Discarded To Desired: Out Of My Way Ex Husband

ALEXIS Dyson had his hand gently placed on her lower back, guiding her inside like she belonged here. The entire table went silent for a second before Helena rose with a bright, genuine smile I had never seen her give me.“Dyson, my son! You finally brought her,” Helena said warmly.I couldn’t breathe, my hands started shaking under the table as I stared at the woman. Who was she? Why was she here on our anniversary?Dyson cleared his throat, his expression was calm, almost… happy.“Everyone, I want you to meet Mandy Delray,” he announced steadily. “My fated mate. The mate bond snapped into place a few weeks ago and as you can see… she’s carrying my child.”At that moment his words became a truck that hit my head hard.Fated mate.Pregnant with his child.The room erupted in joy. Helena clapped her hands together, beaming with pride. Clarissa, Denise, and Olivia rushed to hug Mandy, laughing and congratulating her like she was some kind of queen. While Mandy gave me a pitiful look.“

ALEXIS'S POVMy days in the house became one long, painful haze. I was drowning in exhaustion, both body and soul. At this point I was a stranger to sleep. Every night I lay in our big cold bed alone, listening to the distant murmurs and laughter coming from the other wing where Dyson now spent most of his time with Mandy. My pregnancy symptoms had grown worse under the constant stress. My back hurt constantly, my legs were swollen, and dizzy spells came without warning. Still, I kept moving. I kept trying.This morning was no different.I dragged myself out of bed at dawn, my head started spinning as I stood up. Black spots clouded my sight, but I held onto the wall until they cleared out. Dyson hadn’t come to bed again last night. The sheets on his side remained untouched and cold. I placed a trembling hand on my heavy belly, feeling the baby move weakly.“I’m sorry,” I whispered. “Mommy’s trying.”I made my way to the kitchen like every other morning. My hands moved on autopilot

ALEXIS'S POVThe first thing I heard was the steady beeping of machines. Rhythmic and annoying machines. My eyelids felt like they had been glued shut. I forced them open, blinking my eyes slowly to adjust to the harsh white lights above me.A hospital room.I turned my head slowly, still feeling fuzzy and disoriented. A tall, handsome stranger leaned against the wall near the window, his arms were folded across his broad chest. He looked powerful in an expensive black shirt, he stood there watching me with calm but intense eyes. The same man I vaguely remembered from the roadside before everything went dark.Then seated right beside my bed, holding my hand tightly, was my mother. The moment her eyes met mine, she broke into a stream of tears.“Alexis… my baby!” she cried, kissing the back of my hand repeatedly. “Thank the goddess you’re awake. I was so scared.”I tried to speak but my throat felt dry, everything still felt like a dream to me. I looked around again, trying to piece

ALEXIS POV“Child.” Mother's voice echoed in my ears, but I was too numb to move. My eyes stared dazedly at the flower pot by the window, my lips moving without forming proper words. “It's been weeks. You have to move on.”I felt her hand wrap around mine, her body trembling slightly. Mother had suffered with me. She stayed with me for almost half of the day to make sure I didn't bring harm to myself.I shut my eyes as tears burned down my cheeks. Even crying drained the little strength I had left. All I wanted was for the moon goddess to take me, just as she took my child.It shouldn't be hard for her to do.“Mother.” I opened my mouth to speak, the air bitter against my dry throat. “I can't move on yet. I can't move on and pretend everything's fine.”I forced my head to turn toward her, a dull ache spreading through my neck after staring at one spot for weeks. “I carried my baby for months, mama. I felt my baby inside me. Her kicks.” My fist slammed weakly against my chest as a brok

My hands were shaking, and my heartbeat could be heard pounding from a mile away. My eyes were glued to the devil standing before me whose expression didn't change one bit.“What do you mean?” “How would you know? How would you have known that while you were out here frolicking with your whore, I was out there hurting?”Before I could say another word, Mandy called out in a chippy voice and gasped. “Did you hear that? Dyson, she just called me a whore.”I expected Dyson to have been aware of his fault, to pull me close and apologize. Instead, he looked up at me and in a dark, vibrating tone, “You need to apologize to her right now, Alexis.”“What?” I murmured. “You can't be serious.”“That's right!” Olivia chimed in from atop the staircase. “How can you just come in here and start insulting everyone?”Denise snorted loudly from the background where she'd been enjoying the drama initially. “If you think you can just come here and kill the legal heir to this family, you're sorely mista