Forbidden Mate: Awakening

~NARRATOR’S POV~

Audrey stood before Leo in his poorly lit room. The atmosphere was tense, and Audrey was unsure of what would happen next. She didn’t want to come back to him, not after what she had discovered. She also knew he wouldn’t accept her back after what she did. Her heart pounded with uncertainty as she waited for him to speak.

Leo’s piercing eyes bore into Audrey and she could see the coldness in them, “Well, well, well, look who decided to come crawling back,” he sneered.

Audrey matched his disdain, “I didn’t crawl back. You sent your men to drag me here.”

“And I’m glad they did. It seems you’ve been fairing well on your own this past week.” He said in a mocking tone and eyed her. “From someone who says she doesn’t need anyone to survive, you look quite malnourished.”

She clenched her teeth at him, “Fuck you!”

“I missed that…instead of you to be shouting at me, I suggest you calm down and start begging for mercy.”

“Beg for mercy from an asshole and animal like you? Never!”

“You’d be serving that asshole for the rest of your life if I want it, Audrey. Watch your tongue.”

Audrey pursed and tried to curtail her anger.

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Audrey swallowed hard, her nerves getting the best of her. “I know I messed up our contract, so let me explain w-”

“Explain?” Leo interrupted, a cruel smile curling at the corners of his lips. “There’s nothing you can say to justify what you’ve done. You betrayed us, betrayed me, and now you expect me to take you back?”

I didn’t fucking ask you take me back! Audrey’s shoulders stiffened. “I never wanted to betray you,” she said irritatedly. “I was just putting our plan as the priority .”

Leo scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest. “And what did I do? Was I joking around and sipping tea? Is that how you want to play? You thought you were the only serious person here? The fact of the matter is that you were a distraction, a liability.”

She said nothing but clench her teeth. He saw his words had an effect on her so he walked up to her and held her chin. Her hands were binded behind her and so was her neck. He looked at her face and used his fingers to trace lines down her cheek.

“We’re back to square one, Audrey. What happened? What went wrong? You came to me with a deal and I accepted it. We were getting closer…” he raised her chin up and brought his face closer to hers. His breath pancaked her face, “…. but then everything just crumbled. Why?” His voice sounded different now. He was actually curious and maybe even worried.

Audrey’s muscle had tensed down but she wasn’t going to be that gullible again, “I don’t know.”

“You do…Ever since we faced that little wolf and her friends, you’ve been so sour to me, so distant. It’s troubled me the way I constantly fight you. You think I relish it but I don’t. It’s not everytime I want to exchange words with you, Audrey. You know that right?” Leo’s stern face was now replaced with a softer, concerned expression. Audrey noticed it but remained quiet. “I’ve asked you this before and I’ll ask you again. Is it because of the little wolf? Are you jealous of her?”

“I’m pregnant.” She didn’t know how that came out of her mouth. It just did and she waited for his reaction.

As if not moved by her reply, he chuckled, “That’s not the answer to my question. Answer my question.”

“I’m pregnant.” She repeated.

“Okay?” He said with a twitch of his eyebrow.

“And you’re responsible.”

This is when his facial expression changed. He let go of her chin and stepped back. “I’m not laughing, Audrey.

“Neither am I joking. I’m sorry but unfortunately I’m carrying your child, Leo,” she confessed, hoping that somehow this revelation would soften his heart.

Leo’s eyes narrowed in disbelief, and a dark shadow fell over his face. “You expect me to believe that?” he spat. His anger was slowly rising.

“It’s true,” Audrey insisted. “Why would I lie about something like this? I also didn’t plan for any of this to happen, but it has.”

Leo then gripped her jaw and dug his fingers into her cheeks making her garble in pain, “Do you think this is funny? Do you think I’ll believe you? What’s your plan concocting this rubbish?”

Audrey managed to push herself back, making her fall to the ground. Tears started streaming down her face, “You can’t kill me for what you did! I didn’t tell you to fuck me every single fucking night since I came here! You’re responsible for this and you have to accept that!”

Leo’s features hardened once more. “Even if what you say is true, it changes nothing! I cannot have a traitor and a distraction by my side. You have proven yourself untrustworthy, and I have no use for you.”

Once again, rejected. Once again, shunned upon.

Audrey’s heart sank as Leo’s words hit her like a dagger. She had hoped a little bit that he would at least consider her situation, but it seemed that his heart was a rock. He was truly a monster. She felt her powers wane, weakened by the emotional turmoil and Leo’s rejection.

The almighty Audrey broke into tears.

“You did this to me. How dare you say that now?! How dare you?!” She shouted and wriggled in her chains.

Once again, she was crying because of a man who had rejected her.

Leo looked at her, his expression softening a little bit but disgust appeared in his face again. He wanted to grab her arm but she dodged and remained seated on the ground, crying bitterly and screaming out her lungs.

“Fuck you! Take this thing out my stomach right now or I’ll kill it myself! Ahhh!!”

Not able to withstand her screams anymore, Leo marched out the room and slammed the door behind him.

Her screams increased now, “Ashtarah! ” Then she quieted down, “She’s left me. No…I’m powerless without you. Please…”