Caught Cheating

At exactly midnight, the Seventh Heritage Pack's howls filled the air as people began shifting into their wolf forms. Even those who had never shifted before were transforming for the first time, but I was still standing there, human like.

Tears welled up in my eyes as my hope slowly faded. I looked away from the wolves and turned my gaze to my mate. He sat in the place of honor with his parents, the former Alpha and Luna, alongside with the council of elders—the highest authorities in the pack.

If I were the Luna, I would have been sitting beside Adrien. But Claire had specifically ordered that I sit among the regular pack members, though she did place me in the front row to give me some dignity.

I noticed Adrien looking at me too, but I couldn’t tell if he felt sad for me or if he was just indifferent.

As the night went on, I saw people pointing at me and whispering things that were clearly meant to mock me.

The worst part was that my tears wouldn’t even fall. They were stuck in my eyes, and I couldn’t let out my emotions. I just stood there, stiff and gripping my dress tightly. I was angry, hurt, and sad all at once.

Everything had lost its humor, and I felt like I was dying inside. As dawn approached, the pack had one final toast, and people started leaving. By 6 AM, most of them were gone, leaving only the pack's workers and the royal family behind.

I dragged myself back to the wing I shared with my husband and went to our bedroom to freshen up.

"There has to be something we can do," I tried to reassure myself. I refused to accept the idea that I might be childless forever.

I put on black pants, a black T-shirt, a black cap, and white sneakers. There was only one place I could go—the priestess of the Seventh Heritage Pack.

I needed answers about what was happening to me. I had no other options. Years ago, I had run away from home after overhearing my father worrying about my Omega status and who would take over as Alpha when he could no longer lead. I couldn’t bear how disappointed he was, so I ran away and met Adrien. And now, I’m the one paying the price.

I grabbed my car keys and walked out through the building's back exit. Adrien had gotten me the car so I had free access to it. I drove out of the pack house quietly and only the securities were aware of it. They could not stop me too because legally, I was still Adrien's wife.

I drove to the priestess's residence to see her. She was not around for the blood moon celebration for reasons known to her only but I did not bother to book an appointment or put a call through to her before going to see her.

"I need to see her." I said to her assistant who was in the living room.

She went in to inform her about it and then she returned with the priestess, Avanda.

I bowed my head a little in honour upon seeing her. "I'm sorry for coming here unannounced, Avanda but I just have to be here." I said to here. She was the youngest priestess in the record of the Seventh heritage pack and in her early thirties, just a few years older than I was but she was very pretty and good at her divine duty. So it was no surprise I always confided in her for help as touching my marriage to Adrien.

"I can already tell why you are here to see me." She replied and as she walked down the last staircase. She told her assistant to leave us alone and she came over to take a seat on one of the sofas in the living room.

"You did not get to meet your wolf again, right?" She raised her brows and I nodded in distress. 

 "How would I conceive for Adrien? You said that would only happen once I am able to shift into my wolf form."

"I did. And I don't think there is anything to do about it now. I don't have a hand in this, daughter. It's now in the hands of the moon goddess." She concluded.

"No!" I yelled angrily and impulsively. I did not want to accept that reality. That can't be my reality, it shouldn't be. 

 "I am not taking that! I'm pretty sure there is something you can do about it, so do something." I hollered angrily but calmed my temper down after realized I wasn't doing the right thing by shouting.

I moved my eyes to the floor and stared at it in regret. "I...am..sorry." I stuttered as tears ran down my face. 

"But Avanda..." I started, crying and really tearing up. "I really need this. You are a priestess, a powerful one, so there should be something you can do." I paused amidst the tears and went on my knees and rubbed my palms together, pleading with her.

"Please..." I cried. "Please, let this work out. Appease the moon goddess so she can at least give me a child. Am I a curse or something? It's bad enough that I am just a weak Omega, and I don't have a wolf yet and can't even bear children? It's tormenting...please, Avanda." I was crying crazily, just begging her.

Probably she took compassion on me eventually, I could not tell but she helped me up and promised me. "I will do something about it, Mira. Go, be at rest as I work on it." She assured me and once again, I received the hope that came from her words.

I was done there so I thanked her and walked out of her place. Getting to my car, I realized I had left my car keys in there. I ran my fingers through my head in annoyance as I sniffed back the tears that came running before.

I did not bother to knock on the door and just pushed it open quietly and walked in. I was on a pair of sneakers so of course, they did not make any noises. 

 "She just left. Learn to keep your dog under a leash, it's hard enough that I have to deal with her pleas and tears every time. I am not her mother, am I? It's high time you get rid of her, she's becoming overbearing and to think that she is not part of us."

I heard Avanda say over the phone. She was standing and the front door so she did not notice my presence. 

I felt a sharp piercing pain in my chest as soon as I heard those words. Not wanting to hear anymore, I quietly reached for my keys without her knowledge and left the building.

I got into the car and instead of crying, I forced back the tears and just focused on returning to the pack house. I knew this was what it was all about - me being from another pack they did not even know of. I refused to disclose my origin to any of them because I did not want to return to my father's pack, I was too ashamed to do that after I ran away.

The only person apart from my husband that I thought I could trust with all my heart was even trying to get rid of me. 

Maybe I was a burden to all of them after all. What was my usefulness to the pack anyway? Even to my own husband and the family business?

I drove into the pack house and rushed inside, doing my best to avoid Adrien's parents. Claire would probably even help me pack so I'd leave if it came to that, since it was obvious she hated me completely.

"My lady?" Madison greeted me as soon as I walked in, looking surprised. No one knew I had left the pack house, of course.

"You weren’t in your bedroom?" She raised her eyebrows, leaving me confused.

"I just stepped out for a bit. Needed some air," I lied.

Suddenly, Madison seemed uneasy. "Where are you headed now, my lady?"

"That’s quite the question, Maddie," I replied, exhausted. "Where else?"

She laughed awkwardly and cleared her throat. "Would you like to eat something before going upstairs? Maybe a cup of coffee?" she offered.

"No, thank you," I said, shaking my head. I wasn’t interested in her offer; I had bigger issues on my mind. 

Her persistence was getting frustrating, and I had to assert myself. 

"Move out of my way right now," I said firmly.

I was already hurting and feeling betrayed by everything, and her behavior was only making it worse. She stepped aside, leaving me puzzled about her actions. I shrugged it off, focusing on my own problems.

As I walked toward our bedroom, I heard strange sounds. At first, they were unclear, but as I got closer, I became more confused. My mind was racing with so many thoughts, it nearly drove me crazy.

I put my hand on the door knob and pushed it open. What I saw made my blood boil, and my heart shattered beyond repair.

In just a few seconds, my emotions spiraled, and I felt a lump in my throat. Adrien was in bed with another woman. At first, I couldn’t see her face, but when they noticed me and stopped, I saw it was one of the pack's maids.

"Adrien!" I whispered, feeling completely torn apart. He was in bed with a maid from the pack house!

My mind went blank, and hot tears streamed down my face, burning my numb skin.

"Honey." Adrien responded abruptly to me. I could see regret in his eyes already but I did not want to believe it was sincere. It was too early, too soon to regret what he just did. 

That communicated to me that it was just a show. The maid was one that served me closely, she was directly under Madison.

She did not look moved in anyway from my close observation. Rather, she remained in her position, only trying to cover her chest with the white bed spread. "I can't believe you." I said to Adrien. It was him I had business with, I did not care about her.

"Leave." He turned to the lady and said to her. Reluctantly, she dragged her feet off the bed and I was not surprised when she hit my shoulder with hers, purposefully.

I scoffed, as I looked away from my husband. I turned to look at him again, feeling a great disappointment. To think that he stooped so low, even as the Alpha of the pack. I walked out angrily, just wanting to be alone somewhere.

Instead of the peace I wanted, I was met with a different issue again. Walking down to the first floor, I met all my workers assembled with Claire standing on one of the sofas, addressing them. I did not particularly know what it was about but I knew it was related to me.

She did not even have the right to come and control my workers as long as they were directly under me. 

 "What is going on here?" I inquired, keeping my hurting mood in check.

 Claire turned to look at me scornfully but I did not care, what else could hurt me apart from what just happened?

"I believe you are done packing your bags?" She raised her brows and I raised mine too. What a woman! I bet she was the one the priestess, Avanda was communicating with over the phone earlier.

"The party just ended, mother. Let's not do this today." I urged softly and gently. I wished I could have just walked out but somehow, I found myself still waiting because of the respect I had for her.

"Do I look like I care? You are nothing but a weak barren wolf!" She slammed and I clenched my fingers in anger, trying to hold back from yelling at her. Even though I no longer had reasons to respect her because her son just brok that, my subconscious still was subjected to her.

"You have grown too many wings for a weak and powerless omega." Claire continued and I really lost it.

"Take some breaks, will you?!" I hollered. "This is my home and you have absolutely no right, no right to control my workers." I said that to her and stormed out immediately. I did not prepare for that at all as they just came out.

Maybe she needed some lashing out after all because all she's ever do is to get on my nerves. She was just too much to handle and I had to put her in her place, even if it was for the meantime.

I strode down to the lakeside far in the pack house premises to get my shattered self together.