When I was anticipating informing my husband of my pregnancy, he filed for divorce and disclosed to me that his ex-girlfriend, my half-sister, had returned. Hence, I concealed my pregnancy, and distanced myself from them, until I was passionately pursued by a handsome and wealthy man who expressed his desire to be a father to my children.

I have some good news, Zaia.

Sebastian will be so excited.

Congratulations, you’re pregnant!

I’ve been trying for a baby for three years and finally… finally, I am pregnant.

unable to suppress my smile, excitement bubbling through me.

I want to shout it from the rooftop, tell everyone that yes!

I’m pregnant with the heir to the pack!

But I contain my excitement.

I need to tell Sebastian the good news first.

I had a crush on Bastien from the moment I had seen him when I was eleven years old.

That crush never went away and when he turned out to be my fated mate, it had been a dream come true and we had married.

He desperately wanted an heir

I had just turned eighteen when I found him,

but he was thirty one at the time.

Reaching our large gated mansion,

When I got home,

I was gonna celebrate the pregnancy by making him his favorite dessert when he got home.

Hours pass and when everything is almost ready, I change into something pretty and set up the dining table with candles and the food.

Finally, he is home! 

The front door shuts, and a familiar faint scent of my mate hits my nose.

Three and a half years on, he still makes my heart skip a beat whenever I see him.

Sebastian!

I rush over to him, wrapping my arms around his neck.

He catches me with one arm, but there’s no enthusiasm.

Why are you awake at this time?

he asks me in his deep, rugged voice.

I was waiting for you.

I wanted to have dinner together.

There’s something I wanted to tell you,

I explain as I help him out of his jacket,

brushing a piece of lint from his white shirt that is no longer as crisp as it was this morning.

I’ve already eaten， he replies

surprising me as heads towards the living room.

I have something to tell you.

There’s a coldness in his eyes as he looks into mine.

Sebastian looks down at the file in his hands before he tosses it on the table

“Read it.”

I take it uneasily

‘DIVORCE AGREEMENT’

This is a divorce agreement with our name on it…

My entire body trembles as I look up at him, hurt and confused.

“W-why?”

When I was anticipating informing my husband of my pregnancy, he filed for divorce and disclosed to me that his ex-girlfriend, my half-sister, had returned. Hence, I concealed my pregnancy, and distanced myself from them, until I was passionately pursued by a handsome and wealthy man who expressed his desire to be a father to my children.

“W-why?”

I look at the man I love from the bottom of my heart.

“Annalise is back, and she’s rejoined the pack.”

I look up sharply.

It’s suddenly hard to breathe.

How could he still care for Annalise?

She was his past.

“Our marriage was a mistake from the very beginning. Back then, my father demanded that I marry my mate, but now I don’t want to be bound by the Goddess’ arrangement. I don’t see the point of fated mates.”he said

Those words are worse than being stabbed a thousand times, and I can feel my eyes prickle with tears, the agony my wolf is feeling consuming me.

Annalise is my half-sister and although she and Sebastian had dated,

I know her truth, the real her that she hides behind her pretty face and doe eyes.

“Annalise only approached you because you were an Alpha，

Sebastian, she doesn’t love you the way I do.

She wants to be Luna-”

He kicks the solid oak coffee table“And what about you? You just want to be Luna, don’t you! You knew that Annalise and I were in a relationship, yet you selfishly accepted the marriage anyway and betrayed your own sister by taking her man! You lied to me. She’s told me everything!”Don’t antagonise me, Zaia, you got what you wanted, you became my wife and Luna, but that wasn’t enough for you. You forced Annalise from coming anywhere near this pack because you knew once she returned, I would learn everything!”

I look into his eyes, realising he never trusted me.

He’s now judging and calculating everything I gave him with suspicion, as if I had played him to gain the position of Luna. 

Has he always been wary of me?

That one person can come between us and ruin it all?

Did he even for a moment, truly love me wholeheartedly? 

Taking a deep breath, I ask him the decisive question.

“Sebastian… Tell me, if it wasn’t your father’s request-“My lips quiver

“Then I would have rejected you, and even now, I will, for Annalise.”

He exhales as if I’m an irritating child and takes out a lighter and cigarette.

“Sign the papers soon. I don’t want this to drag out,” he says.

I stare down at the file as a single tear splashes onto the papers.

“What did you want to tell me? ” he asks.

“It’s no longer important… forget about it,I will sign and have these returned to you immediately,” I reply as I stand up,

Could he really cast me, his own mate, aside for another woman?

When I was anticipating informing my husband of my pregnancy, he filed for divorce and disclosed to me that his ex-girlfriend, my half-sister, had returned. Hence, I concealed my pregnancy, and distanced myself from them, until I was passionately pursued by a handsome and wealthy man who expressed his desire to be a father to my children.

“You may remain here for tonight. It’s late anyway. Annalise won’t move in until everything is settled. I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable.”

I stare up into his handsome face, trying to recognise the man I fell for.

I smile bitterly and nod at him. 

“Don’t worry, I’ll be gone. Say hi to Annalise for me.”

The following day dawns as gloomy and dark as the weight on my chest.

Sebastian left last night.

I wonder if he went to Annalise. 

I stare at the divorce file in front of me, five million dollars as alimony.

I toss the file onto the bed.

Placing a hand on my stomach, I calm myself.

I will not sit here and weep.

I will show him I am fine.

The doctor called me

It’s Valerie Scott, my Doctor and close friend.

“Zaia, I’m sorry to bother you so early. I was taking a second look at your reports, and I want you to come back for a few additional checks.”

I hang up, fear settling into the pit of my stomach and I quickly hurry to leave

Once inside the comfort of her office, she tells me to lie down on the bed so she can do a quick scan of my stomach.

“Zaia, you are having twins，which makes me all the more worried about this pregnancy and your health.”

She puts the file down and I frown.

“Will I lose them?” I ask,

“The chances of miscarrying are extremely high and until you are past your first trimester, I would say you need to rest as much as possible”.

I nod in understanding,

“Thanks, Val. Can I ask a weird question? Does a rejection harm an unborn child?”

She looks at me sharply, and I keep my chin up, hoping she doesn’t see right through me.

She sits back, pondering over it for a moment before she looks me straight in the eye, a calculating look in them.

“No Zaia, it won’t harm the child, but it will surely hurt the Mother and… if the Mother is already weak, for example like yourself, she may never be able to carry another child again.”

After bidding Valerie farewell, I don’t return home.

I have been debating what to do for the last hour.

Although I know he no longer wants me, I think I should at least try, for our children.

After all, as the father, he does have a right to know about them.

I arrive at Sebastian's office door

when I spot none other than Annalise sitting on Sebastian’s desk in an extremely short dress as she laughs at something he just said.

“Oh Seb, I can’t help but be worried that you are really in love with my sister.” Annalise’s voice makes me look up sharply.

A sliver of irritation rushes through me. I am still the Luna and his wife and until I have signed those papers; he is still mine… How dare she! I’m unable to hold back the anger I feel as I stride down the carpeted hall.

“Don’t be mistaken,” Sebastian replies. 

“So are you saying in the past three years you never developed any feelings for her?” 

There’s silence, and I place my hand on the wall, hoping he doesn’t shatter my resolve entirely.

“Not at all. It was simply a three-years-late rejection. Something I should have done long ago.” His cold reply comes.

she couldn’t even give you a child in these years… I’ll have a baby for us. You deserve an heir,” she says seductively.

"Sebastian, I was thinking perhaps we can go on a date to one of our old hot spring weekends? ” she purrs coquettishly.

My husband sits forward and my stomach churns when he places his hand on her bare thigh. “I think that’s an excellent idea.”

I step back, my heart screaming in pain, a pain no one will hear. I’m unable to stand here and watch them make a mockery of me.

So I gathered my courage and tried to push open the door in front of me.