Divorced My Husband, Married His Brother

Chapter 7

With a heart full of ego, Teddy chose not to apologize to his wife, Charlotte, or plead for her forgiveness for the years he had maltreated her and cheated on her with Anne Robert. Instead, he trailed his finger over the card and asked her, "You set all this up? Why didn’t you say anything when you saw me arrive with Anne?"

How could she tell him that it was their anniversary night when he had stared at her with rage and mercilessly flogged her? How could she have told him that it was her 22nd birthday and also their wedding anniversary night?

Charlotte didn’t reply, which annoyed Teddy. However, he already knew the answer: he had come home with Anne Robert in his arms.

Anne had followed him to the neighboring pack function, and they arrived at the Norfield pack gate late, so he had to take Anne home with him to rest before she returned to her father's house the following day.

Teddy knew he was cheating on Charlotte with Anne, as Anne had been his mate since she was younger. He liked her and wished to make her his Luna if he were to become the Alpha of Norfield packs. Teddy adored Anne and played with her while waiting for her to mature. When Anne finally turned 18 years old four years ago, Teddy wanted to introduce her to his family as his mate. But then his father told him that he had to accept Charlotte as his mate if he wanted to rule the pack.

According to his father, Charlotte had been groomed for Jack to become his Luna. But since Jack wasn’t around to take over his ruling seat and have Charlotte by his side, assisting him in ruling the pack house as the rightful Luna, it was best for Teddy to take care of Charlotte and accept her as his mate.

His father told him that Charlotte had been instilled with Luna qualities—something every other she-wolf didn’t have, including Anne. Since he wanted to be the next Alpha, which he already was, he had to accept Charlotte as his mate, even though she was not his true mate.

Charlotte had also governed the packs well, taken care of other she-wolves and young pups in his absence, and even while under his watch. Even as he didn’t want to touch Charlotte or get her pregnant, she was still around and a good Luna. The pack members loved her and admired her whenever they saw her, and she had created a facade that he was a good husband to her when all he did was beat her at home and reject her food.

"Answer me, Charlotte! Why did you set all this up and remain silent?" he asked again.

"What do you want me to say? That it's our wedding night when you would never even look at me? Stay away from me, Alpha Teddy. It's over between us, and I'm going to pursue a divorce tomorrow morning," Charlotte shouted back, raising her voice at Teddy.

His green eyes flashed with anger at her, and he neared her, replying, "You wouldn’t dare. Do you think I will let you go so that you can marry my brother and become his Luna, thereby giving him the power to take the Alpha position from me? Never!" Teddy's eyes glowered with rage as he grabbed Charlotte by the chin and pressed her jaw hard.

"You will bear my pups so that you cannot be with Jack—not while I am here," Teddy said, a malicious grin flashing in his eyes. Charlotte shivered at his words. If it had been before, she would have been happy to bear his pups. But now, the thought of having Teddy force himself on her irritated her, and she couldn’t allow him to touch her.

Charlotte didn’t react as Teddy finally let go of her. "We will consummate our marriage tonight. Hurry up!" he said as he took his seat next to hers, making her gulp in fear.

How could she escape Teddy's grasp? She could not bear his pups, so she had to come up with an excuse, Charlotte pondered.

Teddy washed his hands in the bowl of water and picked up chicken from the big bowl on the table. He resumed eating with Charlotte while staring at her. She looked so pretty, and Teddy's eyes were drawn to her lips as he sat beside her.

Charlotte felt goosebumps all over her skin as Teddy's gaze roamed over her body. She gulped her nervousness and tried not to look at him too.

"Eat quickly so we can get to it. It's almost daybreak," Teddy said as Charlotte continued eating. She coughed, nearly choking on her meal, and Teddy rubbed her back, making Charlotte stiffen as she felt his hard, calloused palm against her.

The cough immediately subsided, and Teddy withdrew his hand, smiling at her.

"I love your reaction to my touch. Why do I suddenly feel differently about you? Is it because I saw you kissing my brother?" Teddy finally asked Charlotte the question that had been running through his mind as he seemed to admire her now.

"Maybe," Charlotte replied, thinking the same thing. Seeing the meal had gone down, Charlotte knew that sooner or later, Teddy would soon finish his portion and want to take her to bed. She had to come up with an excuse to get away from him.

As Charlotte sat there, pondering how to escape Teddy's touch, she realized she didn’t want to mate with him. She knew he wanted to use her to keep the Alpha's position; if he divorced her now, his father might seize the Alpha position and give it back to Jack. Besides, after four years of marriage, Charlotte and Teddy didn’t have any pups, and she knew how worried Ex-Luna Sandra and her own mother were.

While Charlotte was still thinking about how to escape Teddy's grasp, Anne walked out of the guest room in her red seductive dress and frowned upon seeing them together at the dining table.

"Sweetheart, what are you doing here with Charlotte? I thought you told us to leave and that you wanted to sleep. Why are you here enjoying yourselves with her?" Anne approached the dining table, and Teddy glowered, trying to control his anger.

"Anne, this is a matter between husband and wife. Allow me to sort it out with Charlotte first," Teddy said, but Anne refused.

"No, Teddy! You promised to marry me and not Charlotte. You promised me you would get rid of her. Why is she still here with us? Send her away!" Anne shouted, and Teddy stood up from the table, shouting back at her, "No, Anne! I wanted to let Charlotte go before, but not now that Jack is back. I cannot allow him to have her! He will take the pack away from me, and with Charlotte's help, it will be easy for him to win. I love you, but right now, I need Charlotte's assistance."

Charlotte shivered at Teddy's declaration.

With a shaky voice, Anne asked him, "So what do you want to do? You have to choose between me and Charlotte?"

"I know," Teddy said. "I will always choose you, but for now, I want Charlotte to bear my pups and not you."