\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ellie\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had a bad headache.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Am I really suffering from amnesia?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why can\u2019t I remember anything?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The weirdo\u2019s voice in my head paused. His voice filled with confusion and distain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is this,\u201d he asked, \u201cYour new trick?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d I was a little angry, because of his tone, \u201cAnd why are you in my head? \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEllie, I don\u2019t have time for your games or tantrums. Stop pretending. The Moonstone Pack will be arriving soon, and I need you home. Now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then\u2014silence. The mindlink cut so abruptly, I felt like I\u2019d been slapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What\u2026 the hell?!\u00a0<\/p>\n
That was rude!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked up at the ceiling, the sterile white lights of the hospital sharp against my eyes. I was searching for anything, any memories, an explanation, but there was nothing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Who was that?\u00a0<\/p>\n
No\u2014who was I?\u2026Ellie? I\u2019m Ellie?\u00a0<\/p>\n
A low curse broke the quiet. I turned my head, found the redhead still standing over me, arms folded and lips curled in outrage.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUnbelievable!\u201d she hissed. \u201cYou almost died, and that sorry excuse of a husband doesn\u2019t even show up to see if you\u2019re breathing.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Husband?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I tried to sit up, but my body screamed in protest. But she rushed over and helped me upright, her touch gentler than her tone. \u201cCareful,\u201d she muttered. \u201cThe crash was bad. You\u2019ve only been awake for a few hours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWait.\u201d My voice cracked. \u201cI\u2019m married?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She froze. Her gaze snapped to mine, searching. \u201cEllie\u2026 don\u2019t mess with me right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not.\u201d I muttered, \u201cWho am I married to?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her face tightened, shocked. \u201cWhat? Didn\u2019t you just connect to Alpha Nolan\u2019s mindlink? Wow\u2026You really don\u2019t remember, huh?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2026So that person just now was Alpha Nolan? My husband?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, I\u2019m Rae, we\u2019ve been friends for a long, long time. As for Nolan, you\u2019ve devoted everything to him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae could hardly believe it all, but she still went on to explain everything to me. \u201cYou were always trying so hard to be good enough, yet he was always cruel\u2026You\u2014you just stood by, loving him. I was\u2026never a fan.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at her. \u201cWhy would I love someone like that?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And I meant it. Something inside me curled at the idea. It felt foreign. Pathetic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae blinked, startled. \u201cWow. That\u2019s\u2026 new. The old you, whenever you mentioned Nolan, you\u2019d defend him for just breathing. Now you\u2019re actually saying this about him\u2026 that\u2019s new.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I scoffed, \u201cNow that\u2019s the thought of a normal person!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The \u201cMe\u201d that Rae described was utterly unreasonable \u2014 giving up everything for a man? Foolish! Why not live for yourself?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, the door swung open and the Healer stepped in again. He looked me over with practiced boredom, his lips twitching with something close to disdain.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae frowned. \u201cShe doesn\u2019t remember anything. Not even Nolan. You need to do another check.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Healer rolled his eyes, but came forward anyway. But when his hands touched me, his expression changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stiffened, eyes flickering. \u201cYou have a wolf,\u201d he said softly. \u201cThat\u2019s\u2026 impossible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My throat tightened. \u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t answer me. He just moved more quickly now, fingers searching along my temples, my stomach. And then he went still.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026She\u2019s pregnant,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae shot up. \u201cWhat?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOnly a few weeks. Barely detectable. But it\u2019s there.\u201d The Healer took a step back, his face pale. \u201cAnd she\u2019s healed almost completely, even from moments ago when I checked. Faster than she should. If she\u2019s wolf-less, a rogue\u2026 this shouldn\u2019t be possible.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He left in a rush, muttering something about needing to speak to the Alpha immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pregnant. I let the word sit in my mouth, so unreal. The world had tilted, completely untethered. I looked at Rae, hoping she had answers, but all I saw was her crumbling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou didn\u2019t know,\u201d I said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t think it was possible,\u201d she replied, dragging her hands down her face. \u201cHe\u2019s barely touched you in months. And you\u2019re not even\u2026 officially Luna.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I was married to someone who didn\u2019t even want me?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae\u2019s voice softened. \u201cYou wanted him. You thought if you tried hard enough, he\u2019d see you. That he\u2019d love you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I really wanted to ask Rae, \u201cAnd did he?\u201d But from her reaction, I already knew the answer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A cold weight settled in my gut.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Shit.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026You could run!\u201d Rae said aloud, surprising both of us. \u201cTake the baby. Start over somewhere no one knows you. Honestly, if you wanted an out, nows the time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I blinked, instantly overwhelmed. I had just woken up, no memory of who I was, no idea if the woman beside me was truly my best friend. And now, I was supposed to make a life-altering decision\u2014\u00a0<\/p>\n
Could I go out on the street and get into another accident to get my memory back?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rae rubbed her eyes. \u201cForgive me, I spoke out of pure feeling. I mean, if you did, I\u2019d support it. But\u2026 now that I\u2019m thinking about it, is that fair to the kid? To grow up like we did? As a rogue?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I fell into silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd\u2026 you don\u2019t even know who you are. How could you raise someone else?\u201d Rae spoke softly, hesitated, \u201cDo you consider\u2026 getting an abortion?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAn abortion?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, think of it. You are carrying a child from a man who felt like a stranger to you, and didn\u2019t love you,\u201d she muttered, \u201cand you\u2019re a rogue. Do you really want to keep this child? \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know, but\u2026\u201d I hesitated, \u201cthis is so cruel. What if\u2026 their father wanted it? This should be a decision for both of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll go home,\u201d I said finally. \u201cSee how my husband reacts. Then I\u2019ll decide.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After receiving permission to leave the hospital, I felt a strange sense of freedom, but also uncertainty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Home wasn\u2019t what I remembered. Not that I remembered anything, but I expected it to feel\u2026 safer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was waiting, who I assumed was my husband, Nolan, stood in the center of the den like a statue carved from ice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His suit jacket was unbuttoned, his tie loose around his throat. He was handsome\u2026but he felt alien to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the dramatics continue,\u201d Nolan said coldly, arms crossed. \u201cWhat was it this time? A scratch on your arm?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hey! Your wife had a car accident!\u00a0<\/p>\n
He stepped closer. \u201cI saw the report, you were nearly \u2018dead\u2019 when they found you. I\u2019m so sure, though, you look fine to me. Quit playing the victim, Ellie. You\u2019ve done this before. I\u2019m not falling for it again.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2014?\u201d My voice caught.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCrying to get attention. Collapsing in the kitchen just because I was late. What\u2019s next? A coma?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019d faked being sick or hurt in the past? Just for attention?\u00a0<\/p>\n
A woman, curvy and blonde, sauntered into view behind him, all silk and smugness. She was close to him, considering he was supposed to be my husband. \u201cHonestly, Nolan, you should\u2019ve let her stay gone. Rogues are always such a mess.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at them. I clenched my hands into fists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2026This was my life?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Third-Person\u2019s POV\u00a0<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, deep within the heart of the Moonstone Pack\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
The crystal orb flickered to life, its pale blue glow casting shadows across the stone chamber.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alpha Alaric stood frozen, his hand hovering inches from the orb\u2019s surface. Beside him, his son, Cassian, drew in a sharp breath.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s her,\u201d Cassian murmured, voice tight with disbelief. \u201cAfter all these years\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alaric nodded slowly, eyes never leaving the shifting light. The long-lost princess, his daughter, had resurfaced.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And not just anywhere. He knew that pack\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alpha Nolan\u2019s territory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The very pack where their princess was \u2014 right there!<\/p>\n
A Cold Marriage That Turned Warm 2 Chapter 2 \u00a0 Ellie\u2019s POV\u00a0 I had a bad headache.\u00a0 Am I really […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-unremembered-mate-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23571\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}