Chapter 2: Unexpected Events

Serena’s POV

 

Derek! My world crumbled before me as I stared at him in the embrace of another, they slowly moved along to the music and the woman's features became clearer.

 

“What?” A wave of disbelief washed over me and my throat tightened with hot tears that threatened to spill over.

 

I knew her! I knew who the woman was. Cynthia, my best friend and training partner. But didn’t she say she was sick? My eyes were wide as I stared at them.

 

Derek was cheating on me with my friend! I suddenly felt very dizzy.

 

My shirek had attracted stares my way and Derek suddenly looked up and his eyes met mine.

 

“Serena,” his face changed and he froze. A stab of pain shot through me as I met Cynthia's surprised face, she didn't look guilty. She stared at me as a look of pity filled her features. Derek let go of her as he took a few steps forward, “Serena, I can ex…”

 

“I trusted you,” my voice trembled as I stared at him, ignoring the gazes that focused on us as the hall settled into a stunned silence.

 

“I…” Derek tried to speak but I wasn't hearing any of it. I quickly turned around and ran from the crowd as the tears began to run down my face.

 

How could he? My sight blurred with tears as I bumped into a waiter, spilling over a tray of drinks to the floor. “Sorry,” I sobbed, not stopping as I stumbled away. All I wanted to do was leave this place, I had to be dreaming,  this couldn't be real.

 

What was the problem? Was I not enough for him?

 

Painful sobs began to wrack through my body and I couldn’t hold it in anymore. The pain in my heart was too much!

 

I'd just gotten to the door when someone pulled me, drawing me to the side. I tensed as the scent of Derek's cologne filled my nostrils and I struggled in his grasp. “Let me go, how could you?” My body trembled with sobs as I shook.

 

I looked up through tears to stare at him, his eyes avoided mine and I saw a flash of guilt in their depths.

 

“Serena, please I can explain, it’s not what you think,” I stiffened and struggled out of his grasp when he tried to hold me. “It's all a misunderstanding.”

 

“A misunderstanding?” I exploded, anger and pain filling me. “I saw you, Derek! You and her. Together.” My voice lowered to a whisper, “How's that a misunderstanding?”

 

“I-I..” Derek's eyes evaded mine as he stammered. “She doesn’t mean anything to me, honey. It’s you I love. She’s your training partner, I was just talking to her about expanding our training center.” He stuttered and my vision turned red.

 

“You were talking to her about training Derek? Do I look like a fucking child to you? So you talk about training by kissing and hugging in public right? Do you take me for a a fucking fool Derek?” I screamed incredulously.

 

A flash went past his eyes and his expression hardened. “Can you keep your voice down, Serena? People will hear us!” He snapped, his cold voice made me shiver.

 

“Or what?” I whispered, and tears streamed down my face. “Let them hear us! At least they’ll know what a lying scumbag you are!” I yelled with tears pouring down my face. “You looked like you were two seconds away from tearing off her clothes back there! What kind of fucking training partner is that Derek?!” I couldn’t believe he dared to tell me such a terrible lie.

 

Did he think I was that stupid? That I’d just believe his crap?!

 

“You’re pushing it, Serena,” Derek snarled, his eye flashing with dark forbidding lights. “I've had enough of this,” a smile tugged at his lips.

 

All of a sudden, there was a shift in his eyes, and his demeanor abruptly changed. The worry and panic in his eyes instantly disappeared and were replaced by something cold and sinister. I had never seen him look at me that way.

 

“Fine Serena, you want to hear the truth?” Derek smiled mockingly. “Here it is….. Yes, I have been sleeping with her behind your back.” His words were like a bucketful of cold water had been splashed all over me.

 

No, he didn’t mean it. I shook my head frantically, not wanting to believe his words. It had to be a lie, wasn't it? But even as I stared into his eyes, I saw the truth, he meant it.

 

My body shuddered violently, the shock of his confession settling in.

 

“Derek?” My voice was barely above a whisper. “How could you do this to me? After everything I have done for you?” I dabbed at my eyes, pressing down my tears.

 

“Hahaha,” Derek suddenly burst into laughter, he stared at me like a fool. “What have you done Serena?” he sneered. “Just because you got me a good position at your father’s pack and gave me a few million doesn’t mean I should bow and worship you.”

 

His words were like daggers that shot into me, sending stabs of pain into me. I couldn't even breathe as I stared at him, his words pushing me over the brink.

 

Derek continued, not minding my white face. “Cynthia is the daughter of a well-respected nobleman too, and since your pack and family don’t even want you, she is ten times more valuable and more influential than you’ll ever be, I’m just using her to get the life I deserve.” He snarled.

 

What! I felt a wave of nausea and I nearly threw up. His cold-hearted words sent a chill into me. All this while I'd thought the best years of my life were the moments I'd spent with him, but it turned out he'd been using me.

 

“Derek,” I whispered. “I gave you everything! I gave you everything you asked, anything you wanted, whenever you wanted. I gave you all of me, even when I didn’t have anything for myself! How could you do this? How can you be such a fucking monster?!”

 

No sooner had the words left my mouth, before Derek’s hand swung at my face, giving me a horrible hard slap that left me stumbling back in pain and shock. Derek slapped me.

 

“You should know when to shut your fucking mouth, Serena,” Derek’s lips curled in a cold smile. “I've been itching to do that for years! You don’t know how hard it was for me not to show you my real self!” He snapped. “To listen to your poor pitiful self whine about how useless you are, you are useless Serena.”

 

Derek spat in disgust, “You're useless not just to me, but also to the Alpha,” his words stunned me and I froze staring into the dark eyes of who was once my future. Now turned Nightmare.

 

It wasn't over.