All Chapters of My Mate Spent Honeymoon With Mistress After I Lost Pup: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

"Erin, don't be mad at Gavin."Mia tried to sit up as she spoke."He's just too worried about me. My health has always been fragile. If it weren't for going to get my medicine, you wouldn't have ended up like this."Gavin immediately eased her back against the pillows and tucked the blanket around her."Don't move. Your wolf still isn't stable."He didn't look at me when he said it.Leah poked her head out from under the blanket and pinched her nose in disgust."Mama Erin, you're so dirty."I looked at the girl I had raised since she was little.She was Gavin and Mia's daughter.After Mia left Grey Ridge, I was the one who raised Leah.The first time Leah's wolf ears appeared, I held her under the moonlight all night.When she lost her first baby tooth, I helped her bury it beneath the oak tree in our backyard.But now she clung to her birth mother's arm, shrinking away from me in disgust."Leah, is that any way to talk to your mother?"Gavin's reprimand barely had any bite.Then he fi

Chapter 2

I had a low fever.I spent the entire night shivering in and out of sleep.When I woke, Gavin was outside the door, hauling luggage back and forth."Erin, why do you look so awful?"Mia held a hot water bottle, watching me with concern."Did you get too cold last night? Gavin, please find her some medicine, quickly."Gavin turned at her words."Erin hardly ever gets sick. Her wolf has always been strong. Mia's the one we need to worry about."He pulled open the passenger door."Mia, sit up front. We can't let the old injury act up again."I stood beside the car."Didn't we agree to go to the pass today?""Next time." Gavin helped Mia into the car. "The pack healer said she can't stay this high any longer. We need to get her to a lower altitude now."Mia immediately reached for her seatbelt to unbuckle it."Gavin, don't let me hold Erin back. If she wants to go, you two go ahead. I can manage."Gavin pressed her hand down."Stop moving. Don't you know your own condition? Don't push your

Chapter 3

By the time we reached the hotel at the base of the mountain, it was evening.When Gavin checked in, he only booked one family suite."Peak season. Nothing else available."When we opened the door, the suite already smelled like Mia.Her coat was draped over the foot of the bed.Her medicine bottles lined Gavin's side of the nightstand.That was when it hit me.This room didn't need me.This family didn't need me.I walked to the sofa in the living area and started packing.Gavin followed me in.He came to my side and pulled a small wooden box from his pocket."Come on, don't be upset. I bought this moonstone pendant downstairs. The jeweler said it could help guide the pup's spirit, too."I stopped what I was doing and looked at the box."Take it."He pressed the box into my hands."I picked it out just for you."Just then, Mia came out of the bedroom.She had changed into a loose dress, and an identical moonstone pendant hung around her neck.Only hers was bigger.The stone was bright

Chapter 4

The phone rang almost right away."Erin, you've finally made up your mind?""Do you know how many times you've turned this down? With your experience, you'd go in as the project lead at the International Pack Council's Geneva office. Double the salary, plus a neutral-zone stipend."She paused."But the minimum posting is two years. Are you sure?""I'm sure."Not a trace of hesitation."Does the paperwork spell out the position?""Every detail. International Pack Council, Geneva Neutral Zone Field Office. Project Lead for Cross-Border Territory Agreements.""Good."I hung up and put my clothes in the suitcase.The moment the zipper closed, a lightness I'd never felt before settled over me.Just then, the lock clicked.Leah came running in by herself.She held a roasted lamb chop in her hand, her lips shiny with grease."Mama Erin, I bet you're only grumpy because you're hungry, right? Look, I saved the biggest, tastiest lamb chop for you."She walked up to me and pushed the lamb chop in

Chapter 5

I stared at the international posting contract on my phone, checking every detail.Geneva Neutral Zone.International Pack Council, Geneva Neutral Zone Field Office.Project Lead for Cross-Border Territory Agreements.From now on, I was no longer just the Grey Ridge Alpha's mate.No longer the always-understanding Erin in someone else's household.My phone buzzed.An unknown number.I hesitated for two seconds, then answered."Erin, where are you right now?"Gavin's voice was low and taut.I could tell he was reining in his emotions."Leah said you left with your suitcase. You don't dissolve a mate bond on a whim. Come back so we can talk this through.""You got the agreement?"I didn't answer his question.Silence on the other end for a few seconds."Erin, don't threaten me with divorce. You're not impulsive. Come back to the hotel.""It's not a threat."My voice was flat.Even I was surprised by how calm I sounded."I meant every word. Sign the papers, or we'll meet in court and befo

Chapter 6

Geneva was colder than I'd imagined.My first week on the job, I worked until two in the morning almost every night.Not because I was busy.Because every time I closed my eyes, I saw that bowl of broth.I remembered that night. The pain so bad I rolled off the bed, blood soaking through my nightgown.Gavin drove me to the pack healer, gripping my hand the entire way and telling me over and over that I would be okay.And he had already known.He knew Mia had done it.He chose to keep it from me.For three months, every time I blamed myself.Every time I thought I was the one who hadn't protected the baby.Every time I lay in the dark with a hand over my empty belly, crying until my whole body shook.He saw all of it.And didn't say a single word.In the second week, my lawyer sent a message."Ms. Bennett, Gavin Hayes has refused to sign. His attorney filed a formal response contesting the divorce, and Grey Ridge has refused to submit the mate-bond release to the Elder Council.""File t

Chapter 7

The divorce proceedings went more smoothly than I'd expected.Gavin hired the best lawyer and tried to stall.But my lawyer presented a comprehensive trail of evidence.The timeline of Mia's residency in Grey Ridge territory.Text messages documenting Gavin's months of neglect.My medical report after losing the pup.The screenshot of Mia's herbal-medicine certificate.And the testimony Leah had unwittingly given.The court granted the divorce. Gavin's refusal to sign had only delayed the inevitable.The Elder Council found that Gavin had gravely breached his duty to protect his mate and approved my unilateral dissolution of the bond.As for assets, I didn't ask for anything.The house was his from before the marriage.Grey Ridge territory belonged to his pack.None of it was something I needed.The day the ruling came down, my assistant called."Erin, Gavin didn't appeal. But he asked his lawyer to pass along a message.""He said... he'll wait for you."And so the days went on.The pa

Chapter 8

After the Grey Ridge work review, I met up with former colleagues for dinner.Someone brought up Gavin."Did you hear? Prosecutors charged Gavin, and a judge ordered him held pending trial.""What about Mia?""Gone. She took the money her brother had moved and fled the country. Every asset in her name has been liquidated or transferred.""So Gavin lost everything?""Worse. He can't even afford private counsel. His house and car are frozen, and Grey Ridge won't cover his legal bills. I heard he called every friend he has. Nobody would help.""Serves him right. Erin treated him so well, and he just had to put his ex-mate on a pedestal.""Exactly. Look at Erin now. She went from project lead in Geneva to an appointment overseeing the entire Eastern District."On the way back to the hotel after dinner, my assistant handed me an envelope."Erin, someone came to the front desk looking for you today. Couldn't find you, so they left this."I opened the envelope.Inside was a handwritten letter

Chapter 9

Six months later, the verdict came down.Guilty of contract fraud. Seven years in prison.The day of the sentencing, I saw the news notification in my office.He wore a prison uniform, and most of his hair had gone white.Only thirty-four, but he looked like he was in his fifties.My assistant came in with a stack of documents."Erin, the court has ruled on Leah's guardianship.""Gavin can't serve as her guardian from prison. Mia is wanted internationally for conspiracy and fraudulent asset transfers. The court has named Gavin's mother as Leah's temporary guardian.""But Mrs. Hayes was diagnosed with stomach cancer last week. She's in the hospital receiving chemotherapy.""The court contacted you because you were Leah's primary caregiver for five years. They want to know whether you'd be willing to..."I was willing to look after her.To give her whatever care I could.But I wouldn't tie myself back into that relationship.That evening, I went to the hospital to see Gavin's mother.She

Chapter 10

In autumn, Mrs. Hayes's condition deteriorated.The doctor said three months, at most.I brought Leah to stay at my place for the time being.She'd matured so much more than a year before.No crying, no fussing.Every day she carried her backpack to school on her own and came home to do her homework by herself.Only occasionally would she jolt awake from a nightmare, calling for her mother.One afternoon in late October, my assistant pushed open the door."Erin, Mrs. Hayes passed away."I stood up, grabbed my coat, and headed out.By the time I reached the hospital, her body had already been covered with a white sheet.Leah sat on the bench outside the room.She hugged her knees without making a sound.I walked over and sat beside her.She leaned into me, burying her face in my arm.She didn't cry out loud.But her whole body was shaking.I held her and patted her back gently."Leah, Grandma isn't in pain anymore."She asked, her voice muffled."Mama Erin, is it just going to be me fro

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