Chapter 1

THIRD POV

While Luna Alina was busy preparing dinner and decorating the house for their third anniversary, Alpha Zach, her husband, sparked headlines on the internet.

He is seen stepping out from a guest house with a beautiful woman by his side. Both locked hands romantically in matching outfits, the woman, the daughter of a top Alpha in the state, Bella.

"Gosh!!! Alpha Zach and Bella are so cute together.”

" My favorite couple of the year."

"Both of them will make adorable kids."

More comments were made in the picture with over a thousand heart emojis.

Alina zoomed into the picture, sliding to the woman's face. She quickly recognized her.

Besides being a famous model Alina knew Bella to be Zach's ex-girlfriend and the daughter of Alpha Zeus, one of Zach's business associates. An important one at that. Zach himself introduced the two of them and by the way he looked at Bella, Alina Knew he hadn't gotten over her just yet.

Tears poured from her eyes, she remembers Zach saying he was going for a business meeting. Had they met coincidentally at a meeting? She thought to herself, more tears dropped down her eyes as she thought about their marriage. She'd been his wife secretly for years, Zach has never thought of flaunting her as much as he did with Bella.

She then felt a piercing pain in her head like someone was poking tiny needles into them followed by a nauseating feeling. Alina quickly switched off her mobile phone, abandoning the decorations half way.

Across the room is a table full of different dishes with a bottle of champagne to celebrate their marriage. Even though it didn't seem much of a marriage since it was a one-sided love.

Zach has been her childhood love, she crushed on him for so many years ago they even dated. However, when she found out his identity as the son of her father's enemy, she broke their relationship and transferred schools. Then, Zach was one of the popular Alpha males in school, he was a few years older than her, she was barely sixteen, they managed to maintain their relationship until she was eighteen and found out that they were mates.

However, she had to reject him for family sake. Zach has never known her identity for years, she'd kept it strictly hidden. Alina later abandoned her father's orders to return to Zach. At the period of their separation, Zach and Bella dated.

She knew that they never separated even after she got married to him. All she did was out of love. Swallowing the humiliation for years , Zach never gave her the chance to explain, he only took her in as his wife and treated her as a stranger.

Zach never showed any form of affection towards her, even when they got intimate. Alina could count how many times he'd touched her. And at all the times, he made her take contraceptive pills and monitored her throughout to ensure that she never got pregnant.

He claimed he wasn't ready to father a child yet.

Did he ever love her too? Was her mistake too big for him to forgive her? She knew how hurt he was when she rejected him and broke their bond, but it was for a cause that he'd never understand.

That night, Zach never returned home to Alina, he never regarded their anniversary but spent time with his mistress.

Alina cried herself to sleep.

The next morning when Alina woke up , she was completely drenched in sweat, asides that, she had a fever. She struggled to get out of bed.

Zach did not return home. Alina's face wrinkled as she watched the maidens clear the dining room where she'd previously decorated for the celebration.

She moved closer to the table where she kept an imprinted glass plate. She'd specifically handmade that plate for his sake, she wrote so many romantic poems for him to read.

"Ouchh…"

The plate slipped from her hands as she was lost in thoughts. Alina felt her head sting and she immediately rubbed her temples. It subsided for a minute and soon, the pain returned worse than the first time. Even after she rested for a long time her skin continued to burn with fever.

Alina suspects it had to be fatigue because in the last two days she's been busy preparing for the anniversary to make it a memorable one for them both.

"Take me to the hospital."

Alina said to the driver. She wore make-up to cover up her pale face, not wanting anyone to feel pity for her. All the servants in the mansion knew how alpha Zach was treating her but she chose to keep it between them.

Alina kept her face bright all through. She didn't want the driver suspecting anything, or he would have to call his boss and Alina didn't want any of that to happen.

Alina lied that she was paying a visit to someone, and she managed to convince him.

At M & S hospital

"Congratulations Luna Alina, a new life is growing inside of you." The doctor said, handing a white paper to her.

She sat up and took the envelope, her fingers trembled as she forced it open.

Her face wore a long frown as she read the reports on the paper. “I'm really pregnant." She touched her stomach. Alina suddenly recalled Zach’s conditions to their marriage and bearing him a child wasn't a part of it.

She bit her lips then asked. " Is it possible if I wanted to ter….." the remaining words died in her throat.

As tears formed in her eyes she thinks of Zach. He utterly detested the idea of having a child with her. Alina tried to remember how this happened, she knew better than skipping the pills he'd given to her. Maybe it didn't work the last time she used them.

Alina Paced back and forth in the room. Her heart was troubled. How will Zach react to the news?

The pressure became too much to handle. Alina called Zach to know what he thinks of having a child. It's been three years already. She called him several times and he refused to pick up until hours later when he finally called her back.

She immediately picked his phone call the moment it rang once.

"Zach." Her voice breathless as she spoke to him.

“You should call me Alpha,” he declared to her.

“I… I'm sorry, Alpha” she immediately apologized.

"What is it Alina? Do you need more money? If you want to know when I will be home I would advise you not to bother asking because it will take a while."

His demeanour had turned so cold towards her. Alina blinked then asked her question.

"What do you think of a child? Are you ready to be a father now?

A dangerous silence followed.

In a scornful voice he said "Get rid of it, it's not mine" Her heart sank the moment she heard him say that. He must've trusted the contraceptives so much to ever believe that it failed. She couldn't think of anything else, but to sobbed silently.

Just as she was about to hang up the phone, She heard a woman's voice. She speaks in the background. "My love, my hands can't reach my back."

"Zach, are you cheating on me?" She asked in a broken voice. There was no reply.

Zach forgot to hang up the call.

"Yes….. Zach ….f**k"

Bella moaned.

Alina almost dropped dead. She staggered backwards hitting her back against a wall. She leaned on the wall clenching her stomach.

When she woke up, she didn't know what time it was. Alina noticed the room was differently familiar.

She was bedridden at the hospital, there was only the driver standing beside her. He had a cold look on his face.

“Luna, you're awake. How do you feel?” He asked her. He's just walked into the bedroom to inform her about Alpha Zach's plans to return when he found her on the floor unconscious. He had no choice but to bring her to the hospital, besides, he'd just found out that she was pregnant.

Alina felt a Sharp pain in her lower abdomen, reminding her that she was carrying a baby. She behaved like every other woman would, she touched her stomach and looked at the doctor who'd just walked through the door.

"Did…. " She paused halfway to think. The thought of losing her child brought fresh tears to her eyes. She felt the urge to scream.

The doctor stared at her with a reassuring smile.

"Your child is fine and kicking, Luna. I still advise you to rest. If what happened back then happens again. Certainly we may not be able to protect the child.” He explained and she immediately nodded.

Alina breathed out deeply then rested on the bed holding her stomach.

"Thank you."

He then excused her.

“Luna, when are you going to inform the alpha about your pregnancy?” The driver asks her, she stared at him with so much fear in her eyes.

“Please don't” she quickly begged him, holding his hands. She knew that he wouldn't keep the secret for long because he was loyal to alpha Zach but she still had to beg him.

The middle aged man who could have someone like her as his daughter immediately understood the situation and kept silent. “It's fine, I will let you tell him when you're ready. But please, do not keep it silent for long” he said to her.