002. Rejection

VIVIANA……

I woke up when a ray of sunlight kept peeking on my face through the small space of the curtains. Rubbing my eyes I looked around to find myself in our room. Yesterday’s scene replayed in my mind, making me remember that Ezra is not mine anymore. My heart clutched painfully.

But then I remembered about my baby. “My baby is fine right?” A panic surged through me and to my relief I saw Doctor Starla walking inside the room.

“You are awake?” She asked me.

“What happened to me? My baby is fine, right, Starla?” I asked, panicking.

“Don't worry, Luna. Your baby is fine.” A wave of relief washed over me hearing her words.

“Thanks to the Moon Goddess that my baby is fine.” I laid, leaning against the headboard of the bed.

“By the way, what happened to you last night? Your brother called me in urgency. So I rushed to the packhouse in the heavy rain. I thought something happened to you or the child. You have no idea how scared I was when Daniel asked me to come quickly.” I felt a pang in my heart and looked out of the window.

Then I explained everything to her. “Huh! How can he do that to you? Is he blind? Can't he see how much you love him? Why didn't you tell him that you are also pregnant with his child?” A bitter chuckle left my mouth.

“What's the use? He had clearly shown me my place in his life by pointing his finger. My love for him faded the moment he insulted our relationship. I stayed with him, loving him unconditionally even knowing that he never loved me. But when he insulted my love for him, he killed me. He isn't worthy of my Love, Starla. My parents didn't raise me to beg for love. I don't want to use this blessing to stay with a man for whom I don't matter.”

Starla held my hands in hers and patted on it. “I can understand. What will you do now?”

I smiled at her softly. “I will leave this pack and go far away from here. I feel suffocated here. If I tell my family they will never let me leave. After I leave, please tell my brother to take care of him and Mom and Dad.”

“Your brother will never forgive me. Even though I'm his Mate, he will never forgive me for this. Please don't do this. They love you.” Her eyes were twinkling with tears.

Tears rolled down from my eyes and I looked away from her with a sad smile on my face.”I know. If I go to meet them, I won't be able to leave the pack. I also love them. You don't have to say goodbye to them on my behalf. You just do me a favor by hiding this truth from everyone that I'm pregnant with Ezra's Baby.” She looked at me stunned.

“He's the father of this baby.” I shook my head.

“No, he's not. I'm the father and Mother of this child. I will keep this child away even from his shadow. He isn't worthy of knowing that he's the father of my child.”

I got up from the bed. “I will leave before Raya comes to the packhouse. Ezra told me last night that she will be here in the morning. I don't want to encounter her.” Starla engulfed me in a warm hug.

“I wish you happiness, bestie. I hope you find someone who will love you the way you loved Alpha Ezra. Best of luck. I will take my leave then.” I nodded at her and she left the room saying goodbye to me.

I changed my dress after freshening up. I had some savings with me in my bag. I took my bag to go downstairs. But to my bad luck I encountered Raya and Ezra in the living room. She was hugging his arm.

I noticed irrigation in his face when his gaze met mine. So he just walked away from there leaving Raya to her brother. But Beta Raden also followed his Alpha leaving the two of us alone in the living room.

Looking at me Raya flashed a sinister smile at me by tilting her head. “Long time no see, bestie.” She waved her hand at me and I scoffed at her. Yes, we used to be besties when we were little.

“I wish I never see you again.” Her fake smile faded from her face.

“Pathetic bitch.” She sneered at me viciously.

“You are pregnant, please be careful with your words. Don't use vulgar words in your pregnancy. You know children follow what their parents do.” She scoffed at my words.

“Keep your precious advice to yourself. You can never feel the feeling of getting pregnant, you barren girl.” I forced a smile at her. I don't want to waste my energy on her at all.

“I know I'm pathetic, pitiful. But I don't want you to worry about me. You know stress can cause wrinkles on your face.” I let out a fake gasp and covered my mouth while widening my eyes.

“ Huh! What if Ezra divorce you too when you lose your beauty.” I made an Innocent face and she glared at me.

“He will never leave me. I know you envy me because he loves me. Only me. Even after being married to him for three years you couldn't make him fall in love with you. Then think how strong our love is. You know I don't feel bad for you at all. You deserve this pain because you tried to steal him from me. But look, who wins in the end.” She flipped her hair in arrogance and I laughed at her over confidence.

“Best of luck, ex-bestie.” I was about to leave but her words stopped me.

“You must be feeling heartbroken thinking that Ezra was with me all those nights pleasuring me while you keep waiting for him looking at the door.” My steps halted and I turned to look at her. A smirk lingered on my lips.

“I know he used to spend nights with you but in the end he used to come to me, in his home. In fact I feel bad for you, I heard how pitiful your life was all these three years in the dark room. You had a tough time all these years. Don't tell me you came here carrying a child from there and named it Ezra's.” I was just baffling just to irritate her the same way she was doing to me so that she let me go.

“How dare you call the child a bastard child?” She raised her hand to slap me but before it came to me I held her hand and twisted it behind her back. “Don't think of me as that old Viviana who used to tolerate all your bullying. You used to show others that we are friends while you used to manipulate me. Bully me.”

Raya scoffed at me. “It seems you have grown up, bestie. But you forget one thing, what a great actor I'm.” Saying that held the vase from the side table near the sofa and broke it on her wrist.

“Ah! Viviana, why are you doing this to me? I didn't come back willingly. It was Ezra who brought me here. It was him who wanted to keep me around him. I didn't want to get pregnant and make you leave. It was all him. I'm innocent. Don't be mad at me.” I was too shocked to react. But I understood everything when I heard Alpha Ezra’s voice from behind.

“Viviana, what did you do?” Before I could understand anything he turned me around by holding my wrist and gave me a tight slap on my face. I was dumbfounded. I didn't expect him to hit me. He never raised his voice at me before and now he just hit me for this wretch.

I was lucky enough not to fall on the floor because of the hard impact because I fell on the sofa behind me. I looked at him in utter shock. But he rushed to check Raya.

“Oh, My Goddess!” I heard my Mother-in-law's voice coming from the main door.

“What are you doing, son? Leave that runt and come see Raya. Her hand is bleeding.” Ezra’s mother yelled at him while Rachel got the first-aid kit to treat her wound.

“It won't work. Ask the pack doctor to come and check on her. She's carrying the heir of this pack.” I wanted to roll my eyes at her words. If she would have known that I was also carrying the heir of this pack. She would never treat me like this ever. I was always an eyesore to her eyes.

“What do you want, Viviana? Do you want to kill the baby?” Rachel yelled at me and I got up from the sofa.

“What do you expect from her? It's obvious that she will feel jealous of Raya, because she's carrying Ezra’s baby. She can't bear to see others happy.” Ezra’s mother sneered at me.

“Enough, she's leaving the house. Let her leave.” I held back the tears that threatened to fall at his words.

His Mother and Sister looked at him. “Huh! You are letting her go just like that? Aren't you going to punish her for what she did to the mother of your child?” I looked at Ezra with a hurtful look.

Is he really going to punish me for what I didn't commit?

“I have already punished her. It's enough. I don't want to stay here any longer for a second. Let her leave.” My heart shattered at his words and I watched him carrying Raya upstairs in his arms. Maybe, he's taking her to our room. Where we have spent our three years together, which room holds memories of our relationship.

“Both of you are not saying anything to her.” His voice echoed throughout the hallroom. I could feel their heated gaze on me as I walked out of the house.

Standing before the house I looked back at the house and tears rolled down from my eyes. “Goodbye, Ezra. I wish you happiness. I wish you to live a happy and healthy life with your loved one and child. I’m glad that Raya got kidnapped that night. Otherwise, I would get the chance to be with Ezra not even for three years. I will cherish those memories always in my heart. I understood today that you can't make a place in anyone's life. Love happens naturally. We don't have the power to make others fall in love with us. I was foolish to believe that one day you will love me back. I only have one wish, you realise my love for you one day.” Saying I got into the car and told the driver to take me to the bus stop.