Erica:
"You? Show up as my Luna? No way, I don't want people identifying me as the Lycan King who got married and still has nothing to show." Dante's words pierced my heart so hard that they made tears build up in the corner of my eyes immediately. I held the shirt I was folding tightly.
I fixed my eyes on Dante, my husband. He was seated on his work table in his room and he had a file in his hand.
Dante is a very tall man and his looks were to die for, he looks like those huge tall basketballers, only he was bigger and a slap from him would probably kill me.
I was the exact opposite of him, I was very tiny, and could barely stand for myself.
While I was a useless Luna who couldn't bear a child, Dante was a strong Lycan king, who wanted a child badly.
"Dante." I tried to speak but he shut me up immediately. He probably knew what I wanted to say, I wanted to tell him that his words had hurt me but he was tired of me saying that to him.
"If you are tired of me telling you this, put yourself to good use, put your womb to use, and give me an heir, I am not getting any younger and my pack needs an heir, Erica." I had wanted to say something to him but it would be useless, I had been married to him for four years and in these four years I had not given him a child. He had all the right to be mad at me but he was hurting me with his words and I could do nothing about it.
"When you're done folding my clothes, get out of my room." His words were very harsh and it broke me. I placed his clothes in his closet and I walked out.
We were having a party in the pack house today and it was getting really busy as the maids were getting the ballroom ready for the party.
The first year of our marriage was not as rocky as this, I wasn't always verbally abused by him, he was just a normal husband and he made me happy, although I was an orphan and Lycan Kings never got married to omega or weak wolves I was surprised that when he found out I was his mate he accepted me.
I was surely not a Lycan because of so many reasons, I barely had a scent, I hadn't shifted at the age of 23, which was so weird, every normal werewolf or Lycan had their shift at age 18 and I was 23.
I couldn't hear from my wolf and the only reason I was identified as a wolf was because I had wolf blood. When you finally get a hint of my smell, you'd get the wolf smell, but I am not a Lycan nor am I human, I am not even an omega, it was safe to say that I was a defective wolf that was saved from drowning by the pack's lake.
Four years into my marriage with my mate, we have no child and I have suddenly turned into something he vents his anger on and someone he talks down on but I have hope that if I give him a child, he would treat me like normal and he would love me.
I was headed to the kitchen when I heard Laura call out my name. I kept walking as I didn't want to have anything to do with her, I was already having a bad day and if I spoke to her, she would ruin it.
"I am talking to you Erica, listen to me." I took a halt and finally turned to look at her face.
There she was, the tall beautiful cousin of my mate, 'Laura.'
Laura was everything a Lycan like Dante wanted in a mate, too bad she was his cousin but that didn't stop him from comparing me to his lousy cousin all the time.
"What is it this time?" I asked, glaring hard at her.
"I want my necklace now!" she ordered and I sighed, what nonsense was she up to again?
"What are you talking about?" I rolled my eyes and made to walk out of there but she pulled me back.
"I want my necklace back, don't make me call Dante." I pushed her off me.
"Why do you think I have it? I don't have it." Dante walked out of his room and met us yelling at each other.
"What is happening here?" he asked and immediately, Laura began to explain.
"The necklace, you had gotten for me, Erica has stolen it from me." hate and anger laced in her voice.
"Is this true?"
"No, Dante. I would never."
"She did Dante, she stole from me," Laura yelled back, almost crying.
"You know what, Robert, search Erica's room." Dante gave others to the beta, who had also found himself in the hallway probably because of our screams. Robert's eyes enlarged in shock. I was puzzled, and my husband asked to search for me.
"Alpha but she's my Luna, I cannot search my Luna's room," Beta replied sharply with uncertainty in his eyes and Dante glared at him.
"I am your Alpha and I command you to search her room now." Dante raised his voice at the beta and the beta had no other choice, Dante was his King after all.
I should be used to this since this was what he did all the time, he took his cousin's side all the time.
After a while of searching my room, Beta walked out of the room with a piece of jewelry in his hand.
"Is this it, Miss Laura?" I was surprised to see it because I knew that I had not taken it.
"Yes, it is." She grabbed the necklace from Beta Robert, while I watched all of this unfold.
"She took my necklace, I always knew she wanted it and was upset that you got it for me and not her." I was unbothered by whatever Laura was saying, all I wanted to know was what Dante thought about the situation.
"I didn't take it, Dante," I replied.
"If you didn't take it then how did it end up in your room?" Dante immediately took Laura's side and didn't even try to give me a chance or believe that his wife would never take what never belonged to her.
"I promise you Dante, I would never take what doesn't belong to me, I don't know how it got into my room." I kept trying to explain but it felt like my words were not enough.
"You're lying, Erica, it was found in your room, meaning you had taken it," he yelled aggressively and I found myself almost crying.
"Dante, do not tell me that you believe her," I raised my voice in anger, he better not take the side of his cousin, I am his wife.
"You know what Erica, you will not attend the party, that's your punishment for taking Laura's necklace and then lying." Dante's horas voice ordered and I looked at him and finally let the tears fall from my eyes.
"You cannot do that to me, I am your Luna, I am your wife Dante and for goodness sake, I did not take her stupid necklace," I yelled at the top of my voice, I tried so hard to defend myself.
"Watch me!" he turned and faced Beta Robert.
"Robert, take her to her room, and don't let her out until I say so. I do not want a thief running around my party." I could sense the hate in the way he stared at me and in the way he spoke, the beta stared at me perplexed. He didn't know what to do, I am his Luna, yet he has to lock me up, for something I didn't do.
"But Alpha." Robert tried to insist but Dante gave him in hard glare
"Do not let me say it again"
***
I stayed in my room for as long as the party went on. I couldn't believe that Dante had stopped me from coming to his party because his cousin had accused me of stealing her jewelry. I didn't want to overreact or cry so much in front of Laura but the moment I got into my room, I cried for a while, then pulled myself together.
It had become very dark and I was sure that no one was watching my room, everyone was busy with the party, and I was getting thirsty and I had no water in my room. I got down from my bed and took slow steps to the door.
Opening the door, I poked my head out, trying to scan the lobby, my eyes flashed through the end and the beginning of the hallway to check if anyone was coming. When I noticed that the hallway was empty, I walked out of my room.
Walking down the hallway, a pain stung my heart and I almost let out a scream but I sucked it back in and I let it out as muffles.
The pain stung and I fell to the ground and held my chest, it was the pain werewolves or Lycans got when their mate was sleeping with someone, Dante was having sex with someone that wasn't me and he didn't care that I could feel the pain.
I had begged him countless times to not hurt me in that way but he didn't stop. As I stayed in the hall dying of the pain that Dante was causing me, I heard muffles, cries, and moans coming from Dante's room. With the pain in my chest, I crawled to the door of his room. I had tried to stop myself from going to see him and his mistress having fun but I just wanted to confront him and maybe he would stop. I pushed his room door open without any regret but my jaw dropped in disgust and irritation.
"Dante," I called in disbelief. I tried to understand how and why he was having sex with his cousin. The person on the bed with my mate was his cousin.
Dante:
I hadn't expected to see my room door fling open, the worst was when Erica stood in front of the door with her expression giving nothing else but shock. Her jaw dropped and her eyes were wide open.
"Dante, you disgust me." With just these words, she stormed out of the doorway.
I wasn't bothered about what she had seen and I didn't want to give explains to someone that wasn't worth it.
Erica wasn't worth the waste of time and she knew that for a fact. I had only gotten married to her because I wanted my mate to give me children but here she was barren.
Laura isn't my cousin, I wasn't a mad person to sleep with my cousin and Laura is the woman that I want. The woman who is stronger than the weakling I am married to and I would do anything for Laura.
Laura didn't want Erica to attend the party because Erica always stole the show. After all, she is my Luna and a very pretty Luna at that and the only way to make her stay behind was punishing her for stealing the necklace. Erica didn't take it, Laura had put it in her room and all of this was just a facade, all so Erica wouldn't attend the party. I love Laura, she was way better than Erica and I would do anything for her.
Laura arranged her clothes and was about to walk out of the room when I pulled her to me and stopped her from going away.
"Wait Laura." my voice was always calm and tender when I spoke to her.
"Why Dante? What do you want? Do you want me to be addressed as the mistress?" she asked and I could sense the pain which was very evident in her voice.
"I don't want that," I replied calmly.
"But you just saw that, Erica walked in here and she saw us having sex. She would think of me as the mistress and would say mean things about me, when are you going to do something about Erica? You promised she would be here in a few days, Dante. Can I not trust your words?" she asked and I sighed.
"I have made a promise to you and I will fulfill it." I looked at Laura from head to toe, I hated to see her uncomfortable.
"When? You love me right?"
"Soon. You know I love you so much." I pulled her into a hug and she immediately wrapped her hand around her my torso.
"I want to be the only woman in your life. Let Erica go, she has been of no use to you, she doesn't even have a child for you. " I nodded. I knew that I was just waiting for the time. The Time that I would let Erica go.
I was able to calm Laura down and I spent the night with her, it wouldn't make sense for me to not spend the night with her.
****
Lots of proposals were made from the party yesterday and I had to be at my office early, ready to accept all of the proposals and turn them into alignments.
I was ready and I left for work, but all the while I sat in my office I thought of what Laura had asked me for.
She wanted me to divorce Erica, and I wanted it too because Erica is good for nothing, I was always full of regret anytime I remembered that I had gotten married to her for the sake of having children and she blew it off with her barren life, I always got pissed.
I finished all the work, I had for the day and I headed back to the pack house.
I hadn't seen Erica after she'd seen me with Laura yesterday, she was probably crying out her eyes and I didn't even care.
The first person I saw immediately after I got back from the office was Laura. I knew what she wanted to say when she engulfed me in a hug.
She stared into my eyes. "Is Erica leaving today? You promised me."
"She is," I affirmed my word with a nod and Laura immediately pulled me into another tight hug.
With Laura by my side, I strolled down to Erica's room, I knocked on the door and after a few seconds, he opened.
Erica looked like she had cried for hours, her face was all puffy and her hair was a mess, she was a total mess.
"What do you want Dante?" As she asked this I pushed myself inside her room without even waiting for her to ask me in.
"Let's talk Erica." I got into her room and placed the file I had in my hand on the vanity table by her wall.
"What is there to talk about, Dante? You sleeping with your cousin." Her voice was shaky and I could feel her tremble.
"You know what, Dante I want to know, I just want to clarify things. She isn't your cousin right?" She asked and I nodded.
"Yes." I raised my head, I am an Alpha, and I would not lower my head for anyone.
"No wonder why you always compare me to her? So all the time you've been sleeping with her? She was the one?" She asked and I nodded.
"No wonder why Laura never liked me, Dante." She finally broke down crying.
"Dante, you hurt me so much but we can start again. I will forgive you, please Dante, just love me." She had tears flowing from her eyes, I felt that she was hurt, she was my mate. I could feel the pain she felt but that didn't matter, she wasn't worth it. Laura is the one I love.
"If you can just give me a chance, I promise I will give you a child and you'll love me. You're the only family I have, Dante and I love you so much."
"I want a divorce, Erica," I said without feeling regret.
Erica:
No, I had heard wrong, he did not just say he wanted a divorce.
"Dante, you didn't just say that. You're not leaving me for Laura ." My thinking was disorganized like I was. I was trembling, he had hurt me a lot but this was too much.
"I'm serious, Erica. I want you to leave my pack, I want you to leave me. Our marriage is over." As he said this I held my chest tight, his words hit me hard like an arrow had pierced me straight at my heart and it was painful.
"Dante.." hot tears streamed down my eyes.
"There's no need for you to be here, Erica. I had gotten married to you because I wanted a child from my mate, but you haven't even given me a child, not even a miscarriage. You know you are not the type of woman I want. You are a pathetic worthless wolf, Erica. Leave. Sign the papers and leave." He picked up the file he had left back on my Vanity table and handed it to me.
"So you mean you are leaving your mate for someone you've been sleeping around with? Please, Dante, we can forget you ever said this, I would love you as no one has before. Don't do this to me."
"I don't want to force you to do this, sign the paper and leave this instant. "
He was trying to speak calmly when Laura walked into my room, I looked at her, she walked into my room with a satisfactory smile on her face, she was happy all of this was happening to me. Why would she be happy to see someone hurt?
"This is all your fault, Laura." Before I understood what was happening, I was in front of her, hooking her on her neck and sending a shivering slap to her face.
"It's all your fault, you witch. You're a homewrecker." As I held her she pushed me and slapped me back but I wasn't going to watch her take my man and still hurt me. I sent another slap to her face with all the anger in my heart and I began to pull her hair.
Dante came between us and pulled me away from Laura, stopping me from hitting her while I tried to hold a grasp of myself, Dante raised his hand and sent a very harsh slap to my face that caused me to fall to the ground, hit my head on the floor and tear my lips.
I was on the floor looking, trying to catch my breath. I took my hurting neck up to stare at him, he glared at me with anger brewing in his eyes.
"I Alpha Dante West of Blue Hades pack, Rejects you Erica Hades, I reject you as my mate and I break every bond we share." As he said this it was like I was burning inside of me, a burning sensation grew in my chest and as much as I tried to not scream because I didn't want to look weak, I couldn't help it. I let out a scream.
"No, Dante, don't do this," I begged then I fell on my face
"Accept the reject, bitch." He spat out angrily.
I wanted it to stop maybe accepting his rejection would make it stop.
"I accept. I accept your rejection." As I said this, the pain dropped a little but it was still there, I felt the pain in my chest.
Laura picked up the divorce papers, pulled the pen from Dante's pocket, and handed it to me. I didn't think about it, I signed it and immediately after she had gotten what she wanted, she began to pull me out of my room. She pulled me and I begged her to stop but she didn't.
I couldn't do anything, I could barely move a muscle, I had been hurt from the pain of the rejection and I was still facing so much pain. Dante is Lycan King and I am just a random lady with werewolf scents.
"You hurting me stop, Laura." She pulled me down the stairs, not minding that I was a living thing and I was facing so much pain already.
"Your time here is up." My voice, my crying had made the maids and the ranked Lycans living in the pack house all come out. They all watched Laura throw me out of the pack house and lock me out. They all watched their Aloha throw their Luna out.
I was outside crying and begging but no one was coming to help me.
Everywhere was hurting, my head. My chest, my tummy.
"Your time here is up." Her words rang in my ear and all I could picture was my husband's unbothered face as his mistress pulled me out of his pack house.
I began to walk out of the pack house, I walked to the empty and dark road.
It was creepy, no one was out at this time and I cried as I walked. With every step, the pain all over my body increased, but there was more pain in my tummy, so I held my tummy tight. I was feeling dizzy and I was walking on the empty road all alone.
We've heard stories of rouges attacking people out on the road and Dante didn't think of it. He didn't think that it was dangerous to let me go out this mate.
I was in pain and I was asking the moon goddess to keep me safe. She had caused me all of this pain in the beginning so it was only right that she kept me safe.
I felt more dizzy, darkness had covered everywhere and the weather was becoming very cold, the sky rumbled but I kept pushing, step by step I kept going withstanding the pain in my tummy.
It was becoming too painful to bear, it was slowly going from my tummy to my vagina, I could feel a stinging pain in my lower abdomen, I have never felt something like this.
The sharp pain came again and I held my tummy tight.
I cried. I looked down at the gown I was wearing, blood had stained it and blood was slowly crawling down my legs.
I looked around, it was completely dark and empty, no one was there and I didn't know what was happening, I touched my leg and felt the blood, I touched the blood to see if I was dreaming.
I wasn't, I was bleeding.
"Am I pregnant?" I asked myself. If I was then it meant my baby was in danger.
No.
I tried to walk more. Maybe it would help but the pain was so much, I fell on the ground crying.
I felt dizzier and weaker, my eyes closed and I fell into darkness.