Chapter 1

Kayla's POV.

The meeting at the neighboring pack had run quite longer than I expected and when the front door closed behind me, I was relieved.

It had been an impromptu gathering and even though I loved being Luna, I loved being home with my husband more.

With a tired sigh, I made my way past the guards and servants littered around the house to my room, shaking my head in response to their greetings.

All I wanted now was a long soak in the bathtub, maybe a massage and then some much needed rest.

Strange noises reached my ears as I took the stairs leading up to my room and I frowned wondering where they were coming from.

My husband, Alpha Jackson wouldn't be home by this time being the busy alpha that he was so there was no way those noises were coming from the room.

At least that's what I tried to tell myself but the noises grew louder and became more audible as I got closer.

I placed my shaky hand on the doorknob and turned it, dreading what I might find.

Even though the sounds had gotten clearer, it still didn't prepare me for the image of my husband and step-sister fucking in our bed shamelessly.

Tears clouded my vision as I watched the man I thought was in love with me drive deeper into my sister's body.

One by one the tears rolled down my cheeks until I was full-on crying. “Jackson, why would you do this to me?” I asked in a soft voice.

I didn't expect them to hear but Lyra let out a surprised cry and jumped sending Jackson flying off her.

“Are you trying to give me a heart attack?” Jackson hissed as he sat up but didn't make any attempt to apologise to me.

He didn't look sober, rather, he seemed irritated like I had disturbed them.

I looked at my step sister, Lyra Nikolai, the only family I had left and pursued my lips. “Of all the men, why him?” I asked for lack of other things to say.

She avoided my gaze and didn't reply. I scoffed and wiped my face, tossing my bag on the bed.

“How dare you do this to me Jackson? After everything we've been through?!” I screamed, suddenly incapable of sitting still. “Lyra you're my sister, why would you do this? Why?!”

Lyra sighed and got up from the bed, wrapping the covers over her breasts. “I'm so sorry Kay, I didn't mean for you to find out this way..”

I blinked in shock at her words wondering if I had misheard her.

“Jackson and I are in love and have been for a while. We just didn't know how to tell you,” She continued speaking, rendering me speechless with each word that came out of her mouth.

“Baby, come back here, let's finish what we've started. I haven't found my high yet,” Jackson called out to her and she looked guilty for a second before she sent him a fond smile.

“Stop, my sister is still here!” She yelled at him and then looked away but refused to meet my eyes.

Then when Jackson pulled her back, she went to him anyway but didn't reciprocate his actions.

“This is too much,” I whispered as I walked up to them and pulled Lyra away from him. “How can you be this shameless Jackson?! You took advantage of my sister, really?”

She pulled me back when I started charging towards Jackson.

Jackson met me halfway and slapped me across the face. “That's for barging into my room like you own the place,” he whispered and I stood there gaping in shock.

He raised his hand again when I tried to hit him and sent me flying backwards.

I hit my leg against the bed frame and fell to the ground on my stomach.

“And that's for trying to raise your hand on me. How dare you?” He pulled Lyra close to him when she tried to reach for me and I watched with blurry vision as she held back tears.

“What's wrong with you Kayla? Have you no shame?” he hissed, ignoring the fact that I was still lying on the ground. “Why can't you read between the lines? We're over “

I grunted and tried to sit up but a sharp pain assaulted my senses, sending me doubling over.

“So, where were we?” Jackson asked turning back to face her but she pushed him away and ran towards me.

“Oh no she's bleeding!” Lyra panicked, placing her hands gently on my body. “Oh my goodness, Kay I didn't mean for…why are you still standing there, get the freaking ambulance you dimwit.”

She yelled back at Jackson and I watched with tears blurring my vision.

Jackson had never listened to me in that way before. He had never cared about my opinion but he was ready to jump because Lyra said so?

How could I have been so blind?

I laid there in pain, shedding silent tears with Lyra fussing over me and whispering reassuring words in my ears.

I fought the urge to push her away, noting that she wasn't doing anything out of malice but was genuinely concerned.

She was probably really in love with Jackson and I had obviously been standing in their way for quite some time.

“I'm so stupid ,” I whispered to myself but she heard me and her eyes filled with tears as well.

“I'm sorry Kay, I didn't mean for this to happen. I never wanted you to find out like this..I just..”

“You're in love,” I finished for her as fresh tears rolled down my cheeks. “Ah!” I screamed as a blinding pain hit me.

The fact that I was bleeding wasn't a good sign and I knew if I didn't get to the hospital soon, I would regret it.

“Get the car ready,” I heard as I began slipping into unconsciousness.

I was picked up by some guards and the room began spinning from there.

In all the bustle, I noticed that Jackson was comforting Lyra with so much love in his eyes as he looked at her.

Fresh tears began rolling down my cheeks. How could I have been so blind???! How could I have missed the signs because there was no way this all started today.

Gosh how could Jackson do this to me?

“Kay, please stay with me. Will you step on the brakes?!” Lyra yelled, pulling away from Jackson to yell at the driver.

This was the last thing I heard before I passed out with tears rolling down my cheeks.

****

“How are you feeling?” I heard as I opened my eyes again.

I blinked a couple of times, adjusting to the brightness of the lights in the room.

“How are you feeling?”

I finally focused my attention on the source of the voice. “Water,” I croaked as I found my voice.

The woman wearing the white coat immediately poured me a glass from the pitcher sitting on the bedside table.

I drank it all in one gulp, and tried to sit up in bed. “What happened to me?”

She studied me for a while before asking me, “What do you remember?”

I thought about it for a while before replying. “There was a lot of blood. Why was there blood?”

She sighed. “You were pregnant Luna, weren't you aware?”

I took this piece of information in, shock and surprises weakening my senses.

“It's normal for some pregnant women not to know until their third trimester when they begin to show.”

“Is my baby…is my baby okay? You said were..” I whispered, stumbling over my words.