Chapter 2

In the third winter of my marriage to Kael, he brought back a young Omega named Lila from the border during a hunting trip.

Lila curled up in his cloak, lifting her head to glance at me timidly.

Kael said she was being hunted by rogues with nowhere to go, and he wanted to take her in as an assistant. He promised she wouldn't overstep.

But I clearly saw the tenderness in Kael's eyes when he said this, looking at Lila.

I wanted to refuse, but that day, Kael lost his temper with me for the first time.

"How can you be so heartless? Where else can Lila go if she doesn't stay here?"

"As Luna, don't you have any grace at all?"

That day, I knew that Kael had crossed the line with this Omega.

I watched his figure disappear at the end of the hallway and suddenly laughed.

A tearing pain shot through my abdomen as warm blood soaked through my dress.

This child that Kael and I had hoped for over three years ultimately couldn't be saved.

After the D&C procedure, I returned to the villa I shared with Kael, my face deathly pale.

The old housekeeper drove very slowly, asking nothing the entire way.

The car stopped in front of the villa. I was clutching my aching abdomen and had just pushed open the car door when headlights lit up from behind.

Kael saw me holding my stomach with my pale face and froze for a moment.

Then he took two strides over and scooped me up in his arms.

"Elara, what's wrong? Is your stomach bothering you?"

His voice carried panic as his arms tightened, holding me against him.

When he lowered his head, a cheap perfume smell wafted over.

My gaze swept across his neck, where a fresh red mark was imprinted.

After entering the house, I pushed away his arms and stepped back, looking at him with disgust:

"Kael, let's get divorced."

Kael froze in place, then his expression turned irritated and impatient:

"Elara! How long are you going to keep this up?

I already told you I'll send her away. Why can't you be more understanding?"

I looked at the man before me, my memories somewhat hazy.

In every wolf's eyes, Kael loved me deeply.

He would fight the Rogue King for precious supplies for my sake.

He would brawl with the elders who opposed our engagement for my sake.

These things once made me believe I was the happiest Luna in the world.

Until Lila appeared.

The struggle and pain on Kael's face were just like when he knelt before me begging for forgiveness.

The first time I caught Kael and Lila having sex in our marriage bed, he swore to the heavens that he would drive Lila out of Ocean Pack and never see her again.

That proud Alpha knelt at my feet in front of both packs.

He said he was just confused for a moment, that the one he loved had always been me.

At that time, I touched the barely formed child in my womb, softened my heart, and decided to give him one more chance.

But now I know this man isn't worth it.

Kael grabbed my hand and opened his mouth with what he thought was devotion:

"Elara, I told you this is the last time I'll see her.

Didn't we agree to make things work? Please stop fighting with me, okay?"

Looking at him, I only found the man before me utterly disgusting.

I was too lazy to keep arguing with him. I directly called the housekeeper to take me to my room without even glancing at him.

The sound of Kael smashing things rang out behind me. I couldn't care less.