“You're pregnant?”
Vivica didn’t want to answer. She was shaking all over and he shouldn’t have been interested in the child. But at the same time, a second ago he was about to rip her throat out. She really needed to get away from him, and Vivica was trying to figure out if he wanted her to be pregnant or not. Whatever it was that he wanted, she would say it and then go back to Shane’s side as quickly as possible. Shane would make sure that nothing happened to her.
“Yes. Yes, I think so. Your son thinks that I am.”
“You don’t know?”
Vivica bristled with the questions and the whole conversation. George hated her, so why would he be happy about that? It was all none of his business. She wanted to be anywhere else, but George was standing in the way of her escaping.
“No, because I don’t have your senses and what-not.”
“Of course, you don’t. You’re human.”
He said it like it was the worst thing ever and Vivica just sighed inwardly. This guy was the worst.
“So, how does Shane know for sure?”
Vivica could feel her face getting heated, thinking about the first time. She really didn’t want to have this conversation with George. She wanted to go hide in a closet somewhere. That’s what she wanted.
“He thinks that because he said I was chosen. That his bear chose me, so it was a guarantee.”
Now she got even more attention from George and Vivica didn't feel like it was good attention. He was eyeballing her, looking at her like she was money or maybe it was something more. George was very volatile and since he didn’t like her anyway, Vivica just wanted to get out of there. She felt like her child's life was in danger, though she wasn't sure how or from whom. It was just an understated feeling that she couldn't shake. Vivica wished she knew why George was interested in her all of a sudden. It would have made things so much easier.
“So, his bear chose you?” It was said with resentment and incredulousness. Neither sentiment made her feel all warm and fuzzy.
“You don't have to believe me if you don't want to.”
That just made the old man laugh and the sound was dry and cackling. Vivica definitely did not like the sound of it. It did not give her the same feelings that Shane’s laughter always had. With Shane it made her feel good inside, but with George it all felt hollow and insincere. It was strange to think that she had been convinced they were so alike when she first met him. It hadn't taken long to realize that they were nothing like each other.
“Well, I guess you're not as worthless as I first thought. Bringing magic into the world is at least something. It is probably the best thing that you will do with your pathetic human life.”
Every word he uttered made her hate him even more. There was really nothing to say. The guy was horrible, and she just wanted to get away from him.
“I didn't realize that you were going to carry my grandchild.”
“We haven’t told anyone yet. It’s still new.”
“So, you just found out and now you’re processing it. You can’t sleep I take it?”
“Can you read minds too?”
George chuckled. “Surely not. It doesn't take much to imagine what a human is thinking though. Your brains are so much smaller than ours, so there are only a few options.”
“Is there always an insult with every word that comes out of your mouth? Do you really believe all that you say about me and my kind?”
“Yes, every word.”
“Why do you hate me so much?”
“I don’t care about you, Vivica. I just want my son to do the right thing. He isn’t when he is around you. That needs to change, so you need to go.”
Vivica sighed loudly, not able to take the back and forth with him any longer. She told George that she was going to go lay down, but he refused to let her pass. He said that they had much to talk about, but Vivica was done talking to him.
“I want to show you something.”
Vivica knew that whatever that something was, she didn't want to see it. The guy was completely freaking around, and it felt like he was doing it on purpose. Nobody was that awful.
Vivica tried to get around him several times, but since he had her blocked in, she had to finally go with him. That was the only way that she was going to get back to Shane, and Vivica wasn't going to feel safe until she was by his side. At the moment, Vivica felt more afraid than she probably had in her whole life.
