Lady Harper and her husband sadly looked at Charlotte. They pitied her broken state, but Charlotte still refused to acknowledge her mother's presence. She gazed at the wall, preferring to look at the white wall rather than at her parents' faces."We're sorry, Charlotte," her father finally spoke, but Charlotte appeared indifferent, not caring to greet him either."You should forgive your mother and me. We wanted the best for you, and then Luna Sabrina saw it in you to become the pack's next Luna despite your low ranking. We couldn't object to her choice then, please forgive us," Beta Paul said, but Charlotte shook her head and responded, "All that is in the past now, father. What you should be discussing now is how to reject Teddy and make him divorce me. I don't want to be his Luna anymore!"Charlotte burst into tears, covering her face with her palms, wishing her father could challenge Teddy, but her family couldn't.Her father remained silent while she repeated, "Just leave and ret
Lady Harper looked from Teddy to her daughter. She didn't want to leave Charlotte's side, so she decided to ask Teddy, "Alpha, can you permit me to look after your wife? She would need me now more than she needs anyone else."Teddy looked from Charlotte, who sat on the bed eating her meal docilely as if she didn't care to look at him, to her mother who smiled. He frowned."We have trusted maids at home, so you don't have to worry about that," Teddy replied, and Lady Harper frowned but didn't press further."You can go home," Teddy dismissed her, and Lady Harper's fingers dug into her palm, but she didn't refute.She looked at her daughter on the hospital bed and told her, "Get well soon, Charlotte. I will see you later.""Okay, Mom," Charlotte smiled at her mother, wanting her to know that she was fine. She didn't look at Teddy, as she focused on eating her meal.Just as Lady Harper left the room, she bumped into Anne's mother, who was going to check up on Charlotte too."Where are y
"Hmm," Teddy frowned and let go of Charlotte's hand as he sensed something was wrong with her. First, she spoke to him boldly; where was she getting the nerve to challenge him? Secondly, her wounds were beginning to heal properly."You're my wife, and I realize how bad I've been to you. I want to correct all that. But I need you to understand that I love you and didn't just agree to marry you as a truce to rule our pack."Charlotte's eyes shimmered in shock. "You loved me?" She pointed to her chest as she asked Teddy, looking at his brooding dark face."Yes, I do. I truly do love you," Teddy confessed, and Charlotte burst out laughing beautifully."Tell me it's all a joke, Alpha. Do you think I have some memory loss or I'm not alright? Get out of here as I don't need your stupid sympathetic sorry. You should rather be with Anne, as she would be hurting, knowing that you are here with me," Charlotte mocked, and Teddy sighed."I know I have been a bad husband. The truth is, Anne is my
The following morning in the Norfield pack, Charlotte awoke to the early morning sunlight that peeked into her room. Rising up on the hospital bed, she saw her mother beside her, smiling.Charlotte smiled back at her mother, feeling as if it were a dream—a life where she wouldn't get to see Teddy again. She wanted to ask her mother, "Where are we, Mom?""Charlotte, you're awake. Come and change into your dress. You have been discharged, and we are going home," her mother told her, and Charlotte's brows drew into a thin line.Realization dawned on her that she was still in the pack’s hospital, and it wasn't a dream."Mom, I don't want to go back to Alpha Teddy's mansion. You know that he doesn't like me, and I'm not his real mate," Charlotte complained as she rose from her bed and pouted."I understand. But you're still the Luna, and it's only right that you assist our Alpha until he divorces you accordingly," Lady Harper replied. She wore a crimson gown and black slippers and brought
Charlotte stood there nervously as she watched the guards bundle Anne away. She was supposed to be happy, but remembering how she had suffered in the early years of her marriage to Teddy, she smiled and pretended not to be affected by the scene that had just played before her eyes."Can I go inside, Alpha?" Charlotte inquired, breaking the silence between herself and Teddy.She saw him looking in the direction of the guards who had captured Anne and were taking her to the back of Teddy's mansion, where a cell room was located.It wasn't like Anne would be escorted to the pack's station, where Teddy's eyes wouldn't reach her. He decided to keep her locked around him so that no one in their pack would know that Anne was under his torture, similar to how Charlotte had endured being tortured daily by Teddy without anyone knowing.Charlotte didn't want to rejoice at Anne's suffering, as she knew that sooner or later, her baby bump would grow, and Teddy would definitely find out that she wa
"Hello, Mom," Charlotte spoke to her mother on the call as she moved to take her seat on the bed in her room while her maids walked into the room and set up her dinner on a small table there."Charlotte, how are you doing now? I hope you haven't revealed anything yet to your husband?" Lady Harper inquired. She was in her room at home while her husband had gone to work and was not yet back."No, Mom, I haven't. I just decided to phone you and let you know my phone is working, in case I need anything from you. As you know, I cannot be free to move around," Charlotte said. Her mother replied, "There's no problem with that. Just take good care of yourself for me.""Sure, Mom, I will. Goodbye," Charlotte replied as she ended the phone call and looked at the two maids who were done setting up her lunch on the table in her room."Thank you," Charlotte said to them. She stood up from her bed and moved to the chair to take her seat. She wondered why Teddy hadn't come into her room to disturb h
Charlotte couldn't hide her irritation as she didn't like Teddy."Let go of me," she told him, but he looked at her pretty brown face, unable to understand how she was healing so easily like an Alpha."Hmm," Teddy let go of Charlotte's arm as he noticed how beautiful she looked. Also, she was emitting a strong energy, and he was sure her baby had been removed. So, where was this Alpha aura coming from?"Hmph," Teddy frowned, not wanting to think that Charlotte's blood had mixed with the dead baby's blood. He was sure the baby was an Alpha after he noticed how strong the baby was. The baby had Jack's blood and so it was a strong pup.Shaking the memory away, Teddy looked at Charlotte, who walked up to her bed to arrange it. He told her, "Get ready for me tonight. We cannot continue to delay our marriage, and we have to consummate it."Charlotte swiftly turned and looked back at Teddy. "We have nothing to consummate," she told him as she looked away from him."We will consummate it toni
Charlotte went back into the house and returned upstairs to her bedroom. She tried not to get annoyed by Teddy's possessive protection of Anne or by seeing them together."Why should I be annoyed about them?" she thought as she shook her head and settled onto her bed to try to return to sleep.Teddy stood outside the house with Anne. "Alpha, I have to go back home now," Anne said. She was still surprised by how Charlotte had reacted, but she tried not to feel saddened by Charlotte again.Teddy looked at Anne and told her, "You cannot leave my house. You will be staying here with me and under my watch.""Why, Alpha? I mean, I'm fine and need to go back home," Anne replied. Teddy shook his head and replied, "I know that you're fine, but for close monitoring, do not ask me any further questions."Anne bit her lip, refraining from quarreling with Teddy. He held her hand and led her back into the house. Teddy looked upstairs, knowing that Charlotte had returned to her room.He looked back