Back then, Emma thought she was doing the right thing. She was sure she had done the right thing. But now she knew it was complete bullshit. The pregnancy did wonders for her mind. She grew up. She became more mature and definitely more intelligent. The whole situation taught her to first think and then act, in that order. And that was the main reason why she understood how badly she had hurt herself. She was lost, insecure, and afraid, but she had no right to treat her relationship like sh*t. The Alpha needed more time, patience, and understanding! But Emma gave him none. She had many demands but didn't give much in return. She felt like an asshole. Lucus was incredible, loving, and caring. Emma loved him to the moon and back. But it didn't mean anything anymore. Lucus was sick of her, and Emma wasn't surprised. She was sick of herself, too. She missed Lucus, and that was why she followed him to the clubs and watched him. And every time she wanted to approach him, she wanted to expl
She was a bit worried about the upcoming night. Sure, the alpha reassured her that he wouldn't lay a finger on her, but still. Emma wasn't as nave as she used to be. Lucky for her, it turned out that Mile could be trusted. They had to share a bed, but the alpha didn't touch her, didn't say a hurtful word, and on top of that, he even let Emma have the fluffier, thicker blanket. It was nice to be taken care of; however, it didn't feel right. Sure, she was happy that Mile was polite and respected her will, but Emma didn't love him. And she knew she never would. It wasn't Lucus. And her heart belonged only to her alpha.Lucus didn't sleep the whole night. He couldn't believe that he actually agreed to come to James party, but at the same time, he knew he couldn't say no. For the past five months, he has been stressed and worried. He was thinking about Emma all the time, and now that he knew that the Wills wanted to hurt Emma and the baby, he just couldn't ignore it anymore. Emma wasn't hi
"Emma, give him a chance," Allen whispered. She really wanted them to be together again.I... have five minutes," she sighed in defeat."I feel left out," murmured Mile.Mile growled at this annoying dick before she grabbed Mile's wrist."You're going with me. Don't make a scene." She squeezed his wrist hard; it hurt. Mile was delighted."I wouldn't dare!" He shook his head and then turned to the couple. "Take your time, lovebirds. And I mean it." He winked at Emma, and then the doors closed.They were left alone. The air felt so thick that it could be cut with a knife. Emma shifted her weight from one foot to another. She was uncomfortable, scared, and tired, but at the same time, it was just hard standing for so long. Lucus finally noticed that, and he cleared his throat."I... Emma..." He got a bit closer. Emma wanted to take a step back. He didn't. "Please listen to me.""You didn't want to listen," she muttered. She knew she was being a hypocrite. But it just hurt so bad.Lucus s
Emma was waiting anxiously in the living room for her husband, Lucus, to come home from his office. It was their monthly routine to visit her in-laws, Lucus parents, in their home in another city for the weekend.Emma and Lucus were arranged to be married to each other by their parents, despite the Alpha being against this idea at first, but they ended up getting married anyway. Emma knew that they were not in love with each other in the beginning, but for Emma, she was willing to try to make their marriage work, even when she wasn't sure that Lucus had the same intention for their marriage in the past as Emma. After knowing that the baby is his, Lucus didn't say anything, but Emma knows that the Alpha is angry with her.They have been married for one and a half years now, but Emma didn't feel any progress in closeness or intimacy between them. Of course, she didn't count how they had sex for the first time in their marital life just two weeks ago, and that too.Lucus came home too dr
"Emma..." Emma heard Lucus call her when she was going to enter their room after everyone decided to retire for the night."Yes?" Emma turned to Lucus and asked, as expected. She's wondering what Lucus wants to say to her now. Was Lucus aware that Emma was feeling down because of his attitude towards her during their dinner and after that, when they were all sitting and talking together in the living room?Lucus opened the door to their room and held Emma's hand to get her inside with him. Emma could feel how her heart was beating faster just because of a small gesture like this from Lucus. Once they were inside and closed the door, Lucus let go of Emma's hand and turned to see her."Um... There's something I want to discuss with you once we're back home," Lucus started.Emma tilted her head a little bit, curious. "About?" She asked."About our marriage and this relationship." Lucus replied to her with a solemn expression; his eyes never left Emma's face.Emma felt quite taken aback a
Even seeing a glimpse of Lucus naked body didn't give her any more feelings of longing or desire within her heart, like it used to in the past. Emma's heart was just too numb and too cold to feel any positive emotions after all of this. It's funny how human feelings can change 180 degrees within a matter of a few minutes.She then suddenly felt that she had enough, and she wanted to escape from this place. She didn't want to have anything to do with them anymore. What's the point, anyway? At the very least, Emma had shown them that he knew about their sin and hoped they would carry the guilt all their lives for hurting him in the cruelest way possible.Right now, she just wanted to turn back and walk out of the room, out of this house, and end every relationship she had with this family. But adding to her miserable state, her body was moving too slowly, so Lucus caught her before she could run away."Emma..." Lucus called her out while grabbing her elbow, preventing her from walking o
The place that Emma has managed with care and utmost attention to every detail, so she would always feel comfortable, at ease, and homey every time he came back tired from work, The place that she took care of with the hope that someday it might become their happy and comfortable place together the place that someday Emma hopes could eventually become home for both of them.So how could he? How could he dare to taint all of her works, her sweats, and her good intentions for him, then bring his secret lover to their home, to her home?After the silence that felt like an eternity for Emma, he could see Lucus lowering his head and finally nodding."God..." Emma rasped, then looked up to the ceiling of the room to hold back her tears that kept pooling in her eyes from falling. He was not worthy of her tears! And Emma knew that now."When?" Emma suddenly snapped while glaring back at Lucus again. She needed to know. Because she is always at home, she would know if Lucus brought another per
"No! They know nothing!" Lucus replied instantly; he didn't want his parents to get involved in his mess as well. "Please don't think badly about them. They genuinely like you and are happy with our marriage!" He added."It's all on me. Everything is on me." Lucus convinced Emma and took the blame, and Emma chuckled again. What a twist of fate!So he took the blame for everything alone? Even though that woman was equally guilty,'Did he really love her that much?' Emma smiled ironically at herself.Emma lowered her head, then laughed softly at herself while shaking her head in disbelief. She entered this marriage with hope, then she came out of it with a damaged heart, broken trust, and shattered dreams."Okay." Emma finally nodded, defeated. Her heart hurts. Her body was tired, and her head was throbbing. She just wanted to end this right now, fast and clean."My lawyer will contact you about the divorce... And you can pack my things or arrange for movers to send them to my lawyer."