Betrayed By Everyone, Loved By Four. By Kj Novels & Stories

he closes the door and then sits her on his bed, she leans her head on his shoulder. “Tell me what's wrong?” “I'm tired of staying married to your brother and I just want to be with you and express my love for you freely” “Why? What did your friend say to you?” “Nothing really important but everyone is saying I'm cheating your brother like as if I ever loved him, they're just judging me” she exclaims as a single tear drop rolls down her eyes. “Wait you never loved my brother?” “Yeah, why are you asking that, if I ever loved him will I be hear with you?”

"You're right." He said, his voice still soft but firm, "I don’t know exactly what you’re feeling, but I know it hurts, and I know you feel betrayed.” "Betrayed?" I laughed bitterly, the sound harsh in the silence of wherever we were, "That’s an understatement, Zade. I feel like I’ve been stabbed in the back by everyone I’ve ever trusted, including you. I don’t even know who I am anymore! You played me, heck even Elijah played me too! You both knew all along!” My voice cracked, and despite my efforts to hold them back, the tears finally spilled over. I hated crying in front of him, hated looking weak, but I couldn’t stop it.

I felt only quiet pity… and the lingering sting of betrayal. “Jonathan,” I whispered softly, leaning forward so he could see my eyes clearly. “I spent years loving you. Years believing your every word, trusting your every promise. I gave you everything I had… my body, my heart… my trust.” He sobbed loudly, his head bowing as tears fell onto his chained hands. “And you destroyed it,” I continued, my voice cracking. “You destroyed me. You destroyed Jayden. You destroyed the family we could have been.” “Maya, please—”

It didn't matter that he didn't like her, she would still love him, only if he allowed her to stand by his side. But she still overestimated herself. After getting so close to each other all night long, she became a scheming woman in his eyes. She tried to defend herself but he didn't even give her any chance to explain before he slammed the door as he left her. No one knew how sad she was. No matter how bad she was injured in the army missions, she never felt anything as painful as this.

He loved Keira, why did I didn't notice that since? He was the only one that stayed loyal to me but ended up betraying me as well. I have never believed in loyalty even since I was almost killed by my uncles. It was hard for me to trust people. At least his betrayal made me understand that people wouldn't stay by your side if they had no reason to betray you. People would always put themselves first, he loved Keira, I'm sure he wanted a future with her and that led to his betrayal.

Alpha Ares chimed in, his eyes hard and brows pinched together in annoyance. His words twisted in my heart like a knife and my eyes, once again, went to my twin sister. A smirk tugged at the corner of her lips but when Ares turned to look at her, she feigned innocence, batting her lashes like she is a freaking saint. Swallowing the saliva in my throat, I met Alpha Ares’ gaze before saying in a deadly calm voice, “She didn’t question you because she didn’t care. I questioned you because I loved you. I trusted you. But you turned that trust into ashes.”

Then, she continued smirking, then she said, “Must be exhausting, isn’t it? Pretending like you belong here. You try to play the role of a loving wife, but Aiden feels nothing but disdain towards you. It’s not too late to pack your stuff and run back to daddy.” My fingers tightened around the tray in my hands, my knuckles turning red because of the pain. But I refused to let her see how much her words affected me. I lifted my chin slightly. “I am his wife and you are nothing but his hidden secret lover,” I said, though my voice wavered. “Like it or not.” Athena chuckled, moving her head slightly. His wife in name, maybe. But in every other way?” She leaned closer, lowering her voice to a whi

“Maybe I can’t watch you be discarded and stand still.” The room had an edge now, sharp and bright. I wanted to tell him everything—how they’d called me orphan behind their hands, how Elena’s eyes always slid past me like I was dust, how Mia had learned to smile and slice at the same time. I wanted to tell him that Ethan’s absence had been a slow poison before it became a lethal one. Instead I let the tears come and let his fingers hold mine. The transfusion warmed me, steadying the tremor in my limbs. For a few small minutes, pain was manageable. Hope felt ridiculous and obscene and necessary all at once.

With one final grimace in my direction, Rowan wrapped his arm around her shoulders and swept her out of the building. My head was already hurting, and it had nothing to do with the rising din of voices around me. Just a few hours ago, I was a human living in suburbia with a family who treated me like a servant—not a fantastical creature from a storybook who was the center of attention. And just a few hours ago, I had one boyfriend, Daniel. Even if he cheated on me with my stepsister, there was only one. Not three “mates”. “Four,” the voice in my head corrected me. “You have four mates, although the fourth isn’t here tonight. I wonder who he could be…”

By contrast, I was clad in a loose, sweat-stained undershirt and worn-out trousers. His hands were smooth and refined, while mine bore the rough scars and calluses of decades spent writing. "I'm not hungry," I muttered, tossing the bag onto the table before walking out as fast as my legs could carry me. Once I was out in the open air, the truth hit me like a wave. Forty years. For forty years, I had been nothing but an accessory. I was Megan's husband and Tommy's father, but never, not even for a moment, me.