Claire’s P. O. V
Did I just do something terrible? No. Why am I even thinking that? I should be grateful that I managed to stand up to Lucy and retort back. After all, I am the Luna of that Pack, aren’t I?
But what do I do now? If I go back, Lucy Torrance won’t let me breathe. She’ll find ways to bully or hurt me, and if that happens, then this baby… no, I can’t let that happen.
Even though I didn’t want this baby to be here now, it’s still my baby. Even if Ethan might not want it, this baby will still be mine.
But where do I go from here? I walked aimlessly and suddenly found myself outside the mansion gates, wandering far until I ended up alone on a forest road leading to who knows where.
I sighed, stopping at the side of the deserted road. It was so quiet, just me and the sounds of animals from the forest surrounding the packhouse.
When I reached the main gate, I thought the Warriors would stop me, but they opened the gate and let me go. Now I don’t know where to go.
Just as I was feeling lost, a car approached me. It stopped right in front of me. It was Ethan.
“Get in,” he invited.
“I don’t want to go back to that mansion.”
“No one’s taking you back, for now,” Ethan assured me. Though I didn’t completely trust him, I got into the car so Ethan could drive us away from the packhouse.
As we drove away, I glanced at Ethan from time to time.
“Say whatever it is you want to say.”
“I haven’t seen Chen Lien for a few days, where is he?” I tried to change the awkward situation.
“Do you like him?”
Another silly question that always annoyed me. I turned to look out the window. “If he liked me, I’d happily leave this place with him,” I replied.
How unethical. The father of my baby asking if I liked someone else more than him? How annoying.
“Well, you should go to Shanghai this afternoon then, because he’s leaving for Turkey for another job I assigned him.”
I really wanted to go, to see the world, to experience freedom, like I’ve always wanted. But if I did, I’d lose my chance to avenge Sister Alberta and the others’ deaths.
“No, thank you. I just want to stop in the city, find some good food, and sleep in a comfortable bed,” I said, still looking away from him.
To my surprise, Ethan laughed at my desires. “You really make it hard to believe any word you say.”
“Isn’t it an Alpha’s nature to not believe anyone’s words? Then why are you here and trusting me that I just want to go to the city and eat good food?”
“Because that’s always been what you wanted, right? Food and a comfortable place, like a cat always rubbing its fur against anyone.”
“I’m not a cat and you know that.” I snapped, annoyed at being compared to a cat by this annoying wolf claiming to be the strongest Alpha in the region. It’s infuriating.
“We’ll leave the forest area soon, so what do you want to eat? I’ll find it for you.”
“Do I have to go with you?”
“If you still want to go back to the mansion for comfort and claim it as your den.”
I frowned. “Why would I claim that place as my den? And stop talking in such annoying terms. I’m not in the mood for jokes,” I said again.
Of course, I didn’t want to cause more trouble with Lucy Torrance just because I seemed to be getting along with this man.
Even though I’m sure this is because of the baby that makes Ethan think he needs to pay attention to me, I don’t want that. I don’t want Ethan getting too close to me and making Lucy Torrance jealous, causing more trouble for me and my baby.
“Did you really throw up earlier?” Ethan suddenly asked another useless question.
“Just shut up. I don’t like anything you’re saying,” I replied.
“Don’t make me angry with you,” I warned, feeling fed up with everything that had happened this morning.
Of course. I felt more dislike for Lucy Torrance every day, and every time I saw her face, I wasn’t lying when I said I wanted to vomit because I really didn’t like her.
“Oh, I got enough scolding since last night until this morning,” he said.
I didn’t expect Ethan Randall to complain about being scolded by Lucy Torrance. Huh, that’s unusual, considering Ethan’s extraordinary reputation.
“Why do you do that?”
“What?”
“Letting Lucy Torrance treat you badly, belittle you, and make you angry because you have to hold back your anger in front of her?”
“Why should I do that? She’s my fiancee. But her father is quite influential in some matters for my Pack. I have no intention of causing problems by venting my emotions on her, but it might be different if she messes with someone I care about,” he answered.
I, still looking away from Ethan, felt a bit curious about what he just said. I wanted to tell him that I had his baby and hope he’d protect us. But what if Ethan doesn’t believe me and accuses me of having someone else’s baby, hurting me?
No. I don’t want to do that. Maybe it’s better if Ethan and the whole Pack hate me. But not if I have to endanger my baby or tell him and put both of us in danger.
“Why have you been so quiet? Normally you’re very talkative and noisy, protesting every word I say?” Ethan seemed curious.
I guess he was as curious as I was. I just stayed silent, like an idiot on a speech strike, even though I wanted to rebel, curse, and rant more, instead of using hurtful words to counter Lucy Torrance’s harsh words this morning.
“Alright, if you don’t want to talk, I won’t ask anymore,” he replied.
Yeah, that’s good, I suppose. Because it should be like that. Calm, with nothing left for us to discuss about this matter.