I decided to drive as we went back to the city. Jace was in no condition to.
" Jace, what happened?"
I didn't want him to feel like I was judging him. I wanted him to know I understood and be his ear. He dealt with my shit when Love left me. I was a mess and unbearable to be around, but he stood by my side. I want to do the same for him.
" I was drinking at a bar alone, and she just came to me, and we talked for a long time. She was a good listener and had some good advice," he chortled. There was no emotion in his laugh, " One day, I had too much, and she was there. We fucked,"
" But it happened again, Jace," The moment it happened again, it stopped being a drunk mistake.
" Yes. The worst part is that I was aware of my actions. I knew exactly who was in that bed with me. It wasn't my fiancé. It wasn't the woman I loved. It was another woman. I knew Lilac would be devastated when she found out, but I still did it," he said, looking at me now. Could it be he blamed Lilac for the loss of their child, and this was some way to retaliate against her?
" Do you blame Lilac for the loss of your child?" I asked. He was silent for a long time before he answered.
" I did, but not anymore. I was just blinded by pain at that moment," he answered truthfully.
" I ended everything with that woman, and Lilac and I were doing well until she appeared," he grumbled, rubbing his face with his hand, " Seeing Lilac's emotional walls tumble down like that was the hardest and most heartbreaking thing I've seen. I wish I could turn back the hands of time and fix my wrongs,"
I didn't know the right words to say to him. Seeing the woman you love in such immense pain and knowing you're the cause of it hits differently. It destroys you from the inside.
I stopped driving once we were in the city.
" So where does that woman stay?"
" J- Street Avenue, 57," he answered.
I drove to the apartment building, and I was there in five minutes. " So, what's the plan?" I asked him. It was obvious he had no goal.
" What do you mean?" he asked.
" Are you allowing her abortion or not," I asked.
" I don't know. I need to see her. I don't know if it's my child, or not," he sighed, getting out of the car.
The concierge didn't even stop us as we went up the elevator.
We reached the door and rang the doorbell. A woman in her late twenties answered. She had long brown hair that matched her eyes and looked irritable. She was breathing heavily.
She was human. I glared at my best friend. How could he be so reckless as to fuck a human? We co-existed with them peacefully, but we didn't get intimate with him because it got complicated, especially when they got pregnant. Not all humans can carry a supernatural baby, a beta pup especially. It might kill them.
' I know, know, don't give me that look now. You're here as my friend, not alpha,' he murmured through the link. I decided to let it go for now.
" Are you alright?" Jace asked with a frown.
" You're here. Thank you for coming," She gave my beta and me a ghost smile. Her eyes widened when she locked eyes with me, and a huge smile plastered on her lips.
" You're Ellis Carter. I just saw you on TV. I honestly thought you were extremely handsome, but in person, you're a hundred times better!" she spoke fast in excitement.
" Please, come in," she made way for us inside. The house was messy. Clothes and shoes were scattered all over the small salon.
" I'm sorry I didn't clean up. I was sick the whole morning," she said.
' It's my pup,' Jace said through the link. I took another sniff, and indeed, it was his child. I could feel the strong beta aura.
Eratu quickly picked the clothes and shoes from the floor, throwing them in another room.
...
" I can't, I can't let you kill my child," he said after hearing what the woman had to say. He stood from his seat, pacing the small living area. He didn't want to accept it, but even if the woman carried the child to full term, they would lose both lives. This woman was human.
" I can't be a mother, Jace. I simply can't. I wasn't born to be one, and I'm okay with it," she said quietly. Tears were running down her face.
" I'll take you to court," he said in desperation. He wasn't thinking clearly.
' Jace, think about this more clearly,' I told him.
He fiercely looks at me. He must have forgotten that part.
Eratu stood up and held his hand gently.
" I'm sorry. I know how much you wanted a child, and now, I'm fighting you."
Jace only looked at her with a stoic face before leaving the apartment. I follow after my beta. He was a mess. He leaned against the car, tugging his hair.
" Ellis, you understand, right? You have children of your own now," he said, agitated. I nodded.
" But this situation is different. She is human, carrying a beta pup. There is a high chance they will both lose their lives," I told him the truth. From what I could gather, that human Eratu had no supernatural blood in her whatsoever, which made it difficult.
" But what if they both make it?" he asked. The possibility was minimal.
We went back to his apartment. It felt cold now that Lilac wasn't there. We went to the inbuilt bar, drinking.
" Enough about my situation. Let's talk about you," he said, slamming his glass on the table, and I poured bourbon.
" What about me?"
" It's time to man up and get rid of Charlotte," he gulped his liquor.
" You're placing her needs above your own. If you want to be with Love, you need to put in the work. I saw how happy you were with them, and it suits you. Being with them will make you not only a better man but a fine alpha too," he said seriously, and I nodded. I couldn't say I wanted to be with Love, and keep Charlotte. Enough is enough, she had to go. I was about to agree with him when he spoke again,
" Don't go saying about David Kofflin. He's a deceitful man. I'll open an investigation on him, and I'll bring evidence to show Love. I won't let you guys be apart because of insignificant people like those leeches attached to you when the goddess brought you back together," he was solemn. I didn't know if it was the alpha talking or if he was serious, but Jace was right. Love and I were still in love. It wasn't right that we stayed apart because of Charlotte and David. I needed to do something to win her back.