CHAPTER 48: "FAKE YOUR PREGNANCY."

Selena exhaled, "Oberon wants a child, but I can not give him one," she muttered.

She paced round the room, worried, "I can not give them a heir within the next twelve full moons, it is not going to happen."

She sat on the bed, feelings of worry and frustration gnawing at her heart.

"If the palace does not present a heir to the pack within the stipulated time, Oberon might lose his throne."

She bit her lips, "What am I going to do?" She looked at the ceiling, her heart thumping.

Oberon came out of the bathroom, he wasn’t looking pleased at all.

Selena stood up when she saw him, "Oberon.. uh.. please ask them for more time, twelve full moons is not a certain time to get pregnant at all."

He looked at her, "Why? You are my mate, you are bound to be fertile."

She frowned, "Bound to be fertile? Where did you hear that?"

"That is what the elders told me, if my father could do that, then I can do it too."

"You are not your father! You both are totally different."

"What do you want me to do then? Can you go and say that to the elders?"

She gulped, "But.. we can.. you are the Alpha, you could do something."

He gave her a long stare, "What do you want me to do?"

"Amend it of course, you are the Alpha, you have the power to decide right?"

He creased his brows, "The tradition..."

"Traditions over time needs to be changed, what worked for your father will not work for you," she said firmly.

"I know, but.. if the elders do not support me, then there is nothing I can do," he shook his head sadly.

She sighed, she tried to push her luck, "Oberon, you are the Alpha king, just do it."

He shook his head, he sat on the bed feeling confused.

She sat besides him, "Come on Oberon, you are the Alpha after all, you can definitely amend all these laws."

He raised his head, "Amend these laws..." He repeated.

She nodded, "Yes, amend them, twelve full moons is too quick to conceive."

He sighed, "I know, amending them is an option."

"Yes, that is what I mean."

He stood up, "You are actually very right Selena, I should definitely amend them, I am the Alpha after all," he smirked.

He straightened his robes, "I have a business to attend to, I will see you later," he left the room.

Selena watched him leave, when she was sure he was completely out of hearing, she exhaled deeply.

"That was close," she held her chest, sighing deeply.

She got up and rang a small bell that was on the bedside table.

A few minutes later, a maid entered the room, "Yes my lady?"

"Listen to me, you have to get my sister, you just have to, she really needs to be here. Send someone to get her saying I need her presence right now."

She bowed, "Yes my lady."

She turned around and left the room.

Selena sat on the bed, her insides were feeling so restless.

"Oh goodness, I have to get out of this somehow."

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"What do you have in mind? Oberon would be enraged if he found out."

"I know, that is why I am so scared, I do not want him to know about my infertility."

Her sister, Due, twisted her lips, "Now, what do you intend to do?"

"That is the reason, I called you here, I have no idea in mind."

Due sighed, she thought for a while and came up with a plan, "Why not fake the pregnancy?"

Selena gasped, "Fake it?"

She nodded, "Yes, fake it."

"What do you mean by that? I could get into trouble."

Due rolled her eyes,"Then get ready to leave the palace, as it seems, you have no choice."

"I can not do it, Oberon will find out sooner or later, he will be very furious."

"Just to please him, fake the pregnancy until we can think of something."

Selena looked troubled, "This is a dangerous idea, how will I even go about it?" She shrugged.

Due squinted her eyes, "Why did you call me here in the first place?"

"Because I wanted you give me an idea of what to do."

"Now, I’m giving you an idea and now you are trying to act like you are the wise one here."

Selena held her head, her head spinning, "You have to listen to me Selena, if you do not do this, you might be driven out of the palace."

"To make matters worse, the elders already believe his mate must be fertile, whereas I am not," she thinned her lips.

Due shook her head slowly, "See what I mean?"

Selena paused, she stood up, "I do not want to lose Oberon and I definitely do not want to give up this position as the Luna."

"Then do what I say," Due chipped in.

Selena turned to face her, "If I faked a pregnancy, I will have to give birth right? How will I do that if I am not pregnant?"

Due smirked, "Do you not know me up till now? Of course I will take care of that."

Selena’s eyes widened, "Really? How?"

"Leave all that to me, for now, just fake your pregnancy," she smiled confidently.

Selena felt relief wash over her face, "Thank you so much Due," she embraced her.

"You are very welcome, but also keep in mind, you have to be very careful and crafty as well, make it look so real."

She frowned, "I have never been pregnant before, so what should I do?"

Due slapped her forehead lightly, "Do not worry about it, I will show you how to go about it, just try faking your pregnancy, alright?"

Selena looked tensed, "Okay, if you say so," she gulped.

"Nothing will go wrong, if you do exactly as I say, everything will go smoothly."

Selena smiled, "Thank you so much."

Oberon entered the room as at that moment. They were so shocked to see him.