CHAPTER 49- Betrayed again
As soon as I reach Jay I start to get this sickening feeling. Jay must see it on my face because he looks concerned. “What’s wrong, did he hurt you?”
“No, I just feel really sick. Something doesn’t feel right. Let’s get back to the pack house.” I start trudging through. When an immense pain spreads through my stomach. “Jay,” I cry out. I feel like I am being ripped apart from the inside out. My legs give out and I fall to the ground.
He lifts me up in his arms and starts running towards the clinic. I know why he changed direction. He thinks the same thing that I do, there is something wrong with the baby. As fast as he is, it doesn’t seem to stop the pain from getting worse. My tears are falling and my body feels like I am going to die.
It takes way too long to get to the clinic. Jay rushes straight back to an exam room calling for the doctor. She comes running into the room right behind Jay. The pain is blinding. Tears run from my eyes. I can’t even move. The pain is so intense.
“Where does it hurt?” Dr. Williams asks.
I can barely speak, but I manage to point to my stomach. She lifts up my shirt and gasps. I can’t even see what she sees, there is only pain. She turns to Jay. “Find Hunter now. He needs to stop what he is doing. I have a feeling you are going to find him in the cells.”
Then Jay is gone. Dr. Williams comes back to me and starts brushing my hair from my face. “I am going to do the best that I can here. I am hoping that there isn’t permanent damage.”
I manage to choke out. “What is wrong with me?”
She just shakes her head. “Don’t worry about that right now. Just stay with me, stay conscious. Stay strong for the baby.”
It takes a while for the pain to ebb away. As soon as I can breathe again I look at the doctor. “What is wrong? Is the baby ok?”
She pats my arm. “I am going to check on it. Just relax, you are going to be in pain for a little while. I am so sorry dear.”
Why the hell is she saying that? She leaves the room without any further explanation. As soon as she is gone Jay comes back in. “Jasmine I am so sorry.” He looks on the verge of tears.
“Why are you calling me Jasmine? What happened?” It’s true he always calls me Jas.
He growls and tears are glistening in his eyes. “I thought he was different. He isn’t. He is the one that hurt you.”
“He who?” I am still confused.
“Hunter. I locked him in a cell. I just hope that he didn’t hurt the baby.” His growl is worse. A vampire growl is almost as bad as a werewolf one. Jay is furious. I still don’t understand why.”
“Why? What did he do?”
“He was in Allison’s cell. They were…” He can’t finish. I don’t need him to finish. I know what he was doing. That is why the doctor knew where he was going to be. She has seen this before. It wasn’t the baby, it was Hunter. He was sleeping with Allison.
I thought he had changed, I thought he loved me. He made it seem like I was his life. We are building a family. What the hell is going on?
Dr. Williams comes back in the room with the computer on wheels. “This is going to hurt. I have to use a little pressure and with the bruising it will hurt.” I just nod. I want to cry, I want to die. I want to scream. How could he? I trusted him.
Jay takes my hand. “You still got me. I am not going anywhere. Stay strong Jas.”
Now I can’t even nod. Dr. Williams puts the wand on my belly and yes it hurts. Not nearly as much as everything else. I hear her let out a sigh of relief. “The baby is fine. The heart rate is a little high, but that is to be expected after what it just went through.” She turns the screen so I can see the baby. It is still so small, but you can see the little limbs. It is moving. Squirming a lot. I can’t help the smile that spreads on my face. My baby is fine.
Then the thought hits me. “I am alone.”
Jay squeezes my hand. “No you are not.”
“Did he say anything?” I want to know why.
“I didn’t really give him a chance to speak. You are lucky he is still alive. I only kept him alive so that you can ask him yourself.” Jay is the most pissed I have ever seen him.
I look at Dr. Williams. “Can I get up now?”
“I understand the need to get to the bottom of this, but it might be best if you wait.”
“Can I get up?” I persist.
She sighs, wiping my belly. “Yes you can. Come back when you are done. I want to check the baby’s heart again.”
I push down my shirt and start heading to the cells. I want answers and I want them now. Jay keeps trying to stop me. “Maybe you should cool down a little bit first.”
Christian comes running up behind him. “What is going on? I heard that she was hurt.”
Jay keeps trying to stop me. “Hunter cheated on Jas.” Christian follows with no further words. At least I have friends like this. “Jas, just an hour. Cool down, you don’t want to hurt the baby.”
I growl. “That son of a bitch almost killed our baby. Why? Because he is a selfish asshole. He is going to pay. I should have listened to Gabe a little more. He said that Hunter hadn’t changed, he knew.”
I enter the cells and the guards come forward. “Princess, where are you going?”
“I am going to interrogate my shithead of a mate.” I stormed past them. I followed his scent. Jay had thrown him in the last cell. I put my hand out to the guard for the key. He hesitates for a second and then hands them over.
Hunter sees me and rushes to the bars. “Baby, please. I didn’t mean to.”
I open the door but push him back into the cell. “OH, you aren’t getting out of here. You almost killed our baby. What the fuck were you thinking? I want an answer.”
He sits on the bench and holds his head in his hands. “I lied about the connection that Allison and I had. We were together for a while. She was my first.” I am quiet while I listen. “I do love you Jasmine. I just felt bad for her. She wants to be with me. I felt you pulling away and I just wanted to feel wanted again.”
“Why didn’t you just accept the rejection and be with her then?”
“You saw how weak I got. I need you.” He looks at me pleadingly.
I smirk at him. “I think it might be time for you to start feeling the pain you inflict on others. You want to see weak. Wait an hour and let’s see where you are.”
I turn and leave the cell. Hunter clings to the bars again. “Jasmine, I didn’t think it would hurt you. Baby, I love you.”
“No you don’t. If you really loved me then you wouldn’t keep hurting me. We are done. As soon as I make you feel the pain that you inflicted on me, I am rejecting you.”
Jay holds my arm. “Don’t do anything rash. You will regret it later.” He knows me so well. I will, but right now I don’t care.
“I don’t care. Escort me back to the border.”
Suddenly it dawns on Hunter what I am about to do. “Baby, no. Please. Don’t do that. I promise it will never happen again.” He continues to scream after me. It falls on deaf ears.
We hit the woods but Christian and Jay stopped me. “This isn’t you. Sweetheart, you need to calm down before you do something like this.” Christian is holding my shoulders.
I let the tears fall. “I can’t do this anymore. I kept defending him. Everyone tried to talk me out of being with him. I didn’t listen. I thought he had changed. I am hurt. I just want to feel something besides this pain.”
He pulls me into a hug. “I know. I have been there. After my mate died I thought I would never feel anything good again. But I have Eli. I have you as a friend. And I have Zoe now. Things change. Don’t commit to a rogue if you aren’t in the right mind. He is going to think you are his, he won’t stop until you are.”
“I don’t care right now. I want him to hurt.”
“I know. Leave the mate bond. If you still feel the same tomorrow then go ahead with your plan. If you don’t then break the bond. Just think about it first.” He is rubbing my back trying to get me to calm down.
He’s right. I don’t like that he is right but I know that he is. I nod. “Alright. You guys win. I will stop and reflect first. Jay, come with me back to the clinic. I want you to stay with me, I don’t want to be alone.”
He takes my hand. “I am not leaving your side.”
At least I still have my friends.
HUNTER’S P. O. V.
I am so stupid. I honestly thought that she wasn’t going to know. One last time before she was hauled off. I would spend the rest of my life with Jasmine and our family and I would be happy. Now it is all gone. I am sitting in my cell waiting for the pain that I know she is going to inflict on me.
She has a big heart, but I think this is the last straw. Even if she doesn’t go to him, we are done. She is gone from me. I have lost her, I have lost my family. Allison is going to be hauled away by the council. I am alone.
I wanted it all and now I have nothing.