Chapter 2
âWHAT?!â
My mouth hangs open at his words and the thumping of my heart increases, almost ripping my heart apart.
âHow the f uck is that possible, Tessa?!â Adrian continues to fire his heated question at me. âWe both know I can never get a woman pregnant!â
Saying the words so heatedly makes my heart crush into debris. Yes, itâs truc, Adrian is impotent. Itâs his biggest flaw and the reason he felt no woman will ever truly love him. Until I came around, and accepted him with all my heart, regardless of his condition.
It never mattered to me. Staying by his side and feeding him all the love in the world has been my utmost desire. Thatâs why I feel so flustered and shocked right now. How can I be pregnant?
âThatâs a lie, Adrian. I canât be pregnant. Thatâs not possible, right?â My lips quiver as the words come out. Tears are beginning to gather in my eyes as the moment grows more intense.
âYeah, my point exactly. It shouldnât be possible but you just made it f ucking possible. Do you wanna tell me how you did it?â
âAdrianâ¦â I try to touch him but he backs away again.
âDonât, Tessa. Stay the f uck where you are,â He says in a pis sed tone. âIâm trying to wrap my head around this sh it but I feel. like Iâm about to go insane. So help me understand, please. Tell me how you did it. What the f uck did you do. Tessa?!â
âI donât understand any of this either, Adrian. Iâve never cheated on you, and Iâve never done anything else to get pregnant. Youâre the only man Iâve been with Adrian. Please, believe me,â My tears roll in a mad rush, but it doesnât even affect him.
His eyes are cold and distant like heâs staring at his nastiest enemy. His eyes that once held sheer love for me are now staring at me with anger and disgust. How the hell do things change so fast?
âYou donât understand whatâs at stake right now, do you?â He asks, burning me up with his eyes. âMaybe I should spell it all out for you. Or better still, maybe Will should do it. Heâs gonna make you understand this f uckedâup situation, then maybe youâll think twice before opening your mouth and lying to my face again,â He says the last words through clenched teeth.
Will clears his throat and starts talking. âIf youâre pregnant, Luna Tessa, then it means you have been cheating on Alpha Adrian. Youâve been seeing another man!â
âNo!!â I cry out desperately, but no one even listens to me. Will continues his monologue, refusing to acknowledge my innocence.
âIf that is proven, then you will be rejected as the Luna of the Pack and you will be disgraced before the people.â Will ends. his monologue.
âNo! Please, Adrian,â I grab his arms, clinging to him and sobbing my heart out. âListen to me, please. I didnât do it. I could never cheat on you,â
âI wanna believe you, but youâre pregnant, Tessa. That changes a lot of things. How could you do this to me?â He replies. taking my hands off him.
He leaves the room and slams the door shut, while I drop to the floor, crying my heart out.
Two weeks passed and I never got to see Adrian again. He never came into our bedroom and I never got to leave the room either. He had instructed the Pack sentinels to keep me locked inside.
The door only opens thrice a day, when the Omegas bring me food. I sent multiple messages through them to Adrian. I need to see him, we need to talk deeply, he has to understand that I love him and I can never betray him like this. But he never came, the Omegas always get punished for relaying my messages to him, so I stopped sending any.
All I can do is write endless letters, professing my deep love for him and how I need a chance to explain things to him. But
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then again, if he gives me the chance, what do I say?
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How do I explain that a child is growing in my womb and I donât know how it got in there? How do I prove that heâs the only man that has ever f ucked me? How?
Loud cries resound in my ears and I stay silent for a few seconds, trying to figure out where the cries are coming from.
Outside?
I hurry out to the balcony and peer down from it. Over a dozen of the Packhouse male Omegas are lying on the floor, stripped to their briefs. The Pack sentinels are hitting them with whips and sticks made out of thorns. Their cries grow louder with each torture they pass through.
Adrian must have ordered this. His insane pursuit to find out who my alleged lover is has made him turn so cruel.
But how could he think I would get involved with an Omega? Is this how low he thinks of me right now? Did he lose all his love for me overnight and now think Iâm a sl ut?
I hear the door open and I rush back inside the room, freezing at the sight of Adrian. He looks pathetic like heâs been suffering for weeks.
Happy tears flood down my eyes as I run into his arms, holding him tightly. Goddess, how much Iâve missed inhaling his
scent!
I donât feel his arms around me, so much against my will, I let him go.
His eyes are dark with horror and resentment, as he stares down at me. Iâve never seen him look so broken. Not even when his father died.
âIf you have any bit of respect left for me, then please tell me who the man is. Tell me the name of the man you cuc ko lded me with,â Adrian says, coldly watching me.
âHe doesnât exist, Adrian. I never cheated on you. Please, believe me,â I plead, grabbing his shirt and going on my knees.
âTill the end, youâre gonna keep lying to me. How the hell do you not have any bit of conscience?â Adrian rubs his forehead, showing how exhausted he is.
âIâm telling you the truth, love. Please-â
âDonât call me that again!â He rasps, pushing my hands off his shirt. âYou donât ever get to call me your love. Not after cheating on me!â
âAdrianâ¦â
âIt all ends tomorrow night, Tessa. Iâll be rejecting you tomorrow night. And after that, youâll be gone out of my life for good.â
âAdrian, please-â
âBut thatâs not enough to make you pay for hurting me like this. Rejecting you isnât enough. Humiliating you in front of everyone isnât enough either. I regret ever accepting you as my mate and Luna, Tessa,â
âAdrian, please. Donât say thatâ¦â
âBut itâs true. I shouldnât have. Then maybe, you would never be able to hurt me this way.â He sniffâs back what I think are tears and continues. âYouâre gonna regret ever toying with the love and trust I had for you, Tessa. Karmaâs gonna get you for
it.â
âAdrian, I didnât cheat on you. I would never do that. Please!â This time, I desperately cling to him, but he pushes me off vehemently, raising his hands to hit me.
I let out a gasp, shutting my eyes and awaiting the pain from his bold, large hand. When I donât feel it, I look up to find him towering over me, with his hand hanging in the air.
Heâs trembling from the fury boiling inside him and hot tears flow down his eyes. Slowly, he brings down his hand and leaves the room.
Iâm stunned to my bones, replaying what just happened. Is it just my imagination or did Adrian really raise his hand to hit
me?
Oh, dear G od. What has happened to us? Iâm sobbing again, cuddling my feet to my chest.