Rejected By My Mate, Chosen By Fate
Chapter 22

He walked up to me and grabbed me in a hug and I couldn’t help blushing. “Are you alright?” He questioned and I nodded.

“I came as soon as I heard the news, what were you thinking when you hurt yourself? Don’t you realize the high amount of pressure you’ve put on everyone. So many people care about you so you should think about them as well before making any rash decisions.” He cautioned and I smiled, knowing that he cared about me.

Emily cleared her throat signaling us that she was still present and Kayden instantly pulled away, realizing that we weren’t alone.

“I have a request, please don’t do something like that ever again.” He pleaded and I nodded. I wasn’t even going to think of the possibility.

“Emily, is she really OK? What did the doctor say?” He questioned. “She’s fine, the doctor only said she needs to eat a lot of healthy food, rest and also exercise so that her baby would be born healthy.” Emily said and Kayden’s smile disappeared instantly.

“What? What are you talking about? What baby?” Kayden asked, clearly confused.

“You didn’t know yet? Well congratulations then, our dear Evelyn is pregnant.” Emily said rather sarcastically but Kayden didn’t seem to notice this.

“Why didn’t anybody tell me earlier and how is she even pregnant?” Kayden questioned, looking completely distraught.

“I believe you already know how women get pregnant, right?” Emily questioned but Kayden just ignored her.

He definitely wasn’t happy about replaceing out about my pregnancy and he couldn’t seem to hide it.

“Could you please give us some privacy?” He requested and Emily nodded and gave me a reassuring smile before leaving.

“Is it true?” He questioned simply and I nodded. He sighed and sat beside me on the bed. “So you’ve already found your mate then?” He questioned, making it sound more like a statement rather than a question. I nodded once more.

“Where is he then?” Kayden questioned and I honestly wanted to g***n. Going over what Zephyr did to me was already painful enough the first time. I took a deep breath and picked up my notebook, handing it over to him. He read and just stared at me, as if studying my expression.

He then took her hands in his and kissed them, shocking me. “You’ve been through so much Evelyn and no amount of pity can take that away, you only deserve happiness now and I promise that from now, I’m going to fill your life with so much happiness.” He said and I didn’t realize when a teardrop fell down my eye.

His words just felt weirdly reassuring in a way, telling me that everything was going to be alright.

“I’ve promised to support you and I plan to fulfill that promise fully. I’ll take care of your child as well, as if he or she were mine. I’ll shower you both with so much love that you won’t get a chance to remember that bastard.” He said and I smiled but it faded when I remembered my earlier decision, I wasn’t going to keep the baby anyway so it was better to tell him now.

I turned to the page which I had written that on and showed it to him. “What? You really don’t want to have the baby? I won’t ask you the reason, because I’m well aware of that but I just want to know if you’re sure about this. Abortion is a big decision and it’s irreversible as well. This baby is your flesh and b***d as well, are you sure you’re ready for this?” Kayden asked, as if trying to warn me of the dangers. I sighed and nodded my head.

“If I’m being honest with you, I’m not very happy about your pregnancy but I care about you more than that. I would still take responsibility even if you were carrying the devil’s child because you mean a lot to me. Your happiness and your wellbeing is everyone’s priority and I know you’ve been through a lot and you’re the only one who has the right to make this decision but I’m imploring you to give it some thought first. Think about it carefully before settling on a decision.

Abortion has it’s own hazardous effects on a woman’s health so please think about it.” He pleaded and I really wanted to take his advice but I couldn’t.

Zephyr had ruined my life enough, I didn’t want to have anything that would remind me of him anymore. The nightmares were already more than enough, I wouldn’t be able to bear the thought of his child growing in me so I just had to do this so I could forget about it and move on.

Maybe this could be a source of redemption for me, I would end this pregnancy and break all ties with Zephyr. Then just maybe I could have that fairy tale life I’ve always dreamed of.

I took the book and scribbled down that I had already made my decision so nothing could change my mind. He read it and gave me another reassuring smile. “I just want you to know that I’ll always support you no matter what.” He said and suddenly grabbed me in a hug which I couldn’t respond to at first due to shock but when I recovered from it, I hugged him back, sighing gently.

“I’ll leave now so you can get some rest.” He said and stood up before leaving the room. Emily returned as soon as he was gone.

“Is it weird that I’m itching to know what just happened here?” She questioned and I rolled my eyes at her and laughed.

“The food is getting cold, you have to eat now.” Emily reminded and placed the food on a table and brought it in front of me.

I ate it in a jiffy, quickly realizing how hungry I really was. Emily smiled and took the tray when I was done. She left the room while I stood, walked a little, before lying back down to rest but no matter how tired I felt, sleep wouldn’t come. I guess I still have this unconscious fear of falling asleep, knowing that I’d have another terrible nightmare of that man again so I decided to just lie down and stare at the ceiling till I would feel sleepy but it’s starting to seem like it would never happen.

About an hour later, I couldn’t bear the boredom anymore. I knew I had to do something to at least keep myself busy and that’s when I remembered the library. My love for books seemed to have saved me this time from some unpleasant thoughts.

I got up from bed and headed to the bathroom. It was clean and the broken mirror had already been fixed. I took a deep breath, deciding not to let the thought of Zephyr overcome me ever again. I would not bottle up my sadness anymore, doing that had made me almost lose my mind and I sure would never let it happen again.

“I’m glad that you’re finally taking your stand Evelyn, you need to be strong because the coming days are also not going to be easy.” Tara chipped in and I smirked.

‘I thought you were mad at me. What happened?’ I questioned. “I was and I still am but you’re a part of me so I really can’t stop myself. I’ll always support you no matter what, even when you make stupid decisions because you’re my counterpart, we’re intertwined and I love you.” She said, making me almost shed tears of joy.

‘I love you too. Though you might not see it now, in the near future you will see that my decision not to keep this child was actually for the best.’ I said and she snorted.

I giggled, at least thankful that she didn’t tease about Kayden’s affection towards us. “Don’t you for one second think that I have nothing to say, I know you have a small crush on him and I guess I do too. I just refrained from saying anything because I’m still mad at you.” She said and I shook my head as I began taking off my clothes.

‘My dear Tara, please don’t be mad at me. If you are, then who will take care of me? Please don’t forsake me, my dear wolf.” I communicated dramatically.

“You’re something else.” She said and I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. Classical Tara, always replaceing a way to cheer me up when I feel down. If there’s one thing I’m truly grateful for, it’s being blessed with a wolf like Tara, who supports me through everything. At least goddess Selene has been merciful to me in one area of my life.

I take a quick shower, brush my teeth and wash my hair thereafter. I take two towels from the rack and wrap one around my body before wrapping the other around my head, so as to dry my wet hair.

I leave the bathroom and pick a beautiful red dress, I dress up quickly and blow dry my hair before weaving it into a braid.

I look in the mirror and when I’m sure that I look OK, I walk out of my room and head to the library.

I started off on the book I’d been reading the other day when the maid had come to call me for dinner. I finished it quickly and picked up another book. I had gotten to the middle of the book when sleepiness overcame me like a wave.

I was too tired to even go back to my room. I guess the extra tiredness stemmed from my pregnancy and I concluded this was another reason to terminate it. I made a decision to do that tomorrow. I wasn’t even able to close the book before my eyes closed on their own and I didn’t realize when I dozed off.