Chapter 2

Cora

Excitement coursed through my veins as I stared at the positive test result. Joy washed over me and for a moment, I forgot about my pain. I wanted to let Liam know that if he only had been patient, he would have gotten what he wanted.

"Thank you, Doctor Carol. Thank you." I walked over and embraced her lightly.

"You deserve this gift, Luna." She replied. After bidding her farewell, I took a cab back to the pack house. The few staff outside greeted me warmly and with joy in my heart, I replied to them kindly. I wanted to share the news with Flora. She had been the one who had always given me hope. She was like a source of light but somehow, I decided to hide it from everybody.

I wanted to confirm it myself first before letting anybody know. I've had several miscarriages in my first year of marriage and I wanted to make sure this baby will survive before giving myself hope.

I walked through the door only to meet the two people I didn't want to see. My mother-in-law and Zaria. Liam shamelessly brought her to our home. How low could he go?

I got to my room in other to freshen up and carry out the test. They each came out positive. My happiness knew no bounds. I decided to tell Liam. Maybe he would chase that silly girl out of my house. I opened my drawer to get something but I met a brown envelope. I didn't remember putting anything there. Curiously, I opened the envelope and brought out the papers.

My eyes widened at the heading.

"Divorce papers?"

How could he? Was he seriously leaving me for a crook like Zaria? I felt like barging into his room and ranting but I kept my calm. My heart was heavy but I didn't cry. Well, I tried my best not to.

I went down to the kitchen to get water to calm my nerves before confronting Liam.

Zaria was still with Liam's mother. They were happily chatting and laughing. I wished I was the one in that position. When I first got married to Liam, I did everything I could to please his mother. It was working at first because she liked me but as the years went by, her love became cold. And she tolerated my presence because Liam wouldn't send me away. Thinking about it now, she probably knew about his cheating habits.

What a bunch of disgrace.

After shutting the door and announcing my presence with a loud bang, I headed for the stairs. I wanted to rest after a long day.

"What? You can't even say a word of greeting? You're not only barren, you're also disrespectful. No wonder the blessings of the women didn't rest on you." Liam's mother tackled me.

"I do not have time for this. Why can't you just let me be?" 1 questioned.

Was it so wrong that I got married to her son? As the former luna of the pack, I expected her to rebuke her son and send Zaria away but I guess the need for a grandchild has blinded her. She couldn't see the kind of person Zaria was.

"Mother, just leave her alone. I bet she's sulking from her incompetence to produce an heir. Good thing I stepped in." Zaria chuckled and rubbed her small stomach.

"What is it that you want, Zaria? What? Aren't you tired of following me around and trying to make my life miserable? Get a life and stay out of other people's business. I think I threw up in my stomach just by looking at you." I spat bitterly.

"You will not talk to your future luna that way." Liam's mother thundered and stood up. I walked toward her while laughing painfully.

"Future luna? This one?" I mocked Zaria.

"What does she know about running a pack? Someone with no proper dress sense. Someone who just wants to spend someone's hard-earned money. Someone who had lots of carryovers in school that she had to drop out. Someone who did drugs and was sleeping around. This dirty, stinking whore----"

A hand landed on my face. After taking in the pain, I turned to see that it was my mother-in-law who had hit me. I touched my cheek as I felt something metallic on my tongue.

"I'm not even sure that child belongs to the alpha." I added to spite them.

"Is this the height your jealousy has taken you to?" I heard Liam's voice from behind me. He was descending the stairs in his usual outfit, a tight black shirt and grey baggy pants. His blonde hair was rough but it still made him look alluring. My heart paused for a second but I got back to my senses immediately.

Liam was a good looking man and that was why I fell for him in the first place but seeing him now, I felt irritated. All the love I had for him was gone and all that was left between us was the mate bond. My child belonged to me alone.

"What's wrong with you, Cora? Why are you being unreasonable?" He asked.

"And being reasonable means I should accept the fact that you cheated on me and brought your mistress home? No, thank you. I will continue to be unreasonable."

His countenance fell immediately.

"This could work out, dear. We can still be happily married. You can still be luna of the pack and we can adopt children of our own. You're very good with your business craft and I need you. I really need you. But I also need a biological heir." His voice was low and soothing. But I wasn't a fool to give into it. It was then I realized how toxic he was. He didn't want to lose Zaria or me. He wanted Zaria for children and me to run his firms around the country.

It was then all the dots began connecting. I was just a toy for him to use. He used love as a disguise to get me to marry him. I felt so used and dumped.

I so badly wanted to tell him that he had lost me and my unborn child. But I held my tongue. They could keep playing their game for all I care. I was still going to leave him to enjoy his child. He could look for a business woman anywhere or he could make the failed Zaria his representative. As for me, I was done with all of them.

Liam's soft expression changed into a serious and dangerous one when he saw that I wasn't buying into his idea. How did I not see how psycho this man was? How blinded by love was I?

"You're very stupid, Cora. You will lose everything you've dedicated your whole life to. This marriage, our company."

I picked up the pen on the table and signed the papers.

"I already did." I flinged the papers at his face and stormed off.