NIGHTMARE!

YEARS LATER

"You will never have him….I won't let you have him…"

Heavy sounds filled with pain and agony. The darkness not concealing the aftermath. The voice rang out softly but in unbearable anguish.

A woman kept whimpering on a King-sized bed. It was like she was struggling to get off the dream world.

She was sweating and struggling to breathe. She held her stomach as she turned restlessly.

"I won't let you have my child! ", The woman kept saying in her dream.

With a piercing cry, Anna woke up in fright at the nightmare she just had. She touched her protruding stomach as she stared into space.

The same dream again for the past three days. She looked beside her bed and discovered she was alone again.

He must have urgent work to do again tonight. Alpha Frederick had been very busy of late. Yeah, he had been busy and she knows very well why he was busy.

She had been sleeping alone these days and the nightmares seem to become more frequent than usual. It was like someone was plotting to take her life…and her child too.

But Anna couldn't pinpoint the person's face and motive for wanting her dead. Who was eager to kill her and her child? She looked down to see a tear on the nightwear she put on.

"A tear on my dress? I don't remember it being torn. Could it be during her struggle?" Anna asked herself silently.

She managed to get off the bed. She walked towards where the water jug was kept but found out it was empty. The servants must have forgotten to fill it up.

During the last stage of her pregnancy, she tends to drink water a lot, especially at night. The jug was always filled up so she wouldn't bother going to the kitchen by herself or disturbing any of the servants.

Anna was very thirsty, so she decided to go and get the water herself. Perhaps the servants were still awake.

She climbed down the stairs and walked towards the kitchen. But before Anna could open the door, she heard the servants whispering.

"It's a pity, Maria. She doesn't deserve to be cheated on. And to think that she still trusts him blindly", one of them said in a pitiful tone.

"Yeah. Why would he even cheat on such a beautiful soul? And by that slut who is obviously after his power and wealth. It's a pity though. At this critical stage, I hope she doesn't think too much", another one added.

"Exactly. Men are scum!", Maria spat out.

"Yeah but not all men though. I know…", the servants stopped talking when they noticed a figure by the entrance of the kitchen.

"A ghost!", Maria screamed.

"A pregnant ghost!", Another chimed in fear.

Anna walked into the kitchen showing her full body. She scanned the gossipy servants before going to fill her jug up.

"Let me help, Luna", one of the maids offered after stealing a glance with Maria.

Anna stared at her before stretching the jug to her. Taking another long look at the servants, she turned around to leave.

"It's late. If you don't feel sleepy, you can get yourself busy by working and not gossiping. I don't want this to repeat itself", Anna warned and she walked out of the kitchen.

"Yes, Luna. We are sorry!", The servants apologized as they watched her leave.

It wasn't that Anna doesn't know whom the servants were talking about but she doesn't care anymore. She heard them clearly but she wants to focus on her child.

"You see what I mean? Our Luna is a great woman unlike that…that…", Maria said but was cut off by another servant.

"Maria, count me out of your gossip. I don't want to be fired", the girl filling the jug said as she left the kitchen.

"Just take a look at how pompous she acts! ", Maria said looking at the Luna that just left. But when she turned around, the rest of the girls had all disappeared from the kitchen.

No one wants to be fired.

Seeing that everyone had left, she also snuck out quietly while cursing under her breath. She was having a nice time with the girls gossiping before Luna Anna came.

As Maria watched the girls disappear, a sly smile displayed on her face. She walked out of the kitchen. Her plan was already successful. The pains would increase and hopefully, Luna Anna would be forced to go out in the morning.

She had to look for somewhere else to report to her mistress. Maria wondered why Luna Anna would feign ignorance to all that was going on.

"Serves her right. I hope the plan goes well", Maria murmured as she walked towards the servant's quarter.

It's a surprise Luna Anna could still hold on this long even after the constant drinking of the water. How powerful was her bloodline?

She needs to report to her mistress so the plan can kick off in the morning. Maria went to a quiet spot as she took out her phone to call a number.

Anna got to her room and sat on the bed. There were beads of sweat on her forehead and she was feeling thirsty.

"Please, pour me a cup of water"

"Yes, Luna"

The girl poured the water but her hands were shaking as she tried to gather her composure. Anna did not notice it as she was so thirsty. She collected the water and slowly gulped it down.

"You can leave now"

"Yes, Luna," She said as she fled the room in a hurry.

As Anna tried to get on the bed, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She groaned in pain. She wasn't supposed to be in labor till two weeks later but why the pain these past few days?

She cried out in pain, slumping to the ground as the agony increased. Holding her stomach tightly, she tried to crawl to the door but she couldn't.

Was the nightmare coming true? Was she going to lose her baby?

"Help me! Someone, please save my baby!" She cried out with the little strength in her.

As the words left her mouth, Anna drifted into darkness.

The last thing she had in her mind was to save her child!