She is awake

Emma's POV

Three weeks later…

The sizzle of the stake filled the kitchen, indicating to me that it was cooked to perfection. I turned off the stove and wiped my hand on my apron. The dinner was ready and now I waited for Draven to come back home.

Draven left for a business trip the same night while I was still asleep and I did not bother him as he is usually very busy during those trips. Yesterday I found out that he came back to the pack three days ago and today he called me to tell me that he was coming home tonight.

I was elated. Today was our wedding anniversary and I was so happy that he remembered.

I finished arranging the dishes on the table and lit up the fragrant candles. It was the first time we were going to face each other after that night, I wanted it to be special. 

Maybe his feelings for me have changed.

Maybe he was going to say that he loves me.

Maybe I will get pregnant with his child and we can finally start our life together.

My train of thought was stopped by the sound of Draven’s car entering through the gates. I shot up from my seat, my heart was racing and I was extremely nervous. Alpha Draven walked inside the house and threw a nonchalant glance at me.

I could feel my face burn red, I lowered my eyes and said, “You are back…”

The man kept silent; he walked in and stopped right in front of me. I could feel his bone-piercing gaze on me and for some reason, the temperature of the room seemed to drop drastically.

After a moment of silence, he said abruptly, “I need you to leave!”

“What?” My mind went blank.

I felt as if the land underneath me pulled away. Unable to believe my ears, I asked him, "What did you just say?"

Draven stared at me with no emotion in his eyes and explained himself, "Stella has woken up from the coma. We don't need you anymore."

I clenched my fist, was that it? Since she was here, was he going to toss me out like a used tissue paper?

"What if I don't agree to leave?" I asked, making him raise an eyebrow. This was the first time I ever dared to disagree with him and so far, it did not look like he liked it.

"What makes you think you get to call the shots here? Do you see yourself as the Luna of this pack?" His disgusted eyes scanned me from top to bottom and said, "Did you forget your place just because I married you? You are nothing but a shameless orphan Gamma Austin of our pack adopted out of goodwill. You should be grateful that we even let you stay in our pack. You are not even worthy of living here, let alone dreaming of becoming the Luna."

Something seemed to have clutched my heart and was ripping it mercilessly. I could feel the tears pooling in the corner of my eyes. I muttered, "But… But that night…"

"What about that?" He cut me off coldly before I could even finish my sentence, "Don't tell me you are foolish enough to believe it meant anything to me. Remember this, Emma, you schemed your way into this marriage. You can sleep with me a thousand times but you will never have my heart."

My mouth opened and closed as if I was about to say something but nothing came out of my mouth. Draven loosened his tie and walked past me, saying, "I want to see you out of this house within a week."

I grabbed his arm and pulled him back, "No, I am not going anywhere."

The poker expression on his face shifted to shock, he pulled his arm out of my clutch and said, "Emma, don't test my patience."

His eyes were darkening and his Alpha aura was choking the room but I did not care. I said, “I am your wife, Draven! Not your dog to leave when you ask me to. We are not even divorced yet, you can’t make me leave.”

"Divorce? Do I need a divorce to kick you out of my house after knowing what you did three years ago?"

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Stop pretending, Emma. Stella has told me the truth. It was you who stabbed her with a silver knife that night!"

"What?" I was shocked. What was he saying?

My mind was in a mess after hearing his words. Why would Stella lie and accuse me of something like this? I didn't even meet her the day the accident happened.

I looked at his face, it was evident that he had believed her.

I asked bitterly, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't do it?"

"You are accusing her of lying?"

"I don’t know what is wrong with her but yes, Stella is lying.”

Alpha Draven grabbed my neck and raised me to his face level. His clutch was so tight that I felt the corner of my eyes darken due to suffocation. With no time, I was clawing his hand, fighting to free myself from him.

"You don’t deserve to even mention her name." He threw me to the ground when I was just about to pass out. While I was still coughing and trying to catch my breath, I heard him say, “You were jealous of Stella that I chose her and not you, so you used her as a pawn to make me marry you. You threatened her life just to get your way. Emma, you are a despicable woman.”

You are a despicable woman- his words rang inside my head.

Alpha Draven did not wait for me to say anything and intoned, “If you still have some decency left within you, get out of my house.”