Chapter 2

Frightened by my presence, Amy cowered behind Edmund while shaking like a leaf. She hid herself behind him as best as she could and desperately tried to lessen her presence as much as possible.

Upon sensing Amy's fear, Edmund stepped up and blocked her from my view.

I stared at Edmund, looking him up and down. My red eyes were usually intimidating, and now, they made everyone present break out in a cold sweat.

Amy's face turned pale from fright. The smug and happy look she had worn earlier had all but vanished.

Seeing as the atmosphere had gotten incredibly tense, Edmund said in an extremely soft and gentle voice to Amy, "Go wait outside."

When Amy walked out, her steps were unsteady because of her fear.

I had been standing for too long, and with my mood fluctuating, my pregnant body couldn't take it. I started to feel unwell.

So, I raised a hand and pointed lightly at Bowen. After getting the hint, he quickly stepped forward to support me with practiced ease.

As soon as I sat down, Edmund raised his voice and scolded, "Was your behavior fitting for a Luna?"

I smiled derisively as I rested my chin on my hand and stared at him.

I said, "Then what about you lying to me that you were in a meeting when you were, in fact, celebrating an Omega's birthday? Was that behavior fitting of an Alpha?"

I looked around and then back at Edmund. "Besides, today is also my birthday. For my birthday, it seems there weren't as many guests, nor were there such meticulous arrangements. You really put your heart into Amy's birthday."

Edmund frowned, and an annoyed expression appeared on his regal features.

He ranted, "How can you be so jealous as a Luna? That is not how a Luna should behave! You grew up being loved. You're the princess of the pack who could have anything you wanted.

"Amy's different! She's a pitiful Omega abandoned by her original pack! Why do you insist on comparing yourself to her? Now that she has finally found a new pack, it is my duty to let her feel the warmth of our people as the Alpha!"

I looked at the lipstick stain on Edmund's collar bemusedly and raised my hand to point at it. "Do you want her to feel the warmth of the pack or your warmth?"

Enraged, Edmund roared, "How can you make such slanderous assumptions about Amy and me? She finally found somewhere she could belong. Do you know how hurt she would be if she heard you say this? How would the other pack members see her?"

I suppressed the anger in my heart and countered, "Fine then. To let her better feel the warmth of the pack, and also yours, let's break our mate bond."

Edmund looked at me in disbelief. "Break our mate bond? Are you insane? All this just because I held a birthday party for Amy?"

I stood up and walked to him. "But today is also my birthday. To hold a party for her, you lied to me about being in a meeting."

At this, Edmund lowered his eyes guiltily. "I'm sorry for lying to you. Please forgive me."

I looked at the door Amy had walked out of and said, "Ask her to leave the pack. I will contact the Alliance to send her to another pack."

"Why, Mona? Didn't you say you hoped we would have more members? Amy has had such a tough life. Why must you force her out? Are you doing this just because I celebrated her birthday?" Edmund exclaimed.

I looked at the ring on my hand and said calmly, "An Omega should call you Alpha Edmund. Why did she just call you by your first name? Since when is her status the same as mine?"

Edmund cared so much about hierarchy. Yet, he allowed an Omega to call him by name. This was, frankly, not what I had expected.

And seeing how worked up he got to keep Amy around, I thought my relationship with him had reached its end.

Edmund continued, "Amy finally bonded with the pack, and now you want her to leave. Do you have any idea how sad she will be? What will the pack members say? Do you have no compassion at all?"

Upon seeing no change in my expression, he softened his tone and said, "I love you! Truly!"

I looked at him, finding his claim laughable. "Then swear to the Moon Goddess."

He froze, looking troubled. "Must it come to that?"

As I took in his reluctant expression, I felt that all my years of wholehearted devotion were nothing but a joke. I walked over to the trophy to tear down all the clothes and bags hanging on it. Then, I threw them to the ground.

"I couldn't bear the thought of this trophy getting a single scratch on it, so I carefully kept it away in a display case. But what did you do? You let Amy toy with it just because she said it looked nice. Have you forgotten that we won this trophy with both our blood, sweat, and tears?"

I pushed open my office door and saw that the black-and-white colors had been replaced with pink.

"And why would you change the colors in here? Wasn't pink the color you once hated the most? This place held our shared memories. We designed every brick and tile in here together. But now, you let an outsider change everything until it has become something beyond recognition!"

As I piled on the accusations, the guilt in Edmund's eyes intensified.

He said diffidently, "Forgive me. I will have it changed back right away. I will restore it to how it was. I'm sorry. I didn't consider these things or give it much thought—"

"Enough," I said, cutting him off.