Pregnant After One Night With The Lycan

Pregnant After One Night With The Lycan Chapter 23

Pregnant After One Night With The Lycan By Kellie Brown

Chapter 23 Fall Into The Pond

Tanya’s POV:

I stumble out of the palace and into the gardens, feeling tired and mildly nauseous. I make my way to the edge of a large pond, focusing on the sight of starlight glistening on the surface of the dark water. Someone approaches me, and I wince when I realize Ayana and Lily join by the pond, ruining any chance at peace and quiet.

Not here. Not now. It’s been a long night, and I’m in no mood to be tormented further. The King’s voice still rings in my ears; the secret of Marco’s sitting heavy in my heart. Not to mention the crushing sorrow of everything I saw in Marco’s old room. The way Lily smiles at me so innocently makes my skin crawl.

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“My dear Tanya, is everything all right?” Lily asks. “You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.”

I did, and she knows it. She’s the one who showed me the ghost of her past relationship with Marco.

“I just needed a moment alone and some fresh air,” I say softly. I don’t have the energy for any more drama. I just want to hide from all of this and rest for a while.

“Well, I’m amazed you’re still in the palace at all,” Ayana says, with none of Lily’s f*orc*ed politeness. “It’s not like anyone wants you here.”

I don’t answer. The last thing I want is to get involved in some kind of confrontation with her.

tonight,” she goes on. “Everyone knows you don’t belong. Prince Marco is the Second Prince of Mador, and you? You’re just a charity case at best, a

grip tightens on my purse at the sting of her words. “It will be such a shame when your marriage falls apart. It was scandalous when

if we broke up,” I say, my voice soft but firm. “Just like you were happy when Marco and Lily broke up. After all, it can’t be easy seeing the

of my own words; not aggressive but just defensive enough that Ayana gawks at me. Too much has happened tonight; my heart feels sore and raw from everything I’ve learned. I don’t want to fight, but I’ve been pushed too far this time. This time, I won’t stand

Lily. She sneers at me, looking ready to claw my face off, but I don’t recoil. I stand my grown, finding courage within me that I did not know I possessed at the thought of everything Marco has endured. His father betrayed Marco’s mother, rejecting his fated mate just like Lily betrayed Marco when she chose to be with Eric. Marco endured heartache and injustice, but he

that why you hate me so much? Because I’m married

me, baring

b*itc*h. You’re talking

you at the restaurant in the rain, watching us. That was you, wasn’t it? I never wanted to cause any trouble. I never

you bitter, Ayana, but that doesn’t give you the right

my purse falls out of my hands. I reach down to pick it up. Before I can get it, Ayana swoops in and grabs it,

No!

plops into the water and starts sinking. Ayana stares at me

the same purse I wore to the auction, and a sickening realization twists my

to find it,” I say as I rush to the edge of

furiously in my chest. Those earrings were a family heirloom left to Marco by his mother before she died. If I don’t do something, that treasure will be lost to the depths

But I can’t swim.

watch the purse disappear under the surface. I’ve already hesitated too

hike up the hem of my gown and kick off

“What are you doing?!”

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