Silent Luna Alpha's rejected mate

Aurora's POV.

I walked out of the hospital with the paper in my hand. I had to walk towards a vacant seat which was designed for patients in the hospital to sit and receive fresh air.

I sat slowly, as I opened the paper with trembling hands, and glanced through it.

Slowly, the look on my face was replaced with that of shock.

"What?" I thought as I glanced all over the paper for the umpteenth time.

"I'm pregnant," I thought with wide eyes, wondering why I became pregnant now.

I became confused if it was possible to let my husband know or if I could hide it from him.

"Asher wouldn't be happy about this, I'm so sure about it," I said to myself, still glancing at the paper before I slowly folded it back and returned it to the envelope.

I decided to walk home slowly so I could also sort my thoughts.

Staying in a marriage where I didn't feel loved was enough to shatter my heart every day, but I still didn't have the right to leave.

Asher just hated me because the moon goddess fated us and made us mates when he had a girlfriend that he loved wholeheartedly.

He loved Sophia with his entire being, and I felt like I didn't have the right to get angry. After all, I had lost my memory, my wolf, and my voice when my pack was attacked at the age of four.

I lost everything.

Asher's dad picked me up and trained me, showered me with love, and treated me like his own daughter before I became Asher's Luna. However, now, I'm nothing but a shame to Asher since his mate is mute, and because of it, I remained invisible to the public.

Deep down, at times I do wish Asher's dad was still alive because I knew the level of punishment and wickedness which was being meted at me wouldn't have been so.

I got home headed to my room, and kept the result hidden in my bag before I lay on my bed and buried my head in the pillows with a sad sigh.

The content of the result still made me worry about what would become of me and my unborn child, the sound of my door opening startled me just to see Asher staggering into the room, reeking of alcohol.

I sighed sadly, as this wasn't a new sight to behold but what I couldn't decipher was why he was always returning home drunk every night.

I stood up and strode towards him, hoping to help him to his bed when I saw a mark that broke my fragile heart all over again.

It was a lipstick mark, on his neck!

Instantly I knew Sophia left it there on purpose, probably wanting to leave a message with me that she was with my husband that day.

I felt a sharp pang in my chest but I ignored it and helped him to his bedroom, before slowly helping him to the bed and removing his shoes.

I walked to the table in the room and poured a glass of water for him before going towards him so I could hand it over to him when he shoved me away, spilling water all over my clothes.

I felt drenched and dejected as I stared down at my wet clothes.

The water that spilled on my dress revealed my curves, and I noticed the way Asher's eyes darkened as he looked at me.

He pulled me to the bed, and with a slight smirk he said, "Let me give you what you want,"

I sighed deeply as my husband assumed I wanted him to have sex with me, but that wasn't true.

I couldn't possibly explain myself so I just kept on looking at him while he undressed me.

I never planned on enjoying sex with him, but because of the inexplicable bond between us, I found myself lost in the sweet sensation that engulfed us and moaned slightly.

I still didn't have a good reason why I enjoyed it in that manner, but the only thing I could think of was possibly because we were mates.

Just as he was done satisfying his sexual urge, he stood up and began to dress up quickly. I covered myself with the duvet as I stared at him.

"What the hell are you doing on my bed?" He asked immediately as he shifted his attention to me.

I shook my head slightly, as I stood up and slipped into my wet clothes that my lying carelessly on the ground.

"Aurora, don't ever forget that I would never acknowledge you as my Luna in my heart, not to even talk of acknowledging it in public," He said coldly, breaking my heart into pieces.

"You are a wolf-less woman who is unfit for the role of the Luna," He said coldly, as his eyes bore deeply into mine.

I already know that but it's painful enough for everyone to keep repeating it to me, reminding me of my flaws and imperfections as if it's my fault to lose my voice and my wolf in the first place.

"Sophia," He said and paused, "Would always be the one," He completed with a note of finality.

This statement alone shattered my heart, and with that, I rushed out of his room towards my room with devastated emotions.

I curled up on the bed in agony, as the words Asher said kept coming back.

"How much do I need to endure this humiliation and pain?" I thought as tears streamed down my face.

I've always dreamed of fighting back, but it was impossible since I'm only a helpless mute.

How can I possibly survive on my own?

Knowing fully well that I was an orphan, I knew I had nowhere to go, and that was the main reason I endured everything and still stood strong but now, I was breaking!

I didn't have a single soul to support me, and the only person I had the memory of who supported me was Asher's dad who is now late.

I was still in the middle of my thoughts when a knock on the door disrupted my thoughts, making me divert attention to it. I quickly wiped my face, but it was too late as I had been caught.

Asher's mother walked in with a smug on her face, as she burst out in a boisterous laughter while staring at me.

"Poor thing, you keep crying every day" She mocked laughing hysterically.

"Hey, look here, you should stop crying and accept things the way they are already," She warned, pointing her index finger at me.

"Who knows if your tears would bring bad luck to this, my precious family," She said, making more tears flow from my eyes, but after she shot me a deadly glare, I quickly wiped the tears off.

"Such a good girl,"

"Get up and prepare quickly for Asher's Nephew's birthday," She commanded with a cold look that sent shivers down my spine.

"Be fast about it," She ordered.

Aurora's POV.

I wiped my eyes, as I stood up slowly, walking out of her presence.

I headed to the kitchen so I could find somewhere to fix myself in, but there were a good number of maids busy in the kitchen, so I sought within myself to check the hall.

"I could help with the decorations," I thought, and quickly walked to the hall.

There weren't a lot of people there, so I quickly went to assist the servants in decorating the hall.

A servant was with a ribbon, and I took the ribbon so I could design it just the way she was doing hers, but was beyond shocked when the servant shoved me.

I glared at the lady to know if she did it by mistake, but I was taken aback when she mocked me.

She said, "I always wonder why our competent Alpha brought a mute like you as our Luna, and I've always tried my best to avoid you. I just don't know why you keep showing your face in our business," A servant said, and I knew deep down that I wasn't going to take that one.

I straightened my posture and slapped her across her cheek earning a loud gasp from her and other servants who were present.

"You," The servant shrieked, and tried to retaliate but suddenly stopped in her tracks when she heard the Alpha's voice.

"What's going on here?" He asked with a loud voice, as he walked towards us with a look of curiosity.

"Leave," He ordered the servant to leave, and she scampered away in fright.

I felt humiliated at that moment.

Even if Asher didn't like me, he shouldn't treat me that way in the presence of the servants.

"I'm still the Luna for the goddess's sake." I thought with a deep sigh.

"Aurora," He yelled my name loudly, and I felt the urge to reply with, "I'm right in front of you..you don't have to yell!" But it was a bluff, I still wouldn't say it, even if I wasn't mute.

"Don't do anything stupid to disrupt this party, because you won't like it, Aurora," He said to me coldly, and I sighed deeply with a light nod.

"Avoid any silly delusions, and remember that everything must be perfect. You are expected to stay out of sight and avoid attention," He warned me with a cold tone, but I could only nod.

I had completely given up hope of expecting anything from him.

It has been my previous unrealistic fantasies that caused me so much pain, so it shouldn't bother me the way it does.

Soon after, the event started and I wore a blue gown which I got as a gift when Asher's dad was still alive.

It was suitable for the event, as I took a second look at myself again in the mirror.

I walked out of my room, towards the hall where I met Asher who didn't bother to say a word to me, not to talk of sparing me a glance.

I sighted a seat placed at the far end at the corner of the room, and I didn't need a soothsayer to tell me that it was meant for me.

I walked towards my seat, as everyone in the pack jumped and cheered in jubilation.

However, I sat down isolated from the people I was supposed to call my family, completely ignored because of my inability to speak.

I was right there, but it felt like I was invisible.

After the birthday celebration, most people in the pack had retired to their various homes.

Asher, and his sister, the mother of the celebrant, Ava were in a serious conversation which suddenly diverted to me when I walked past them.

"How are you coping in this sham you call a marriage," She suddenly said, causing me to halt in my tracks, I didn't turn to her direction I could still see from the corner of my eyes that she looked at me in disgust.

"Why are you hellbent on polluting my brother's life?" Ava asked, and I narrowed my eyes wondering how I was polluting her brother's life.

"Oh, I forgot you can't talk back," She said with an eye roll, that made me heave deeply.

How I wish I could talk back now.

"What if your muteness is being passed down to your children?" She asked and suddenly chuckled.

"It would make you very unfit to have a family," She jeered, tearing my heart into pieces.

"Asher," She called, and he responded with a low hum.

"Why don't you just give up on this thing you call a marriage," She said, pointing at me before she continued. "Go ahead and make Sophia your bride, and that way you'll remain happy in your marriage," She said and that was when my feeling of sadness was replaced with that of anger.

Who does she think she was to talk to me in that manner?

How dare she?

I wanted to explode, but I couldn't. It was frustrating and annoying as I began to boil inside in anger.

I've been trying to remain invisible since that was what they all wanted, but why wouldn't Ava let me be?

At that moment, I wanted to do something but the moment I looked at Asher, I met his warning gaze and I withdrew immediately.

I couldn't afford to annoy him at that moment.

But to my greatest surprise, Asher spoke up.

"Ava calm down please, you and I both know it's not her fault that she's a mute," Asher said, earning a shocked gaze from me.

"It was just acquired, it's honestly not her fault," He added, but Ava's face remained indifferent.

Still, I was shocked, as I stared at Asher with wide eyes and I found it difficult to believe that he just spoke up for me.

This was the first time that he was speaking up for me against his family, and I won't lie, I'm deeply shocked and touched by this act.

"And regarding what you said Ava," Asher started, making her raise her brow in confusion. I wasn't left out either.

She said a lot of things.

"I would never let her bear my children," He said with an indication of cruelty in his voice as my heart sank.

"Then what about the child I was carrying now?" I couldn't help but wonder.

Aurora's POV.

I stared at myself in the mirror, and a light smile crept on my lips as the rays of the morning sun shone directly on my face.

I was preparing to go to work at the cafe as usual as I hummed a song and walked out of my room heading out of the mansion.

I walked to the cafe which wasn't far from where the mansion was and met Nora, cleaning with a bright smile on her face.

I smiled to myself as I thought, "Such a nice boss,"

"Hey welcome Aurora," She called out the moment she saw me with a bright smile that I returned with a nod.

I stood in one corner with my gaze on Nora as I admired her. Nora was such a beautiful lady, that at times, I was often mesmerized by her appearance.

I kept on admiring her with a smile on my face as I remembered things Nora had done for me.

She has constantly supported me, even when I had no one.

She was like the big sister I never had, as she always shielded me from unnecessary troubles.

She is the only one who cares about me and I really appreciate her for that, "What are you staring at Aurora?" She asked with a light chuckle that managed to jolt me back to reality.

I sighed and shook my head, before going into the cafe so I could start making the orders.

An order for a coffee came in, and I started making it quickly so it could be delivered.

The person dropped a message saying it was needed urgently.

I finished making it in no time, and when I checked the address, it wasn't far from our cafe so I decided to deliver it.

I packed the order and waved Nora goodbye.

This time, she was busy with some customers who were already trooping in and out of the cafe.

I entered the motorcycle which was meant for delivering orders and rode to the address, but to my utmost surprise-it was Asher's office.

I was silently hoping that it was a worker who made the order, but to my dismay, his receptionist asked me to bring it to his office.

I became worried about how to meet him because since he made the hurtful statement yesterday, I tried my ultimate best to avoid him.

I decided to be brave and deliver his orders without paying attention to whatever he said.

Just as I was about to knock on his door, I heard Sophia's voice and that of Asher's and it piqued my interest. I suddenly became interested in their discussion and decided to eavesdrop and listen to them.

"Aurora?" I heard my name, making me raise my eyebrows in confusion.

"You shouldn't be worried about that my love, I don't care about her, not one bit," I heard Asher say, and I sighed dejectedly.

Why do I have to go through this every day?

"Are you sure?" I heard Sophia ask in her saccharine voice.

"I promise you that you are the only one I love, not my worthless Luna my father picked up for me," Asher said, and I swallowed a hard lump in my throat, I knew I had heard enough.

I was tired, pained, heartbroken, and devastated.

"I want you to get me a new sports car," Sophia said to him, and with that-I knocked on the door.

A few minutes later the door swung open and Sophia giggled when she saw me. She looked at me from head to toe until she saw the order I held in my hand and arrogantly ripped it from my hand.

"Look who's here," She said pitifully, but I knew she was mocking me and poking me to see my reaction.

"I feel really bad for you, is Asher maltreating you, dear?" She smirked, but I wore a blank look not giving her any reason for her to know that I was hurting deep down.

"Tsk, tsk...you must be hurt right?" She asked again, still trying to get a reaction from me.

Sophia suddenly pouted and turned to stare at Asher, "Baby, please don't pamper me too much and mistreat your wife," She said, but deep down I knew she was taunting me.

She was trying to show me the power she had over him, but I tried so hard to mask my emotions.

I didn't want to break down in their presence, but it was really difficult to pretend it didn't hurt.

She must have ordered this coffee on purpose, everyone knows I work in a cafe, and meeting her here in his office isn't just a coincidence.

Sophia went to her purse and brought out some cash which she handed to me, but I refused to collect it and turned around to walk away, I was ready to leave without the money but then I heard Asher's cold voice.

"Take that cash from her right now," He ordered harshly, and when I turned to look at him, I wasn't surprised to see him glaring at me with disgust in his eyes.

It was very obvious that he was displeased with me for coming to his office, but what I couldn't pinpoint was how it was my fault.

"Aurora, don't ever delude yourself into thinking that you could ever be part of the pack, I'm only going to follow my father's wishes to make you live a comfortable life as my wife, but you should also know your place," He warned sternly.

My heart ached as tears threatened to fall from my eyes as I watched my husband side with his lover.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through my abdomen as I grabbed my stomach in pain.

"Mm," A silent sound escaped my mouth as I winced in pain, but Sophia and Asher didn't move an inch from where they were standing.

I staggered out of the office with my hands wrapped around my middle, what is happening to me?

Suddenly, it felt like the moon goddess was against me today as it started raining heavily but I didn't wait.

I needed help and assistance. The only person who could help was Nora, so I entered the rain and walked towards my motorcycle. The rain soaked me as I mounted my motorcycle with difficulty as the pain persisted and sped off.

On a slick patch of road, my motorcycle skidded. I tried to regain control, but it was too late.

I was thrown off, as I hit the ground hard.

Pain surged through me. My vision blurred, then faded. The rain's sound grew distant, and darkness closed in.

Is this the end? I thought as everything went black and I just embraced the darkness.