The next minute we were both seated before Emily in her office, and the silence caused an arch in me. I was staring at Emily impatiently, waiting for her to say something. I could not bear the silence anymore, coupled with the fact that there was this angry wolf seated beside me who was acting as if I was his biggest enemy.
"Emily I am very confused right now, and you will be doing me a lot of good if you begin explaining. What the heck is going on? I told you I did not want a wolf donor. I told you that in no circumstance should you implant from a wolf donor sample to me, and you agreed. What is this?" I asked her in complete confusion.
"Believe me, Cassie, this was never intentional; it's an accidental swap and result of miscommunication. I would be losing my job if he decides to press charges on me. "I'll lose my licence and everything," Emily said to me, but it rather fuelled my anger more.
"You talk like you do not understand; I cannot carry a wolf child. I do not want to have anything to do with wolves, and you just made my biggest fear Come to reality, how could you do this to me?" My voice weakened, and the tears that had clouded my eyes slowly began to drop.
"Of course you cannot carry a wolf pup. You are too weak to do so, and you are not worthy of it." Donald Valdosta Said to me in a cold tone, and I felt my anger rising even more.
"Don't you dare talk to me that way..." I was not done speaking before Emily interrupted.
"On the sample, there was no indication if it was wolf or human, and that is often done when the donor is human. I mean, we always make sure to indicate when it's a wolf. I cannot explain what happened to the label this time, but that miscommunication is what caused this. I was only trying to help, like you already know. I never meant to make things complicated for you, Cassie."
A strange kind of silence enveloped the place until the wolf broke the silence in his deep voice. "Since she's human, I doubt she would ever conceive a wolf. This is a waste of time; I'm calling the authorities," he said and stood up from the chair, briskly walking towards the door.
"Cassie, like you already know, you have less than a week to conceive, or else it'll never happen again. I hate to be the one to ruin these chances, but we need to follow the original plan."
"You mean conceive a wolf? "I'd rather not have a child of my own than have a beast as a child," I said to Emily with a look of disgust on my face, and just then I began to hear footsteps walking back towards us.
I turned my gaze and saw the Alpha wolf walking back.
"What did you say?" He asked, staring directly at me, and the intensity at which he was looking at me sent shivers within me. I felt goosebumps and instantly glanced at Emily, hoping she would do something.
"Mr Donald..." Emily tried to speak, but he raised his hand, and she instantly went quiet.
If that was some sort of superpower, I could not tell.
"You called a wolf a beast? Do you know what a wolf looks like?" He asked me.
"As long as it is not human, it is a beast. I don't want a part in any of it." I said, pretending to have the courage to speak.
"No one is making you. And as long as you have not conceived anything, you better keep your mouth shut, or else I'm going to have you close them forever." He threatened me, and I had never felt so scared in my entire life.
Before I could blink my eyes, he was already walking out of the door, and the sound of the door closing was what brought me back to reality.
"Oh my goodness..." I exclaimed, trying to catch my breath. I never knew that such a thing was going to provoke him so much.
"Cassie, are you okay?" Emily asked, and I slowly turned my gaze to her. With the expression on her face when I looked up at her, it was obvious that she saw the fear in me.
"I know this is really silly, but we just need to wait and see if it works out." She spoke stuttering all along.
"See what happens? Like, see if I would be able to conceive a wolf? That man just threatened me, and what did he mean by "I was not conceived yet, and I should keep my mouth shut"? I asked in confusion.
"I hate to say this, Cassie, but if you truly conceive, he's not going to let you be. I might not really know about Mr Donald Valdosta, but every wolf can smell their child once it is conceived, and if you do, you cannot hide from him. He would come for you."
Listening to Emily say this made me shiver. I have been through different messes in my life. I had never really experienced love, and this one time I wanted to have a child of my own to spend the rest of my life with in peace. There are all these complications bringing my worst fear to me.
"I cannot believe this is happening. I cannot believe this is really happening. Emily
If I do not conceive his child?" I asked instantly, trying to know my odds.
"It would mean that you would be free of him, but then you would lose every chance of ever carrying a child in your womb, while I—I would lose my licence and my doctoring career because he'll definitely press charges. "I am really sorry, Cassie."
"Like I said, I would rather not have a child of my own than have a beast as a child. "I cannot bear a wolf," I said, as if I was trying to convince myself too.
Maybe I was really trying to convince myself because the thought of not being able to bear a child left goosebumps on me. This was supposed to be my last chance, and it was messed up. And Emily, she'll lose everything too.
"Your next checkup is in three days. Then we'll know if it worked or not."
"Three days it is; I'll show." I said and stood up to leave when her words caught me.
"Cassie I am curious. If by the time you come back here in three days you truly have conceived the wolf's pup, will you keep it?" She asked me, and it was at that moment that it clicked.
If I conceive the wolf, I would have to terminate it. That was the only way I was not going to bear it; I would only be free if I did not have it at all.
"Yes, book my appointment with an extra slot for pregnancy termination; if it comes to that, I can never keep it," I said to her before walking out.
The next two days seemed like hell to me; I found myself thinking in the middle of everything I did. I could not focus on anything at all. If I were not thinking about Andrew and his mistress, I would be worried about conceiving a wolf. Or how I would be lonely when all of this is over and I could no longer bear a child.
The third day came, and as I was led into the lab at the hospital, I knew that whatever happened next was going to change my life forever.
"Cassie, are you ready?" Emily asked.