And trust , we had food. Kaye made sure I ate plenty on my way back ho." Now that I used a genuine tone, she began to nod.
"Well then, I’ll cook dinner for you." The minute she said that, my body filled with goosebumps. It was as if she knew I was anxious around her, that I wasn’t comfortable eating her food. She must. I an, I’d been dodging her cooking for a while. Did she really not know? Was she really that innocent?
"We’ll see," was all I said before I rushed out of the mansion.
I got in the car and told the driver to drop straight at the academy. I needed to confront Norman. If he wanted to believe he truly wanted stress-free and not worrying during my pregnancy, he had to tell what was going on. Otherwise, his words ant nothing.
Once I arrived at the academy, I realized he wasn’t at the hostel. There were stalls everywhere for students coming back from the woods after slaying monsters, either to change into new clothes or to drink and eat. They had also made a big playful board with everyone’s na on it. Below, it showed how many zharns they had slain. Gavin was leading.
I wasn’t surprised. I could tell he hated the zharns more than anyone else, and he had every right to. The fact that he wasn’t even an alpha and was doing so well made so proud of him. It seed like he had raised his rank through hard work. But I rembered he wanted to be the warrior for my mates, which ant he wanted to stay a rogue. No rank would ever intrigue him.
"Oh my god, Helanie, you’re back!" Jenny saw from afar and rushed out of the woods, even skipping. She was still carrying a sword, so I laughed and gestured for her to be careful. I didn’t want her to stab herself by accident.
"Oh, trust , now we are cutting those zharns like they are vegetables. I don’t know, but it’s so easy. I wonder why they’re not getting a hint? When are they going to send so solid monsters?" she said in a heavy fake tone, trying to be funny. She did make laugh, though the worry stayed in the back of my mind.
"You seem to be enjoying it a little too much," I told her, and she nodded.
"Why not? Those things have been terrorizing our poor people for so long," she mumbled, nodding her head and giving a pout.
I watched Lamar co out after her. Of course, they would always stick together. He ca in with a big hug, wrapping his arms around .
"I heard soone is very happy these days, but I hope you’re taking care of yourself," he whispered, hugging tightly and ntioning my pregnancy. We had a video call the other night, and all the friends, and that’s how we caught up with everything.
"Thank you," I said, turning back and smiling at him.
"Oh, by the way, news. Penn has finally proposed to Sage to be his girlfriend and mate," he added.
I clapped, jumping up and down before I noticed the two glaring at .
"Oh, co on, guys. The baby is not going to slip out of ," I joked, trying to reassure them they didn’t have to be so worried about . I guessed they were worried because if it was four babies in , it would take a lot of rest, food, and care, since I was already too weak. I placed my hand on my stomach.
"Oh, no." Their eyes widened with mine.
"What?" Lamar and Jenny asked in unison.
I stared at them and then said, "my water broke."
The smiles on their faces made laugh so hard I couldn’t even continue with the lie.
"What?" Jenny suddenly stopped smiling, slapping my arm.
"Idiots. I’m not even that far into pregnancy. Calm down." I laughed at the two being so adorably stupid.
"Anyway, I hope you’re not here to go into the woods. It’s already hard for us to keep an eye on Gavin. And now if you go there, it’ll be a disaster," Jenny warned, eyeing to not head toward the weapons section.
"Oh no, I’m here to see my husband. Is he out there with you guys?" I asked, trying not to sound too eager about him.
"Professor Norman? No, he stayed in the academy," Jenny said, pointing her thumb backward toward the academy. But I noticed her eyes linger behind for a minute before she added, "why don’t you go back ho and rest?"
The way she held my hand made swiftly turn to Lamar. I had a feeling he gestured her sothing.
Reviews
All reviews (0)