Built To Be Stronger

Chapter 26

Sophia's pov:

I shuffle uncomfortably on the bed, my hand holding the lower part of my abdomen. As pain spikes up a bit, Xerxes who hasn't left my side the moment I woke up was grabbing at some Advil for me to take. Holding up a glass of water at the same time.

"Ugh Xerxes I'm fine, just some cramping." I growl out pushing off the warm blankets he had specifically ordered for me. He urges me to take it and I glare at him, picking up the water and the pill. Making him sit down happy but I make sure to drop the pill in the water and set it on the table on the other side of the bed.

"I'm just trying to help Soph." He says running a hand through his hair, it had been three days since I woke up, stuck in a induced coma from the doctors. Giving my body time to create more blood cells, I was so weak when I awoke.

But he's been a pain in my ass, I was free to go two days ago and he won't let me leave this hospital, and somehow he's got everyone against me. Making sure they don't tell a single word to me about what happened after I blacked out.

Rubbing my belly I sigh, just thinking about the little boy or girl I'm gonna have has me thinking about Sebastian. He is the father, and my mate.

"Yeah well keeping me locked up in here isn't helping!" I yell at him, he runs his hand over his face in annoyance, tired of my hormones wanting to kick him in the royal jewels.

"It's best for you, until I can figure out a place for us to stay!" He yells back, finally giving me a slip of what was his plan, I didn't like it already.

"What do you mean? You brought me here, this is my home! I-"

"Sebastian killed Noah!" He bursts out standing up over me like a threat, my hands going over my stomach in a protective move. He sees it and backs down lazily hopping into the chair again, sighing I could tell he didn't want me to know that.

"He what?" I say knowing he's more calm now, but I refused to remove my hands, I was about almost two months along next week, my baby bump was growing and anyone at this point could tell I was pregnant. Which was crazy considering its only been around three weeks since the little one was conceived.

"He killed Noah after I told him he couldn't see you anymore, I wouldn't allow it." He avoids my gaze, and I could almost feel anger push up towards me from the pup, feeling my distress.

"You what?" I say my hands digging into my skin, I was pissed, did I know why? Not particularly, but how dare he send the father of my pup away, I did everything to switch him back to normal. I could feel tears coming on and Xerxes hated seeing me cry, he felt useless when I did. Unsure about what to say to me, not knowing what he did wrong. "He's the father to my pup! My mate too!? Where is he now?" I growl at him through my watering eyes, he could tell this time he messed up, I know he wanted to protect me from him but I was doing just fine on my own.

The mate bond was still there, no matter how much he hurt me, or tried to shape me into something I'm not... I still became a better women for it. Not having anyone protect me, I was finally free and I wouldn't have Xerxes thinking he could control me all over again, just because I'm back in his life.

And I had to face it. We were bringing a child into this world and I demanded to know what happened after he switched. Was it all a lie or was it true that he had a soft side? Would that be the true Sebastian now? Did he even know I was here? Most likely not considering he could never stay away long.

Well...

"No you won't see him, he is no mate, he's a scum on the earth-"

"For fucks sake you aren't the god damn boss of me asshole!" I tell flipping the covers off my legs standing up on the opposite side of the bed. I could tell he was taken off guard by my words but he was quick to recover coming to my side to help. "Don't touch me." I snap when his hand touched my shoulder, he wanted to place his magic on me I could tell. He was using it a lot when I went to sleep, and now that I was awake I never wanted to touch him again. He plays with me like a puppet and I'll be damned if he thinks he can control my life.