Chapter 2

Elaine POV

After leaving the bar, my mind was in chaos, not knowing what to do.

So I returned to the hospital to continue my unfinished prenatal checkup, wanting to calm myself down through this process.

The doctor told me, "Miss Elaine, that accident five years ago injured your uterus. Being able to conceive is already a miracle. You need to rest well and avoid stress and risks."

My fingertips went ice cold, my heart hit with another unexpected sharp pain.

Sebastian had never told me about this.

All these years, when people urged me to give the alpha an heir soon, Sebastian always took the responsibility himself, saying he wanted a few more years of just the two of us.

In that moment, my eyes welled up.

He used to consider me in everything, afraid I would be sad.

But no matter how well he treated me, it couldn't change the fact that he had deceived me.

"Thank you, doctor. I'll be careful." I heard myself say.

I walked out of the examination room in a daze, my steps unsteady, but at the end of the corridor, I saw Sebastian and Diana.

Sebastian was carefully helping Diana out of an examination room, undisguised joy and tension in his expression.

His gentle gaze was glued to her face, unwilling to look away for even a moment.

"Sebastian, don't be so nervous. I'm just having some early pregnancy reactions, I'm not sick."

Diana's eyes crinkled with a girlish charm.

Sebastian showed a rare smile, but his tone was incredibly tense. "This is our first child, we can't have any mistakes."

I gripped the examination report in my hand tightly, feeling the temperature drain from my body bit by bit.

In that moment, I seemed to clearly hear the sound of my heart shattering inch by inch.

So pain at its extreme doesn't bring tears.

Sebastian helped Diana into the elevator.

I silently tore the examination report in my hand into pieces.

Sebastian had no need, and no right, to know about this child's existence.

After throwing the pieces in the trash, I took the elevator to the underground parking garage.

As if fate was playing a cruel trick, I encountered them again.

In that moment, possessed by some impulse, I started my car and followed them from a distance.

Sebastian brought Diana to the restaurant within the Pack that had been specially built for me.

My heart completely sank to the bottom.

That restaurant had been renovated for me on my birthday last year.

It sat on the best scenic spot in the territory, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the starry sky above the entire valley.

Every decoration inside, even every specialty dish on the menu, was designed according to my preferences.

Compared to werewolves' rough eating habits, it better suited my human tastes.

He had personally told me this was our exclusive corner.

But now, he had personally brought another woman inside.

In the restaurant, Diana stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with the most magnificent starry view.

Sebastian pushed over a cart covered with white cloth, topped with exquisite desserts. He elegantly took a velvet box from the cart and opened it.

Inside was a dazzling constellation necklace.

"Congratulations to my Luna on becoming a mother-to-be."

In that instant, I could barely stand.

"Sebastian... thank you." Diana's eyes reddened with tears. "And you personally made desserts for me."

"Try them." Sebastian's voice was unbearably tender. "After you eat, go back and rest. You've been with me too long, now it's my turn to go back and keep Elaine company."

Diana blinked understandingly, deliberately squeezing out a few tears.

But Sebastian was full of heartache, pulling her into his embrace. "Silly girl, I'm not going anywhere today, I'm staying with you. Don't forget, we're the true mates."

I hid around the corner, slowly backing away, my back against the cold wall, the chill spreading along my spine, freezing my whole body until I shook.

Yes.

Diana was Sebastian's true mate, recognized by the werewolf world.

And I was just a ridiculous human who had been deceived and remained oblivious for five whole years.

I remembered when Sebastian first brought me here, he had also prepared an identical necklace for me. To make that dessert for me, he secretly studied with a Michelin chef for a whole month.

"Elaine, try my cooking. From now on, I'll take care of all your meals."

"In this lifetime, I'll only love you."

As he put the necklace on me, he made that vow in my ear.

But now, this love and affection that was supposed to be uniquely mine had been completely and precisely replicated for Diana.

My chest felt tight and painful.

So Sebastian's lifetime was this short.

I fled in panic, tears already streaming down my face when I left the restaurant.

Immediately after, I began liquidating all the assets under my name, separating everything connected to Sebastian.

The inheritance my parents left me was enough to live on for the rest of my life.

And I just wanted one thing.

To completely cut ties with him.