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SOMMY BLACKWOOD POV

"Why do you look so scared?" Ronan Wolfhart says as he walks out of the washroom.

He only has a cloth on his waist. His arms are huge. His chest is big and strong. He looks like a powerful alpha. He is the Supreme Alpha of the Wolfhart Bloodline, and he rules Moonscar City.

"Can we just skip the divorce?" I ask.

My voice is small. My hands shake under the fur blanket. I feel small on this big bed inside the Wolfhart Moonkeep. I have bite marks on my neck from last night, but my body feels so cold.

"Why are you acting like a baby?" Ronan says. His eyes are very cold. "Zanele Nightshade is back in the Lycan Dominion."

My heart stops. It feels like a big rock has fallen on me.

"I know she is back," I say.

Zanele Nightshade is his first moonbond from when they were kids. But she is an unclaimed blood heir, so the pack did not want her.

"She does not belong to a real pack," Ronan says, sitting next to me. "But you do. Your parents died for us."

"They were the late Blackthorn healers," I whisper. "They died in the Bloodmoon Blaze."

"Yes," Ronan says. "They saved Matriarch Esi Wolfhart from the fire. That is why my grandmother made me take you as my mate. She was sick. The pack healers said she would die. I had to do it to make her happy."

"You told me you would never love me," I say. My eyes get wet.

"And I kept my word," Ronan says. "I told you that for three years, you would be the Luna. After that, we divorced. I will give you plenty of pack resources when you leave."

I look at his face. I did not marry him for pack resources. I married him because I loved him since I was a little girl. Now my dream is totally broken. I am just a weak little wolf to him.

"Ronan," I call him.

His eyes change when I say his name. He always gets wild when we are close like this. He thinks I am trying to trick him with my soft voice.

"What?" he asks.

"Ronan, I have a pup inside me," I say.

His face gets very dark and angry. "What did you say?"

I get so scared that my legs shake. "I am pregnant with your pup."

"Get rid of it," Ronan says fast.

"What?" I look at him, shocked.

"I said get rid of it!" he shouts. His face is full of anger. "A pup will not stop this divorce. I do not want any baby to get in the way of Zanele and me."

My face goes totally white. He wants to kill his own blood. He is so cold.

I start to laugh, but it hurts.

"Why are you laughing?" Ronan growls.

"I am not pregnant," I say, wiping my eye. "I lied to you."

"You lied?" Ronan grips my arm hard.

"Yes," I say. "We can go to the pack healer right now if you do not believe me."

"Good," Ronan says, letting go. "Because if you were, you would have to abort it. I can give you an extra pack of territory so you can heal your body. It will help you find a second mate in another pack."

"A second mate?" I ask. I feel like crying. "I do not want your extra things. I am not pregnant."

Ronan grabs my chin. "What will you do after the divorce?"

I put my arms around his big neck. "I want to work in the Lycan High Council."

Ronan looks surprised. I studied leadership in the Northern Pack Territories before we married. I could have been a great leader if I had not married him.

"Fine," Ronan says. "I will change the divorce papers. I will make sure the Council gives you a top job in five years."

"It does not matter," I say. "How will you tell Matriarch Esi Wolfhart about this?"

Ronan looks mad because his grandmother hates Zanele.

"You will tell her," Ronan says coldly. "She loves you. If you make her agree, I will give you a whole new pack house for yourself."

I want to scream. He thinks everything is about pack houses and resources. He does not care that my heart is in pieces.

"Okay," I say. "Ronan, hold me one last time tonight."

"You really know how to get what you want," Ronan says. He pulls me close and kisses me hard.

He holds me like he wants to break me. He acts like he wants to take everything from me before I go away forever.

The next morning, a loud sound wakes me up.

A phone is buzzing on the table. Ronan usually keeps it totally quiet because he knows I hate loud noises in the morning. He used to protect me from small things like that.

But today, it is very loud.

I reach out to grab it so I can give it to him. Then I see the name on the screen. It says Zanele Nightshade.

My hands go numb. He changed the settings because he is waiting for her call. He wants to make sure he hears her.

I sit up fast. My whole body is shaking. I finally see the truth after three long years. I am just a fake mate. He only kept me near him because I look exactly like Zanele.