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-ANNA-

“She’s also carrying the next Alpha of the Flaming Moon pack.”

Those words kept playing in my head as I stared at the divorce agreement in my hands. It had been a week since the heartbreaking incident, yet I hadn’t found a space in my heart to plead for a second chance nor signed the divorce agreement.

Linda, who happened to be silent, soon came to stand before me with several threats, and she was never alone, not even once. Jake might have sensed how angry and broken I am, so he made sure she never came near me alone. Whenever she was next to me, she faked countless tummy aches and had the guards lie along with her that I had hit her.

He didn’t look at me and didn’t sense his fetus, the true heir. Instead, he smacked me hard and made me regret every single day I spent with him. Beatings soon became petty talk and insults, with body shaming coming from every corner I walked and the rumors…

There was no other way to express my pain than the tears that streamed down my eyes every single night while they made love till daybreak. After a week of torture, I was finally prepared to make my decision. The decision would affect both me and my unborn child.

Even though my love for him proved so strong that my heart broke into a million pieces, I realized that I had a reason to live. I had something more precious to protect than this love that had drowned me so deep.

“Live happily with your heir,” I said softly as I handed him the divorce papers. I had signed the paperwork and accepted the fact that I wasn’t Luna anymore, even though that wasn’t supposed to be. I didn’t want him finding out about our child, my final plan to win back my position and power.

“Disgusting.” Linda held her nose up as I walked past them. I didn’t reek; there wasn’t a single bad scent on me, yet she pushed me down the stairs like I was trying to suffocate her.

“Arghh.” I groaned as I fell to the floor. My back ached, my hands were all bruised, and my knuckles were unable to form a single fist. She walked towards me with a body spray in her hands. “Try to take a shower.”

She sprayed me like I was some insect, tugging my hair till I rose to my feet. “Jake belongs to me now. You were just his puppet that brought him wealth and power. Now that we have it all, you’re of no use to us.”

When she finally let me go, I caught sight of Jake. That smirk was filled with nothing but cruelty and greed. I could see it now, his true purpose for ever taking care of me. He didn’t love me; it was all just his plan to become the Alpha. But that’s exactly what will lead to his doom… ignorance.

My luggage came flying out one after the other, laughter erupting as I struggled to relieve myself of the stress by sitting down before it. They called me all sorts of names, told me I could travel with all my luggage since my body was a storage house, and dared to call me a disgrace to my bloodline.

With that, I knew I had no other choice but to leave. I grabbed the little that I could, heading out with hopes that I might survive if I explained my story to a friend of mine, but he was way ahead of me.

Immediately, I stepped out of the lair, and I was accused of treason; the guards chased after me with dangerous intent in mind. I could feel it, the various danger signals that kept pricking my skin. I tried shifting into my wolf form, but I couldn’t, giving them a higher advantage over me.

I escaped into the forest, leaving the pack’s territory, but I was still being chased. What more could they want from me? My money and power had been taken; my lover has fallen for someone he claims is more sexy than me. What else?

“I want her dead!” The sight of Jake standing before me with his claws clean and nasty made my jaw drop. I fell to the floor, the leaves rustling as he approached me slowly. “Did you really think you could keep that child away from me?”

I shrugged, moving backwards till my back was against a tree. They surrounded me in minutes. Jake stood before me, a smirk crawling onto his lips as he stared at me. He took a squatting position, his claws trailing my tummy as he ripped off my shirt.

“I’ve filled the papers; I’ve done everything you asked. What more do you want from me?” I questioned.

He chuckled.

He pressed a claw into my belly, the pain making me gasp. “I can’t have a baby running around in that belly of yours. Remember how fragile you are; I’m just doing my part to protect you, my last job as your husband.”

“I’m keeping this baby!” He smacked me on the face. Blood gushed out of my mouth, my tummy dripping as he proceeded with his claws. “If anyone is to have my baby, that will be Linda, not an ugly, fat, and disgusting whore like you.

I wailed as he gave the command. They kicked and slashed like I was the enemy, beating me up and cutting me out till they were sure that I wouldn’t survive. When Jake realized that I was falling unconscious, he came to my ear, the words slipping out, “Thanks for giving me the chance to prove to you that you don’t deserve a shard of love.”

My eyes slowly closed up, tears rolling down my cheeks as I fell to the ground. Their footsteps faded, and I was left alone, with no one to help the overthrown Luna.

I had no chance of survival; I knew that, but I prayed for a chance to return, a chance to get back at Jake and take over my rightful title as the Alpha of the Flaming Moon pack.