Chapter 4

After that incident, I made sure to stay away from Zaria and her allies. I just wanted to be able to settle everything before I travel out of the country. I needed my child to never see her ugly face ever in his or her life. It's been three weeks but there wasn't any noticeable change in my body. Although frantically, I do go for scans to check if my baby is healthy. And it was always a positive result. My baby was here to stay. The baby represented a light in my dark world. I wouldn't allow anybody to quench that light.

"Your dress looks so nice, luna Cora." Amy blushed as she stared at my perfectly shaped gown. I was there for my first fitting because of the upcoming Tengen Awards. It was a gathering of elites from different parts of the country where the best of the best are chosen and this year, I was invited. Well, Liam too was invited. Kill joy. But I was glad we weren't going there together. We were at the liberty of bringing someone to the party.

"You look stunning, my lady. You will be the talk of the party." The designer smiled widely and satisfactorily at her work.

"Thank you, Evelyn. You did a very great job." I encouraged her.

It was just two days to the party and my outfit wasn't ready but I trusted Evelyn. On that day, my clothes, shoes, and jewelry arrived. I was quite ecstatic about this meeting because of the great minds I would meet. I might even meet some people who might be willing to invest in my company. I squealed at that thought and hurriedly had my bath.

My makeup artist came over and in less than four hours, I was ready for the big night. I was escorted to the car by the handsome beta, Zion, who was my designated driver. He didn't stop complimenting me until we got to the venue. It was already crowded with people and paparazzi. Light cameras flashed everywhere. I had only seen things like that on TV. But today, I was going to live it.

My driver opened the door and helped me out. I already saw Liam and Zaria being ushered in the loud cheers. It was a good thing the business world didn't know we were married. It would have been detrimental to my upcoming career. I rolled my eyes at Zaria's drama and began walking. Soon, all attention was on me and everyone forgot they ever existed. I waved at my cheering fans and posed for the camera. I was flawless.

I walked past the two of them like they weren't there and after returning the card given to me, I was ushered in. I was taken to one of the middle seats where I sat gracefully after thanking the usher. The place wasn't filled up yet and the hall was as luminous as ever.

I hoped to join the trillion-dollar club so I could be invited to other award nights such as this.

An hour or so later, the event started. I clapped and cheered for those who were called up for the awards. But when Liam was called, my hands went numb. I could see Zaria grinning from ear to ear as she stood beside Liam. He even kissed her cheek, making the hall a bit noisy. I looked around to see people gushing over them. If only they knew how terrible they were. I was supposed to be the one by his side.

While we waited for the next set of awards to be called, a man walked up to me. His demeanor was calm and he looked like a reasonable person. He offered me a drink but I politely refused.

"Are you here alone?" He asked, his eyes roaming my body. Did I look like some kind of toy anybody would play with?

"Yes, I'm here alone. How may I help you, sir?" I asked calmly.

"You could help me by accepting my compliment. You look beautiful, fine lady. My name is Damien." He stretched his hand for a shake and I took it, hesitantly. He raised the back of my palm to his lips and placed a light kiss on it. I felt quite flattered by his gesture and just smiled lightly.

"And yours?" He enquired.

"Cora," I replied. He dropped my hand and I looked around to make sure nobody saw that. But it wouldn't be bad if the news were to carry it. It would be part of my revenge.

"Nice to meet you, Cora. Maybe we could meet up some other time. Here's my business card," He slipped his card to me and stood up, adjusting his suit.

"Call me," He winked at me and with a slight bow, he left. I didn't realize that I was still smiling until Liam appeared in front of me.

"Why are you smiling like that?" He growled slowly. I pretended as though he wasn't there. He walked away when I didn't say anything. I hissed and continued paying attention to the MC. But deep down, I was upset.

I was furious. I needed to calm my nerves. I walked over to the food table and grabbed a canned drink. I slurped from it and my mood lightened up because of the taste. But my joyous moment didn't last because the she-devil walked up to me.

"Enjoying the night with your new man?" She laughed as she grabbed a drink too.

"I should be asking you that, whore. Do you like your new world? I mean, you should like your new life. After all, you were in the dumpster fucking every guy that comes your way." I smirked.

She fiercely walked over to my side, standing opposite me.

"I will not stand here and watch you insult me, you hear that? You are nothing, Cora and you will always be nothing. You are nothing but a barren woman." As soon as she finished her statement, she splashed her drink all over my face. My hands moved too and slapped her hard across the face.

She screamed and began crying. Liam rushed to her.

"She poured the drink on herself and slapped me. I told you she would never accept me. She wants to kill my child. She doesn't like me, Liam. She wants to kill me and our baby." She cried bitterly as she explained. Such a lying whore.

Before I could utter any more words, Liam stood up and hit me. It was so fast that I didn't see it coming. A few staff gathered around, staring at the embarrassing scene. I couldn't contain my tears at that point. But I wiped them quickly. He had never laid his hands on me but he did because of this lying bitch.

It hurt that he didn't bother to know what really transpired between us. He believed whatever she said.

"I've had enough of your attitude, Cora. You wanted to leave, right? Fine. Leave and never come back. Never you dare show your face in my pack. You are hereby banished from the Full moon pack." He said authoritatively. I saw Zaria smile from the ground where she sat. Such a shameless girl.

"I've dedicated my entire life to you. I didn't do what girls my age did because all I wanted was to please you. We got married when I turned eighteen and I've stuck by you since then. And this is how you pay me back for all my sacrifices."

I saw a few lights flashing from the window. But that didn't stop me. They should carry it to the ends of the earth.

"You cheated on me, got my former best friend pregnant, and hid it for three months. You didn't even plan on telling me until I found out myself. This thing has been lying and turning you around. Heck, I'm one hundred percent sure that the child is carrying is not yours."

"But don't worry. I will leave your pack. But remember one thing, I will be back to destroy everything you've worked so hard to build. You feel double the pain you've made me feel." My eyes were teary as I made that oath.

I will not forgive and I will not forget.