Lily POV
Something seemed off today, I knew something was going on, something big must have happened yesterday because Damien’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing. The familiar ding of messages coming in was driving me nuts. It got so frequent that I even started hearing his phone going off when there weren’t messages coming in. Every time it would ring, Damien wouldn’t answer until he was in his office, which I have figured out is sound proof.
After lunch, I was watching Netflix when Damien walked in.
“Lily, come. I have to go to the cells. You still want to speak to Tabitha?” Well no, I didn’t want to speak to Tabitha, but I wanted to know what she wanted.
“Probably just wants to rub the pregnancy in our face again” Layla growled as I stood up from the lounge.
Damien drove us to the edge of town to a giant brick building which had one heavy duty steel door leading in and no windows. Getting out of the car, I notice heaps of guards, some armed with machine guns, some wandering around the compound in wolf form. When we get to the door, the guard immediately opens the door allowing us entry.
Damien grabs my hand, tugging me along a giant corridor with steel doors every few metres apart. The corridors seem to never end and when it does it just branches off in another direction. The entire place was eerily quiet, yet I could hear the soft sound of beating hearts behind every door. We walk past two open rooms. One is a kitchen, and another is an open bathroom with multiple showers and toilets offering no privacy at all.
Damien tugs me down the end of the blue corridor to another open room, which appears to be some kind of waiting area. Steel chairs lined in rows are bolted to the floor. When we enter, I see Tabitha sit up like she was trying to nap on the hard chairs.
Damien growls at her, and she drops her head to the floor. Tabitha mumbles, her voice barely audible.
“Please Alpha, I need to see him” She begs.
“No, not while you’re carrying my child” He tells her with a growl, making her whimper before she turns her neck in submission.
“Damien?” I ask, feeling bad for her. His eyes snap to mine and the look of pure anger on his face makes me take a step back.
“Don’t Lily, you don’t challenge me, not here” He said before turning on his heel and walking out. I stand awkwardly at the entrance and Tabitha motions for me to sit beside her, by tapping the seat next to hers.
I move and sit next to her. Neither of us speak, just stare at the wall in front of us for what feels like ages. Tabitha seems tired and has huge bags under her eyes as she rubs her swollen belly, her clothes all crinkled and I can only assume she slept here on these uncomfortable chairs.
“I get it now” She whispers, making me look at her.
“Get what, Tabitha?”
“I thought I loved Damien, now I have met my mate though I realise I never did and yet I am carrying his child. I feel like I betrayed my mate. If I could take it back, I would Luna. I never should have allowed myself to get pregnant, not with someone who isn’t my mate. I understand you hate me for what I did and I deserve that hate” She says.
“I don’t hate you” I tell her.
“Speak for yourself Lily” Layla growls, but I ignore her.
“I would hate me if I were you, I made Damien betray his mate and in turn betrayed mine. He will probably reject me when he finds out”
“That isn’t all on you Tabitha. Damien knew what he was doing when he was fooling around with you. The blame isn’t entirely yours to carry” I tell her. Which is the truth, I can’t just blame her?
“I’m sorry, Lily, I understand now. I can only imagine the pain you’re going through seeing someone carry his baby. I didn’t think of the consequences to my actions, not until I saw him. Not until I saw my mate and now I am too afraid to tell him and risk losing him”She whispers before putting her head in her hands.
“Do you think Damien will kill him?”
“Not if I have a say in it. Come on, do you know which cell is his” Tabitha looks up and nods.
“Come on,” I tell her. She hesitates for a second before looking down.
“I can’t Lily, he will find out” she says motioning to her belly. I smile through my jealousy as I stare at her bump.
“He is going to find out one way or another better to have two Alphas there when he does then be on your own” I tell her.
“You think Damien will let me see him?”
“We can only try” I say, walking toward the corridor. Tabitha jumps up, excitement on her face but also nervousness.
Tabitha walks down the corridor stopping at the door which has a guard placed out the front.
The guard nods in my direction before speaking.
“No entry Tabitha, the Alpha said no” He tells her and I see her eyes well with tears.
“Get the Alpha” I ordered and he looks at me before tapping on the door. I hear grunting before and the sound of skin hitting skin before I hear a loud thud. The guard knocks again when I hear a growl.
“The Luna wants you” The guard sings out. The door is suddenly thrown open and an angry Damien glares out. Tabitha darts behind me.
“What Lily?”
“Let her see him” I tell him, noticing his knuckles are all bloody. I pull my eyes away from his fists and look back up to meet his gaze, which is more of a glare and repeat myself.
“Let her see him, Damien. How would you like it if someone kept you away from your mate?”
“No” He says and I hear her whimper behind me.
“Damien, she is his mate, he won’t hurt her”
“You don’t know that Lily”
“What could he possibly do with two Alphas in the room?” Damien seemed to think for a second before standing aside motioning for me to enter.