Two

Chapter Two

Kira’s POV

I drove home with tears in my eyes and anger burning in my chest.

I couldn’t believe what I had just discovered. My husband and my sister had been laughing at me for years, and I had been too blind to see it.

I wiped my tears as I entered the house. I didn’t want to cry anymore.

I was done.

If Nikolai didn’t want me, I would leave. I didn’t care if he was the Alpha or if we were fated mates. I would never stay with a man who treated me like a joke.

I went straight to our bedroom and pulled out my suitcase. I began packing my clothes.

My hands shook as I threw them inside. Every dress I picked reminded me of a memory. The dress I had worn on our wedding day. The clothes I had bought for the special dinners I had planned, hoping he would finally notice me.

I hated that I had spent five years trying to earn my own husband’s love.

I was folding another dress when the bedroom door opened.

Nikolai walked in, followed by Bella.

I turned to look at them.

“What are you doing?” Bella asked, glancing at my suitcase.

I let out a bitter laugh.

“What does it look like? I’m leaving.”

“Leaving?” She raised her eyebrows. “Where are you going?”

I glared at her.

“You betrayed me. Wherever I go is none of your business.”

She shrugged as if my words meant nothing.

Nikolai stepped forward.

“You can’t leave, Kira. I already told you that I call the shots here.”

I zipped my suitcase shut.

“And I told you that I want a divorce. You can’t force me to stay married to you.”

He stared at me for a moment before giving a cold laugh.

“Fine. Leave.”

I paused, surprised by his sudden agreement.

Then he continued.

“But before you go, I’ll make sure the whole pack knows why you left.”

I frowned.

“What are you talking about?”

“I’ll tell them that you cheated on me and that I caught you with another man. Let’s see how the pack treats a Luna who betrays her Alpha.”

My blood ran cold.

“You wouldn’t dare!”

“Try me.”

He stepped closer, his eyes hard.

“You know what happens to a woman who betrays her Alpha in this pack, Kira. They will stone you. Do you really want to find out what happens when everyone believes you have disgraced your mate?”

I stared at him in disbelief. He had cheated on me with my own sister, yet he was threatening to destroy my reputation if I dared to leave him.

“You are unbelievable!” I shouted. “You’re the one who betrayed me! You have been sleeping with Bella, and now you want to accuse me of cheating?”

“And who will believe you over me?” he asked coldly. “I’m the Alpha.”

I clenched my fists, struggling to hold back my anger.

Bella stood beside him, watching me with a small smile.

Nikolai glanced at my suitcase.

“Shouldn’t you be grateful to me? For five years, you failed to give me a child, yet I never called you barren. I allowed you to remain my Luna despite your inability to fulfill your duty.”

I stared at him. Even though I was pregnant now, I wouldn’t dare let him know. He could humiliate me all he wanted.

I wanted to slap him.

Instead, I asked, “What do you want from me?”

He answered without hesitation.

“You will have a purpose in this house.”

My stomach tightened.

“What purpose?”

“Bella and I need a son. I need an heir to inherit my position as Alpha, and you’re going to help us.”

For a moment, I couldn’t understand what he meant.

Then the truth hit me.

“You want me to have a child for you and Bella?”

“Exactly.”

I shook my head.

“No. Never.”

Bella stepped forward and placed a hand on my arm.

“Don’t get upset, Kira. We’re trying to help you.”

I pulled my arm away.

“Help me? You call this helping me?”

She sighed as though I were being unreasonable.

“Our surrogate died, and we need someone else to carry our son. You’re the perfect choice.”

I stared at her in disgust.

“You want to use me as your surrogate?”

“Don’t make it sound so terrible.” She smiled. “You’re Nikolai’s wife. You’re the Luna. Who could be more suitable?”

“I will never carry a child for you!”

Bella’s smile disappeared for a moment before she laughed again.

“Don’t act as if you have many choices. You’re wolfless, Kira. Everyone knows wolfless she-wolves are infertile. You probably don’t even have eggs to begin with.”

She looked me up and down with open disgust.

“Your womb is probably the only useful thing about you. At least now, you can finally do something for your husband.”

My entire body trembled with anger.

I had loved my sister. I had defended her whenever anyone spoke badly about her. I had comforted her when she cried over Ellie’s father, never imagining that the man she was hiding was my own husband.

And now she was standing in my home, insulting me while planning to use my body to give her the son she wanted.

I looked at Nikolai, hoping that, for once, he would tell her to stop.

He didn’t. He simply adjusted his shirt.

“You should be sensible, Kira. This is what you will do. There’s no point arguing.”

I stared at him.

“I’m your wife, Nikolai. Not your property!”

His expression hardened.

“Then stop behaving like a disobedient woman and do what you’re told.”

Bella slipped her arm through his.

“Come on, Nikolai. Let her calm down. She’ll understand eventually.”

He nodded and turned toward the door with her.

Just before leaving, he looked back at me.

“Don’t try anything foolish, Kira. You won’t like the consequences.”

Then they walked out together.

I stood motionless, staring at the closed door.

My suitcase lay open on the bed, my clothes spilling out of it.

I had wanted to leave, but Nikolai had made it clear that he would ruin me if I did.

And now he wanted to use my body to give him and my sister a son.

I slowly lowered myself onto the bed, pressing a hand against my stomach.

I was pregnant.

They didn’t know yet.

A bitter laugh escaped my lips as tears rolled down my cheeks.

The child I had been so excited to tell them about was already surrounded by lies and cruelty.

I wiped my face and looked at the door.

They thought they could control me because I had no wolf.

They thought I was too weak to fight back, but I would never give them my child and would never let them use my body to build their perfect family.

If Nikolai wanted to make me his prisoner, he would have to learn that I wasn’t going to surrender without a fight.