Chapter 004.

Ember's POV.

Alpha Thane’s words shattered me further as I watched him walk out of the room with Zara, his late brother's wife. I guess she had still been right.

As it stood, the only thought I had was to end it. I wanted to ask him to reject me. I would have asked right away, but recalling my son's situation, I stormed out of the room.

“Loak!” I panted as I entered the pack doctor's hall. I looked around, searching for Caleb, but I couldn't find him. Instead, the uncomfortable stares from the doctors made me flinch.

I was about to turn around to leave when one of the nurses walked up to me. “Are you here for Dr. Caleb?” she asked with a concerned tone.

“Yes, I need to see him. Please, where is he?” I asked, my voice panicked.

“He's in the first room on your left,” she informed me. With a brief bow, I thanked her and raced toward the room.

Although I wasn’t fine, I pushed myself. I had lost one child; I couldn’t lose another. Arriving at the door, I didn’t hesitate to push it open.

The sight of my son lying unconscious on the bed, covered with wolf furs, made me extremely sad.

“Ember… you’re here,” Caleb said, shocked to see me.

“How… how is he?” I sniffled, wiping my tears as I walked closer to the bed.

“He’s stable now, Ember, but we could have lost him if we hadn’t started treatment immediately. You were supposed to be here to help him, too. He kept calling for you,” Caleb said, a tinge of anger in his tone.

I couldn’t speak because he was right. I should have reached Loak and been there for him, but how could I when Alpha Thane held me back?

Caleb walked closer to me and, reaching for my shoulder, caught my attention. “Are you okay, Ember? You don’t look okay. Come on, tell me what’s happening. Did you tell Alpha Thane the truth about your past?”

“Tell him?” I scoffed, darting my gaze back to my son. “Alpha Thane doesn’t deserve to know me, Caleb, and as it stands, I’m not prepared to tell him.”

“You’re not happy. What happened? And this time, the truth,” Caleb urged as he sat down closer to me.

“What if I told you that I lost my baby giving blood to Zara?” I said, tears beginning to trickle down my cheeks again.

“What?” Caleb exclaimed in shock.

“After you called, I was going to rush to the pack's clinic, but Alpha Thane dragged me into Zara’s room, asking me to give her my wolf blood. I lost my baby in the process, and that’s why I couldn’t be here on time, Caleb,” I explained in full detail, Caleb already growing furious.

“He shouldn’t have done that, and I am going to teach him a lesson.” Caleb stood up from the chair and was going to storm out of the room, but I rushed to him, grabbing his hand.

“Please don’t,” I begged softly.

“Are you still trying to protect that monster? He was mean to you, Ember, but you loved him. I can take all of that, but not this,” Caleb declared, but I still couldn’t let him go.

“There’s no way I would protect him, Caleb. Just that you could be killed, and who would take care of my son? Who would be my friend?” I smiled painfully as I tried to convince him.

Luckily, he listened and walked back to the chair.

“I promise to handle all of this, Caleb, and I know just what to do. Although it might hurt a lot, it’s best if I do it.”

“And what’s that? What plans do you have?” Caleb questioned with confusion.

“Take care of Loak, okay? I promise to return soon.” Without another word to Caleb, I turned on my heels and headed straight for the pack house.

As I headed back home, Thane’s harsh words resonated through my mind. I tried to shove them aside, but it only intensified the rage I felt.

Reaching for the door handle, I yanked it open. The second I got into the living room, I saw Alpha Thane pacing around.

Was he worried about me? I doubted it because he had clearly stated he didn’t care.

He turned to me when he noticed I had returned. “Why are you coming back this late? Did you run off to some hot guy to sleep with after losing the Alpha’s heir?”

He sounded so furious, but I didn’t think much of it because he definitely wouldn’t.

I scoffed at his words. “Why ask? Do you suddenly care about me? Do you feel guilty now? Do you want me now?” Deep down, I wanted him to admit that he did. I wanted him to embrace me and apologize for it all, but he didn’t.

“Guilty? Care? That’s never going to happen… It’s not like I ever wanted you from the start anyway!” he declared vehemently, his words dragging me down, but I knew it was time.

It would hurt; it always did, but it was best if I ended this crazy charade called a Union, called marriage. A loveless marriage.

I took a step closer, my eyes staring deeply into his. “If you claim you don’t want to be with me, why don’t you act like an Alpha and reject me?”

He froze at the sound of my words. “What?” he forcefully exclaimed. I bet he never saw that coming.

“You heard me right, Alpha Thane… Reject me!” I snarled through my gritted teeth.

He laughed loudly, his fingers running through his hair. Why did he hesitate when he didn’t want me? I pondered briefly before he continued.

“You want rejection? Fine! I’ll give it to you!” His pride spoke as he leaned closer to me. He didn't even apologise for my baby.

“I, Alpha Thane Grey, Alpha of the Claw Bane pack, reject you, Ember Stone, as my Luna and Wolf Bride!”

The second he declared it, I felt a sharp sting in my heart. Luckily, we weren’t bound by the mate bond, so the sting would go away sooner or later.

With tears in my eyes and pain glistening in them, I declared, “I, Ember Stone, Omega of the Scar Moon Pack and current Ex-Luna of the Claw Bane Pack, accept your rejection!”

I could see his brows furrow, but he wouldn’t admit that he went through pain. Well, I didn’t care anymore.

“It’s for the best… Thank you, Alpha Thane… I’ll leave as you always wanted.” Wriggling out of his presence, I was going to leave the pack house, but his next words halted me in my tracks.

“Don’t get ahead of yourself, Ember. We know you can’t do without me!” he blurted out with pride, making me smirk.

With my head turned halfway to look at him, I assured, “Watch me, Thane!”