All Chapters of Once His Mate, Now His Regret: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

His anger left faster than I could have anticipated. “I’m sorry... what did you say?” I waved the form at his face. “I want a divorce. I want this marriage to end. So i can be free of you and your fucking hatred. I want to get away from you. So sign the papers.” Matthias was quiet, I think I’d finally done something to surprise him. But my omega knew it wouldn’t last. I knew it wouldn’t last. “A divorce? Because I didn’t believe your fake pregnancy? You realize you will have to prove you’re pregnant and that this child is mine in front of a council of the wisest wolves?” I snickered. “Oh really? I had no idea. Have you considered that I can prove it? Imagine standing in front of them, yelling about how I’m faking my pregnancy when I have proof.” He shot up out of his seat, and I stepped back out of fear. “So that’s why, huh? To humiliate me and ruin my chances of becoming a council member? What proof do you have? Show me the proof that I am the father of your false pregna

I busied myself with my doctor's appointment. I learned that I needed to eat certain things, reduce my stress, and exercise more to keep my body healthy for the baby. The doctor said my blood pressure rose higher than it was yesterday. Which is insane. Twenty-four hours and I'm a mad woman. I avoided answering any of her questions about announcing my pregnancy. When a Luna is pregnant it's a huge deal for the pack. She'll be birthing the next leader. But since I'm aiming for a divorce, I don't want everyone to know about this. Especially not my parents. They're not good people to me. I don't want their influence in my child's life. They'll find out like everyone else when I leave this place.The rest of the day was uneventful. I made more notes of what I needed and filled out the summons. By dinner time, which was 8 p.m. for me, I got a phone call from Alpha Cassiel, which surprised me. He doesn't usually call. What is usual for us? Just a text. We're kind of friends. I answere

The next morning, I went for a walk before the sun came up. I wanted to see it rise. I don’t remember the last time I watched a scene so beautiful. It was like I was reclaiming my life once again. The sunrise was beautiful, and the stunning glow from the bench in a nearby park kept me calm and prepared me for the day ahead. It was still cold, but seeing the sun was nice. And this time I work on something thick so I won’t freeze. After that sight, I made my way back to the house just in time for Matthias to wake up. I couldn’t look at him, knowing that he knew I was in love with him and still treated me poorly, and that Lena was a stupid replica of my sister.Did he even realize how similar they looked? Was he detached in some part of his brain?I should scream at him for getting wasted and having his beta bring him back to our home. He wouldn’t do this to Nerissa. Then again, I’m not Nerissa. I sighed and went to my room to take a bath while Matthias nursed his hangover in the livi

I arrived at my grandmother’s soon enough. She lives on the edge of town to preserve her peace, she’s not really a fan of people. But my father has her house filled with more than enough staff to care for her. I would have gotten here quicker had I not stopped to grab the divorce papers. The phone call with my mother was an eye opener. My parents love aurielle. They were not upset when Nerissa died. In fact, I think my mother was a bit happy. Not because my mate died, but because I wouldn’t have to marry her. And here she is, planning, plotting for ways I can keep Aurielle stuck in a marriage with me. Why would I want that?And it really dawned on me that I’m fighting against a divorce when I should be jumping. I don’t know what to do. If this was a pack problem, I could answer this in seconds flat. But in my own marriage....The last time I let my parents decide was after aurielle died and my mother decided I needed a luna for pack reasons. I didn’t want her, I didn't want to marry

Lunch with Cassiel was… weird. Helpful, yeah. But also kind of hard.I cried. Like, really cried. Not a few tears—full-on ugly crying. I couldn’t stop. It was embarrassing, and I hated how out of control I felt. Stupid hormones. Stupid everything.He didn’t say much. Just sat there, quiet.Then, out of nowhere, he pulled me into a hug. Strong. Solid.He let go pretty quick. Just looked at me like, “Okay, now breathe.” And then he told me to eat.Literally just said, “Eat.”I found myself obeying him without thinking, picking up my fork and starting to eat.It was like his words had some kind of pull, like they carried a quiet kind of power I couldn’t ignore.But suddenly, a wave of nausea hit me.Oh, damn! It had to be the pregnancy. Not now, please.Just when I thought I was about to completely embarrass myself, he quickly led me to the bathroom. It was humiliating, or it should have been. But Cassiel Aldric is an amazing Alpha. He didn’t complain, he just wanted me to be okay.