Chapter 3

Immediately those words left his lips, I felt it—the burning agony, the pain of rejection. It started from my chest, then slowly traveled to my stomach. A scream tore through my throat, my heart hammered against my ribs, and I thought it'd explode.

My nails scraped against the marble. Each breath felt like shards of glass slicing through my lungs.

Dark veins crawled beneath my skin. The black veins crawled up my arms and down my legs until something inside me shattered.

The bond!

But all this wasn't important to me at the moment, not until I felt it—my wolf slowly detaching from me. I stretched out my hands for her to come back to me, to stay with me, but she stopped, turned slowly towards me, and vanished into the air.

"Noooooo!" I screamed, and all the pain I had felt was gone, replaced with emptiness.

I had lost my child, lost my wolf, and also lost my mate!

"Awww, so pitiful. She had lost her child and also her wolf. Poor sister, you lost everything in one night," Enya's high-pitched voice taunted, amusement flickering across her face.

My hands clenched against the cold marble floor, my eyes blazing with fury.

This is how everything ended. This is how my whole life ended. I lost my mate, my unborn child, and my wolf in one night.

Everything I thought was perfect all these years was nothing but a lie.

Everything!

I stood up slowly as I no longer felt any pain anymore. My eyelids were thick with tears.

Enya grabbed her night robe and wore it, walking majestically towards Ronan, swinging her hips.

Her eyes held quiet confidence as she wrapped her hands around Ronan's waist, placing a soft kiss on his neck.

My heart squeezed at the sight of this.

"Baby, I don't want her in this pack anymore. Cast her out. She might do something to our baby."

I blinked.

No... he can't cast me out. Where do I go? A cast-out Luna is cursed and can't be accepted into any pack. If sighted, I will be immediately eliminated.

"No, please... you can't cast me out." My lower lip quivered with consternation. How much lower can he go? How? What did I do to deserve this hatred? I had always devoted my love to him, only for him to shatter it like thin glass!

He's going to pay.

Slowly, I wiped my tears with the back of my palm and sniffed.

"Ronan, you are going to pay!" I muttered coldly, gritting my teeth so hard.

His expression remained calm, and in a swift movement, he strode towards me and grabbed my hands. His hands tightened around my wrists. I tried to pry his hands off, but I was just a mere human and couldn't be compared to his strength.

He yanked me outside Enya's room, leading to the exit of the pack mansion. He dragged me mercilessly through the hallway, my knees and legs scraping against the icy marble, leaving a trail of burning pain.

"Let go of me, Ronan!" I screamed, my voice echoing through the hallway, but no one dared to come out or come to my rescue.

Enya followed behind with a snarl, walking with long, steady strides.

Definitely enjoying the moment.

At one point, I stopped screaming. I wouldn't give her the satisfaction of seeing me completely ruined.

Getting to the large wooden exit door, carved with ancient symbols, he halted and glared at me. A dangerous glint settled in his eyes.

"I can't let you harm my child or throw any tantrums before anyone wakes up. It's better we end everything right now."

"I can't believe this is actually coming out of your mouth, Ronan."

"Yes, I'm saying it," he barked.

He opened the door, which let out a loud screeching sound, sending tremors through the ground.

Without an ounce of remorse in his eyes, he propelled me out the door.

My legs gave in, and I fell flat on my face, dust flaring into my nostrils.

"Please...." My voice came out in a whisper, like a prayer, as I stretched my hands forward, but he slammed the door in my face.

I sucked in a breath, the tears I had been holding streaming down freely.

"Ronannnn........!!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, and immediately the sky responded with a rumble of thunder, rain pouring down from the heavens.

The ground where I sat was already getting flooded with rain, but I didn't care. I felt empty. I felt soulless. I felt broken. My wet hair clung to my face, the cold air wrapped around my skin, and my whole body was soaked by the rain.

This is how my sister officially ruined my life. My own mate murdered my child, rejected me, and they were having an affair, with not even shame or pity. How could they?

Slowly, I scrambled up from the floor, ignoring my aching ankles and throbbing feet, and limped slowly away from the mansion.

What am I supposed to do now? Where do I go? How do I survive? I can't be seen in his pack. I'm going to be the laughingstock! Rejected, wolfless, and betrayed.

Everything is going to be like thin glass now that I have become wolfless. Humans don't survive in the werewolf world. Being the ex-Luna and becoming human is like being exposed to a world of daggers.

I walked for hours without realizing that I was halfway across the pack border. Realizing this, I halted. I stared at the pack mansion from afar, its glowing windows a cruel reminder of everything I'd lost.

I turned on my heels and headed towards the border, walking so slowly I couldn't even feel my legs. My hands were wrapped around my body for comfort as the rain soaked my night robe, clinging to my bare skin.

When my legs crossed the border, I felt it. That protection immediately left. I felt so empty that I felt like dying.

I stared up at the sky as the thunder rumbled above me, and a bitter smirk curled on my lips.

"Moon Goddess, all these years I worshipped you, and this is how you repay me? Now that I think of it, why did I serve you all these years? You don't deserve it."

"First, you took my parents away from me, and now my unborn child, my wolf, and everything else. Am I cursed? Why are you punishing me like this?

"Or wait... maybe you never even existed," I cried out, not even giving it a second thought whether what I said was offensive.

The sound of the rumbling thunder tore through the sky, louder than ever. I could swear it was on the verge of exploding. It was so loud, it felt like it could destroy the universe, splitting the sky with a long streak of lightning.

I clenched and unclenched my fists and scoffed. "Huh? So you're angry, right? Get used to it. You just lost one of your loyal worshippers."

I stared back at the sky, not caring if I was committing a grave sin.

"What are you doing up here, human?" A raspy, venomous voice blended through the rain, and my heart jerked.