His Savior

Baby........Gone........

~Laslo~

               The elders have been gone for three days now, and for three days, I have had eyes everywhere. I haven't been able to see about my mate, nor have I been able to bring my chosen one here. I haven't even been able to reach out to my contact to see who had the audacity to mark my chosen.

               My mom came to me last night and told me that everything should be taken care of now. I didn't want to know how or any other details. I made sure to think of the baby as more of a disease that needed to be cured. If I thought of it as a person, I don't think I could have allowed my mom to follow through with her plan. I owe my mom everything. I'm where I am now because of her, and I will be able to get all I dream of because of her help.

               I know I shouldn't leave the packhouse, I shouldn't try to see my mate, but I can't help myself. I really need to see her. It's been so hard going without her. She is like a drug, and I'm addicted. I need my fix so I can keep going.

               I wait until the dead of night to leave and travel to her. I take a few different routes to make sure I'm not being followed. It takes so long to get to her, but I make it. I walk into the house, and there are no lights on. I make my way to the bedroom, able to smell my mate. I don't catch any other scent, and I feel relief. Relief and sadness.

               Nona is lying in bed on her back. She is sleeping, but her body is jerking every now and then. She seems to be dreaming, and it probably isn't a happy one. I sit in a chair that is in the corner of the room. I have sat in this chair often since she's been here. It is where I watch her while she sleeps.

               I love watching her sleep. She usually looks so peaceful. Nona sleeps with her hair up in a messy bun on the top of her head. She always sleeps on her side. Her lips are always partly open, and sometimes I get close to her so I can feel her breath on my face. I know I have fallen in love with her, but I'm trying to fight it with everything I have. I have to make Zahara my chosen, and I have to create a family with her. If I fail to do that, I won't be able to carry on my bloodline.

               Nona starts to murmur in her sleep, and I lean in to hear what she is saying. It sounds like she is saying 'baby' over and over again. My mom had said that Nona stayed out of it most of the time she was here, so I'm not sure she even realizes what has happened. I turn in the chair, and it makes a squeaking sound. I still, watching Nona, praying she stays asleep. She stirs slightly, but her eyes don't open. I settle again and lean back in the chair. Without warning, Nona shoots up in the bed and places her hands on her stomach.

~Nona~

               I'm running through a field. I feel like I'm trying to reach something or someone, but I don't know what. I just know that I'm compelled to keep running. I see something in the distance, so I run fast to try to catch it. I can see a baby lying on the ground. The baby is smiling and movings its little legs and arms up and down. I reach out to the baby, but I can't quite reach them. I keep running toward the baby, but it seems like the baby keeps getting further and further away.

Something is wrong. Is that Zora that I hear? It isn't as clear as usual, so I'm not sure if my wolf is trying to talk to me. Something isn't right.

Zora? Is that you? I can't tell if this is real or part of the dream. I want to wake up, but I feel as if I'm not able to.

Wake up......you have to wake up. I want to wake up, but I don't feel I have the energy to do so. I'm so tired. I feel like I haven't slept in ages. Wake up! Something is missing! The voice is echoing in my head, and I'm starting to think that I will never be able to wake up.

               The baby is no longer in the field, and I've stopped running. I'm searching the field for the voice, but nothing is there. There is no one and nothing but the wind and the green grass. I keep turning around and around in circles. I don't know where I am or what I'm meant to do.

The baby......

Baby?

The baby.......

Baby......baby........the baby.......

The baby is gone! The voice screams in my head. I shoot up and notice I'm in a dark room. I place my hand on my stomach, but it would be too early to feel anything. I try to listen for a heartbeat, but my own is beating so hard and fast that it's all I can hear.

Zora......Zora are you there?

Our baby is gone, Nona. Our baby isn't here anymore. Tears immediately fall from my eyes, and I'm lost for words. My baby is gone? I no longer have a baby growing inside of me? I finally realize I'm not the only person in the room. I catch his scent and can feel his eyes on me.

               "What did you do?" I whisper into the dark room, but I know he can hear me.

               "Nona...."

               "What did you do?" I keep my face forward and speak a bit louder. I can't bear to look at him.

               "I had to Nona. You pregnant was a mistake. Maybe one day.......in the future......"

               "WHAT DID YOU DO?!" I grab the lamp on the nightstand and throw it in his direction. I hear the chair fall on the ground, and the lamp crashes against the wall. I finally look in that direction and can see a figure in the doorway. I can't see anything else; the tears are clouding everything. "YOU TOOK MY BABY!" I'm a sobbing mess, and I feel like I can't breath. Zora is weeping in my mind, and I can't even comfort her.

               "You will see that this was for the best," he whispers. I let out a heartwrenching scream as he walks away and into the night.