against my ribcage as the two of them walk up to us. "Hello sir" the doctor stands up with respect, "I wasn't expecting you" "I brought my fiancée for a check up" Nichol

u here, Michele," he begins to speak. "I am forced to wonder if you are stalking us" I open my mouth to say something and this is when a sharp pain erupts inside of me and I clutch onto my stomach as the pain intensifies. It feels like a thousand volts of electricity is surging through my body and with each passing minute, the pain grows. Tears well up in my eyes and the two of them continue to stare back at me holding on to my stomach. "Are you pretending so Nicholas will care for you?" Her voice filters into my ear but I completely ignore her and grab my bag. I need to leave before Nicholas discovers anything is wrong. Not sparing any of them another look, I turn around and make to leave but Nicholas yanks at my hand and I fall limply into his embrace. For a moment I am lost in his eyes, the eyes of the man I once fell in love with, the eyes of the ruthless alpha and what more? His cologne reminds me of the beautiful days we spent together. On those nights when he becomes my only source of happiness and strength, on the days when Nicholas makes me feel like a queen. How did we get here! How did he allow Natalia back into our lives and even got her pregnant. No matter how I think about it, I still can not see a justification for his actions. He hurt me and I am going to hold onto that hurt for as long as I can. "I am not done talking to you, Mish" my name rolls out of his lips and I feel disgusted, how dare he utter my name? How dare he? Even with the lingering pain, I gently shove him off and move farther