The Lost Gem

Chapter 13: A Blessed mate and A Pup

John’s Pov:

Sam got caught up with something with the King and Queen today, he was expected back 3 hours ago but here it is almost 7 at night and he is still out. I have to now go and ask Rose for her belongings back, so he doesn’t stumble up here later and scare the crap out of her again, so I am currently standing on the landing to the 7th floor, just a mere 25ft from her door. I am scared to knock, what if she hates me after last night? What if she fears me too? What will I say? How can I look her in the eye?

“Ahh.” I yell at my thoughts. “Just knock you coward.”

Taking a deep breath, I close the distance, and drum my fingers against her door. Bum. Bum. Bum bum bum. The rhythm soothes my mind for a moment till I hear movement on the other side.

“One Moment!” Her sweet voice sounds hurt but a moment later the door opens. The glimpse of her face shows she has been crying.

“Hey Rose. I… um…. I am here to get Sam’s things from last night.” I meekly tell her as I stare at the floor.

“Oh… Alright.” She turns around and grabs the neat pile off her desk. “He has been getting calls and texts from the same person all day. I didn’t look at the text just saw the same name repeatedly on the lock screen.” She mumbles as she hands me the pile.

“oh.” I sound surprised. I wonder who could want to contact him so bad right now. Clicking the button and unlocking Sam’s phone I check. I nearly crush his phone in my hands like it was a wad of paper at the name and what she has been saying. “That B*TCH!” I yell. Rose yelps and stumbles backwards away from me, dragging me out of my anger. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you.” I tell her. “I would normally rather stay and talk some more but I need to find Sam and handle this situation. Please forgive me. Could we meet up tomorrow for lunch?” I ask hopefully. Staring in her fear-stricken eyes slowly eating away at my hope till she nods. I smile and turn to leave. “See you tomorrow.”

I race out of her room and down the stairs. Once outside of the castle I run straight for the guest housing. Please Goddess let Sam be in his room. I don’t want to tell him this over Mind-Link. A short but seemingly long run later, I burst through the main door and up the stairs, through my door, following that with the adjoining door. Sam was there though.

“Damn it” I toss his things, other than his phone, on his bed and walk back into my room. Unlock it again to reread the texts.

Brittany: We need to talk.

Brittany: stop ignoring me.

Brittany: you are going to want to hear what I have to say.

Brittany: 4 months is all it takes for you to forget me?

Brittany: bastard! Answer your phone.

The messages continue with that line of attitude till the very last one.

Brittany: I am pregnant with your pup. Make me your Luna and chosen mate or you will never see your pup.

The b***h planned this. She had to have planned this. I sit at my desk and contemplate how to handle this new problem. Sam is unreachable via mind-link, and I don’t know if Rose truly didn’t read these texts. Making a list of people to call or talk to tomorrow, I get lost in thought. A few minutes turned into hours, and I fell asleep at some point.

“AHHHHH!!!” Sam’s yell waking me from a dead sleep as I jump to my feet and look around. Sam is screaming into my pillow, and it is pitch black outside.

“What the f**k dude? Why are you screaming?” I ask as I wipe my eyes to clear the sleep from my mind. “You can’t keep waking me up in a panic.”

“By the time I got done with the King, it was so late. I went to Rose’s room anyways to apologize and get my things, but she didn’t answer her door. I was looking forward to seeing her beautiful face today, but the damn King had to keep me busy all day.” He explains before screaming into my pillow again. I roll my eyes figuring out that he hasn’t step foot into his room yet and saw his stuff on his bed.

“Dude, I went and got your stuff earlier today. Everything but your phone is in your room.” I tell him and grab his phone off my desk, tossing it at him. It lands next to him and starts ringing. Adjusting on the bed he grabs his phone and growls at the caller ID, moving closer I see Brittany’s name on his screen. “Oh, yeah. She blew up your phone. You might want to read her text before you answer any calls from her.”

He glares at me but declines her call, opens his messages and starts reading. I watch his face turn from anger to disgust to fear. The fear telling me he had read the most important text. Walking over to my mini fridge I grab a water bottle and hand it to him. He fumbles trying to grab it as he just stares at his phone.

“she’s pregnant?” he mumbled to himself.

“I have a list of people to call tomorrow and confirm this claim. But the timing would line up perfectly.”

“Wait… these texts started coming in while Rose had my phone. Did she see these texts?” He looked at me panicked.

“She said she didn’t read them but she might have lied. I am having lunch with her tomorrow and ill find out for sure then.”

Sam begins to cry and mumble. I can’t understand him, but I still sit and hold him close. His heart is breaking and is torn. He wants to be with his blessed mate, Rose, but with the prospect of an heir he is torn on who is the right choice. Pups are so important to an Alpha, not just to carry on the title but also as a show of strength. Alpha’s feel the bond of family stronger since it drives the need to protect the pack to keep their family safe. The idea of losing out on meeting and being in the life of his first pup but having to reject his blessed mate to be able to is tearing his heart and mind apart. I hope Apollo will help him make the right choice. Brittany would be a horrible choice for the pack, Sam could always get custody of the pup after she gives birth but would Rose being willing to accept another wolf’s pup even if the father is Sam? We still have to get her to come back to the pack. To try and convince her to accept the mate bond.

This problem is only getting worse and worse the more I think about it.