Healing Kisses Sophia (by Lily Pierce) novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2

Everyone is staring at me when I walk into my office after my classes are done, I can feel their gazes on my skin as I hurry over to the elevator When I get to the maternity floor, I rush into the locker room to get ready for my shift.

“Soph look back at my best friend, Poppy’s half sister. She’s the last person I want to see right now, but there’s not much l can do about it since we have the same shift.

“Hey, Liesa, I greet her. The pitiful expression on her face hurts. “Don’t

“This is awkward she says, scratching the back of her ear nervously. “But the alpha sent roses

“What?” I ask, confused.

I locked myself in the home office and slept on my giant bean bag last night. When I woke up, he was gone. He slept in the apartment. The bed had been undone, and his suit was on the floor, where he took it off, expecting me to clean it up. I would have left it there it I didn’t hate having a messy room I threw it away on my way out of the building.

I finish putting my things away and follow her out. On the reception desk are five massive bouquets of roses and sunflowers. The nurses are all cooing over them.

“Here, they came with this, Lieza says, holding up a hot pink envelope. He wrote my name on it by hand.

“These are so beautiful. Layla, one of the ultrasound techs, smiles at inc.

“You guys can have them,” I say, going over to my computer. “I don’t care for flowers.”

“They were a gift from your mate,” Kennedy reminds me.

“I don’t have a mate,” I say.

Putting it out there hits me hard like getting mauled by a rogue after having watched it tear my brother to pieces seconds before.

They don’t say anything, but they understand, and the flowers disappear. I go about my day as usual, then head home after my shift. His car is here when I arrive. I don’t park; I head back out right away. I need some time away from him–time to piece together my thoughts.

Artume General Hospital is located near the main strip, where tourists frequently gather. The restaurants and stores are all open late. I have dinner at my favorite Korean BBQ spot and keep to myself, not wanting to draw any attention. As I have my dinner, I can’t help but think about the night I found out I wasn’t worthy of having a wolf. It was a night a lot like this one.

My grandmother was sitting behind me in our backyard as the sun came up. It marked the night of the full moon in my birth month, and nothing happened. I didn’t feel any different, and I didn’t hear the sound of my wolf’s spirit.

“It could be late because of the trauma from the attack,” she said, crouching down in front of me. I couldn’t bring myself to look up at her. “Go back to school on Monday, and we’ll meet again next month. I’ll book an appointment for you later today. Go to bed.

There’s never been an omega in my bloodline. Ever. It was why the Helvigs were accepted into the city ranking system. My father had made a name for himself before he met my mother, who is from here. My grandmother encouraged him to relocate so he would have better opportunities.

My body was shaking. All I could think was, what am I going to say to Santiago? How will his family react to me being what I am! They don’t have to say it for me to know what was happening. I knew what was happening. I have been deemed an unworthy vessel.

My phone pinged as if my thoughts summoned him. His name and our picture pop up on the screen with the voice memo

“I’m looking forward to seeing you on Monday. I love you”

There is a tiny chance that my wolf is late because of the surgeries I had after the attack. I was twelve. That was almost seven years ago.

I couldn’t bring myself to open the following message, let alone reply, I dry my hair and curl up under the blankets. Sleep didn’t come, but after a few hours, my grandmother came in to tell me that I have an appointment to get checked out.

I got dressed, and we headed over to the clinic. I’m sure she’s paid the doctor and the staff to keep all of this quiet.

“Hey, Sophie,” Dr. Valkrie greeted me the way she used to when I first met her. We all thought I was going to die then, and being an omega in my family has felt just like that.

“Hey, I greeted her quietly.

“Okay,” she took a deep breath and smiled. She glanced over at my Grandmother, and it’s all it took for her to leave the two of us alone. “There are a lot of reasons why your wolf is a little late. Have you been stressed lately? Anything you want to tell me before I start probing?”

“A little,” I nodded. “I found my mate, or rather, he found me.”

“You survived one of the most gruesome attacks in our history, little one. You gave up a part of you to ensure that justice was served to avenge your family. Don’t let anyone take that from you. Do you understand?”

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