Alpha And Luna
Chapter 65

Previously

My soul mate is Anaève, my love, my princess, and that traitor Jonas wanted me to kill her. He'll be sorry.

I open my eyes and see Anaève unconscious, breathing but weakly. I run to her and take her in my arms, I look at her face and rock her gently. -I love you and I'll love you forever...

Present

Nick enters the room in a panic and looks at me, then at his sister in my arms, his face turns red with anger and he jumps on me.

-You've killed her! You killed my sister, my little princess, and I'm going to kill you for that! he growls.

-I didn't kill your sister Nick, she's not dead!

Nick won't listen to me.

-We've got to get her to hospital," he says suddenly. And then you can tell me what happened.

I breathe and take my love in my arms before walking to the hospital. When I get there, I go and see the lady at reception.

-I'd like to see a doctor.

-For her?

I nod.

-What's wrong with her?

-She's fainted.

-So I've got doctors for her, but only in a couple of hours.

I grumble.

-She's pregnant," I say.

-So that changes everything, follow me.

I follow the lady and she takes me to a dark room, lit only by the machines.

-Put her on the bed, a doctor should be in to see you in a few minutes.

I nod and put Anaève on the bed, sit next to her on one of the chairs in the room and wait for the doctor to arrive. About ten minutes later, the doctor came in. -Not a moment too soon," I hissed through my teeth.

-Sorry sir, we had to get a man out who was shouting at the lady at reception. He wanted to know where his sister and soulmate were, a certain Shawn I think. I'm laughing at the scene Nick made just to see his sister.

-Are you all right, sir?

-Yes, I'm fine.

He opens one of the machines and connects Anaève to it with wires, then raises his shirt, I growl.

-You're not allowed to undress her," I say harshly.

-Then do it.

I glare at him and stand up, I lift Anaève's jumper and he puts some gel on her stomach.

-Are you the father of this child?

-Yes, I'm the father.

-Yes.

He looks at the screen as he moves his instrument over my wife's belly. He squints and turns his head to the side. -What's happening?

-The baby isn't very developed for the three months your wife has been pregnant, the foetus should be much more developed...

He moves the instrument again and then I realise that I can't hear a heartbeat.

-It's dead," I say.

The doctor hesitates.

-No, he's not dead.

-Why can't I hear his heart beating?

-I don't know why.

-Then how can you be sure he's alive? I shouted beside myself.

The doctor took me by the arm and we left the room.

-What's wrong with you? I shouted.

-Firstly, lowering your voice with me and secondly, I don't think your wife would have liked to wake up and replace out that your child died because of his father. I said he wasn't dead so your wife would think he was alive, but she's going to make a grave in a while. -But she's not even awake...

He murmurs.

-You're an idiot.

I growl.

-So your baby wasn't in the best of health already, and with the fainting, it's gone. I think your wife took your presumed death very badly and that it affected her pregnancy.

I gasp and run my hand through my hair.

-How am I going to break the news to her...

-Wait until she miscarries...

-That's not a very good idea, I'm going to tell her straight away, the truth will hurt right away, but lying could break up our relationship and I don't want that. So good day doctor. I go back to our room and see Anaève looking out of the window.

-Princess...

She starts to cry and I run to take her in my arms.

-I'm so sorry...

She clings to my neck like a lifeline and inhales my scent, I do the same, I miss her smell so much.

-Shawn...I love you...

She takes my hand and puts it on her stomach.

-We're going to be a beautiful family.

She smiles, how am I going to tell her, she'll be broken...

-About the baby...

She lifts her head and looks at me, crying.

-Don't you want it?

-No, it's not that, but, the baby is...the baby is dead.

I bow my head, unable to bear her sad look, how could I have done such a thing? I killed a child, MY child, she'll never forgive me.

-How could she?

I tell her what the doctor told me and she slaps me.

-That's for killing our child.

She slapped me a second time.

-That's for being dead for three months and that...

She kisses me.

-That's for telling me the truth.

I smile and take her in my arms.

-You don't know how bad I feel, Ana...

-You mustn't, he probably wouldn't have survived the birth," says the doctor as he enters the room.

I glare at him.

-It's better for him to be dead now and for you to be able to start again later, than for a child to grow up with very little chance of surviving childbirth. -You have a very negative view of the world, doctor," I say harshly.

He shrugs.

-You can leave whenever you like.

He leaves the room.

-Come on, love, let's get you home before your brother comes and jumps me.

She laughs and I take her like a princess.

-I love you, Shawn.

-I love Anaève too, more than you can imagine.

*Two week eclipse

It's been two weeks since Anaève's miscarriage, but we've tried again and we're waiting to see what happens.