Chapter 1: Pregnant
“Oh! Alpha, deeper!”
My eyes pooled tears as soon as I spotted Alpha Asher at the top of the familiar woman. He had a severe expression while he gave her the massive stroke, causing her body to tremble and scream.
My hands clutched my chest, causing me to feel the excruciating pain I wished would fade away. This wasn’t true. Alpha Asher wouldn’t do this to me since he promised me that he would remain loyal to me forever.
My lips quivered as my tears flowed down without my notice when he looked my way, and I didn’t see that he was shocked to see me. It seemed like he expected me to visit him today.
“Ugh! s**t, I-I’m cumming…” The woman moaned, spreading her legs wider, while Alpha Asher gave her another stroke while gazing at me. I noticed the burning fire in his eyes, full of hatred as if I had done terrible things against him.
My lips parted in disbelief. I wanted to smack his face, but I wasn’t strong enough to do it. I liked to ask him how he could do such things to me, yet I didn’t get the strength to force him to tell me.
“What are you looking at? Are you enjoying us watching? Did you want to join with us?” he harshly asked, moving his butt to continue thrusting his d**k inside her.
My hands covered my lips; I felt I was about to vomit, and I didn’t want him to notice it. My sobbed echoed in his room when I turned around to runaway from him. However, as soon as I was about to leave his room, a callous hand stopped me, making me whimp in pain.
“Why are you crying, Avalynn?” He inquired; his tone changed, but I noticed how he controlled his voice. As I glanced at him, full of tears, his lips parted. He clenched his jaw, gave me a dead look, and said, “If you want to join us, you don’t need to cry. Charlotte doesn’t mind if you want to be with us in my bed.”
“You… are f*****g disgusting, Alpha Asher.” I uttered breathlessly. My cheeks burned with anger and I smacked his chest with so much resentment.
“Disgusting? Did you forget how your father has you?” he asked, causing me to finally get back to reality.
“I give everything to you… did you think I’m a slut?” I muttered with pain.
“Then why are you reacting this way if you give yourself to me willfully?” He inquired back and didn’t have the plan to answer me.
My head nodded, my tears continued dripping, and I didn’t bother to wipe it. I preferred to cry the pain so hard than to feel depressed. Perhaps he was right. I was the fruit of my father’s affair with my mother, and I freaking deserved to be cheated.
He might be telling the truth that I didn’t have the right to act and that I was the victim because I was the reason why Harriet always recalled my father’s sin. I was the living proof that his mate cheated on her with a lower-class w***e.
“Yeah, and I f*****g regret trusting you…” I whispered. in one snapped a hand encircled on my neck, and he pinned me to the wall. My hands punched his chest, attempting to restrain from him.
He gritted his teeth and gave me a harsh gaze before he laughed with mockery. I couldn’t understand why he reacted that way, especially when he was the one who cheated on me.
“Repeat what you said, Avalynn!” He roared, threatening me to change my words or else he might slap me hard.
“I.. f*****g regret meeting you on the island. I wish I never helped you when you’re in need. If I could turn back the time, I would never spread my legs to someone like you. Alpha Asher, you disgust me so much that I will puke at your face!” I spatted.
His eyes glowed in red as he tightened his hand on my neck. A groan came out from my lips, but I didn’t give him the satisfaction of seeing how hurt I was.
“Alpha Asher…” the woman called behind his back. She remained naked and didn’t mind if I was looking at her body.
She had golden yellow curly hair and snake eyes. She took a deep breath and innocently gave me a look. She stepped forward and touched his arms, which led my wolf to growl in jealousy.
“Stop hurting her, Alpha Asher….” she whispered, sweetly yet cunning. Her expression hardened when she plastered a playful smirk from her lips. “You still don’t tell her?”
“Charlotte, I will tell her.” Alpha Asher sounded frustrated.
Confusion struck on my face, despite how wet my cheeks were. My heart started beating rapidly, making me experience difficulty breathing. This woman’s words made me realize that I didn’t know Alpha Asher like what she told me.
“It’s better if you will…” Charlotte couldn’t finish what she was about to say when the door opened, and a man came in.
I knew this man because he was the one who always fetched me on the island whenever Alpha Asher liked to meet me personally. His gaze locked on mine, but I noticed a strange emotion in his eyes.
“Alpha Asher… The councils like to greet you personally. They want to talk about your plans…” He paused as if he didn’t want me to hear what he was about to say.
“We will talk about this matter after my meeting.” Alpha Asher ordered me as if I were his slave that needed to obey my master. He went straight away from the room, leaving me with Beta and Charlotte.
“I can’t believe you still have the audacity to come here in our pack…” The beta commented with resentment in his eyes. It seemed like he was spatting some venom in my face.
“What are you talking about?” I inquired.
“Ha, you have the innocent face, yet you’re too cunning. I can’t believe I trust a scheming woman like you.” The beta added didn’t answer my question. His words were like daggers stabbed in my heart, causing it to bleed nonstop.
“James, is this your way to treat a woman? I know what she had done is really unforgivable, but you can’t say those words to her. She’s pathetic and desperate to have a man like Alpha Asher.” Charlotte whispered. The corner of her lips curved, and her expression was filled with mockery.
“I’m sorry, Luna Charlotte.” The Beta bowed his head and left me alone with Charlotte.
Luna?
My eyes landed on Charlotte, who was scratching her neck. I noticed that she had a mark, and I wasn’t stupid to finally realize what was happening. I was hurt and thought that I was innocent, yet I didn’t know that Alpha Asher was married to her.
“I don’t want you to know about my marriage with Alpha Asher like this, Avalynn,” she started softly.
“How is this possible? Alpha Asher is with me---”
“We have been married for almost two years. I know how desperate he is to have his heir, and despite our efforts, it is always a failure.” She explained and gazed at me with sympathy, which I didn’t like the most.
“Are you telling me that you both were married when he met me?” My knees lost their ability to stand anymore. It seemed like the hope of having a good and happy family with Alpha Asher crashed down on my feet.
“Yes, I don’t want to stop him because I know I failed to be his Luna. He explained to me that he wants to have an heir as soon as possible. I don’t like to become selfish, especially if it's his happiness,” she replied nonchalantly.
“What…” I uttered in disbelief and pain.
“You heard me, right? You know I do love Alpha Asher so much that I prefer to understand his need to have a baby than my own feelings.” She proudly spoke.
Her words made me leave my world of imagination. I did my best to fight for him even though my father didn’t like him, pushing me to marry another man, yet he failed me. After the sacrifices I had made, this was what I got in return.
“Avalynn, I know how you hate to be known as the slut daughter's, right? Did you want to break our marriage, especially now we are expecting our first child?” She caressed her tummy and gave me a sly grin. She moved closer to the cabinet and took a paper in her drawer.
I swallowed hard, hiding how affected I was by the surprising news. She quickly gave me the paper, and it was the ultrasound result of her. She smiled widely and pointed the tiny circle.
“I’m pregnant. Alpha Asher promised to me that he would stop seeing you. That’s why he wants to talk to you after the meeting.” she whispered.
My hands were shaking, and I ensured I wouldn’t remove my eyes from the ultrasound result. How could he? s**t. He knew how I hated to be a mistress, but he made me like my mother without my awareness. He was aware of how I loathed to be the known bastard daughter of my father, yet he was selfish and made me experience this kind of thing.
I gulped once again, attempting to stop my tears from falling. He betrayed me despite our being mates. My vision started to get hazy; the more emotions I suppressed to outburst, the more I felt I was about to faint.
“The doctor said we might get a boy this time. Avalynn, as a woman like you, I beg you to stop seeing him. I know you will do the right thing because you’re a good girl.” She muttered, a hint of anger in her tone as I didn’t bother to say anything to her.
I gave back the ultrasound result and didn’t bother to give her a look. I was panicking to leave since I was about to vomit. I didn’t want her to see what I was trying to hide. The turmoil of disappointment and resentment toward Alpha Asher was beneath me; I hoped I never saw him and that I didn’t trust him enough because of the mate bond.
Gasping to breathe an air, I ranaway as fast as I could towards the forest. I let my tears come out as I was holding my belly. I didn’t know where I was, but I ended up stopping from running and screaming so loud because of the excruciating pain in my chest.
My wolf was begging me to ask our mate, but I didn’t want to. I was the woman with dignity, and I didn’t want to break his marriage with Charlotte just for me. I was known for being selfless and always did the right thing, whatever the possible consequence might lead me to be.
“Ah!” I yelled at the top of my lungs, sobbing. I didn’t know how long I cried, but I felt my eyelids becomebecome heavier, and in me sleeping in the middle of the woods.
A heavy footsteps made me awaken. My heart was pounding so fast, making me feel anxious that something terrible might happen to me. I looked around to check my surroundings and quickly hid myself in the tree.
The footsteps became near to me. They were five, and it seemed they might be looking for someone. My eyes glowed in red as I heard how their heartbeats became slower and slower. They didn’t want me to know that they were near me, and their actions gave me an impact of fear.
“We need to find her and kill her. Alpha Asher doesn’t want the council to know that he is having a bastard child.” I heard the man talk.
Fear crept into my heart, as I didn't expect him to send a group of werewolves to attack me. My forehead started to form sweat as my heart beat fast, making me feel like my world stopped. My eyes looked in every direction to see where there was a possible escape, but I shrieked in horror when a man grabbed me.
"Here she is! We don't need to get tired of searching for her! Haha!"
"She's dumb!"
I tried to scream for help, but another man covered my mouth. I attempted to restraint from their holds, hoping that someone might save me. My eyes filled with tears, and to think I would lose my child caused me to feel more anxious and angry.
Alpha Asher, how could you? I wish I never saved you when you were about to die. You promised that you would love and cherish me, yet you only give me the pain. I wish I never met you.
My wolf howled in pain and, in one snapped, causing them to be pushed away from me. My jaw almost dropped onto the ground; it seemed there was a transparent fold pushed them away from.
"She's a freaking witch?"
"She has the spells."
"Let's don't stop because we need to kill her baby! No matter what it takes!"
Gasping to breathe, I turned around to run just to save my life. Hoping to ask someone's help, but there's still no one. My chest pounding rapidly to think they were too close to me.
As soon as I checked if they were near me, a two arrow struck in my chest as the blood spurted out from my lips. Another arrow came, causing me to fall to the ravine behind me. They were laughing, celebrating their victory for getting rid of me.
No, please, I don't want to die yet. Please, Moon Goddess, help me this time. I want to see my babies growing up with me.
"H-Help…" I begged helplessly, but no one heard my cries. The sound of their footsteps was getting so bad I couldn't hear.
"A-Alpha Asher!" I didn't know if I was hurt because of the arrows or maybe because of Alpha Asher's betrayal of me. I swore I would get back on them and I would make them pay tenfold. I wouldn't stop until they feel how it feels to die.
As I opened my eyes, I saw a blue full moon from the sky. My breathing became slow as the blood continued flowing out of my body.
"Alpha Asher, you won't ever have the chance to see them…" I muttered breathlessly as I touched my belly.
"I swear to the Moon Goddess name… I will do everything… to stop our paths… to cross…"