Tessa's hand stilled. She looked up at him and her gaze darkened. He had stood up so he was now looking down at her. But regardless, she didn't lose out in any way. This was because she seemed extremely annoyed and aggravated.
Indeed, Tessa already had enough. She had been enduring their actions since yesterday because she was trying to think of the next step for her and her unborn child. But, she couldn't keep up with it any longer.
She sprang up from her seat and grabbed the plate. Then, she looked at him with a ridiculing gaze.
She spat, "You can go hungry if you don't want to eat. So ungrateful. I woke up early to make you breakfast but all I get is you telling me I'm bad at cooking."
She packed up the plates and sneered, "Since my cooking sucks that much, then don't it. I'll just consider it as though my good intentions were fed to a dog."
Chris was stunned by her words. His expression was that of disbelief as she looked at her. She had called him a dog.
She even dared to say it to his face.
He felt a surge of anger rise within him as he looked at her. He was so angry that he wanted to beat her up. He felt the urge to beat her up black and blue. But, his identity as alpha stopped him from doing so. His people would turn on him for beating a woman.
So, he lowered his raised hand and clenched his fist. Instead, he spat, "You ungrateful bitch!
Have you forgotten that I'm your alpha?"
Tessa scoffed upon hearing this. She turned to him, tauntingly, "Oh. It's only a matter of time before you stop being alpha. By then, the royalty will be transferred to another family. I'll see what your fate will be like by then."
Chris didn't seem affected. He raised his shoulders and declared proudly, "I'll find a male heir.
The alpha position will always belong to my family."
"Oh. How do you intend to do that? After all, I'm never going to give birth in this lifetime." Tessa retorted as she looked at him with derision in her gaze.
The room instantly turned quiet. Tessa scoffed when she saw that the other two had no reaction and they seemed shocked.
When they did, Chris grabbed Tessa by the shoulder and turned her to face him. His expression was aghast and he seemed deadly dangerous.
"What do you mean by that?" He questioned.
Tessa glanced at him, seeing the mad rage erupting inside him. She shrugged indifferently and repeated "It's just as you heard. I am infertile and can't give birth any longer."
Tessa had decided to keep the pregnancy from him. She would raise the child by herself. She had also made up her mind to lie to him that she was infertile. That way he wouldn't pay attention to the child in her womb.
Chris was devastated by her words. His hand which was on her shoulder fell weakly by her side.
He couldn't believe his ears. Tessa had been unable to give birth but he hadn't lost all hope. He thought she still had a chance to give him an heir.
Moreover, even if he found another woman to impregnate, he still needed her. She was Luna and his mate, it wasn't right for him to cheat.
So, he planned to coax Tessa into raising the child as hers after birth. He would disguise it as though she was the one who gave birth to the child. He knew Tessa would only resist upon knowing that he had cheated. But, he knew he would coax and she would eventually agree, after all, she wanted a child herself.
But, he had been dealt a blow by her. She was infertile. She could never give birth. She was not in any way useful to me any longer.
His mind was in a mess and he was infuriated. Her words broke the last straw on the camel's back.
He pushed her away in rage and Tessa could only hurriedly hold onto the table to balance herself.
But, Chris couldn't care less. He pointed at her. Then, he declared harshly, "I want to break the mating bond. I'll reject you."
Tessa was stunned. Even though she had expected him to react that way, she still felt a sting in her heart. She was disheartened and disappointed.
Was she that useless? Did he only treat her as a breeding machine?
Then, what about their time together? Five years was not a joke. They had been a close couple and were harmonious. He treated her so well and held her to great standards. All those little flirty kisses. The long strolls around the pack under the moonlight.
Their relationship was close and she was the apple of his eyes back then. A lot of people envied their harmonious marriage. How did it come to be like this?
She felt her heart clench with sadness. Even though the events of yesterday had only just happened and were still fresh in her mind, she hadn't completely accepted the reality.
From where she was seated, Mona peeled at the quarreling couple silently. She was happy and delighted to see them tearing each other apart.
As she looked at Tessa's devastated expression, she had a look of pleasure. She was reveling in Tessa's unhappiness.
She couldn't be any less happy. All her life, she had always been Tessa's shadow. Everyone saw Tessa as the big sisterly figure. They would turn to Tessa without even giving her so much as a glance.
She was jealous. She wanted all that attention to herself. She wanted to be the luna and have everyone worshipping her.
Thus, Chris announced that he wanted to break the mate bond made her the happiest. She had already gained his attention. All she had to do was make sure he made her the next Luna.
She smirked. Tessa, it's time for me to be at the center of attention.
Chris ignored Tessa's devastation. He dug into his pockets and retrieved the phone. He dialed a number and when the other party picked up, he announced,
"I want to break the mate bond. Get all the council members here."
Despite her expectations on his act, Tessa still felt a piercing pain in her heart. She knew he was not remorseful about cheating on her. Yet, she still felt a pang of pain upon hearing his words.The feeling of getting stabbed in the back like that was not a good feeling. It felt extremely terrible.She had expected his actions. But still, how could be not feel any ounce of connection or guilt for what he had done to her?‘’I don’t need you anymore.’’ Chris started as he stared intently into her hazel colored eye..Tessa did not want to look into his eyes, but she caught herself doing it. The eyes that once ran over her body and looked at her with love and care in them. Those same eyes that got her living the best life were now staring at her with utmost anger in them.She had never felt so betrayed in her life.Deep down, Tessa felt the urge to reveal to Chris that she was pregnant with his child and end the whole drama. But she managed to restrain herself from doing so.As she sta
‘’Yes, I do.’’ Tessa finally uttered with her eyes still fixed on the Elder who asked the question.The Elder turned to Chris and said to him, "You know what to do now Alpha."Chris nodded, showing his understanding. Then, he turned towards Tessa and announced, "I, Chris Donovan hereby reject you Tessa Williams as my mate and Luna from this moment onwards."Tessa stumbled back almost immediately. She felt a numbing pain assault her whole body. She screamed out from the pain and squatted in a corner.Everyone was watching her quietly. But, no one stepped out to console or ease her pain.Slowly, the assaulting pain began to lessen. Tessa heaved breathlessly feeling more lightweight. She felt as though something had been broken inside her.The elder officiating the ceremony walked toward her and stopped in front of her. He looked downwards at her and said, "It's your turn to reject the Alpha now."Tessa nodded, understanding his words. Then, she sat up and looked at Chris. Then, she mutt
Tessa had cuddled herself up on her bed. Her pillow and duvet was drenched with tears. Even though, she had not thrown a tantrum, she was unable to accept the situation yet. She was unable to process it that her husband was really cheating on her.And, that he was gone. He was gone from her side.Tessa did not realize that she had slept off with tears in her eyes. Until, she woke up to the slow moaning sounds coming from where seemed to be her marital bed room. Her bedroom was right beside the guestroom she was in so she could hear the sounds especially clear. Tessa felt another pain assault her. It was blinding and overwhelming. She was unable to breath for sometime and it felt as though something was being pulled out of her roughly.It was then she realized something. It seemed Chris and Mona had been having sex all these time that she occasionally felt pain from time to time. It seemed she was being fooled for a long time.She felt betrayed and used. Once again, the tears begun to
Luckily for Tessa, she found a taxi which was on a midnight journey to New York. She didn't have enough cash on her to take a plane.At first, she was full of vigor and had a plan to follow. But, she soon remembered that she had no one where she was going. She had no place to stay for the night.She contemplated for sometime and decided to stay in an hotel for the night. Then, she would think of what to do when morning came.By the time she arrived at New York, the time was already 6am. She breathed in the new tranquil scent as she stepped down from the cab and was welcomed by a ‘welcome to New York city’ sign board.Having no where to go, Tessa asked a random man at the reception of the bus top, on where she could go next.‘’Wow, we have a new arrival.’’ The old man who sat behind the desk smiled at her.Tessa smiled back at him. "Please I am new here, do you know where I can get an accommodation? Like an hotel or something? Tessa asked with a yawn, she was tired.The man smiled back
Despite the limited moonlight that penetrated through the branches Tessa let out an inward gasp at the size of the wolf.Chris was a huge-sized wolf, but he could not be compared to the wolf that stood before her.Tessa had the feeling, that any further movement of the wolf, could affect an earthquake.Its muscles protruded from his dark fur causing the moonlight to lay its spotlights on them.The eyes of the wolf.At first, she could tell that they were red, but as the wolf took a step toward her, an argument was formed in her mind.The color of those eyes is something she could never quite pinpoint.Calling it red would be a lie, as she spotted a gleam of gold by the side, and a silver color passing like a shadow through his eyeballs with the red color, built up like a burning furnace behind the magical combination.Trying to understand would only add to Tessa’s headache.Tessa took a step backward.She needed to obey her instincts at least once.Even while moving her legs, Tessa fe
Falling back to sleep could be the worse thing she could ever plan to do. Especially after getting a call from her sister.She pictured her sister dressed in a white fitted fishtail wedding gown, adorned with expensive white lace and silver pearls adorned by the hems. Just like the one she had always bragged about, standing beside her ex-husband.An imaginative picture of the smile on their faces before the elder who would officiate them could not devastate her more than the reality of seeing her only sister having sex with her once loving husband.She stared at the ceiling and then back at the floor. There was no drop of tears during her movements. She surely wasn’t going to cry. Not after crying for days after witnessing the betrayal.Tessa jumped off her bed, a glance at the forest outside her room spread a sense of peace down her spine. The one thing that seemed to keep her happy even after witnessing the annoying wolf that refused to end her pain.Her tummy was growling. She hadn
‘’Oh my gosh! Tessa you look so beautiful,’’ Sophie said after pulling Tessa into a hug and was now staring at her with amazement.Tessa on the other hand, could not believe her eyes. She was definitely shocked, unexpectedly meeting a friend but she wondered how Sophie could recognize or even remember her. Especially when she was putting on a hoodie. After all, they weren't exactly close friends back in school.‘’Sophie!’’ Tessa finally replied with the same amount of surprise filled enthusiasm.Sophie had a round face with full lips which was carefully colored with her red lipstick. Her eyelashes has always been long, but at that moment they seemed longer and darker, giving her the pretty gothic girl look with her red knee length gown.‘’Tessa, I am so happy to see you. I just spotted you down the hall. I kept wondering if you were the one, but after a much closer look. I could not control myself from calling out your name," Sophie said all through, with a smile on her face.Tessa wa
Tessa got dressed in a gray hoodie and stepped out of her home for a stroll. She had been indoors earlier eating some of the junk food purchased for her by Sophie. She didn't do much and didn't even dare to take a sip of the wine. She had contacted a few well-known nutritionists online the other day so she could be well informed about the pregnancy. And the dos and don'ts.She hadn't been outside her home since the day before and needed to get fresh air. She also wanted to exercise a little so her muscles would not become stiff.As expected, her neighborhood was quiet. The leaves on the trees aligned by the side of the road blew lightly from time to time, adding to its serene atmosphere. ‘’Hey pretty,’’ a guy dressed in a pair of royal-blue shorts jogged past her. He paused in front of her, with a smile on his face.He had Italian brown hair that brushed against his forehead as a result of the slight wind that blew. And coupled with that, he had quite an attractive face too.‘’Good