Chapter 3

Mattew’s hand was still raised from where he’d struck me, his eyes blazing with fury.

"How dare you speak the Alpha King’s name? And spread such lies about him!"

"You have a death wish, and you're going to drag my pack down with you!"

"Mattew's right!" Marcus chimed in anxiously. "The Riverdale Pack is trying to get protection from the Blackwood Pack. If you piss off the Alpha King because of your lies, he’ll destroy us all!"

I held my stinging cheek, silently watching the clowns perform.

The irony was sickening. The revered, untouchable Luna they spoke of was standing right here, being mocked and assaulted by them.

Maybe my glare was too sharp, because Mattew flinched and took a half-step back.

"Mattew!"

Claire’s shriek shattered the strange tension. She rushed to his side, glaring at me. "Stop putting on an act!"

"You're just jealous Mattew chose me! Jealous that I gave him an heir! This is your pathetic way of getting revenge, isn't it?"

"Mattew was just offering to take you in, and this is how you repay him? By trying to ruin his future with your disgusting lies!"

Shaken from his momentary fear, Mattew stared at me, his voice turning cold.

"You're still the same as you always were."

I knew what he meant. Claire used to do this all the time—stir up trouble to make me look like the crazy one.

And just like before, Mattew would side with her and call me a jealous shrew.

But this time, he didn't just turn his back on me and give me the cold shoulder until I came crawling back to apologize.

He took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over my face. When his eyes landed on my stomach, a look of disgust crossed his features.

"I can overlook your disrespect. For old times' sake, I can't just leave you out here all alone."

Mattew pulled out a silver pin bearing the Riverdale Pack’s sigil. He tossed it on the ground in front of me like he was giving a coin to a beggar. "If you're willing to rejoin the pack, even as the lowest omega, I will accept you."

He paused, then added, "And as for that thing in your belly, I'll take care of it."

Murmurs of approval rippled through his pack members.

"Alpha Mattew is so merciful…"

"Any other Alpha would have exiled her for good."

They all expected me to fall to my knees in gratitude.

I just found it hilarious.

What did he just say? He'd take care of my baby?

What right did he have?

As they all watched in shock, I kicked the pin away and snatched my necklace back from Claire's hand.

"You—" Mattew's face froze.

I looked up and gave the furious Alpha a sweet, deadly smile.

"No, thank you, Alpha Mattew."

"I want nothing from you."