Three

ADRIAN

The ticking sound of the clock echoes in my heart, making me feel even more wretched. One thing about time, I’ve learned, is that it runs faster when you wish it’ll slow down. Like right now. A while ago, it was 9 pm and now it’s past midnight. Soon it will be dawn, noon, and then night, and I’ll have to reject Tessa as my mate and Luna. The thought of that unnerves me. Never did I think I’d be rejecting the only woman I’ve ever loved.

“Alpha?” A voice says behind me, and I recognize it instantly. It’s Will. The Pack’s doctor and the only friend I’ve got. He might be a lot older than I am but we find our common ground and vibe well.

Will had been the one who found out that I was impotent and he’s been taking care of the situation ever since then. He came up with great concoctions that make me able to fuck a woman to a good dose, even though I could never get them to carry my child.

My dick feels perfectly fine and I get erections as a normal man should. I would have been tempted to think I wasn’t impotent if it wasn’t for the fact that no woman I fucked could carry my child. Not even Tessa, in our three years of being mates.

Still, I don’t feel as invalid as I should, and it’s all thanks to Will. He healed me to some extent, giving me the chance to have as much fun as a man should have.

“Not right now, Will. I wanna be alone. Please.” I reply calmly, still staring out the window in my study. I’m clad in my sleeping outfit but I can’t find the urge to sleep. Not when tomorrow will bring a lot of horrible feelings with it.

“None of the male Omegas admitted being responsible for the Luna’s pregnancy, Alpha. I’m so sorry.”

“You don’t have to speak so formally, will. It’s just you and me in here. Talk as casually as you want.” I tell him, ‘cause right now, I need him to be my buddy and not my father figure or doctor, or personal advisor.

“As you wish, Adrian. I’m really sorry we couldn’t find the Luna’s lover. Maybe she made them take a strong oath of secrecy.”

I exhale, gulping down the dreadful lump forming in my throat. I can’t spill another tear for her. She doesn’t deserve it.

“I wanna be alone, Will. If you, please. I really wanna be alone…”

“I’m sorry, Adrian but leaving you alone isn’t a good idea. Your mind is unstable right now and I’m scared you might do something crazy.”

“My mind has every goddamn reason to be unstable. I got cheated on and lied to my face by the woman I trusted with my life. I’m almost going crazy!”

Yelling and venting on Will isn’t the ideal and rational thing to do but I need to let out some of the agony I’m feeling. Keeping them locked up inside of me is killing me. It's making It harder for me to breathe. And it’s all because I gave my life and my heart to a woman – Tessa.

It feels just like yesterday when we had the mating ball and she appeared on the stairs, studded with diamonds. She was the prettiest female in the hall and at the end of the night, I felt my wolf calling out to her. You can’t imagine how thrilled I was and how scared!

I was fucking scared she was gonna reject me when she finds out that I can’t give her a child. But that didn’t make me lie to her anyways. I told her the truth, praying she still accepts me regardless.

She said she was cool with it. She said she loved me to the moon and back, and a measly thing like me being impotent will never change that. She said we could settle for adoption when it’s time for me to provide the Pack with an heir. She said she would never crave another man’s dick. She said I was all she ever wanted.

She said a lot of shit and I was stupid enough to believe her. I bought all her lies with every penny they cost and here I am, regretting it.

Why did she have to make me open up my heart to her only to leave me for dead? Why didn’t she just reject our bond at the onset? That would have been better than leading me this far and letting me down as brutally as ever.

“Who sent these letters?” Will asks, and I can hear him rummaging through my desk. “Luna Tessa?”

“Yeah, her. She seems not to know when to stop,” I sigh. She’s been sending letters to me tonight through the Omegas who go to serve her.

“Have you read them?”

“No, I don’t plan on. I’ve already heard enough of her lies. What’s the point of reading more of them?”

“So you don’t mind if I throw them in the trash, do you?” Wil asks, awaiting my permission.

“Do whatever you want with them. I couldn’t give a shit, even if I wanted to.” I reply dryly, ignoring how badly my heart is hurting. I hear him squeezing up the papers but I don’t bother to turn around.

“Try to relax and brace yourself up for tomorrow. You have to be strong to be able to reject her.”

“I know. I just can’t stop my mind from running wild. And sleep has deserted me too. I’m exhausted but I can’t make myself fall asleep.” I explain, letting out a tired yawn.

“I think I know just what to make you fall asleep.” Will says and the thrill in his voice makes me turn around to look at him.

“What’s that?” I ask, eyeing him suspiciously. I know when he’s up to something dirty.

“You still like them curvy and busty, right?” He drops the question, earning a full-blown chuckle from me.

“I knew you were up to something dirty you sly, kinky, old man,” I laugh, bumping his shoulder with my fist.

“You know me,” He grins devilishly, flashing me a wink. “So what do you say? Are you in for some fun tonight?”

“Not tonight, please. I’m not exactly in the mood.” I tell him, brushing off the proposal.

“You’re not in the mood or you can’t get Tessa out of your mind?” Will asks, giving me a pointed stare.

“Both.” I reply. The truth is, I’ve never been with another woman since I got mated to Tessa. Fucking another woman while I’m still bonded to Tessa is a beastly thing to do. And she’s gonna hurt because of It. I can’t hurt her like that. Not even after what she has done to me.

Will finally leaves after his failed attempt to persuade me to fuck some random bitches tonight.

The next day, I waited patiently till it was night and time for me to officially break my bond with Tessa.

The elders arrive in the royal room and are seated calmly. Will is present too. In a short while, the door opens and Tesaa is escorted in.

She goes on her knees and the sight of it jabs at my heart. Still, I remained glued on my seat, refusing to indulge the will of going over to her and scooping her into my arms.

One of the primal elders of the Pack reads out the laws to her, finding her guilty of cheating and tarnishing the sacred image of the Luna position of our Pack.

“It’s time to reject her, Alpha Adrian.” The elder beckons to me, and the others nod and mutter in agreement.

I stand from my seat and take a few steps to where she is. Her eyes are begging me, but there’s nothing I can do. She caused this. She put us in this mess. If only she’d stayed faithful to me…

“I, Adrian Hearst, Alpha of the Silvermoon Pack, reject you, Tessa Hearst, as my mate and Luna…” And then I felt it. Our bond ripped from my end. Or so I thought.