Chapter 2: Another Chance

  Alpha Terrence's voice echoed in my head, causing my heart to start beating rapidly. As soon as my eyes opened, I saw him standing in front of me with Greta beside him. My forehead creased, my eyes roamed around to check where I was, and I felt my feet had the ability to walk again.

A lot of guests were staring at me, waiting for me to talk. My hands were shaking so terribly that I clutched my chest to calm myself. Everything was familiar. When my eyes landed on the cake, I finally realized that it was our anniversary of being chosen mates.

“Vina, what the fuck are you doing right now? Are you trying to humiliate me in front of everyone?” Alpha Terrence hissed. His cheeks flustered in humiliation before he rushed closer to me and tightly held my hand. His jaw became tense, making me notice the burning torch of anger in his eyes.

“Did you forget how to talk?” He added,I gripped my hand with force, but I managed to conceal the pain from my face.

Alpha Terrence was a bastard. He had these things because of me, but he acted like an ungrateful asshole, a fucking user, to gain power over my family’s land. If he wasn’t the one who saved me that time, I wouldn’t fall for his innocent and deceiving face.

“You, scumbag!” I muttered with anger. I pushed him away from me, and he was stunned by how I reacted.

Fucker. I finally had the chance to change my past, and I didn’t want to be his obedient Luna anymore. Today was the day I found out about their affair, but I decided to shut my mouth because I didn’t want to ruin his perfect image for anyone. However, silencing myself was the worst decision I ever made.

He promised me that he would stop seeing Greta and that he would change just for our marriage, but he was only saying it because he was aware that I was the one who managed to deal with the majority of our alliances.

“Did you want to die right now? What the fuck is wrong with you?” he snarled. His jaw clenched, pulling me closer to him, and he gave me a warning look. “Didn’t I tell you to act like the perfect Luna? You need to be a noble lady, so everyone will see how---”

“I’m not your bitches, you asshole! I don’t need a man to make the connection. I’m Vida Sharsmith, and I don’t need someone like you to rely on!” My voice thundered in the party hall, making the guests gasp. Their eyes were focused on us, and Greta walked closer to me. She was about to touch me when I gazed at her with disgust.

“Don’t you fucking dare touch me, or else don’t blame me for slapping your face.” I threatened.

“Vina, what are you doing? I know you and Alpha Terrence are not on good terms, but you are celebrating your wedding---”

“Shut up; your breathing makes me puke. Celebration, your ass! Did you think I would be happy to celebrate my wedding after I caught you riding his dick in our bed?” I laughed so hard. Greta’s cheeks reddened, hatred became visible in her eyes, and she bit her lower lip.

“Greta, I treated you as my friend. I trust you, but I know I made the wrong choice. Starting today, I am…” I looked around to announce my decision. The images of being miserable flashed in my head, pushing me to avoid being with Alpha Terrence. “I am willfully giving Alpha Terrence to Greta.”

“Vina!” Alpha Terrence screamed at the top of his lungs. He looked around, bowed his head, and added, “Stop humiliating me!”

“I’m not the one who humiliates you. If you know how to be content with your wife, then you wouldn’t ever experience this.” I rebutted. My head rose. I looked at him directly in the eyes, and he was full of disbelief.

“You’re all witnesses. I will divorce Alpha Terrence, and I want you all to congratulate him because he will marry his mistress!”

Alpha Terrence didn’t have a choice but to end the celebration. My heart almost jumped in joy when I saw how he and Greta became the hot topic of the whole land. He left the party hall, leaving Greta alone with me.

“Luna, why are you doing this? I thought we had an agreement not to disclose what happened today?” Greta asked, and she was full of tears when Luna began badmouthing her for being a mistress and for betraying her friend.

“Did you think I’m a fool? If I were you, I would do anything to push Alpha Terrence to marry you.” I didn’t answer her question, and I turned my back on her. A smirk plastered on my lips when I entered my room.

“Did you think he would choose you over me, Luna?” Greta didn’t want to stop.

“I don’t fucking care if he chooses you. A garbage suit to a trash like you, right?” I sneered. Seeing my room once again, I checked my phone. I was hiding under my mattress.

I recalled how I decided to rebel against my father’s decision. My father was right, marrying Alpha Terrence was a huge mistake in my life. He warned me not to choose like him because Alpha Terrence was an ambitious Alpha who liked to always be at the top.

I tapped the only saved number on my phone, and in one ring, he answered my call. I took a deep breath, calming myself so as not to burst into tears.

“What can I do to my daughter?” he asked, without saying hello to me.

“Your Majesty…” I murmured, gulping, not to break down while talking to him.

“Is it true you’re divorcing him?” His tone was severe, as if he were ready to murder Alpha Terrence for mistreating his only daughter.

“I need your help. I want to divorce him as soon as possible.”

“Young lady, you’re my daughter, but that doesn’t mean I will help you without getting anything in return.”

Closing my eyes, I answered, “I will marry Alpha Jaxon in return.”

“All right, you’re doing the right thing.”

My hand clutched the phone tightly when my father said those words. Yeah, maybe I was doing the right thing. At the very beginning, I was bonded to marry the merciless Alpha in our land, but I was the one who ran away and refused to face my responsibility as the future Alpha Queen in our pack.

Maybe marrying Alpha Jaxon would change my fate because, as long as I pushed Alpha Terrence to divorce me, I would be out of this hellish pack. I fucking swear I would make them feel like they were being punished, and I would ensure they would beg for my mercy.

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"Divorce papers?" Alpha Terrence said it with turmoil when he glanced at the brown envelope I gave him. I didn't want to waste the opportunity since I knew how wicked he was. He would do anything to prevent me from leaving his pack, because I was like a trophy or an asset he needed to gain his illusions of power. "Vina, did you want me to teach you how to act like a submissive Luna?"

"Alpha Terrence, I don't see any reason for me to submit my loyalty to a cheater like you." I answered back, playing with the tiny knife in my hands.

"Where did you get the audacity to act like you're higher than me? Did you forget that you're an Omega? I chose you to be my Luna." His eyes darkened, so I chuckled with sarcasm.

"I was the one who chose you to be my husband, Alpha Terrence. Without me, you won't get the privilege of being allied to the Black Fur Pack." I laughed with mockery. "You're nothing but an illegitimate son of your father, who doesn't want you to be the Alpha of this pack."

"Vina!" he called my name, threatening me that if I continued, he might hurt me physically.

"A bastard like you isn't suitable for me. You're a fool and a trash dispose of." I added without any fear in my eyes. His hand rose and was about to land on my face when I screamed, "If you will slap me, I won't think twice about letting the elders know how you killed your father just to get this pack in your hands. I have a lot of evidence, Alpha Terrence."

A groan came out of my lips when his hands gripped my neck and pinned me to the wall. His eyes gleamed in red, and his canines were exposed, trying to intimidate me. I barked at him when I successfully provoked him.

"You are a murderer!" I whispered, out of breath.

"Bitch, I will fucking kill you so no one will ever know…" He mumbled with desperation. My eyes dilated, but I wasn't scared to die again. I would make sure he would be with me in hell then.

"Who gives you the right to hurt my future wife, Alpha Terrence?" A deep voice thundered in the room, causing Alpha Terrence to wince in pain when a man pulled him away from me.