X • Chris' POV • X

"You should be resting." I told Angelo as he approached the table.

"I'm fine, Chris. I am the team oracle, you need me for planning. And, I might not be joining the missions but I'm definitely going to help plan them."

Ugh, I knew he was going to be stubborn about this! Angelo knows very well he can't do anything in his state. Aside from being with child, I just got him back. I don't want to lose him again. Plus, I don't have Ricky right now. I need a type of support that only Angelo can give me.

"Why aren't you joining the missions?" Balz asked suspiciously.

Oooohhh... right. We haven't really told anyone about the current situation. Ange said Devin knows about Ricky, but that's it. Devin isn't exactly around right now either. There's so many secrets going around now, I can't keep track! And now it's awkward, as everyone is waiting for an answer.

"What?! I think jeopardy music is going to start playing soon!" Ryan said. "What is it?"

I shifted nervously, then cleared my throat. "Well, um... Uh..."

"Some fearless leader you are." Angelo scoffed.

"Excuse you!" I snapped back.

Okay, he was kind of right. I've lead armies and fought in wars, watched countless deaths and taken many lives. Yet, I can't tell my own coven that I knocked up my current boyfriend and my ex husband.

"Sorry, hormones." Ange muttered.

"Hormones?" Balz asked. "Wha- Wait. You aren't saying..."

I still didn't say anything, which ticked Ange off. That was a problem we used to have from time to time. He didn't appreciate when I wimped out. It rarely happened, but in situations like this, I shut down. I'm good with my mouth, but I'm not good with words. How do I explain this without it sounding terrible?

Angelo huffed. "Okay, look, Chris and I hadn't seen each other in five years, after previously being together for literally hundreds of years. So yeah we fucked, and I'm knocked up. But because Romeo here can't keep his dick in his pants, Ricky is also pregnant. He's about two weeks further along than I am. I'm five weeks."

"And you decided to wait this long to tell us, why?" Balz scoffed.

"Because we didn't know how." He responded. "That's why Chris won't let me go anywhere except the mansion and the hall of guardians."

"Just because he's pregnant, doesn't mean he's handicapped." TJ said.

"Don't enable him." I replied. "He needs to stay safe."

"Chris, any other time, I'd agree, but we're going to need him. He's the only one, other than Devin, that knows his way around supernatural labyrinths." Balz stated.

I raised my eyebrow. "You automatically assume we're going for Devin first?"

"We're just following rules." TJ scoffed. "And the rules say, the coven comes before anything. Ricky isn't apart of the coven."

I tightened my fists. Only, because he was fucking right. TJ just threw my own rules back in my face. Fuck me! Not that I don't care about Devin, but he is immortal. Ricky isn't, and he's much more vulnerable than Devin.

"Besides, the guardians said, Ricky isn't being harmed by Beau. Devin, however, is losing his mind by the second." Angelo added.

"I don't care, but I can't change it. As much as I'd love to have Ricky safe, you're all right. Besides, it should give me more time to figure out how to even go about attacking Beau."

"You don't have to worry about that. I know." Ange said, sighing. "Well, might as well just suit up. Because, there is no such thing as a plan when going into a labyrinth."

"You can say that again." TJ snit.

X • Ricky's POV • X

I was honestly shocked at how I was being treated here. You wouldn't know I was a captive! They were treating me like royalty, almost. Don't worry, I'm not letting myself get blinded by their act. Many times, Beau has made comments under his breath, trying to get me to turn on the coven.

He's a moron if he thinks I ever would! The coven is my family. Chris is the love of my life and the father of my child. I would never turn on him! I miss him so much. No amount of luxuries will ever replace him.

"What's wrong, Angel?" Beau asked me. "I've tried everything I could think of to make you feel better."

To say he was kissing my ass is an understatement. I think he liked me... you know, like-liked. I couldn't tell though, because he flirted with a lot of people. He gave me a nice room and everything, but it just wasn't going to cut it.

"There's nothing you can do that will fill the hole in my heart." I replied. "I miss Chris."

He sighed, setting his wine glass on the vanity. "You're right. There is nothing I can do about him not being here, but perhaps I can make you yearn for him a little less."

I moved my eyes away from him as he approached the bed I sat on. My knees were raised to my chest, arms wrapped around me as I tried to imagine having Chris' arms over me. Beau took a seat on the bed.

"I can't imagine how." I responded to him.

"Let me tell you a little story, about your beloved Chris. He is nothing but a thief, dear Angel." Beau spoke words I wasn't going to believe. The only thing Chris stole is my heart. I let Beau continue though, to humor me. "Did he ever tell you how he and Angelo fell in love?"

"Chris told me it was love at first sight." I muttered.

"They were having an affair together. So, perhaps lust at first sight. Angelo and I were together. I did everything you should; doting on him, taking him on romantic walks, wine under the stars. Somehow, though, Chris did something better. He stole Angelo from me." Beau tightened his fists speaking about it. "And now, my dear angel, karma has come knocking, all but hundreds of years later." He bitterly laughed.

"I don't understand. What do you mean, karma?" I asked.

"You stole Chris from Angelo. Now, Angelo knows what it's like to be second choice." Beau growled. "And he will know what it's like to be abandoned, once my plan runs it's course."