Chapter 35

MIRIAM'S POV
I couldn't really tell when I slept off in his arms but as usual, I found myself in my room, well laid and covered on the bed.
There was no one around when I woke up this morning, unlike yesterday when I had guards around me like I was going to get hurt from even sleeping.
I got off the bed and hurried to the bathroom because I was incredibly pressed and I am not sure I woke up at night to ease myself. As soon as I was done, I felt a little bit of relief but it seemed like this baby was sitting right on my bladder.
I came out of the bathroom without having my bath,I was actually too lazy to bathe. I just felt like going to bed again and sleeping all day but that would not be a good idea. I have a lot in my hands already and I was beginning to get things in check and more under my control.
I heard a complaint, although Daniel did not tell me about it. It was about some form of threats coming from other packs to mine. It's been a long time since we got engaged in anything violent and I am certain that if they push us to the rock, we would be left with no option.
We also need to have a regular meeting with members of our wolf pack who spy on our enemies. They have to be on alert because of the recent developments.
Thus I picked up a notepad and a pen from the drawer next to my bed and wrote down the things I needed to do.
"I will discuss them over lunch with Daniel today to get his opinion." I uttered underneath my breath as I moved sluggishly back into the bathroom to have a warm bath.
I felt so heavy that moving my legs was a big problem for me.
When I was able to get into the bathroom, I sat in the bathtub and allowed the water to warm for a while. After a while when it had heated up a little, I had my bath.
Coming out was another problem as I could not even carry myself up. Thus I stayed in the bathroom more than necessary, lying in the bathtub enjoying the warm water that splashed my skin.
"Miriam, are you in?" Ivy called out to me as she entered my room. I guess she must have been startled by the empty room and quiet.
"I'm in here." I screamed just so she could hear me.
"I will be waiting here for you." She responded.
"Why would she just say she is here waiting? Who is going to bring me out of this bathtub?"
I said to myself as I pulled the bathroom door and opened it. I saw her sitting in the bed and scanning through the notepad I kept on the bed.
"Those are top secrets, can you kindly put it down and come get me out of this bathtub?" I yelled and she started laughing.
"You should not use the bathtub when you are alone." She scolded me as she dropped the book and walked towards me.
"Where is your towel?" She looked around for it and I pointed at the dressing table where I had left it yesterday.
She gave me a stern look and proceeded to get the towel from the table.
As she walked back to me, my mind went back to our college days when I would always brag about her beauty. That made me start smiling like a sixteen year old girl who just fell in love and is thinking about her man.
"What is making you smile that way? Did someone propose to you?" She asked as she approached me and caught me smiling.
"I was just gushing over your beauty, that's all." I defended myself and she threw the towel at me and it covered my head.
I decided not to remove it, let her do it herself.
"Are you not going to wrap yourself with that towel so I can carry you out of this bathtub?" Ivy yelled at me and I mimicked her.
She then pulled the towel off my head and used it to hit me before handing it over to me.
I wrapped myself and she helped me get out of the bathroom. She then started scattering all my clothes from the closet saying she doesn't find any that fits me perfectly with my new body size.
I just walked down there and dragged one of my very old gowns from her. I looked at the dress and it looked new. I could not even remember the last time I put it on.
"You are not leaving this room with that thing you have on your body." She threatened, I didn't even look at his face when I put on the clothes and walked out of the room.
As I got down, I met Cherry and Trish setting the table for breakfast so I headed straight to the table.
Just then Daniel came in and announced that he was not joining us for breakfast because he had an emergency meeting with the council of elders immediately.
"Where are they?" I asked as soon as I heard him say he had a meeting with them.
"They are already waiting in the conference room." He said and walked out immediately.
"Please wait, I am coming with you." I stood at once and hurried after him.
"Don't hurt yourself Miriam." He advised me and I slowed my pace.
My mind was already boiling and I was ready to give these elders the piece of my mind.
I was done running away and hiding from them. If I am truly worthy to be alpha again, we would all know today.
"Your meeting is scheduled for tomorrow and not today." Cherry said with a concerned voice as she met Daniel and I on our way to the conference room.
"Yes, it's tomorrow. But I think it is wise to get this thing done just so I can relax and do other things." I answered her and tried to walk past Daniel when he grabbed my left hand.
"I think you would have to hold it here, Miriam." Daniel uttered under his breath and I was beginning to get upset.
"What do you mean when you say I should hold it here?" I looked Daniel straight in the face and he did his best not to look into my eyes as well.
"I think you should stay calm until you have the baby." Cherry suggested and I turned to her with the anger I used on Daniel and it wasn't funny.
"What fucking baby are you talking about? Is it this one that is about to ruin everything for me?" I yelled at her and she shifted back as she feared that I might hurt her.
"This has nothing to do with the baby Miriam. It is all about you and you can't get it right like this." Daniel intercepted me and it felt like ice was placed on me because I froze immediately and watched them talk.
Daniel and Cherry moved away from me and although I wanted to know what they were talking about, I decided not to let it bother me.
They were still muttering words to themselves as they walked towards me.
"You could just wait until tomorrow. Besides, I have not put you through a lot of things already." Daniel soberly said and I threw my face the other way pretending not to hear what he just said.
Cherry stepped some feet close to me but she gave me an arm's length, which I discovered as I turned to look at her.
"I am not going to hurt you for crying out loud. I know I can be rash at times but I am learning to control my anger as each second goes by. Please give me this vote of confidence." I stammered as I walked towards her already shaking body and pulled her in for a hug. Almost immediately, Daniel came and separated us.
"Why did you do that?" I sneered at him and he chuckled.
"Time, we don't have the luxury of it." He said and I held my tired waist with both hands as I moved towards the wall so I could lean on it.
Cherry noticed my moves and held me such that I could lean on her.
"Thank you." I whispered as I rested on her shoulder and she smiled.
"I need to go join the elders. They have been waiting for a very long time now." He added and we stayed quiet for a few seconds.
"I really want to see and address them today. How do we go about it?" I asked him and he took a deep breath. He was probably as confused as I was. But it was better to follow the confusion and find yourself in it than waiting for it to let go of you. So I decided I was going into that conference room to speak to those elders whether or not they were comfortable with it.
"You should go have breakfast first. I will be out soon and we will talk when I am back." Daniel said as he tapped my back and then caressed my cheeks.
"You would have more time to prepare for tomorrow." Cherry added as she pulled me out of his grip and took me to the dinning hall.
I kept turning back to look at Daniel as he walked towards the conference room. My eyes were on him until not even his shadow was visible anymore. It took my mind back to when he was the one who would watch me go in there first and then invite him in as my convenience.
That was what my father wanted for me but I thought having a man was better not knowing I met the wrong guy. If Chris wasn't wrong, he would not have watched me walk out of his house and out of his life and do nothing.
He stood by looking at me like someone under some magical spell and the truth is, I wasn't surprised. Although I thought he would disappoint me just that one time, he didn't. I honestly regret leaving all these for a man that turned out to be the worst lesson life has taught me in all my days on earth.
"Relax Miriam, you will get through all of this. Remember, you have all of us here to support you." Cherry consoled me as I tried as much as I could to fight the tears that were already blinding me.
"Let it flow girl, it's the best way to let out your strength." Ivy walked into the dining room with those words in her lips. Ivy knows me too well and in as much as we have not been together for a while, she could still detect all my moods without a second thought.
The tears in my eyes flowed down freely as though they heard her speak.
"You should not be doing this." Cherry muttered as she wiped the tears that had already run down my neck with her thumb.
"You don't have to stop her. She would be fine afterwards." Ivy explained to Cherry who was hell bent on making sure I stopped crying.
"Where is Daniel?" Ivy asked with her mouth filled with food. The funny thing was no one answered her but she didn't mind as she concentrated on the food.
I couldn't even eat the food anymore. This was me that felt like it was going to be the end of the world for me if I don't get something to eat.
"Please eat, you need all the energy you can get for the baby." Cherry stated and I was so annoyed as she made mention of the baby.
"Could you please talk without talking about the baby?" I cautioned her because I really did not like her obsession with the baby. I understand she longs to have a baby having lost her pregnancies a number of times but that doesn't give her the right to mention my baby in every statement she makes.
"Miriam, are you okay?" Ivy asked me and snapped me out of my thoughts.
"Why are you staring at Cherry like that? Do you want to eat her up?" She giggled and Cherry adjusted her seat then closed her eyes and muttered some prayers before pouncing on the plate of food before her.
I turned to Ivy and laughed too. She is someone that would always make fun out of any situation no matter how serious it appears. To think I was actually looking at Cherry in a manner that suggested that I was about to smack her was so hilarious and I started laughing at that thought as I stole another glance of her.
She was so concentrated on her food and she ate in a manner she had never done before. It was funny at first but later it was becoming so annoying that Ivy had to scold her for exhibiting bad table manners.
"Don't bother her please." I stopped Ivy from disturbing her meal and she thanked me for standing up for her.
Just when I was about to get some appetite to eat the food before me, Daniel came in looking so worried and worked up.
I could not ask him what was going on at the time I saw him because my mouth was filled with food and I was almost choking.
I was also amazed that no one else spoke to him.
He then walked to the table and sat down for a while and then stood up again without saying anything. I tried to get into his head but I could not think of what was going on in his head.
"What is wrong with him?" Cherry asked me and I could not get an answer for her.
"I should go find out." I said after swallowing the food I had in my mouth.
Then I pushed the plate away and stood up to leave the table. Then I stopped like I had forgotten something as I scanned the table for what I might probably need and there it was, my mouth towel.
I quickly grabbed it and headed out of the dining room as I cleaned my mouth as I walked away.
"I think you should have a change of clothes." Cherry screamed and I just waved her a no and continued to where I was headed.
As I drew closer to the conference room, it was clear that there was a heated argument going on in there.
I could not hear exactly what they were saying but I could literally hear everyone's voice at the same time.
The thought of opening the door came into my mind but I tried to fight it. It was disrespectful to barge in on the council of elders so I decided against it.
"Damn the elders Miriam, damn them. You are alpha and should not be found trembling at their voice." My wolf said and I got some courage but I bent and looked at my protruding stomach and I felt all the fire quench.