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HAYLEE’S POV

“Congratulations, Luna, You’re three weeks pregnant.” The doctor said and I felt my heart stop for a moment as tears of joy welled up in my eyes.

Pregnant? I’m pregnant! I really am pregnant!

My excitement knew no bounds as I felt a sensation in my guts, my stomach muscles contracted with a delightful tingling sensation.

“I—” I paused to catch my breath, my fingertips trembling as I clutched the test results in my hands, “I’m pregnant?” I asked again to be sure I’m not just hearing things.

“Yes, Luna.” The pack doctor responded and that warm delight spread through my stomach, engulfing me in its fuzzy feeling as the pleasurable quiver ran through me.

I still couldn’t believe it. It’s been three years since I got married to Alpha Aiden Fenrir of the Shadow pack, one of the strongest packs.

Three years since I became Luna of a pack that was once strange to me. I touched my stomach as a smile crept up my lips and I felt a bottomless peace within me.

“Thank you, Doctor.” I said with a bright smile, joy bubbling in my voice and I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me that it also shone in my eyes.

The doctor nodded, writing a prescription for me and giving me strict orders to take them as prescribed. Taking the note from him, I thanked him again before walking out of his office and to the pharmacy.

Who would have thought that I, Haylee Wolf of the Ragnar pack, the most powerful pack in the world, could ever get pregnant?

Being an orphan and a single woman in my previous pack, I was deemed unfit to rule by the priest and the people of my pack.

I didn’t know what I was thinking when I took over the pack after the death of my parents, I knew damn well that a woman single-handedly ruling wasn’t entirely accepted.

They were never going to take me seriously because I had no backbone and so with the pressure from the priest and the people getting too intense, I decided to leave while my best friend acted as Luna in my place.

I arrived at the shadow pack five years ago and for the first few months I was treated like a plague, segregated everywhere and treated horribly.

Shadow pack was never nice to strangers but then Alpha Aiden came along and redeemed me of the pack’s horrible treatment.

We dated for about a year before getting married three years ago. Despite being a housewife, I made sure to pull strings behind the scenes, contributing to my husband’s success.

But, all efforts to get pregnant only came to nought and just when I was about to give up on ever getting pregnant, I felt sick and decided to see the doctor one last time before losing hope.

Aiden doesn’t know who I really am, my identity except for my first name is a mystery to him and today, I have two good news to share with him.

“Are you sure he’s worth it? You’re really going to tell Alpha Aiden of the Shadow pack that you’re the Luna of the most powerful pack in history?” My best friend back home said and I nodded happily.

“It’s gone on for too long, Scarlett, and I’m sure he’s worth it, I wouldn’t have stayed married to him for three years with him if he wasn’t worth it.” I responded and Scarlett sighed.

“I don’t have a good feeling about this but then again I never have a good feeling about the men you choose because you always manage to pick out the scums.” She said seriously although I knew she meant it as a joke.

“SCARLETT!” I whined playfully and we both bursted out laughing. I miss her, I miss my pack, I miss my people and I really can’t wait to be back.

“Good luck, Luna,” she said, respectfully bowing her head even though I’d warned her several times that she was the Luna for now and not me.

Scarlett knew when to be formal and when not to be, “Your pack is waiting for you, I’ll start the preparations and put everything in place for your arrival.” She assured me and I nodded.

Dropping the video call, I took another deep breath before getting in the car, my excitement welling up again and I just couldn’t wait to give Aiden my good news.

The drive back home started and it didn’t take long before we’re almost at the house but strangely, the more we closed in on the house, the more I felt uncomfortable.

It was as though I’d been closed up in a really tight space and turning the window down didn’t help at all.

My heart palpitated as I gasped, realizing a shiver of unknown panic and it got even worse when we finally got to the house.

“Luna, are you alright?” The driver had asked, his voice heavy with worry as his eyes looked me over  but I nodded as I rubbed my temple.

“I’m fine,” I forced out even though it was absolutely clear that I wasn’t fine at all. This horrible feeling kept eating me up, causing an unknown fear to knot in my chest.

What is going on?

I made my way into the house and the pain got more intense, so intense that I felt like I was going to pass out from the pain and every fiber of my being seemed to warn me of something.

My breath caught in my throat as I felt my heart pounding in my temple and no matter how hard I tried to brush it off, I couldn’t.

Hushed sounds traveled down the hallway and my mind floundered as I made it up the stairs and towards my bedroom.

I didn’t need a priest to tell me how red my face had gotten, my cheeks burnt really hot and a sense of betrayal swept over me.

The sound got louder as I got closer to my bedroom and it wasn’t until I was a few feet away from there did I realize what was going on.

“Ah, Yes! yes! yes! Harder! Faster!” A familiar feminine voice made its way to my ears, shattering my resolve and causing me to stop abruptly in my tracks.

“Who is daddy’s good girl?” Another familiar voice asked as the sound of bed creaking seeped out of the bedroom, causing my heart to immediately drop to my stomach.

No. There’s no way it’s who I think it is. Actually, there’s no way they’re doing what I think they’re doing.

“Fuck, you’re so tight,” Aiden moaned and I could hear their bodies slapping together as my lady in waiting moaned.

Putting one foot in front of the other half in anticipation, half in dread, I stopped when I got to my bedroom door and lifted my hand to turn the knob but I couldn’t and tightened my fist instead.

The sound grew louder, the smell coming from the room pungent. I bit down hard on my lips, my fist trembling with restrained emotions as I loosened my fist and finally grabbed the knob.

“Goddess, please, it shouldn’t be what I’m thinking.” I prayed silently. My heart was beating so hard against my chest as I braced myself for what I was going to see.

‘Aiden would never cheat on me. Aiden would never cheat on me.’ I repeated the words like a mantra and I had no idea why but I felt tears already welling up in my eyes.

He loves me. He wouldn’t cheat on me, especially with my lady in waiting.

Finally turning the knob, the sight before me was so lewd and painful that I felt waves upon waves of hurt sweeping me away.

Sorrow seeped into my bones and pain radiated from my core as I watched Aiden, my husband, thrusting into Arielle, my lady in waiting, desperately.

They were both sweaty, their eyes closed as they fully immersed themselves into their vulgar ecstasy, completely unaware of my presence.

My body throbbed with anguish and I felt my heart aching and slowly breaking into a million unfixable pieces. I felt devastated, the ability to react leaving me.

I watched as they both got off the mile high, both of them reaching orgasm and I felt my stomach churn when my husband collapsed on her.

“Fuck, that was the best sex I’ve ever had,” he said, his voice filled with lust, “I’m glad I have you.” He finished and my stomach twisted.

How long until they notice me?

“I’ll always be here for you,” Arielle responded breathlessly, “I just knew that your useless wife wouldn’t be able to satisfy you.” She finished, laughing as she said that.

My mouth opened but I couldn’t find the words, my teeth gritted as I clenched my jaw, feeling a gush of emotion washing over me.

“LUNA HAYLEE!” Arielle finally noticed me, she looked shocked as jumped out of bed and covered herself with the bed covers but my husband didn’t care.

“T— This is— I was just—” She stuttered, fumbling her words, physically scared as I looked into her eyes but soon turned towards Aiden.

“What’s going on here?” I asked as if I didn’t actually see what was going on, that wasn’t the question I intended to ask but that was what left my mouth.

“What does it look like?” He retorted, there was no hint of remorse on his face and his conscience seemed awfully clear despite his betrayal.

How could he?

“Were you never taught to knock before coming into someone’s room?” He deadpanned, he was completely unrepentant, no guilt seemed to weigh on his mind whatsoever.

“Someone else’s? It’s my MATRIMONIAL BEDROOM!” I was losing my mind, I was going crazy and it was very impossible to steady my erratic pulse.

Lots of thoughts crossed my mind, I wanted to grab the vase next to me and bash it on his and Arielle’s head. The sight of them together was disgusting, haunting and—

“Matrimonial?” Aiden’s mockery jolted me out of my thoughts, “you can only refer to this bedroom as your matrimonial place when you can bear me an heir, you worthless barren!”

I felt a sharp pang in my chest when he uttered those words, he had told me he didn’t care about having a child and now he’s calling me a barren.

“You think I’m going to waste my time on a woman who hasn’t been able to conceive in three years?” He laughed.

“I never loved you, Haylee, I married you because I pitied you but you’ve proved to be absolutely useless.” He went on, his words cut deep like a knife.

“I can never spend the rest of my life with a barren.”