Chapter 3

When I opened my eyes again, I was staring at a white hospital ceiling.

"Arabella, you're finally awake." Beryl's eyes were red and swollen.

"Beryl..."

Beryl carefully helped me sit up. "You've been unconscious for two days and nights. I was worried sick."

Two days?

"Has it really been two days?" My voice was barely a whisper.

There was only one day left before my departure?

Beryl wiped her tears, sobbing uncontrollably. "Arabella, you... You lost your pup!"

Lost my pup? Those words exploded in my head like thunder.

"I lost my pup..." My body trembled uncontrollably, and tears poured down my face.

Beryl tried to comfort me, saying with a heartbroken voice, "It was just over a month old, barely formed yet. Arabella, try to stay calm. You're still young. You can have more pups."

I squeezed my eyes shut, sobbing as every inch of my body convulsed in pain. Just as I was beginning to calm down slightly, the hospital ward door was violently kicked open with a loud bang.

Jaden's expression was terrifyingly dark. He stormed over to my hospital bed and angrily demanded, "Arabella, why did you kill Lillian's pup?"

My body was weak, and I struggled to open my mouth to defend myself. "No... It wasn't me. I didn't hurt her. She stabbed herself, and her pregnancy was fake too. You can ask the doctor to check!"

However, Jaden's eyes held only hatred. He suddenly reached out and dragged me from the bed while I was still hooked up to an IV. The needle pulled free, causing blood to splatter everywhere.

"Arabella, you make me sick."

Jaden dragged me toward the door. Beryl cried out in alarm and rushed forward to stop him, but Jaden ruthlessly shoved her aside.

"Jaden! How can you treat Arabella like this? She has amnesia. She doesn't even know who that woman is. How could she possibly hurt her? And you don't know that Arabella was also—"

"Shut up!" Jaden roared, cutting off Beryl's words. His gaze was savage enough to devour someone. "You backstabbing little bitch, do you know who you're talking to? If you dare conspire with this woman again, don't blame me for exiling you to the wilderness!"

Jaden was consumed with rage. He was in no state to listen to any reasoning. He dragged me to the neighboring hospital ward and threw me violently to the floor.

Lillian lay weakly on the hospital bed.

"Arabella, look what you've done! The doctor said Lillian was carrying a female pup. How could you be so heartless? You should repent for what you've done!"

I lay on the cold floor, pinned down by two large Betas. I could not move and could only cry out helplessly, "It's all fake! She was never pregnant! Go ask the doctor!"

Jaden's cold eyes swept over me as he lifted his foot and kicked my abdomen viciously.

"You're still denying it? Arabella, if you still want to become my future Luna, then get out of here and reflect on your actions. When Lillian is discharged, you'll take care of her to atone for what you've done!"

I bit my lip to keep the tears from falling.

"Fine! I'm leaving!"

I used every ounce of my strength to stagger to my feet and limped out of the hospital ward without looking back.

Watching my resolute retreating figure, Jaden felt an inexplicable ache in his heart. However, his attention was quickly drawn back to the moaning she-wolf on the hospital bed. He stayed to care for her until midnight before dragging his exhausted body home.

When he reached home, the mansion was empty. There was not a soul in sight, and it was terrifyingly quiet.

"Arabella." Jaden suddenly felt a panic and frantically called my name, but he received no response. He searched every corner of the mansion but could not find any trace of me. Even all my belongings had disappeared.

In desperation, Jaden reached out to Beryl through the mind-link. "Beryl, is Arabella with you?"

Beryl was silent for two seconds before saying calmly, "She went back to her own pack for an arranged mating. Oh, and there's something else. Right before you forced her to kneel and apologize to Lillian, Arabella had just miscarried your pup."

Jaden's heart lurched violently. "Miscarriage? Arranged mating?"