Gianna Benton, a woman who came from a great family, a family with ancient history, had always lived a life that's overshadowed by her younger sister, Quinn. After her unfair death with her unborn baby at the hands of the man she loved, Gianna got reborn. Now with the opportunity to live again, Gianna rejects her mate and gives herself to alpha Axel, falling into an unexpected contract marriage. Both plans to use each other, and falling in love isn't part of the deal for them. Gianna plans to get her revenge on her former lover, alpha Nathan, who killed her in the past because of her younger sister, but surprisingly to her, alpha Nathan wants his mate back, and Gianna is determined not to let the past repeat itself. —------------------------------------------------ "Is this hell?" "Gianna, what's wrong with you? I know that you are excited, but you need to stop acting weird." Mom said. I reach out my hands to touch her face, but she slaps my hands away. This is real, I thought. Somehow, I have gone back in time to the day I got married to Alpha Nathan. "I need to take a picture of you, but I can't do it without your sister. Wait here for me while I go get your sister." Mom left the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts. My hands formed a fist in anger as I thought of Quinn and Alpha Nathan. I don't know how I have traveled back to the past, but I'm not going to let myself make the same mistake I did in my past life; I'm not getting married to alpha Nathan. No matter what, I need to put a stop to this wedding.
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The chair hit the floor along with my body as I tried to stop myself from falling. Tears filled my eyes as I realized what was in the cake I just ate. wolf's bane, no doubt that it was wolf's bane, I have just been poisoned.
A cruel laughter filled the kitchen as Quinn, my younger sister, came out of her hiding place. She walked to where I was struggling on the floor and gave me a cruel smile.
"Quinn," I called out with a weak voice. I knew that Quinn didn't like me, but I was pregnant, and I didn't want my baby to die because of my foolish mistakes. "Please take me to the pack hospital."
Quinn ignored me and went to the table where the note and cake Alpha Nathan, my husband, had left for me. It was an apology note for suggesting that we should divorce. I didn't agree with his desire to divorce because I didn't want my child to grow up without a father. I want my child to be raised in a stable home, even if it meant pretending as though I was happy in my marriage with Alpha Nathan.
I have experienced the pain of being an orphan, along with the pain of having parents who are distant from me; my child must not go through that.
Quinn took the note, brought a lighter from her purse, and burned the note. "I knew that you were dumb, but I didn't know that you were this stupid, to think that getting rid of you is this easy," she said in astonishment.
Her hurtful words made me realize for the first time that I didn't know that Quinn was in my house before; how did she get in? Alpha Nathan wasn't the one who bought my favorite chocolate cake for me; it was Quinn. My husband wasn't the one who poisoned me.
"Quinn, why?" My weak voice was full of agony, and my heart broke when I couldn't feel my baby inside of me anymore.
Every part of my body was hurting because of the poison that had spread all over my veins, blood flow between my legs. I cried out, unable to contain the sadness I felt from my baby. My little baby was gone. From the front of the house, I heard someone slam the door and hurried to the kitchen.
"What have you done?!" Alpha Nathan yelled at me. With eyes that have turned blurry because of my tears, I gaze at him. I was in pain, but my husband didn't care; instead of helping me to the hospital and questioning Quinn about my situation, he was glaring at me.
"I told her not to do it." Quinn kneels down beside me and holds me as though she cares that I am dying. There were tears in her eyes. "I beg her, but Gianna won't listen to me. She is desperate because you want a divorce. She said that you would pity her and stay in the marriage if she suddenly lost the baby."
I was so shocked by Quinn's words that I couldn't say anything to defend myself. "it's not true, Quinn is ly_"
"What did you do to my child?!" Alpha Nathan growled at me. He was filled with anger; the slight changes in his eyes showed that his wolf was threatening to come out and rip me apart. "What kind of a mother are you?" Alpha Nathan approached me with a slow but dangerous step. "How could you have killed my child?"
Quinn left my side when Alpha Nathan was close to me. It broke my heart that he believes Quinn and won't even give me a chance to defend myself. Alpha Nathan was my mate; my relationship with my parents could never be special, so I had so much hoped that my relationship with Alpha Nathan would be different.
"I cursed the day I got married to a woman like you." Alpha Nathan strangled my neck; his voice was filled with hatred.
My hands were too weak to struggle against him as he stole the life I had away from me. My body became numb, and my vision completely dark. I thought back to how my life had been so far, from being with my parents from birth only for me to mysteriously get lost at the age of 3, when my parents found me again. I was in an orphanage home, and I was 12 years old. I came back to meet Quinn, who had already been adopted by my parents. Before they found me, they had lost hope of seeing me again. They had given their whole heart to Quinn when they found me, and even though I was their real daughter, they had no space for me in their heart. Alpha Nathan, who was my fated mate, was destined to love me, but he couldn't. I have lived a life of no love, a hellish life. I wish I could start all over again. I imagined tears dropped out of my eyes as I felt myself fading away.
"Whoa," my mother said with an excited voice, "Quinn was right about this dress; it looks perfect on you. I wonder what type of wedding dress Quinn would pick for herself on her wedding day.
Even on my wedding day you won't stop talking about Quinn. Quickly my hands covered my mouth as I looked at myself in the mirrors with wide eyes; I was in a wedding dress, and the thought that almost came out of my mouth wasn't new; I remember thinking the exact thought on the day of my mating ceremony, when I was getting married to Alpha Nathan.
What is going on? I thought as my hands went to my throat, searching for alpha Nathan's hands, but there was nothing; I was sure that I was strangled to death, but being in this luxurious room with my mother, who stopped contacting me after my wedding to alpha Nathan, felt real.
"Is this hell?"
"Gianna, what's wrong with you? I know that you are excited, but you need to stop acting weird." Mom said.
I reach out my hands to touch her face, but she slaps my hands away. This is real, I thought. Somehow, I have gone back in time to the day I got married to Alpha Nathan.
"I need to take a picture of you, but I can't do it without your sister. Wait here for me while I go get your sister." Mom left the room, leaving me alone with my thoughts.
My hands formed a fist in anger as I thought of Quinn and Alpha Nathan. I don't know how I have traveled back to the past, but I'm not going to let myself make the same mistake I did in my past life; I'm not getting married to alpha Nathan. No matter what, I need to put a stop to this wedding.
Gianna POVI stride towards the car and look through the window, but it was empty. I turned back towards the company and wondered what Axel was still doing inside even though he left before me."Ahhh!" a little girl cried out in pain and fell down on the ground. "Help me!" she screamed.My eyes looked down the road, where the girl was, and I saw a truck heading her way. Quickly, with full speed, I carried her away, pushing myself with my arms wrapped protectively around her to another lane of the road."Are you okay?" I asked the girl in my arms; she looks no older than 5 years. I wanted to ask her why she was just standing on the road like that but couldn't when I saw the tears in her eyes; she must have frozen in fear when she saw the truck coming."Gianna!" alpha Nathan shouted; his voice made me realize that another car was moving in full speed towards me and the girl in my arms. "Get out of the way!" he shouted again in fear.I tried to move, but the little girl struggled to move
Quinn"Dad!" I said in surprise as I stepped into Mr. Talon's studies."Yes, honey." Mr. Talon said, "Why are you so surprised to see me?""Mr. Blaise is back," I said, trying to contain the surprise I still felt from seeing my real father, Mr. Talon's favorite butler, 'Mr. Blaise.'"Yes, he's done with the task I gave to him and will be staying at the pack for a while. I can't think of any other issues than your sister, who's trying to ruin us." Dad frowned in anger; the expression on his face that I was used to showed that he had a headache from thinking so much about Gianna."Let me take you to your room." I assisted Mr. Talon in getting up from his chair like the dutiful daughter I have been trained to be. "I'm sorry, honey, you came in here because you wanted to talk to me about something; it's going to have to be later. If it's overly urgent and can't wait, let Mr. Blaise handle it; I'm going to rest in my room.""Yes, sir," Father said, bowing to Mr. Talon in respect.I wanted
Quinn POVI rushed down the corridor upstairs to Dad's office when I knew he would be with Mom, having a private meeting with Gianna. I need to stop them before it's too late."Don't do it!" I shouted immediately when I opened the door to the office.Gianna held a pen in her hand, waiting for Dad to pass over a document to her.I eyed the document as I closed the door and took in a few breaths to control my breathing because I had run all the way here. I used the stairs because I couldn't wait for the elevator."I know what you planned to give to her." I said softly to Mom and Dad, "Don't do it; giving her all that money isn't the only way out."A surprised expression came to Mom's face, but she tried to hide it as she asked, "Quinn, darling, how did you?" She sadly looks at the document that was still in Dad's hands. "There's no other way out. You know what your sister is going to do to the company, to the family, if we don't settle things like this."Dad shut his eyes in pain and wi
Alpha Nathan POV"Be fast with what you have to say; I have other things to do." Gianna wrapped her arms around herself in discomfort as her eyes moved around the meeting room I had dragged her into; there was no one here except for us, yet she was still unwilling to look at me."From the tone of your voice, I guess you and Alpha Axel have settled the misunderstanding between you two?" I couldn't hide the pain I felt from my voice."Is that all you have to say?" Gianna asks coldly. a passive expression on her face.She turns her heels, attempting to leave; without thinking, I grab her and forcefully kiss her lips.Gianna aggressively pushed me away and slapped me hard on the cheeks. It took a moment of silence filling the room for me to realize what I just did."Gianna, I'm_""Not another word from you, Nathan." She glares straight at me, the sleeves of her suit aggressively rubbed against her lips.I know that what I did was wrong, but still I couldn't stop myself from thinking, 'Do
Axel POV"What's on your mind?" Dax asks. He lets the tip of his finger move freely on the screen of his phone while I mindlessly stare at the TV. "Are you still arguing with your wife?"I turned to Dax and arched one brow his way.Dax sighed; he turned his phone off and rested his hands on his lap. "News travels fast around here, mostly when it concerns Alpha Nathan's ex-mate."I thought back to the huge fight I had with Gianna at her parents company and smiled remembering how she said that she loves me, but the smile disappeared as I thought of Alpha Nathan."It's like you are having a mood deficiency or something." Dax said in a serious tone as he studied me."Is there no way for me to get rid of Alpha Nathan?" My question left a silence in the air. The maid who was bringing a glass of water for Dax steadied the cup that almost fell out of her hands and pretended as though she didn't hear a thing as she silently placed the cup in front of Dax; still, her hands shook in fear."Tell
Gianna POVJust like he promised, Axel made me feel sore all over. I tiredly groan as he carried me and placed me in the bathtub, my body relaxed in the hot water that was full of bubbles."turned your back for me." Axel said. He holds a sponge in his hand.I turned and rested my hands and my chin at the edge of the huge bathtub. From the movement of the water, I knew that Axel had gotten into the bathtub, although I wasn't looking at him. He gave a little kiss to my back before he started scrubbing.I felt happy and contented with Axel by my side, but how long was this happiness going to last? I didn't want to jinx things between us, but my last marriage with Nathan was sad and overly depressing. I never once dreamed that my marriage with Axel would end up like this. When we got married, we only wanted to use each other, but we ended up falling in love instead. This wasn't part of the plan."So... what is going to happen to us?" I asked, trying hard to keep worries away from my voice
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