The next morning, I walked into the kitchen to get a quick breakfast when I saw Jacob frying an omelet.

There were three containers of noodles on top of the kitchen counter and he placed the omelet that he had fried into one of the containers.

“You're cooking?!" I asked him as my eyes widened in surprise at the sight before me.

"Yeah, and this is for you.” He muttered as he pushed one of the noodle containers towards me, but I refused to accept it.

“Sausages make me bloated. I've told you this before." I said in a tight voice as I felt anger bubble inside my chest.

"I had no idea." He replied with a frown on his brows.

“Even though I told you at least a hundred times in our six years of marriage?” I asked, feeling frustrated with him.

“Not a clue." He answered me as his frown deepened.

“I'm always mentioning it. Anyway, why don't you give me the noodles with the egg?" I suggested and stretched my hand towards the container.

However, he grabbed it and pulled it out of my reach which made me frown.

I glanced at him, about to ask why he did that when he said in an icy tone of voice, "Since you don't like sausages, don't eat it, but you can't have the one with the egg.”

He obviously made it for someone special. Was that special person Lisa?

He has never cooked for me before, yet he was here cooking up the perfect dish for another woman.

“Who did you make it for?" I couldn't help, but ask as I dreaded what the answer would be.

Before he could answer, his phone started ringing. He pulled out his phone and glanced at the screen.

His lips tugged up into a smile as he answered the call, “Hey.”

He listened to the caller's reply before saying, “Just come over, and we'll go together."

He hung up after a few seconds and stared at the phone with a lovey dovey look on his face.

Who called him? Could it be Lisa? Deep down inside me, I knew it was her. He only acted like he was in love when she was around.

I pulled out the lingerie that I found in our bedroom from my handbag and handed it to him.

He took it from me with a guilty look on his face.

“Was it Lisa that left behind her lingerie?” I asked him in a cold voice.

"I- you- it's not what it looks like." He explained as he pushed it into his briefcase.

“Then what does it look like?" I asked, shaking my head in disbelief.

Before he could reply, I added, “You know what, you don't need to answer that. Just tell Lisa to be more mindful."

“I'll let her know." He replied as his eyes bounced around the room nervously.

“Why don't I drop you off at school today?" He suggested as he gave me a strained smile.

It was shocking to hear him suggest that because he has never driven me to school before. However, he always drove Lisa shopping.

I always go to school in a taxi and return home the same way.

What made him change his mind? Was he trying to kiss up to me because I caught him cheating red-handed?

“Are you sure you want to do that?" I asked to see what he would say.

“Yeah, of course. Are you surprised that I suggested driving you to school?" He asked me as his brows knitted in a frown.

“Of course. You've never driven me to school before." I replied as I crossed my arms against my chest.

“Well, I'm-" He started, but he cut himself off.

His expression softened and a faint smile touched his lips.

I wondered what he was smiling about because he never smiled at me unless it was a strained one.

My question was answered when he said, “Lisa is five blocks away. She just mind linked me and I have to go meet her.”

Couldn't he let her come here and then they would go to work together, he had to go meet her?

I cleared my throat as he started towards the front door and asked, “What about me? You said that you'll drive me to school."

He paused, but he didn't turn around as he answered me, "Actually, I don't have time to drive you to school today. Maybe tomorrow.”

I felt my heart tremble in pain. How could he make another woman a priority over me?

“Don't you love me?" I asked him and watched as he grimaced like the aspect of loving me irritated him.

“Of course." He replied curtly then glanced back at me as he added, “I need to go right now ‘cause I don't want to keep Lisa waiting."

“Sure." I said in a whisper, knowing that he could hear me with his heightened werewolf hearing.

He bolted out of the house and with my heightened werewolf hearing, I heard him say, “Lisa, you're so fast. How did you reach here so soon?"

“Oh, I just couldn't wait to see you, so I jogged here." I heard Lisa answer him.

"I couldn't wait to see you either, dear Lisa." He murmured, but I heard him clearly.

He even called her dear, yet he never called me any pet names.

Did he care about her more than he cared about me?

The answer was clear.

“Why don't you stay at home and I'll come pick you up since your car is at the mechanic’s?" He suggested in a soft tone of voice.

“Yeah, sure." She answered him then laughed as she added, “You're the best, Alpha Jacob!"

"But you're the best!” He said with a chuckle.

"No, you're the best!” She protested and I felt angry at their betrayal.

They were acting like a loving couple when he was mated to me, and I was sure that they were having an affair.

“I made you your favorite breakfast dish; noodles with eggs!” I heard Jacob say to Lisa.

So I was right, he did make it for her.

“Whoa! You're such a good Alpha! I bet it tastes as wonderful as it looks!” She exclaimed with a small giggle.

Cooking wasn't one of the duties of an Alpha, so she must have been trying to cover up their affair because she knew that I was home and I could hear them. But then, why would she want to hide their affair from me?

She left her lingerie here on purpose and I was sure that she wanted to gloat to me that Jacob cared about her more than he cared about me. Maybe she was covering it up because of the neighbors. That sounded more like her.

“You know exactly how to make me smile, dear." He murmured as he laughed.

She giggled as she replied, “That was what I was thinking about you!"

They were acting like they were perfect match, but the truth was that they weren’t fated mates.

I scoffed and decided that I didn't want to hear anymore, so I stopped paying attention to their chatter and made my way to the fridge.

Two apples sat in the middle of the almost empty fridge, so I grabbed one and started eating it.

I would have cooked something up, but I just didn't have enough time for that since school was starting in fifteen minutes and I needed to be early if I wanted them to give me my transcript soon.

The College that she was enrolled in, Harry Ford College was one of the best Colleges in their werewolf territory. However, the one that she was transferring to, Standard West College was better than it.

It ranked higher in grades; it had more students that graduated with first class grades than Harry Ford College.

These Colleges were built to teach werewolves their way of life including their roles in their packs.

There were also high schools that did the same thing, but it included western education; the human’s education system.

I used to live in Amsterdam, the state where Standard West College was located as my parents were in the Black Wolves pack which dominated Amsterdam, but I moved to Michigan and joined the Red wolves pack after I met Jacob.

After finishing my apple, I made my way out of the house and locked it.

Twenty minutes later, I was walking into the ICT unit. They were the ones in charge of processing of results and transcripts.

The process took way too long that it was already noon by the time that I walked out of the school with my transcript in hand.

As I was waiting for a taxi, I noticed Jacob sitting in a restaurant that has a glass wall and Lisa was sitting across from him.

Weren't they supposed to be working at the pack office? What were they doing eating at a restaurant?

Jacob stopped taking me out to eat two years ago and that was after Lisa took over as Gamma.

They weren't close before, but after her mother who was the previous Gamma passed away, she took over as Gamma and became close to Jacob.

What would the pack members say when they saw him with her at a restaurant? Did he want to humiliate me?

I was pulled out of my thoughts when I overheard two of our pack members talking.

Claire was staring at the Jacob and Lisa through the restaurant’s glass wall as she squealed, “Alpha Jacob has taken Gamma Lisa out for lunch, isn't he so romantic?”

The other girl, Diana frowned as she replied, "He's already mated to Luna Farrah, so no, it's not romantic.”

"Oh, come on! He hasn't been seen together with Luna Farrah in a while. Besides, I'm sure that you're secretly rooting for Gamma Lisa!" Claire exclaimed as excitement oozed from her every pore.

“No way!" Diana protested, shaking her head.

“I'm sure that Alpha Jacob will leave Luna Farrah and mark Gamma Lisa. I mean look at how close they are!" Claire pressed on.

She grinned as she added, “They're even going on dates! I saw them at the movies two nights ago."

Before Diana could reply, two other pack members walked towards them and one of them, Charlotte joined the conversation as she said, “Yeah, if Alpha Jacob wasn't interested in making her his mate, why would he waste his time and money taking her to expensive restaurants and movie theaters?!”

"Exactly my point, Charlotte!" Claire exclaimed as her grin widened.

The last girl, Ashley, glanced at Jacob and Lisa as she said, “I saw them swimming in wolf form at hotel 17’s swimming pool yesterday."

I felt my stomach churn as I tried to process what I heard.

So they were going swimming when they saw me in an injured state and drove off!

How could they be so heartless?

Only mates went swimming in wolf form. That meant that they wanted to show everyone that they were together.

I had thought that I would be happy with Jacob when I accepted him as my mate, but now, I realized that it wasn't possible.

Dizziness washed over me as I struggled to remain standing. I couldn't even concentrate on what the she-wolves were saying.

It wasn't until I stumbled and almost collapsed on the ground that they noticed me.

They all looked to side and they gasped in shock.

“Luna Farrah, are you okay?" Diana asked me as they came over and supported me.

“Don't worry, I'll be fine." I answered her as drew in a deep breath and let it out, willing the dizziness to go.

“You're obviously not fine. We're taking you to the pack hospital." Ashley said as Claire flagged down a taxi.

Just how pathetic did I look to them?

My mate was on a date with another she-wolf and I was here, trying to stop myself from collapsing.

Ten minutes later, I was led into our bedroom at the pack house by Dr. Nelson after he gave me a full werewolf check-up at the pack hospital.

“I'll tell Alpha Jacob about your condition." Dr. Nelson said in a snobbish voice as he glanced at me.

I sat down on the bed as I nodded.

“Make sure to take your medication and relax." He added as he placed two bottles of tablets on the bedside table.

"Sure.” I replied in a soft voice since my head was throbbing so badly.

He turned around and made his way out of the room.

I laid down to relax, but sat up when I heard a knock on the door and then it opened.

Diana walked in with a guilty look on her face. She smiled sheepishly at me as she asked, “How are you feeling now?"

“A lot better." I replied with a smile touching my lips.

“Oh, yeah! Of course, you would feel a lot better since you're a Luna wolf and Lunas heal faster than average wolves." She rushed out as she slapped her forehead.

I nodded and replied, “Yeah."

“Did you hear our conversation earlier? Is that why you almost fainted?” She asked me as sweat gathered around her forehead, showing how nervous she was.

I didn't want them to think that I was more pathetic than they actually thought, so I decided to lie, “What conversation?"

Her eyes widened in surprise and then a relieved look made its way to her face and she replied, “Don't worry about it, it's nothing."

I let out a small laugh, feeling glad that she didn't pry any further.

She laughed too even though she looked confused as to why I was laughing.

“What about your friends? Where are they?" I asked her as I laid back down on the bed.

“They're waiting for me outside." She answered me and I realized that she was the only one among them that cared about me. Well, they did say that they were rooting for Lisa to be Jacob's mate.

The door opened before I could reply to her and we both turned to the door.

Jacob walked in with a scowl on his face.

“I'll be leaving now." Diana said as she looked between the two of us.

“Bye, Luna Farrah. Bye, Alpha Jacob!" She added as she walked towards the door.

“Okay, bye!” I called after her.

Jacob merely nodded at her and watched as she left the room, closing the door on her way out.

He walked towards me and stopped beside the bed, “Why didn't you call, text or mind link me about your condition? I had to hear it from Dr. Nelson.”

"Well, I wasn't feeling too good. Besides, I didn't want to ruin your perfect lunch with Lisa.” I retorted as I lifted my chin confidently.

"Who told you about that?" He asked as a panicked look shown on his face.