Chapter- 2

Sirena’s POV

 “Then let’s divorce, I don’t want this anymore,” I said to Alder. He didn’t expect such a reply from me and I could see how surprised he was. Why did he never anticipate such a moment, don’t he know if love isn’t there, no relationship can survive. How can he think that I will be with him even after all this? He's so selfish that I can understand. It hurts to think that he’s going to be happy by this decision but I am heartbroken. 

I know what I have decided isn’t something simple, I can’t regret this later on because that would hurt me more than anything. Instead of living with my mate who didn’t love me, it’s better to leave, I think. Nothing is worse if you love someone so deeply and you’re not loved back in the same way, at least treated in the proper way. Right now, holding onto him is so hard and I wanted to run away from this suffering. 

Lulu was right and it’s time to change my life. 

“A-are you sure?” Alder asked.

“Yes, I am sure,” I don’t know why, I felt like that was the most confident thing I have ever said in my life. My ego brought that in me. 

Alder stared at me for a long moment, noticing my tears and also my anger. I shifted my gaze to the other side because if I look at him any longer it’s hard for me to control my tears 

“Fine, let’s get that damn divorce now without any delay,” Alder agreed and informed his beta Frank to change his schedule for today. When Frank asked why Alder replied, “I am going to divorce Sirena today, summon all the elders in the meeting hall,” 

Frank is confused to hear that but Alder isn't in the mood to explain everything so he abruptly ended their conversation. 

“Are you happy now?” Alder questions as if only I wanted this. He didn’t understand that he pushed me to this. 

“You know, it’s not only my decision, you wanted this right from the start,” I said and Alder didn’t utter a word. I can feel he has something to say but he refrained from saying that. 

“Maybe you’re right,” he answered and got dressed. I didn’t wait for him and made my way to the meeting hall. 

Lulu is completely devastated and I couldn’t stop my tears as I walked through those familiar corridors. I can’t believe that I finally face a day like this in my life. I stood in the corner of the hall, watching the elders gather one after the other. They all looked at me in surprise, they must have never anticipated this day. My one and only friend, Louisiana, came there after hearing what happened. 

“What is going on?”

“It’s something that we all expected,”

“No way, don't do this Sirena,”

“Louis, it’s already too late. You know I can’t live with him. It’s already decided, don’t ask me to change my mind,”

“Fine. If you think this is best, then do it,” she said and hugged me.

Alder came in all dressed up in black, and he grabbed everyone’s attention. 

We stood before the elders; this reminded me of our wedding. That time, Alder’s father was alive. I was so happy that day and thought my life with Alder is going to be amazing but I never thought this would end this soon. If Alder’s father was alive, he wouldn’t have let this happen. 

A few of the elders tried to convince us to be together but Alder remained silent. I put an end to all their questions by saying, “This is our final decision, please don’t compel us anymore,” 

“You both have chosen to break the bond chosen by the moon goddess. In the name of god, please pronounce your rejection words now and sever the mate bond,” the elder said. 

I pronounced those heart wrenching words out of my mouth. 

“I, Sirena Chase, reject you, Alder Thane, as my mate,”  

Once I said that, I felt a heart pain all over me. I cried, I didn’t care if Alder was watching me or anyone. 

Alder took a few moments to utter those words. He must have thought about all the consequences that will happen after we leave this meeting hall.

“I, Alder James Thane, reject you, Sirena Chase, as my mate,” he said in an unusually silent tone and he didn’t look at me after that. 

Lulu is utterly devastated by the rejection. She snarled and cried like never before and I stood there holding all of my sorrows together. 

“You know what, Sirena. Benau is sobbing too,” she said and I looked at Alder. He doesn’t look like he’s sad. His stern eyes stared at me with no emotions.

I couldn’t stand there anymore, so I left the meeting hall. I have no place in the pack from now on so I walked out even though everyone, except Alder, asked me to stay. 

She ran out without turning back even for a moment. The day has arrived, I am leaving the shadow pack. And my memory lane took me back to the day I came here.

When I was fifteen, I was a runaway, after being chased by the dark rogues, I stumbled into the territory of the shadow pack. I was badly hurt by the dark rogues, whose main intention is to capture me either dead or alive. I fainted after I got in here. Luckily when I woke up, I found myself in safe hands, Alder’s father had saved me. But the sad thing is I lost all of my memories, I forgot where I come from, and even my name.

Alder's father gave me a new name, adopted me and treated me as his own daughter. I felt so lucky that I got a new home and surrounded by good people. Alder and I were good friends, he treated me as his sister. When I was eighteen, I found out that he's my mate, he knew it before me but he pretended that he didn’t know.  I thought he didn't want me as his mate but somehow Alder’s father got to know this and he happily arranged for our marriage. I couldn’t stop and Alder seemed to be okay at that time. But after marriage, I got to know that he was in love with Grace and I have meddled in their life unintentionally. Alder pretended to stay happy with me for his father, but inside the four walls he treated me very poorly. He hated me.

On his deathbed, his father asked Alder to let me guard the shadow pack along with him. I promised that I will be loyal to this pack and fulfill my duties but now I broke it. I can’t be here anymore. 

Tears brimmed out of my eyes as I strolled around in the roads aimlessly. No one was there to rescue me and I was a rogue at that moment.  

Just when I was about to cross the road, an expensive car stopped in front of me. I looked at it hoping it must be Alder, my stupid heart still craves for him. 

But a middle-aged man got down in his expensive suit. It’s Delus and I frowned to see him blocking my way. 

“Hi, Sirena. How are you?” he asks.

I didn’t answer him. I have terribly failed in my bet, that’s what came to my mind in that moment to see this man.

“I hope you remember me,”

“Yes, I remember you and also my father,”

My father, Mr. James Patterson, Alpha of the mighty red moon pack and this man is Delus, his loyal beta.

I have heard about the red moon pack, it's one of the largest and most powerful packs among the werewolf community. Three years ago, my real father found me. Even though I couldn’t recognize him, I felt that familiarity and respect. He said something terrible happened to me which made me leave the pack. He asked me to come back, adding he will protect me from now on and deal with his business but that time I was in love with Alder and our marriage got fixed. I looked forward to spending all my life with the man I love. My father already knew that Alder is in love with Grace and I can’t have a chance with him. 

I couldn’t accept that, I thought if Alder wasn’t interested in me, he wouldn’t have said yes for this marriage. 

I challenged my father that our mate bong will overcome all the other feelings.

My father again insisted that I won’t be happy after marriage because Alder will never love me. I got angry at him and said he’s wrong.

There my father proposed a bet. Perhaps he must have known that I am going to fail in it terribly. If I don't make Alder fall in love with me in three years, I need to return to the pack as a beta. I thought I was going to win in that bet but the truth is I was terribly wrong. Now I am homeless, not having a single penny in my hands and standing in the middle of the road as a divorced Luna.

My father was so right, this is so surprising how well informed he is. 

“It’s already been three years since you bet with your father and left the pack. It’s time for you to return,”

“Yes, I know. I guess my father must be so happy that he won in this bet?” 

“Yes, he is. He’s happy that his daughter is going to return to the pack,” Delus smiled. 

If I can’t make Alder fall in love with me, then I will return to her red moon pack as a beta. Just as he said, Alder never once loved me, and I realized that I have wasted all my time. I got tempted to go back to my old life, but then Lulu stopped me. 

I want to know the reason why I left the red moon pack in the first place. Who framed me and why those deadly dark rogues chased after me.

What she said is true, it’s fruitless if I go back without finding proper answers. At least from now on, I don’t want to be a stupid and believe everyone is a good person.  

“I am sorry, Beta Delus. I can’t come back. I want to investigate the one who framed me that year and I suspect that person might be in the red moon pack so I think it's dangerous for me to return,”

Delus considered my reason.

“Your father said you might refuse to come back so here’s the black card and a new contract,” Delus handed me the file. I gazed at it, utterly confused.