Chapter 19: Chapter 19

LAUREN……

The person I expect to look back at me didn't give a shit about me. But from his side, Luna Brianna looked at me and gave me a malicious smirk at me before she turned to the pack members again. I was hurt and shattered. I should have known that they would never introduce me to the pack members saying that I was the surrogate mother. I was too foolish to daydream.

As I attempted to get up from my seat Jace held my hand and held me back in my place. "You can't leave in the middle. Please stay." I stared at him in disbelief.

At first, they didn't tell me about anything and now they expect me to stay here when every second of being here was killing me. How could they do this to me?

I felt James' hand on my hand. So I looked at him with my tear-filled eyes. He squeezed my hand lightly.

"Please try to understand the situation. I can understand you are feeling hurt because of what is happening here. But trust me we have no other way except this. We can't tell this to people that Jaxon is going to have his heir by a Surrogate. Brianna is the Werewolf King's only daughter. If he comes to know about this it will be a big problem for us. So please try to understand us. We are helpless. Sometimes we are forced by circumstances."

James' words made me realize my mistakes. He was right. So I controlled my emotions and sat there silently waiting for the event to end.

Party has began after the announcement. Everyone was having fun, dancing, having food, drinking, and much more. I wasn't in a mood to have anything so I picked up a juice instead to avoid boredom. Suddenly I heard a voice which made me tilt my head to the source of the voice and I found the most unexpected person standing next to me. She settled on a bar stool across from me.

"Hi, Lauren."

"Hi, Luna Brianna." I have my best fake smile.

"You didn't congratulate me." She chirped and looked at her stunned.

"Whoa! Do you want me to congratulate you? But for what?" Sarcasm was dripping from my mouth with each word. I didn't want to mess with her but it seems she's very eager to mess with me.

Brianna chuckled a little and leaned more toward me. "Don't forget your place bitch. You are just a surrogate mother. Don't daydream about becoming Luna because you are going to give Jaxon an heir. You are just carrying this child in your womb. You are nothing but a breeder. His mother will always be me. So stay away from my husband or you would have to pay a big price." Her voice was as deadly as her eyes but I wasn't scared of her. She was killing me with her blazing.

My lips curved up in a smirk and I placed my glass down.

"Oh, my sweetheart. Thank you for reminding me of my place. I had completely forgotten for what reason I had come here." I said with a lip-tight smile. Then leaned on her.

"Let me tell you one thing. If you harm me then the baby will be harmed too. I don't think you can bear to hurt the child. Or even if you do harm me and something happens to the baby then I don't think you will be spared. Jaxon will break the bond and you will be kicked out of the Luna position. And then Jaxon will be mine and the Luna position too. I think it's a superb idea."

Anger flared across her face and her eyes were flaming. Her furious gaze makes me a little scared though I pretend to be cool in front of her.

"You know I can disappear you with a click of my fingers leaving no trace of your existence. So better don't cross my path or don't blame me I didn't warn you before." Brianna whispershouted at me. And I just flashed a bright smile at her.

"Oh, my darling, If you have so many problems with me being the breeder then why don't you have a baby of your own? Then you don't have to tolerate me." I taunted her by hurting her sensitive spot. I know it's not good to taunt someone like this but she shouldn't have messed with me in the first place. I always can't control my tongue when I lose my temper.

"You will regret it." She threatened me with such looks that she would burn me to ashes just by her killer look.

"Count it as a last warning, stay away from Jaxon and from the twins too. You are here for the baby only once you give birth to the baby we will kick you out of the palace. If you try to seduce my mate then I'll chop every limb of your body. Mind it." Pointing her finger at me she threatened me in a low tone.

"Oh, I'm so scared." Holding my heart I said dramatically and then laughed a little.

I leaned more to her leaving only an inch distance between us. "If you think you can keep me away from Jaxon with your hollow threat then you are fucking wrong. Because the moment my eyes laid on him he was mine. So no matter what dirty trick you use to keep me away from Jaxon you can't separate us. Count it as my last warning, Jaxon is mine and no one can take him away from me. I'll make him mine. If you can stop me then go ahead. I'm ready to face all kinds of hardships to earn my love." saying that I stood up from the bar stool and made my way to my room.

Though I pretended to be a hard and strong lady in front of her, I wasn't that strong. My heart was twisting with pain. I could not hold my emotion so I decided to leave the place as soon as possible. No one will miss my presence. I'm not an important person in anyone's life. I was never important in anyone's life and never will be. It's the bitter truth I should accept. I was speaking so confidently to earn my love but whom I love wants me as much as I want him? What if he himself kicked me off his house the moment I gave birth to the baby? Then there will be no way for me to leave.

I went back to my room and threw myself on the bed. I cried my eyes out hiding my face between the pillows. My heart was clutching badly. It was so painful that it feels like I'll die out of pain. Suddenly my phone rang.

As soon as I picked up my phone my face lit up with joy as I saw the ID flashing on the screen.

"Hello, Monkey. How are you doing my son?"

"I thought you just forgot about me, Mumma. I missed you, Mumma. Please come back." I felt guilty when he broke into tears on the phone.

"Oh, Alex. Don't cry, son. If you cry like this then how will mummy stay here? I'm here for work. If I don't work then how will I pay them back the money I brought for your surgery?"

The other side was silent. He must be sad. And feeling lonely. What am I doing here? There my son is in pain and here I'm searching for love? When did I become so selfish?

"Monkey."

"Yes, Mumma."

"Do you want to meet Mumma?"

"Yes, are you coming home?" I could feel his excitement and joy on the phone. And a bright smile broke into my lips.

"Yes, my boy. Tomorrow is the weekend. I'll come to meet my monkey. Are you happy now?"

I heard him squealing and jumping with joy. "Yes, Mumma. I'm super duper happy. I'll prepare a welcome gift for you." I laughed when I heard him.

"And I'll also bring you a big gift."

"Thank you so much, Mumma. You are the world's best Mumma. Uummmaaaa." He kissed me on the phone and I felt guilty hearing him calling me the best Mumma. Am I really the best Mumma?

"Have you had your dinner, monkey?"

"Yes, Myra had made white sauce pasta for us. Though it wasn't as tasty as yours just so so." I laughed as I could imagine his expression.

"Okay, then go to bed. It's late. You have to wake up early. You will find your Mumma by your side when you wake up, my love."

"I won't be able to sleep for the whole night Mumma."

"No, you have to sleep, young man. Otherwise, I won't come to meet you. I will ask Myra if I come to know that you didn't sleep then I'll cancel my trip."

"No,".

"I'll sleep, Mumma. Please come. I'll be a good boy. Just come. I can't stay away from you anymore. I missed you a lot."

"I missed you too, my love. I'll come. Now hang up and sleep. Good night. And I love you."

"I love you too, Mumma."

"I will hang up now."

"Hmm."

As soon as I hung up the call I heard a knock on my door. I felt alert thinking about Brianna's threat.

"Who is out there?"

"It's me, Jaxon." A wave of relief washed over me as I heard his voice so I went to open the door not before cleaning the tear marks on my face.

I opened the door for him and he looked at my face with squinted eyes.

"You were crying?"

"It's none of your concern. You should go back. If you are here for the baby then he's fine. You don't have to worry about him." I said turning my back to him. No matter how much I try my heart goes weak around him.

"I'm not here for the baby but you." I felt his hand on my wrist and in no time he swirled me and pulled me in his arms holding me close to his body.

I looked into his eyes and he was also staring back at me. There was something in his eyes that was very difficult to define.