Chapter 338
Chapter 338:
“Will you stop cutting me off?!” His eyes were getting darker.
“What the hell? That’s all you’re concerned about right now? You just got me pregnant and you’re only concerned about me raising my voice p>
It wasn’t until the words were out that I hated myself for not thinking. I held my breath and turned away from him, digging my hands into my hair.
For a full minute, Jaris was dead silent. So was I, facing away.
“That’s not possible,” he finally said, his voice barely above a whisper and edged with disbelief. “You can’t—you can’t be. I mean, I used protection all the time p>
I turned on him angrily. “Well, I guess if the sex had been consensual, I’d have noticed the times the condom broke or something. I didn’t get myself pregnant p>
The memory flashed back—one morning I’d woken up and found myself wetter than usual. I’d waved it off as normal, considering I’d been horny during the night. Now, it made sense.
Jaris shook his head, his eyes dropping to my belly. “You’re pregnant p>
His face blurred. It took me a moment to realize I was crying.
“Fuck, Lyric.” He turned toward the door, his hand going to his forehead. Gods, I shouldn’t have told him. How unfortunate that my mouth was faster than my brain.
I grabbed my bag and keys, wiping my tears as I headed to the door.
“Wait. Where are you going?” Jaris caught my hand before I could open it.
“Please, I can’t deal with this right now p>
“No, we need to talk p>
“You know,” I sniffled, forcing my hand free from his, “I love kids and all, but I don’t need this right now. I have a lot going on in my life that… that makes all of this an inconvenience. I mean, yours is just set out—you’ll be King, the mother of your children”
“By your side as Luna. And me?” I shrugged pathetically. “I’m just stuck here, ready to leave when my time with you is up.” More tears spilled down.
“You shouldn’t have forced this on me, Jaris. Not now p>
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I sniffled and started toward the door. His hand reached for mine, grabbing me in an instant.
“Please, we need to talk p>
“I can’t.” My voice broke even more. “Not now. I can’t even think straight p>
I tried to wipe my face, but more tears kept running. I was pregnant—there was a life inside me. How did this happen?
“Please, let me go. Please p>
He finally did. And I left without looking back.
JARIS
If I could punch myself in the jaw right now and make it hurt, I would. I hated myself more than anything—not because I got someone pregnant, but because Lyric was hurt. So fucking hurt because of me.
Damn it. I should’ve told her. I knew it was wrong and didn’t want to deal with the guilt. Plus, we were already cool, so I didn’t think there would ever be a reason to open up about it.