CHAPTER 7: THE BETRAYAL WORSE THAN DEATH

“You are a mistake! I never loved you. So why should I marry you?” He coldly said to her, as she was on her knees, tears streaming down her cheeks. The gown that was once all white was now dirty after staying in that filthy place for weeks without being cared for.

She raised her head and looked in his eyes but all she could see in those heartless eyes was his coldness. There wasn’t even an ounce of love. As if it was ever there.

However, seeing the indifference the man now showed her. She felt like a joke but she didn’t want to just die without even understanding why this was all happening.

Even if he didn’t love her or have found his mate. Why was she being treated as if she had committed treasonous acts? She just couldn’t understand and accept that.

“How did I wrong you? I need to know. What wrong did I commit to you?” she tearfully asked, her fists clenched.

“Tche! I didn’t think that you were this shameless, Elowyn. Even until now, you haven’t realized the crimes you have committed?” there was disdain in that voice, and she started having a foreboding feeling.

There was something wrong here, but she didn’t know what exactly. However, from what she knew, she didn’t remember doing anything that went against her morals. So, what was he talking about?

Perhaps he saw that she didn’t have a clue about what he was saying. So, he kindly shared.

“I didn’t think that the meeting was something that you schemed. You made me feel as if I was saved and yet you …..” he gritted his teeth angrily, fists clenched as he glared at her.

She couldn’t help but tremble with fear seeing him so angry like that. But what was he talking about?

When did she scheme against him? How come she, the person being talked about, didn’t have a single clue?

“W-wh_” she wanted to ask, but he cut her off with a bellow, which made her fall on her back and she groaned in pain, her hand involuntarily clutching her belly.

However, that one action angered him so much that he kicked her hard in the belly she was protecting and she yelped in pain as she hit the wall.

Her head spun, in so much pain and her hand unconsciously clutched on her belly which was hurting like crazy.

“And you dare sleep around with other men. How dare you try to pin those bastards on me? How can a mere human being give birth to my children? Did you take me for a fool, Elowyn?”

He was so angry and she could feel it. However, listening to those words, Elowyn couldn’t refute a single thing despite knowing that she was innocent. Her legs were wet and something was streaming down her legs. She didn’t even need to ask to know what was that.

That kick was very powerful. It would be a miracle if she didn’t miscarry. Perhaps it was a good thing. After all, with how she was locked in such a filthy place. Her children would suffer if they came into this world. She would rather lose them now than for them to suffer with her in the future.

Judging by his tone, Elowyn could tell that Hilary was determined to make her the villain in this story. No explanation would make him change his mind. So why bother wasting time?

With such thoughts, Elowyn found no strength to argue for herself and that move even made him certain that she indeed cheated on him.

Hilary was so angry at her but he held himself back and didn’t confront her again. He angrily flicked his arms and left the cell.

With him gone, Elowyn hugged her aching body, tears silently streaming down her cheeks as she wondered how she even got to this point.

She didn’t know how long she sat there, with the unbearable pain tearing through her belly and the blood pooling around her. It was too dark and no one would see though they would know. After all, how could werewolves not even smell that there was blood?

Perhaps they didn’t care much, thus she was ignored.

She didn’t know how long she was in that state but at some point, later, in her drowsy state, she heard the door to her cell being opened.

‘Who is it again?’ she wondered, shuddering with fear. She didn’t want to be tormented again or have someone see her in her mystery.

Unfortunately, prisoners didn’t have rights.

Moments later, a woman crouched in front of her, pinched her chin and forced her to raise her head. That way, she could see the other properly.

Although there was a haze in Elowyn’s eyes, she would never fail to recognize the woman who just visited her; Veda. The mate, the man she loved dearly just married and mated with.

She was the woman who appeared on the day that was supposed to be Elowyn’s birthday and wedding day. Everything was ruined, and she was here to laugh at her. She could see the mocking laughter in Veda’s eyes.

Surely, her guess was on point.

“Aren’t you curious, how he turned out that way?” Veda provokingly asked but Elowyn was so tired and she didn’t have any strength to argue with anyone at all.

Veda realized that and her eyes flickered with gloominess. Her old on Elowyn’s chin tightened making Elowyn gasp in pain and Veda to show a perverted smile as if enjoying her suffering.

“Even if you don’t want to know. I will tell you,” Veda sarcastically said, her tone filled with mocking. It drove Elowyn so crazy, she tried to push Veda away but the other was so strong.

As a result, Elowyn shed tears as she beat her chest frustratedly as she watched Veda leave the cell laughing heartily, her mocking laughter echoing in her ears as she left majestically.

“How could you? Why didn’t you just kill me? Why? Why? Why?” she cried painfully, blood dripping from her lips, her eyes red shot.

The pain was so piercing and it felt like she had a large sore on her chest and throat that seemed to be refusing to heal. It was so painful that she felt so suffocated.

Her head was throbbing, and she was feeling faint. Veda’s mocking laughter worsened her situation. She just wanted to end it all.

What else did she have left?

‘It’s not over! Open your eyes, darling. Things can change. Do you just want to let them go easily like that? Aren’t you letting down your mother badly by being a coward? Was that how she taught you?’

As she found herself sinking into the depths of the unknown, a scornful voice rang in her mind jolting her out of the sinkhole that was about to swallow her.

‘Who are you? What are you? How dare you speak ill of my mother?’ she might be a coward or a failure but how could this damn voice cuss her mother like that?