Chapter 27: Deal
Kaya
I don’t know if I’m still breathing, or if everything that’s happening to me right now is real—or if it’s some kind of never-ending, horrible dream that I can’t seem to wake from.
Shelly is pregnant. How can she be pregnant?!
I don’t even realize I’m staring, my eyes wide open in shock, but Shelly seems to know exactly what I’m thinking—or rather, what I’m trying not to think about.
"It’s true," she says, her voice grim, the words heavy in the air between us. "It can only be his child. I haven’t slept with anyone else in the last three months. I missed my period last month, but I brushed it off as something minor. It happens to me sometimes, but... right before we were supposed to move to Alpha Arcanis’s pack house, I took a test. And it was positive."
I blink rapidly, my mind racing to process the words. I’m struggling to grasp the reality of the situation, still unsure if this is some kind of nightmare I’ll wake up from any second.
"The human pregnancy test?" I finally ask, my voice shaky. "You know those aren’t always reliable, right?"
"It wasn’t the kind meant for humans," Shelly snaps, cutting me off, a hint of annoyance creeping into her voice. "I borrowed one from Camilla’s room. Our pack’s doctor had a batch of them made specifically for her, so I had one of the maids steal one for me when she had the chance."
"I see," is all I manage to say, my throat dry, my thoughts spinning.
Camilla.