Chapter 3

Anna's POV

“Sign them.” Gunner's cold voice bounced off the office walls, as he threw a stack of papers onto the table with a thud.

I looked at the heavy bound papers, and surprisingly, I felt numb.

Tonight was Laura's coronation— just a day after I had been cruelly rejected and forced to teach Laura the roles of a Luna, and I had been summoned to his office just to sign these papers.

The fact that he was in a haste to end everything with me, felt like reality sending a harsh slap to my face.

My eyes flickered to his form, taking in his features.

Being an alpha, Gunner was six foot tall, with a lanky build, his muscles nicely proportioned, and his blonde hair was neatly combed through.

He sat laxly on his chair, staring at me with those eyes that once made me shudder in utter delight, his posture causing me to slightly bare my neck in submission at the sheer dominance he exuded.

Still, I felt the urge to yell at his face that I was pregnant, but held myself back.

I promised myself not to humiliate myself any further, and who knows what might happen to me once they learned I was pregnant.

I picked up the pen that had rolled into the floor when he tossed the paper, signed my name without hesitation, glad that I was having nothing to do with him anymore.

At least that was what I thought until I stepped out of his office, the weight of the papers I had just signed, rushing in.

My legs suddenly felt heavy, and I held onto the wall for support, as I let out a choked sob.

Memories of times we had spent together rushed into my head painfully, the love words he had so carefully sang in my ears, now turning into sneers, mocking me for being stupid.

“Would you look at what we have here?” a voice called from behind me, causing me to freeze instinctively.

I shot to my feet, instantly turning to look back, my eyes connecting with the one person I dreaded apart from my adoptive parents.

Matheó Reid. Gunner's beta, who had always looked at me with such weird eyes that when I told Gunner about it, he dismissed it, now here he was, and this time, he wasn't hiding it.

“Well I'll be. If it isn't our dear ex Luna.” He said in a singsong, the cronies behind him chuckling like it was funny. “What brings tears to your eyes Luna? Is it Gunner? I thought you'd be over him by now.”

“That's none of your business.” I replied coldly, before turning to leave, but one of his cronies suddenly shot forward, blocking my way.

“Now now, dear, that's no way to talk to a high ranking wolf. A beta at that.” He tutted, shaking his head. “If you were still Luna that would have been fine, but now that you are not, it might put you in trouble.”

I felt his breath on me, and that made me frown. Annoyed, I snapped at him, “What do you want?”

A glint passed through his eyes, and I took a small step back in fear.

Sensing the sudden shift, he chuckled, the sound low, but mocking especially when the rest of his cronies started laughing like they had just discovered the most amusing thing on earth.

After a while, the laugh died down, but their snickers never left.

Tilting his head, he brought his face close to mine, whispering into my ears, “I'd be careful at the banquet if I were you. There's a nasty plot against you, but you're lucky I called dibs on you first so you would at least feel a bit good.”

My heart skipped a beat, color draining from my face as he pulled away from me with a smirk.

“See you later Luna.” He smiled, waving at me as he left with his cronies.

I stared blankly at the walls, my ringing ears filled with the sounds of my chaotic heartbeat.

What did Matheó mean by that?

The coronation banquet for Laura had been organized by her and her mother, Vivan, and like the night before, many packs were going to be in attendance.

From what I heard, they had been planning the event for a very long time, so there was to be an even larger number of people in attendance than our previous pack hostings.

I can't stay here.

I need to leave.

Someone was plotting against me, and I had no idea who it was.

It might be Laura and Vivan at this, but knowing how many people hated me in the pack, I wasn't so sure.

Taking a nervous look around, I sprinted down the halls, heading for the clinic where Yvonne was working.

I burst into her office, grabbing onto her shoulders like a maniac. “I can't stay here any longer. I need to leave tonight or they'll kill me.”

“Calm down. First tell me, who wants you dead?” Yvonne asked, her brows creasing in concern, while trying to soothe me, but that did nothing to quell the fear in me.

My heart was pounding a thousand miles a minute, and sweat slid down my back like rain.

Even Ava, who had been quiet after the rejection, was lurking at the back of my head, her body alert to defend the growing pup inside me.

“Explain what happened Anna, you are not making any sense.” She muttered, going to click the door shut, since I wouldn't stop looking at it.

“He said it.” I started, my eyes darting around the office watching out for any one who could attack. “Matteó told me there were people tonight who were going to attack me.”

Just thinking of it made me want to run right away, but I couldn't. I'd be caught in an instant.

Her brows furrowed deeper, and I could tell she was as worried as I was.

“I guess we don't have much time on our side.” She sighed, pinching her nose bridge. “Go pack your bags Anna, you'll need a lot of things.”