Alle Kapitel von I Am Done Being Your Doormat, Alpha: Kapitel 31 – Kapitel 40

EmmaThe sun was starting to set, which painted the sky with orange light. Looking at the view outside the window, we were getting close to the pack entrance of the Dark Desert Pack. Though it was still a bit far, I knew I had to get out before we got any closer. That’s when I made up my mind.“Please pull over to the side,” I uttered. Ken turned to me for a moment before getting back on the road.“Are you sure you want to get off here? It’s still a bit far.” “It’s fine, Ken. I can take a taxi from here. Thanks for the ride,” I replied, smiling at him.“How about another mile?”But I gently shook my head, turning down his kind offer.“Andrew has a lot of eyes in this territory. If someone sees us together, it’ll complicate things. For now, I need you to stay away from the Dark Desert Pack, at least until I gather enough evidence, just like the Jury wants.”Ken didn’t press the issue any further. A few more seconds, and the car pulled to the side. However, I could see that the worry

EmmaI woke up worse. I felt…awful.Everything was spinning. My body felt too heavy to move. I settled for a few seconds before deciding to get up and hope that whatever I was feeling would pass. But it didn’t. The nausea became worse. The next thing I knew, I was jumping out of bed and into the bathroom.I dropped to my knees in front of the toilet and started taking a deep breath. Then, I just started puking. At first, I thought I’d feel better once I got it out. But the worst part? Nothing came out. Just dry, painful retching that made my throat burn. I slumped against the wall with shallow breaths. Beads of sweat formed on my forehead. My hands trembled. My whole body shook. Everything hurt. Everything felt off. And yet, I still smiled. Because all of this meant my baby was growing. They were proof that there was life inside me. And even if I had to throw up every single day for the next nine months, I’d take it. It would all be worth it.For my baby.I stood slowly, rinsed my

AndrewRuby kept shouting lies, and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. She had the guts to stand there and say she was my wife. Right in front of Emma. Right in front of everyone.Of course, I was furious inside. Ruby was nothing but my secretary. Sure, I used her as a tool to hurt Emma in the past, like today. I arranged for Emma to be here and do Ruby’s work for her, just to see Ruby and me together. But that was it. Ruby and I weren’t an item. In fact, she was nothing but a good weapon against Emma. Nothing more, nothing less.Ruby tugged my arm. “Don’t just stand there. Let these people know the truth. Tell them I’m your wife, and I’m just protecting our marriage from this homewrecker.”I looked around. A small crowd had gathered. Some people were whispering. Others were holding up their phones and recording everything. No one knew who to believe. Of course, they wouldn’t, because most of them didn’t know us. Their eyes jumped from Ruby to Emma, trying to figure out who was ly

EmmaThe strong smell of disinfectant reminded me that i was in the hospital. Thanks to a good Samaritan, I came out of that situation. She was the one who stopped the mob from hitting me and took me here to the hospital together with some men I think were her bodyguards.The lights above were too bright for me to avoid. But the bright lights were the least of my problems. It was my body that was aching all over. Every inch of my muscles was sore. But even through all the pain, all I could think about was one thing.My baby.Was the baby okay? I hope he does. That was all I cared about.The doctor stood at the foot of my bed. She was frowning looking at my chart. She crossed her arms and looked at me with disbelief."You should have run away," she scolded. "Why did you let yourself be hurt like this? Did you forget that you're pregnant? You can’t do this to yourself if you want to keep your baby."I bowed my head and refused to say anything. What could I say? That my husband denounce

EmmaMy hands curled into fists as his words registered in my ears. Did he just call me…his dog?My heart pounded and I felt my breath hitch. His words kept on repeating inside my mind over and over. Was that what I was to him now? A dog?I stared at the wall in front of me and struggled to process what I’d just heard. Now, I understood what my role in this party would be. Andrew wanted to humiliate me in front of his friends. He wanted me to set up the very stage he would put me through as their source of entertainment. Of course, my first instinct was to run. Every part of me wanted to walk out of that party and leave Andrew and his friends behind. I was ready to do just that. But as I turned to go, a voice echoed inside my head making me stop. “We need clear proof of the alleged infidelity involving your sister, or more physical harm done with pure malice. Without such evidence, the petition will be denied.”The Lycan Jury.I closed my eyes and swallowed the lump in my throat.