Chapter Four

Raina POV

All colors drained out of my face as I watched everything unfolding in my presence.

'Didn't he say they were not in contact again and please someone tell me he did not break his promise and abandoned me there for her?' I pleaded to the moongoddess.

"Don't you feel any shame, getting together with another woman's husband?" Rita yelled as she pointed a finger at Jane, wrinkling her nose in disgust at her.

Jane's expression tightened as she clenched her hands into fists, she was obviously angry but then when she heard Luke clearing his throat, her eyes dropped.

Her hands unfolded as she pressed her lips together, blinking repeatedly to force tears, making little sounds and attracting Luke's attention.

Luke immediately raised her head up to face his, drying her tear with his thumb as he caressed her face tenderly, something he never did for me, even when I was grieving over the lost of our child.

"Shush! It's okay, don't cry. She isn't worth it."Luke consoled me and I wanted to burst into tears at the moment.

My heart was hurting, Lucy whimpering in my head in pain as she also watched all these, feeling neglected.

My co-workers all gathered round me, trying to block my view as they all shot me pitiful gaze, wanting to move forward and hug me but I took a step backwards.

"How do you think your wife would react when she sees all these?" Rita questioned and I could hear the irritation in her voice.

Luke stiffened, going pale as he swallowed, his hands still protectively around Rita.

"Wife? What wife? Shut up you waitress and I want to see your manager for such rudeness."

"So I guess I am just a nobody then, since you just denied me?" I asked from behind him and he froze, before slowly turning around.

"W-w-what are you doing here?" He stammered and Rita smirked, giving me a wink.

"Now the cat has suddenly gotten his tongue." Rita mocked as Luke gritted his teeth against one another.

Jane saw me and her eyes widened immediately before she looked away, trying to hide.

"I can't believe you would allow such a girl to speak to us, also please tell me this isn't where you are working." He told me and I sighed.

"Let's go somewhere privately to talk please." I pleaded and Rita gave me a disapproving look while Luke snorted.

"Can't be seen with a waitress. Sorry." He spat out, looking at me like I was some trash before leaving with Jane, not even sparing me a backwards glance, humiliating me in front of everyone.

Customers who were around and saw all these began to whisper as I tried to hold back my tears again. Rita noticed this and then came to hug me.

I closed early from work that day or rather my co-workers forced me to, 30 minutes after Luke left with Jane. I didn't want to go home yet, would be reminded of the horrible events that happened today again.

So I took a stroll till evening time before getting home and meeting the whole place scattered. Something I took my time to clean this morning.

My head began to hurt immediately and I placed it on my palm, moving to the cupboard in the room to get Panadol for the headache. I had work to do.

"Why are you back so late? I am hungry and dinner isn't set yet." I heard his voice behind me and turned to see him sitting on the sofa and reading the newspaper.

Unlike before, where I would feel so overjoyed to see him at home, praying he would never leave, it was the opposite this time. I just wanted him out so I could have my space.

He continued talking but I didn't hear a word and just zoned him out. I wasn't really in the mood for his nagging today.

"I believe I am not talking to myself, Rina." He called my name with a warning and I fought back the urge to scoff.

"Please not now Luke. I have got things to do now." I begged, as I grabbed a mop to clean the spilled water, from his bottled water whose cap was lying on the window.

'How could someone be this messy?' I pondered and got no answer so I shrugged and went about my chores.

"How come I never knew the job you were doing?" He suddenly asked out of the blue and my grip on the mop tightened.

"Perhaps if you paid more attention to me like you did that girl, you would know." I replied to him and he let out a low growl, getting up abruptly and turning me to face him roughly.

"When on earth would you drop this?" He yelled into my face, bits of saliva coming out of his mouth unto my face and I cringed.

"And when would you ever keep to your words? You promised me you would stop seeing her but apparently I was being fooled."

He scoffed before glaring down at me.

"I was just passing by and saw she was being bullied and as my friend, I intervened so please do not go to cause any more trouble for her because it's my fault for trying to help a person." He said and I knew he was trying to guilt-trip me.

I wasn't ready for that yet so I shrugged his hand off mine and saw my wrist was red. He was also a Beta like I was and must have used a heavy amount of force.

I couldn't feel the pain though. My heart was aching enough.

"I am sorry. Come, let me..." He tried saying, bringing me into his embrace and trying to kiss me. I shut my eyes, about to let him but then found myself standing a few feet away from him the next second.

"What was that about?" He fumed, his face red with anger.

"You are not touching me with those same hands you used to caress her." I responded and he laughed bitterly.

"You see why I prefer her to you? She doesn't nag, neither is she old and stinky or does she wear garbage underwear, deceiving herself into thinking she is hot when she is just a granny." He insluted and all my pending tears came rushing.

I sniffled, watching as he left the house in anger. Perhaps it was my fault? I was making things hard for him but does that also give him the right to treat me in such a way?

I guess we will all be okay after all.