Gianna POV
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 turned off the hot shower, dried off my skin, and put on a robe before coming out of the bathroom. This was the first time I had been in an expensive hotel in Silvernight Park. For as long as I can remember, I have only stayed at my depressing home and moved to the pack house after my engagement with Alpha Nathan. It's been so long.Axel's arms wrapped around me immediately. I was back to our room, "When are you going to stop locking the doors whenever you want to shower?" He asked in a mischievous tone. With what happened at Moonlight Pack, I'm sure that he had a lot on his mind. Carl was his brother, but he didn't want to talk about it. I hate how he always acts affectionately with me but creates a distance between us at the same time. It's as infuriating as his handsome face."Who's at the door?" Axel turned his attention to the door. Someone was knocking."Room service?" I use the distraction created from the knock to free myself from Axel. "It's your turn to go showe
Gianna POV"What am I going to do with them?" Axel asked softly."Who?" I questioned even though I knew who he was talking about. But I needed him to be more specific.Axel traced my finger with his hand, "Carl, Camilla, and Vera."Vera. I thought I had almost forgotten about her; yesterday a secret came out because of her involvement with Camilla."Hmmm... do you plan on removing Carl from his position as your beta?"Axel went still but gave me no answer. His silence confirms my suspicion that the thought must have crossed his mind."Leave Carl as the beta." I thought back to earlier this morning when I went to check on Camilla; the men under Carl were the ones responsible for interrogating Camilla. They were brutal with her and didn't care if she once held the position as luna in the pack. To my surprise, Carl wasn't lurking around his mother's cell to stop his men from punishing her. Axel had remained in the room; probably he wasn't ready to face Carl yet, finding out that he sudde
Gianna POVI moan into Axel's mouth as I tug on his hair, deepening our kiss, his hand snaking inside my shirt, finding my skin, undoing my bra.Axel was in a good mood today; I could tell from the way he kissed me with a devilish smile on his lips when he knew what he was doing to me. Most times when he was like this, I felt like this perverted man would be the end of me because his desires felt too much for me to handle. My first marriage with Nathan in my past life was not so... well... spicy. Nathan only gave in to me because of the mate bond; most times he made me feel rejected. Axel, on the other hand, has been very serious about wanting an heir.Axel carried me and slammed my back against the couch; his lip found my collarbone as he slowly began to lift my shirt up.Since he's in a good mood, this might be a good time to tell him that I want to leave the pack again.Axel was halfway done removing my shirt when I stop him and gently kiss his lips, his lustful eyes find mine as t
Riley POV“Your face is red.” Gianna said, “Are you feeling okay?”I snapped out of my thoughts and lied. “I'm fine. Is everything alright between you and Alpha Axel?” I asked absent mindedly. He had walked past Anna without saying a word; she also pretended as though she didn't see him.“It …” Gianna frowned with a thoughtful expression on her face. “It's nothing.” She clicks her tongue in anger and gives me an apologetic smile. “Please give me a few minutes; I will be back.”I nodded at her and stopped myself from begging her not to leave me alone as she strutted towards the exact direction alpha Axel went to.Since the day I lost my virginity to Carl, I have been refusing Gianna's invitation to the pack house. I invited her to my place instead, and although my place was far from being as nice as the pack house, Gianna honored my invitation without complaints.I can't avoid the pack house forever; Anna was going to be suspicious of me if I did. But now that I was in the pack house,
Gianna POVThe bright light in the room momentarily blinds me as my eyes flutter open. I close my eyes and open them more slowly this time, letting them adjust to the light. The smells of drugs and chemicals hit me as I listened closely to the voice in the background; it was Axel and Dr. Gatlin. We were in Dr. Gatlin's lab, and I don't know how long I have been knocked out for his experiment.“Nothing yet, Alpha, but I have noticed something extremely different about her blood and how it reacts as though it has a life of its own, but I still haven't figured out how this can benefit us; none of my test are giving positive results. Your wife is the biggest challenge I have ever faced, but don't worry, I'm determined to win this and not give up.”Axel groans in irritation, “We don't have much time left,” he growls angrily at Dr. Gatlin, but Dr. Gatlin remains calm.The tone of Axel's voice and the expression on his face were something I had never seen before. He had been hiding this part
Riley POV“Did you tell Luna Gianna that I'm here?” I questioned one of the female servants in the sitting room. I would have messaged Anna, but my phone battery was dead, and I couldn't personally meet her either because she was with alpha Axel.Alpha Axel hasn't done anything to scare me, but I was still afraid of him; he is a powerful man, and I don't want him to get irritated because I took his wife's attention away from him. Well, at least not directly; I intended to do it indirectly through a maid.“Yes, ma'am. Luna Gianna would be here soon. Is there anything you want me to bring for you while you wait?” the maid asked.I shake my head and smile at her. After the maid left, I turned my attention to the huge window that overlooked the pack house. The flower garden outside was beautiful. The only reason the maid in this house showed courtesy to an omega like me was because I was Gianna's friend. I like hanging out with Gianna, but at times like this, when I was in the pack house,