SWNOVELS Chapter 77
Chapter 77
“I am ready.” Honora says.
“We have not discussed
payment yet.” Lotus says.
“As I have previously stated, the mother…” She points at
- me. “her mother has already paid enough to cover all of
this. We had a deal she and I.
That is all I need. Now
please, come.”
She leads us to the room
behind the store.
“Lie here just like I told you.”
I take my shirt off and stay with just my braw as she told me to do before. Colt helps me up the table and I lie on it as Honora tells me to do.
Poppy is here with us too.
With all of them here I feel
safe.
“Can I ask you something?” I
ask Honora as I lie there.
“If…ever I were to…have a
child, would it be possible
that this child could be born
the same way I was?”
“Very possible. In fact, it
would be a really high
chance that one of your
future children could be
born just as you were.”
Great, more to worry about.
“That can be talked about
whenever the time comes, right now all you have to do
is relax. Let’s focus on this
matter and let me do all the
work.”
She puts some sort of oil on
her hand and rubs it all over
her fingers. She then closes her eyes as if she is concentrating and then moves her hands over my
b*dy as if she is rubbing
them on me but she is not
touching me at all, they just
hover over me.
“Mh…you have several blockages. Here…” Her hand hovers over my abdomen
and then moves up to my chest. “Here, and here.” She
finishes, hovering above my
head.
She grabs her mortar, moves the pestle away, and dabs her fingers in it. She grabs a
mixture of herbs and oils she
mixed and ground together
just before we started and then places a small amount
on my abdomen and rubs it
all over my skin on the area.
It is cool, like those lotions I
use for aching muscles.
She keeps her eyes closed
and starts chanting. It is strange to hear. They are
words I can’t understand. As
she does this, I start to feel
like I am going to be sick. I want to throw up but nothing really comes up.
She continues chanting as
she rubs the oil for a few
more minutes.
“How are you feeling?” Colt
whispers in my ear.
“I’m okay.”
Honora finally moves to my chest. She takes more of the
concoction she made and
rubs it on my chest area. Over the ribcage, sternum
and clavicle area. As she
rubs, she chants again. I start feeling burning inside. As if it was acid reflux.
“Is this normal?” I ask her.
“What I am feeling…”
For a second, she pauses
from the chanting to
respond “Yes” and then
continues.
After she is done, she moves
to my head. She rubs the gritty oil on my forehead
and starts chanting again.
Now I feel like I am getting a migraine.
“Uh…” I moan. feeling the
pain. Once she is done, she
hands me a small flask.
“Drink this.”
For a moment I hesitate but
then do as she tells me.
“The blocked nodes have
been unblocked. Now you
need to rest.”
“It all hurts.” I complain.
She nods. “I know and it is
going to get worse before it gets better. You need rest.”
“Okay, so that is it?” Colt asks, helping me up.
“Yes. If anything comes up, I am just a call away. I will also come to check up on you
soon.”
“How will we know that it
worked?” Poppy asks.
“Once she is feeling better, she can give her power a try.”
“Just like that?”
“Yes. Trust me. I am good at
what I do.” She says.
“Thank you.” Lotus says helping Colt lead me out.
We ride back home and I
can’t help but doze off in the
middle of the drive even
though I am in pain.
“…Don’t worry
sweetheart…mommy won’t
let anyone hurt you…” A woman’s voice echoes in my
head but I can’t hear
everything she says. “…will never get you…” The voice is soothing and seems familiar. When the voice is gone, all I
feel is cold as if I was in the
middle of a freezing blizzard
but all I see is darkness. I feel
a sense of anguish as that voice echoes away.
Then I suddenly open my
eyes. It is bright. I have to
close my eyes as the light
stings. When I open them
again, the light is less bright
and now I can see.
I am in a room with
creme–colored walls.
I have seen this room before.
I lift my head to see Colt sitting on a chair next to the
bed I lie on.
The pack infirmary.
“When did we get here.” I say
but it is hard to talk.
He looks up at me with
relief.
“Cass!” He holds my hand
and a welcoming warmth
travels through it.
“What happened? Why am I here?”
“You had a seizure in the car.”
“I what?”
“You were uncontrollably
shaking and then when you
got here, you had a fever.”
The doctor walks in. “How
are you feeling?”
“I…uhm…tired.”
“No pain?”
I shake my head. “No.”
“Good. Now I told you not to
exert yourself in your
condition.”
My eyes widen. I
immediately look at Colt
who now looks pissed, he lets go of my hand and looks
away.
He knows.
I sigh. “You know.‘
”
“Yeah.” He says, sounding
angry.
I narrow my eyes at the
doctor.
“We had to give you a
medication that could harm
the fetus. So we had to ask
for his permission and in doing so, we had to tell him the truth. The good news is
that the fetus is unharmed.
Growing strong every day.”
That’s good news but… shit!
“I know you are the Alpha,‘
the doctor says. “…and I know that you have many responsibilities but I am
going to ask you to please refrain yourself from doing anything that will harm you
or the baby.”
I look down and nod.
“I’ll send our nurse with
some medication to help you sleep later. I am keeping you here until tomorrow to make sure that everything is
okay.” He walks out leaving me with an angry–looking
Colt.
“Colt-”
“Explain to me why. Why didn’t you tell me?” He asks.
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“I… didn’t want to be worried
over.”
“What? What does that even
mean?”
“You- I knew that if you
found out, you’d be
overprotective and I mean
way over the top.”
“Of course, I’d be
overprotective! You are the love of my life and that is my
child!” He raises his voice but
he does not yell at me. I can
see his frustration. “How
long were you going to wait to tell me?”
I don’t know how to answer
that.
“I am sorry.” That is all I can
say.
He looks away.
“Colt.”
“I am staying here with you
but I do not want to talk
anymore right now.”
“Colt-”
“Cass! I need my space to
think. But I don’t want to
leave you alone here. So
please, give me some
silence.”
“O–okay.” I say in a small
voice.
I feel guilty. I know what I did was wrong. I should have told him. He had a right to
know. He should not have
found out like this.
Honora suddenly walks in
and I am surprised to see
her.
“You are here?!”
She smiles. “Yes. Lotus called
me immediately after
you
left and told me what
happened. No one I have ever treated like I did you has had a reaction like yours.
I can only assume it is because of the child that you
carry which leads me to
believe that he or she will be
born with powers such as
yours. Once the cat was out of the bag for you, Lotus, and your mate…” She motions to Colt. “…thought
that it would be better if I
stayed close for a while.”
It scares me to think that my
baby will be born just as
was. I would not have
survived if not for Honora so
I do feel much better that
she is here.
“Thank you.” I tell her.
“No need to thank me, I am here for anything you need.”
I am fussed over by everyone during the remanding of the day. My brothers, Lotus, Poppy, Kanda, Dash, everyone. My father would have come to
see me too if not because he
can’t walk or be moved.
Lotus says that he has been asking about me non–stop
and she said that she had
never seen such happiness
on his face when she told
him about my pregnancy.
I am happy that this child is wanted by so many people.
He or she will never feel
unloved.
When night comes, Colt moves one of the other beds
next to mine and links them
together, then lies next to
- me.
“Colt-”
“Unless you need help with
something, I am not talking
to you about our situation
just yet.” He says, calmly.
I sigh. “Can I have some
water.”
“Yes.” He gets up and fetches me a cup of water.
After I drink it, we lie next to each other and get some sleep. The next day, the
doctor says I am all good to go. Of course, he leaves me with instructions on things I
should and shouldn’t do.
I head back to my room where I get a good shower and get ready for the day but
Colt watches me as if he is
just yet.” He says, calmly.
I sigh. “Can I have some
water.”
“Yes.” He gets up and fetches me a cup of water.
After I drink it, we lie next to each other and get some sleep. The next day, the
doctor says I am all good to go. Of course, he leaves me with instructions on things I
should and shouldn’t do.
I head back to my room where I get a good shower and get ready for the day but
Colt watches me as if he is
waiting to see what I am
going to do.
“Let me guess. You don’t
want me to go train.”
“What did the doctor say?”
He asks but he was there, he
knows exactly what the
doctor said.
I sigh. “Not a good idea.”
Colt–looking satisfied—doesn’t say
anything else.
With another heavy sigh, I go to the dining room to eat
breakfast. We eat in silence
and because of this, the
people here sound louder
than usual.
After breakfast, we start to
head to the war room but I
can’t take this silent
treatment from Colt.
“Are you never going to talk
to me again?”
“What do you mean? Isn’t
this what you wanted?”
“What?! Why would you say that?”
“I am not fussing over you, right? That’s what you
wanted.”
“I told you I was sorry.”
“That doesn’t take away the
hurt that I felt when I found
out from someone else that
you were pregnant and then
in the worst situation ever.”
I look down feeling
ashamed.
“I love you, Cass. And I am beyond happy knowing that we are going to be parents. But I am also hurt right now. I thought you trusted me. Would I have tried to stop you from doing something that I think would cause you
and the baby harm? I would
definitely try to talk you out of it. But I would always
respect your decision in the
end.”
Looking down, I nod.
He puts a finger under my chin and makes me look up
at him.
“I love you Cass but I am not happy and I am hurt and I
am not sure that I will be happy again in a long
while…but… I am here, I will always be here.”