I Don’t Belong Here

Chapter Two - I Don't Belong Here Anymore

Selene's POV

I wasn't going to pass through the living room. I swear I wasn't.

I needed to get my old book from the bookshelf next to the hallway though.

I walked low. I didn't want to disturb anyone.

But then… I saw them.

He was on the couch. My mate.

And she, Mira, was on his lap. Laughing. Moaning. Her hands all over him.

His mouth on her neck. His hands under her skirt.

There.

At my dad's house.

In the living room pack where I sat with him… where we once spoke of what was to come.

I froze.

I couldn't breathe. It felt as though someone had struck all the air from my chest.

I wanted to turn around and run. But Mira saw me.

And grinned.

That malicious, evil grin.

"Oh, Selene, “ she cried out, her voice big and insincere sweet.

"Would you pour me a glass of water, please? I'm getting a little warm… "

And then she looked down at her clothes like she was blushing, but her eyes were sparkling with amusement.

"Maybe it's the pregnancy hormones."

I stood there, still shaking.

Pregnancy.

The word cut into me like a knife.

She was having his baby.

And I… I was nothing.

My throat was parched, but I nodded slowly.

"Okay," I whispered.

I hobbled into the kitchen, my legs jelly.

My vision blurred through tears.

I leaned against the counter so I could stand.

I grabbed a glass in trembling hands. Filled it with water. Tried to catch my breath.

Don't cry, Selene.

Not now.

Not in front of them.

I went back into the living room and handed it to her.

She looked up at me, took the glass, smiled again.

And spilled the glass.

The water trickled down her front.

"Oh no!" she cried dramatically.

Spun around to him with pseudotears in her eyes.

"She did it on purpose!" she cried.

"She's always mean to me! She's jealous because I'm pregnant”

"I didn't—“ my voice cracked.

"I didn't do anything."

"She's been treating me badly since I arrived," Mira continued, clinging to him.

"She wants to destroy the baby! She's envious of me!"

That was a lie.

A horrible lie.

But he believed in her.

He stood, face dark, enraged.

"Is it true, Selene?" he asked coldly.

"No!" I cried now.

"Please, you know me. I would never hurt anyone. I tended to her—remember? I nursed her when she was sick! I took care of her clothes, everything—"

"She's lying, " Mira whispered, burying her head against his chest.”

"She just wants to drive us apart”

His jaw clenched.

Then—slap.

He hit me.

Right across the face.

I backed away backward, onto the ground.

The pain didn't even come first. Just the shock.

My mate. My love. The man I trusted.

He hit me.

Tears ran down my face. I couldn't hold them back anymore.

"I loved you…" I breathed.

“I gave you my heart…”

"My father trusted you. He gave you the title of Alpha… and I—I”

"But I am the alpha now" he replied, coldly.

Mira stood beside him now, hands on her belly, playing poor victim.

But I had seen the smirk. The flash of victory in her eyes.

"I'll let you stay in the pack," he finally said.

"But not the packhouse."

I looked up at him. I couldn't believe this was occurring.

"You're kicking me out of my dad's house?"

"You will live in the outer lands. You'll be treated like any common pack member," he continued unemotionally.

"And you'll be shown how I rule. How my kids will rule the pack your father built."

I gasped. I wanted to scream. I wanted to beg.

But I didn't.

Because somewhere deep down. I knew it was all over.

The guards came.

They once protected me. Called me 'Alpha daughter'.

Then they dragged me out outside like nothing.

I was pushed out.

Bare feet. No backpack. No jacket.

Only the dress on me and my broken heart.

The door slammed behind me.

I stood there slowly and looked back at the house.

The house I was born in.

The house where I smiled with my father.

Where I kissed my mate for the first time.

Now it wasn't home anymore.

I got down on my knees in the freezing dirt.

The night wind was cold, but colder than my chest.

My heart was empty. As if someone had taken everything out of it and left nothing behind.

I cried.

But quietly.

Shattered, mute cries.

I didn't want him to hear.

I didn't want Mira to hear.

I didn't want them to know how much it was hurting me.

I thought love was to keep you safe.

But mine killed me.

Now… I have nothing.

No father.

No mate.

No home.

Only me.

Alone.