Chapter 2

Katherine

Even as the words left my mouth, I was still not sure that it was the right thing that I was doing. But I wanted to go ahead.

Conrad had brought me to my extreme, and getting a divorce suddenly felt like the best thing to do.

His face was still pale in shock from what I had said. If he could just tell me that he loved me and wanted to be with me at that very moment, then I was sincerely ready to put away all the hurt and start a new life with him.

"What did you just say? You want a divorce?" He asked me again, and I nodded in response. With my face stoic.

I bet he was wondering what gave me the guts or where exactly I had gathered the nerves from to propose a divorce.

The answer wasn't far though. Nina was right.

I had been living my life trying to please him and please people regardless of how I was trampled on.

But I did not want to anymore.

"Oh! It's good you want a divorce. I should have done it long ago anyway. Well in that case we should make it official."

The last tinge of hope I had, went crumbling at that moment. I still did not let out a tear even though I was sad, and concurred to what he said.

Afterall, I had proposed the divorce first. What exactly did I expect?

That he will kneel and ask for my forgiveness?

Crazy me, it was not happening in this life.

"Then follow me," Conrad said, after which he closed his laptop that was open to him and walked out of the room.

I followed just after him.

We went to the throne room, and to my surprise, the elders were gathered already. I guessed that Conrad had mind linked his beta to call for a meeting.

On getting there, the glares of the elders were straight at me. Unable to stand it any longer, I bent my head as I waited for Conrad to do all the talking that was necessary.

"So you are saying you have finally come to an agreement that you want a divorce?" I heard one of the Elders ask. I did not raise my head up and only nodded in reply.

"It was going to happen anyway. I wonder why it had to be delayed for this long." One of the elders had mumbled, which increased Nina's grief.

If I was asked what I ever did wrong, I had absolutely no idea. I was able to survive living those three years as Conrad's wife because his Father was alive, and he protected me.

I had been attacked when I was 15, and while I was trying to run for my survival, I found myself in Shadow pack, which is Conrad's pack.

A fraction of my memory got messed up, so I knew little about myself.

Conrad's Father, Late Alpha Richard, took me in and raised me as his daughter. He showed me the best of care and never made me feel like I did not belong.

Everything continued that way till the day that he found out that I was mated to Conrad. He was filled with so much joy that he immediately arranged for our wedding celebration without even putting into consideration that Conrad did not love me, and that he had Clara in mind.

He had made me promise that I was going to stay by Conrad's side and guard Shadow pack. But sadly, I could not fulfill my promise.

Now, he was gone and there was absolutely no place in Shadow pack for me.

"Katherine..."

My attention was called back by the Elder that stood in front of us to break our marriage that never felt like one.

I smiled at him then motioned for them to continue.

"You should go first Conrad," the Elder added.

"I, Conrad Alaric, Alpha of the Shadow moon pack, on this day break all bonds I share with Katherine, and also reject her to be my mate."

My eyes went shut at his words. I was bleeding inside of me.

"Hello..." The elder snapped at me, "we don't have all the time to spend here."

"Okay," I dryly said. Then, began repeating the words that Conrad had said, ending with the phrase, "reject him to be mate."

Who was I lying to? I was not okay.

Nina was crying, and from what she told me, Conrad's wolf was not having it any better.

My attention was on my sorrow that I did not notice that I had walked out of the pack mansion. It was the sound from screeching of car tyres that made me realize that I was walking like a helpless mad person on the street.

"You should watch were you are going to, young lady!" A random guy that I barely saw his face called out to me.

I still did not stop strolling, walking without direction, till a car pulled up in front of me.

"Katherine..."

I lazily turned my face so I could see who had called me.

It was my Father's beta, Aiden, stepping out from an expensive space grey Koenigsegg Gemera that was parked by the other end of the road.

"I am so happy to meet you. I doubt I would have been able to stop myself from coming to the pack mansion to take you with me."

"Take me with you?" My eyes were squinted as I raised it up to him.

"Yes, take you. It's been three years, don't you remember?"

At his question, I remembered the bet that I had entered with my Father.

After the attack that led to my memory loss, my Father had gone searching for me and finally found me at Shadow pack.

That time, three years ago, he wanted me to return and was excited, telling me of how I would become the beta. But I did not want any of it.

I told him that I could not return because my mate was in Shadow pack and we were already married.

After much deliberation, he finally came to a conclusion that I have three years to make Conrad fall in love with me and accept me as his mate. His condition was that if Conrad did not love me after three years, then I will return.

Remembering the bet caused goose bumps to appear on my arms.

The goose bumps were there not because of the bet or the fact that a part of me was still attached to Conrad. But I was undergoing a secret investigation trying to know who exactly had framed me at my pack, the red moon pack which was exactly why I did not want to return.

I was actually surprised at how informed my father was about my life, that he already knew that I could not make Conrad love me within those three years.

Raising my face up to Aiden, "I am sorry I can't come," I said, "and don't try to persuade me, I have my reasons."

He stared at me for a while before finally letting out a sigh.

"Okay then, even if you don't come. At least, you should not continue suffering under this people."

Before I knew what was happening, Aiden pulled out a black card and gave to me.

"Take this, you should leave your life to the fullest. It is an order."

I was so excited that I had convinced him before he interrupted.

"There is a but though. Your father knew that you will not easily agree, so he prepared a new contract."