Chapter 1

Tears piled up in my eyes, as I stood at the balcony clenching my fist against the cold iron rail, my whole being was trembling so badly as I watched the sleek Royal Blue GTR gliding into the driveway. The more I stared, the more my heart kept beating like it might come off my rib cage. I wish I could do something but I just stood there helpless, I'm only a weak wolf, I haven't even had my first full-form transformation.

I didn't need to be informed about what might happen, I already knew something was about to unfold again and that only made my heart ache in pain. The car door slowly pushed open and Damian stepped out, Damian is the Beta to the Alpha of our pack, he was still as breathtaking as always, in his corporate suit, with his muscular broad build. Damian and I were fated mates and we were so much in love with each other but a few months into our marriage he had changed so much, I never for once fell out of love with everything I admired so much about him, but he seemed to forget everything about me, he might soon even forget I existed. Just as these thoughts were swirling in my head the passenger door to the car swung open and she walked out. Lilian, my half-sister, the last of my father.

It was like a knife was dug deep down into my heart. She turned around the car and curled her arms around Damian's neck. She pulled him closer, making them only a breath away from each other. without warning their lips clashed they kissed deeply, their tongue exploring each other, while Damian's hand kept moving on Lilian's butt, their lips locked for seconds and for these seconds I felt I might pass away, it was as if the oxygen coming into my lungs seized at that moment, the cup in my hands I didn't even know when I broke it hoping to make the pain stop.

She looked up and our eyes met, a satisfactory devilish smile played on her lip. That smile... it was as though she was daring me to do something, anything. But I just stood there, frozen, I couldn't even move the pain from the mark Damian's action had placed on me mentally was overwhelming, I have had to suffer this every time Damian is with another lady.

I was still starring watching helplessly as Damian pecked Lilian on her forehead "I wish you were my fated mate unlike the weak wolf one the moon goddess gave to me as a burden" Damian whispered to her loud enough that I could hear them, bead of sweat formed on my forehead, as Lilian chuckled lightly. "I love your blonde short hair", Damian said again and pecked her hair, I could hear Lilian giggling at his words "I prefer your light shimmering skin, your brown eye, to that of your pathetic sister." he said again, "Lilian I want you forever in my life," he whispered to her and she giggled so loud that it irritated my digestive tract "I will forever be here for you Damian, you can reject her and mark me as your new mate," Lilian said with a devilish satisfied smile playing on her face.

I have seen Damian cheat on me with so many female wolves, countless! but I never imagined that one day it would be with my blood sister. I had expected another lady, maybe just another person but Lilian, I looked down as the tears that had piled up in my eye all along finally streamed down freely, my heart was burning in pain, and I couldn't contain them.

My whole body was trembling. I wish I could react but I just couldn't. This was the weakest I have ever seen myself. I am just a broken wolf who thinks she can get her cheating mate back. I watched in pain as they both made their way into the mansion holding onto each other's hands.

I turned and walked into the house with the pain weighing heavy in my heart, I heard their laughter so loud downstairs that I was curious to know why they were laughing so loud. Maybe they wanted me to hear them, so I hid behind the pillar, eavesdropping on what was so funny to them. “Tonight my love is probably the best night of my life since I became a wolf. I’ll mark you and make you and you will be my mate.” He said to her, caressing her face with one hand and his other hands wrapped around her waist.

“But what about my sister Annabel, what are you going to do about her?” Lilian asked.

Expecting Damian to turn her down showing a little respect to me, “What about her?, I do not recognise her as my mate, she can't even transform into her wolf form” walking away from Lilian grip his face filled with disgust just by the mention of my name, seeing this I burst into silent tears as I couldn't afford them to hear me.

“What will the elders say?” Lilian asked him eager to make sure she got into no trouble.

“Lilian I will mark you tonight do not worry” he said reassuring her with a smile as he kissed her.

Quickly I ran back upstairs, my heart broken trying to hold back my tears knowing they would be watching me while I ran.

As I got into my room I sat down weakly on my bed. I was broken, frustrated, and rejected. This wasn't the Damian I used to love. I remember how excited we were when we both found out we were fated mates. I was so excited and couldn't wait for him to express his authority on me by marking me as it was a tradition that when you are matched with your fated mates you must be marked. I remember him promising to love me even if I didn't have my full transformation forever. But he has changed so much and that made me wonder if the moon goddess was asleep when they matched us together or maybe she didn't approve of the mating.

I stared at a picture on the wall. It was a picture we both took while we were in high school, but this was our past, we were far from this now, right now we were strangers living under the same roof sharing with different women one after the other without regard for me. I remember begging him on my knees the first day I had caught him cheating on me, because of how much the mark burns. but he acted so unemotional as he kept repeating it over and over till it became his routine.

I sat on my bed deep in thought, different thoughts crossing my mind. I don't think I could take it anymore. “Annabel, you deserve better,” I said to myself amidst my tears and “the only way to get a better life is to leave the toxic one you are in.” I made up my mind to ask Damian for a rejection. I wish I could just reject him myself but I was a woman who was mated to a Beta, a female wolf can't do a rejection as she is the one being marked and that pains me so much.

I stood to my feet and walked into his room by now Lilian was gone. Damian was there in his room pulling off his shirt, I stood at the door, “Damian I need to talk to you” I said in a low tone even though I was resolved for divorce there was still this side of me that felt so vulnerable around him.

He turned to me with a cold stare “What is it now Annabel?” He asked, his voice filled with annoyance and irritation. He wasn't even hiding it.

There was a moment of silence, I couldn't find my words, I never imagined that one day I would have to say this to the man I once loved the most in the world. I finally put my mind together “I want you to reject me” I finally blurted out

Damian turned to stare at me in surprise, as if he had heard the wrong thing, and then almost immediately he burst out laughing, his laughter echoing through the walls of the room.

“A rejection?” He asked, still gasping from his laughter, “Don't crack jokes with me, I'm not in the mood, just leave,” he said nonchalantly like what I had said meant nothing.

Does he really think I'm kidding? I thought to myself before speaking again “I mean my words Damian I want you to reject me”.

He turned to me as if now realizing the depth of my words a devilish smile played on his face. “I will never do anything like that” he started his tone now turning cold, He walked towards me standing just a few inches from me, his brow furrowing into a frown

“Annabel, do you have any idea what I love the most in the world?” he asked, the evil grin still playing on his face.

I shook my head, having no idea what he was talking about. He moved closer to my ear, his breath hot against my skin.

“Watching you suffer Annabel, I love to see that mark burn” he whispered in my ear

I flinched at the statement, I never expected that word from him, it just broke the little resolve I had left and I was ready to speak for myself “If you hate me that much then let me go, reject me and stop making me suffer” I screamed in tears at the peak of my voice

“No I won't Annabel you will stay here in this marriage while you watch me with other female wolves” he said in a loud tone his voice laced with hatred and with that, he stormed out of the room.

A sudden bitter smile played on my face and I wiped the tears on my face. Wow, maybe I have been a lovebird for too long. We will see about that Damian, If we both sleep around then I won't be the one suffering for your infidelity Damian I thought inwardly with a smirk, then walked to my room.

Am done sucking and crying my ass off on a man that cares less about me. It's time to unlock a new part of me. I concluded my mind was made up.

I took a long refreshing shower, and after that, I brought out a short red gown and slipped into it. The gown was as revealing as I wanted it, then I paired it with black heels. I packed my hair into a messy bun, put on red lipstick, a little foundation, and a few drops of concealer which I dapped evenly on my face to cover the swollen eyes I developed over the years from crying every night and put on enough Jasmin noir Bvlgari scented perfume.

I looked at myself for the very last time in the mirror and a smirk played on my face the night is still pretty young let's rock the night Annabel I said like the last encouragement for what I was about to do.

I headed downstairs entered my car then drove off to one of the most elite clubs, Quillox here in the busy street of New York, as I walked into the club I could feel the stare of different male wolves staring at me, some stared like they could rip my gown just by looking at me. It won't be hard to find nasty prey since it's the heat period, but I haven't started yet that was little to care about first I walk towards the bar

“a glass of ‘Don't Want To Sleep Tonight’ please,” I said to the bartender who only stared at me in amazement

“ok, ma'am.”