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Elysia’s POV

I spent the entire night waiting.

Despite his betrayal, a huge part of me longed for him to slip into bed, with a lazy apology on his lips telling me this was all a prank to test my loyalty. But it never came.

By dawn, I had neatly stacked my suitcases by the door, as if running away would somehow make it hurt less.

It didn’t.

I stared at my reflection through my mirror, the harsh morning light outlining my rimming red eyes from a night of no sleep.

A sharp knock at the door shattered my thoughts as my heart leaped, for a second I let myself believe it was him and that he had come back to apologize for spending the night with her and leaving me… That maybe, just maybe, he’d realized what he’d done, but when the door opened, it wasn't Tyler standing there.

It was Sarah.

She took one look at my packed bags and sighed. “Luna,” she started softly, her voice gentle. “I had a feeling you’d do something like this, hence why I had come earlier than usual.”

I swallowed hard, before walking towards the door. “Sarah, I... its for the best.”

Her eyes softened as she stared at me. “You didn’t sleep, did you?”

I shook my head… as guilt hit me, j was about to actually leave without saying goodbye to my number one supporter and friend.

Never had she spoken ill of me nor did she ever see me as anything lesser than her Luna.

“Luna, that's not the right way to do things…”

I looked away. “I am sorry, I didn't know how to say goodbye, nor can I face everyone after last night's humiliation…”

She exhaled, then, to my surprise she hugged me. “Then don’t go, you leaving means she wins, moreover I'm sure the Alpha must have a good explanation for this.”

“Please, you can't give up now, Luna,” she continued, seeing she might have struck a nerve.

“Sarah, you know I can’t stay...” I said, pulling away from her

“Where will you go?” Her question pulled me back to reality, but I wasn't just Tyler's woman. I had kept money aside a lot of times for emergencies… and this was an emergency.

“You don't have to worry...” I replied, but a familiar sound cut me off.

Her voice was low and oddly sweet to listen to yet I dreaded it "Luna?"

I turned slowly towards the sound, my stomach twisting as Tyler stood there, keys in one hand, his other arm lazily draped around his pregnant mistress’s waist.

I hadn't even gotten a proper look at her yesterday as my emotions were all over the place, just one look at her… I knew why he did it.

She was stunning—long blond hair, slender long legs with an hour Glass figure. She was wearing the shirt he wore yesterday on… our wedding day.

The moment his eyes landed on me, it almost seemed like he just realized he had left me yesterday and never returned...

“Elysia?” His voice cracked as his gaze flickered to me then to my luggage, then to Sarah, then back to me

As realization of what I was about to do hit him, I sensed his panic.

I forced myself to stand tall, even as my heart was slowly broke into pieces as I stared at her. “We didn't meet officially last night, but I'm happy to see that you have settled in well after ruining my wedding.”

The woman shifted uncomfortably, looking between us.

His arm dropped from around her waist so fast she stumbled and held the wall for support and in a blink of an eye, he was beside me.

“Please let me explain everything” he begged.

Bullshit. My nails bit into my palm, did he really think I was that stupid?

“Ahh my legs!” she cried out, but he ignored her as he yanked me back into the room we once shared… and Sarah offered me a nod before leaving.

He cupped my face, his eyes wild, “I had been so stupid to think you'd put up with any of this.” he began before gently leading me to the bed.

Sarah's words rang in my ears and despite my anger, I decided to listen to him.

He tried holding my hands, but I brushed him off, causing him to exhale heavily, brushing his hands through his head.

“Last summer, the council of clan heads held a meeting with me, and I was persuaded to cancel our wedding”.

“When I refused an Alpha had suggested that if I wanted to go ahead with my marriage, I needed my first child to be born from a pure line of royal wolves”, he continued, his voice low.

A cold sensation crawled up my spine like tiny ants. I already knew where this was going and judging from my background, I understood why they had said that.

“A suggestion was made that I make Alicia the daughter of the strongest clan head my Luna and have you as my mistress or I bed her and have her hear my child, I rejected her and the suggestions swiftly. What I didn't know was that they were not ones to give up.”

I knew I wasn't liked by anyone, I didn't even know what I did to deserve his love and he had shown me unconditional love for five years.

“The last thing I remember from that night was feeling powerless as I had a sip of wine before I was guided into bed.”

I froze.

My mind scrambled to process his words, but the truth was already sinking in—heavy, suffocating.

He was drugged not drunk.

“I didn’t plan this,” he insisted, eyes pleading. “Even though they tried to sway me, I was still going to marry you, Elysia. I never wanted any of this please you have to believe me.”

I wanted to believe him. Goddess, I wanted to.

“When did you find out she was with child?” I asked him.

“Yesterday, at the same time you did” he answered almost immediately.

“She came with her Father,” he continued, “at night when she fell unconscious, he threatened to go to war with me having the other clan heads by his side, if anything happened to her”.

This was bigger than the both of us. I didn't trust that girl at all I didn't trust him either. I said nothing instead I watched him, scanning his face for any sign to prove to myself that he was lying.

“Alicia will not be a permanent thing here, nor would she even be my Luna,” he swore. “But she’s carrying my child… my heir, and I can’t abandon it.”

Silence stretched between us. My chest felt tight, my breath shallow.

“Time,” His voice pleaded. “That’s all I ask. Time to fix this... to set things right. There’s too much at stake, Elysia. The pack, we can't even afford war right now, more importantly our future. I swear to you, I will never choose her over you.”

His words hung in the air, but all I could focus on was the final part, and just like that, everything snapped into place.

“I love you, please don't go, don't leave me… I need your support now more than ever!” He whispered, pulling me closer into his warmth.

And this time I let myself sink carefree into his warmth.

He had fought for me all these years, and I had been ready to walk away without listening.

“Lie with me” I whispered, and his hand tightened around me and without hesitation he carried me to lay down.

“I am yours, my wolf is yours and you are mine… My Luna” he promised, whispering as his lips brushed against my temple first, slowly, before trailing down to meet my wanting lips in a slow, lingering kiss.

Almost immediately, I melted into him; my fingers slipped into his hair, pulling him closer as his hands roamed around my aching body.

His lips left mine and trailed down my neck planting hickeys as his arms wrapped around me, holding me against him.

I closed my eyes, savoring the feeling and let the rest of the world disappear as he gently rammed his rod into me taking me over the moons.

When I woke up, he wasn't there.