Chapter 3 - Alpha Ethan

Stefan cracked open the window above my head as he hovered close hiding most of my body. 

“I have some updates regarding some of the packs that are seeking for your investment,” Claire said.

“Have you narrowed down the list for me to look at?” Stefan asks. 

If they were going to talk, Stefan could have just told me. He could have just said that it was time for me to exit. I sigh pulling my dress off the floor of the car and trying to cover myself with it. But Stefan stopped my hands and started fondling my breast as he start to finger fuck me once again. 

“I have checked each one and have a list of those that deserve your investment,” Claire said. 

“Good,” Stefan said as he increased his pace. I can feel my orgasm coming closer and closer. Stefan definitely knew what he was doing to my body. My skin was a tingling mess every time Stefan touched a part of me, I felt like I was losing my mind. 

I purred loudly as pleasure exploded in my chest as I found my release.

“What’s that?” Claire asked. 

“Oh, just the cat I recently got,” Stefan chuckles, “She still needs to be trained to behave.” 

“I see,” Claire replied, “Just want to make sure that the plan that we discussed last night still sticks. That I am to accompany you to the event tomorrow.”

“Yes,” Stefan replied. Hearing the reason why he wasn’t able to spend our anniversary yesterday just broke my heart. 

“See you tomorrow then,” Claire said and Stefan closed the window as he pull down the zipper of his pants about to pull out his cock but I pushed him away. 

I pulled myself together as I collected my dress once again covering my body. 

I turned to Stefan anger filling every part of my body, “So the real reason why you don’t want me at the event, that I had prepared, was because you were taking someone else.” 

Stefan ran a hand through his hair, “Tomorrow is a very important gathering.”

“So important that only Claire will be there and not me?”

“You don’t understand,” Stefan said almost shouting.

“Tell me what I don’t understand?” I asked Stefan screaming. “What am I to you, Stefan?”

“You and Claire are different.”

“Yeah, I know,” I shouted, “You and everyone around me made that very clear.”

“Then have some purpose instead of complaining!” Stefan shouted back, “Why not start by providing me with an heir.” 

My eyes widen and the look I have on my face might have surprised Stefan as much as I did. I pulled my dress over me and then looked at him.

“You wanted to ask for an heir and yet you can’t even spend some time with me. I thought you were different but I guess you’re just like everybody else.” I stepped out of the car, not waiting for his reply I ran straight to my room and locked it behind me even though I knew that he would never chase after me. 

I went straight to bed, wrapping my arms around me, hoping that the pain I was feeling would just disappear as I drifted to sleep. 

The next day, I woke up with a throbbing headache. 

But regardless of what had happened yesterday, I pulled myself out of bed. Today was the day of the event and even though I was not coming, I still needed to make sure that everything was ready and that everything went according to plan. 

“Luna,” Mrs. Smith said. The only person in this hellhole who treats me like a person and not some trash that was picked up by the side of the road. 

“You know that I am not the Luna,’ I told her. 

“Well, you are mine,” Mrs Smith replied with a smile. 

“I won’t be attending the event tonight, and I needed someone to check that everything goes according to plan,” I explained,  “As usual, your pay will be doubled, but I will make it triple when everything goes according to plan,” I added with a wink.

“Do I need to talk to the Alpha to make you come?” Mrs. Smith was one of the people that Stefan trusted in the house. And I don’t want her to fall on Stefan’s bad side because of me.

“No,” I said shaking my head, “I have to be somewhere else which is why I can’t attend the event.”

Mrs. Smith looked like she had something more to say but decided to just keep quiet instead as she listened to my instructions. 

After I was done with the preparations, I went straight to my bedroom before anybody else could see me. 

I ate my dinner earlier and took a shower hoping that I was tired enough to fall asleep early. But after staring for more than three hours now, I know that sleep was very far away. 

I sat up and took my backpack out, changed into comfortable clothes and a hooded jack as I sneaked out of my room. I went straight to the servant's exit to avoid seeing anyone I knew. I released a breath I didn’t know I was holding until I found the kitchen and went straight to the parking lot as I took the keys to my car. 

I pulled out from the parking lot only and went for the other exit of the estate to avoid any coming cars. 

The drive was fairly short because there was no traffic and few cars were usually headed the way I was heading. 

I continue to drive in silence with a heavy heart. But the moment that the archway of my favorite place appeared, some of the heaviness seemed to disappear. 

I parked my car just by the entrance and went straight inside only to be greeted by running kids. 

“Luna,” they all called me. 

“You all know I am not the Luna, right?” 

“But for us, you are,” Lia said as she walked up behind me. “This orphanage wouldn’t have survived without your help.”

“You know that most of them really came from the Alpha,” I said.

“That he gave to you. You could have used it differently and yet you decided to donate it to us.”

I just smiled at her. 

Some of the money that I donated was used to update the facilities so that the children would have a better place to stay. Some of the shopping sprees that I was being blamed for included buying groceries, clothes, and some school supplies for the kids. 

And no matter what they say behind my back, doesn’t really matter since it brings these kids so much happiness. 

After playing with the kids, I sat at the top step of the porch as I looked out at the forest. I can’t help but watch the light the moon cast. The way it makes the forest glow was just surreal. 

“Luna,” a girl came behind me, surprising me.

“You know I am not the Luna,” I said as I looked at her. 

“Then who are you?” She asks with curious eyes.

“Angeline,” I said smiling back at her. 

“Angel,” she replied with a smile. 

“There you are,” Lia called out to the girl in front of me. “What did I tell you about sneaking out?” 

“I want to see Luna, I mean, Miss Angel shift,” the girl said, her eyes twinkling. 

Shifting has been a very big issue for me, I have only shifted once since I came here. After the people who saw me in my wolf form made fun of me I stopped shifting altogether.

“Pretty please,” the cute little girl pleads, giving me the cutest big puppy dog eyes. 

“Jess,” Lia said sternly.

“It’s okay,” I said, “Just don’t laugh at me, okay?” I said as I took my bag and hid in the nearest bush, taking all of my clothes and placing them neatly in the bag. I took one last look at the moon before shifting.

‘Finally,’ my wolf Autumn said.

‘I need to show you to a child,’ I said uneasily, ‘Please don’t scare her.’ 

‘What do you think of me?’ She asked angrily. 

Autumn slowly walked towards the porch and Jess rushed towards me and hugged me with her small arms.

“Beautiful,” Jess said.

“Alright, you’ve seen Luna’s wolf. Let’s go to sleep now,” Lia said with a wink. 

‘I did my part,’ Autumn said, ‘Now let me run until I’m tired.

‘Okay,’ I replied. 

‘I’ll just take my wolf for a run,’ I said to Lia through the mind link and she nodded.

Autumn turned around and ran to the forest. It’s been a while since I was able to run like this, like nothing matters. It’s been a while since I felt this free that it’s liberating. I don’t know where we were headed but it didn’t matter as long as it kept my mind off Stefan. Autumn stopped running when we reached a waterfall, we stood by the edge and couldn’t help but be amazed at how beautiful it looked under the moonlight. Autumn let me shift into my human form so I can swim.

The water was cold but after the long run, it felt good on my skin.

“Wow,” a man behind me said. 

‘Autumn,’ I called out.

‘I’m just here,’ she replied.  

“Saw your wolf and she’s just as beautiful and amazing as you are,” he said as he jumped in front of me making me cover my eyes and appearing in front of me.

“How can I get so lucky?” he asked but I began to back away.

“I won’t hurt you,” he said as he stopped following me, showing that he was not a threat. 

“Doesn’t matter,” I replied. 

“Well, it does,” he said. “Because this wouldn’t be our first meeting, that’s for sure. My name is Ethan, and yours?”

I took one look at him and he seemed harmless and I knew for sure that this would be the last time I would be seeing him.

“Claire,” I replied as I let Autumn take control and we ran away as fast as we could. 

The party had already ended when I arrived. 

I assume that Stefan was drunk and asleep in our room. 

But the moment I opened my room, the room that I ran to when I couldn’t stand being alone in the room that Stefan and I shared, Stefan was sitting on the edge of my bed. 

“You were not in our room,” he said as he saw me coming. “Where have you been?”

“None of your business,” I answered back as I walked toward my armoire, only to be stopped by Stefan.

“It is my business!” He shouted, “As long as you’re staying here in my house, and in my pack, whatever you do is my business.” 

“I went to the orphanage!” I shouted back a him. “Since I can’t be at the party that I planned so hard for and sleep was nowhere in sight I decided to visit the Orphanage!”

“You could have told me you wanted to go,” Stefan said, as his voice suddenly became soft, “I could have come with you.” I could feel that he’s sorry but I was not in the mood to understand him. 

“You can go there with your precious, Claire,” I said, still shouting. 

“Stop it!” Stefan shouted back, “And what the fuck is that awful smell.” 

“I let my wolf run,” I said, “ And since you can’t even stand the way I smell, I suggest that you leave my room. Now!”

Stefan didn’t move.

“It’s not your smell that I couldn’t stand,” Stefan said as he tried to control his anger that seemed to be growing with each second. “It’s the scent that’s wrapped all over yours that I can’t stand.” 

I looked at him in surprise, not knowing what to say to him. 

“Who the hell is he?” He asked. 

I know that in his state he will never believe that meeting that Alpha at the orphanage was some kind of coincidence. At the same time, I hated the thought that all his faults about the party were nearly forgotten. If only he allowed me to be with him instead of bringing that Beta of his, then none of this would have happened. 

But sadly, the way things are turning around, I also know that if I taunt him more, it will just backfire on me.

“I have no one else but you,” I said, as I stared into his eyes that was filled with coldness. “Even though you never treated me like your mate, all I have in my heart is you. Do you know how much it hurts me to see that it’s not me you wanted?”

My voice breaks as the truth that I keep hidden becomes real the moment I utter those words. 

Stefan’s eyes softened a bit, but it wouldn’t take a genius to know that it was nothing but just pity. But my stupid hurting heart doesn’t even care if it was just pity. All it cared about right at this moment was that Stefan was finally looking at me, even though there was no love in his eyes.