It was such a shock to me when i found out my loving boyfriend was cheating on me with a wh-re.

It is three in the morning and there is no sign of my boyfriend. I'm at the hospital with one of the healers from my mate's pack sent to look after me. The healer has no interest in tending to me. After all, I am disliked by Derek's pack members because of my weak human genes.

"Come on, pick it up," I say to no one, worried about the safety of my boyfriend. It is thundering and raining outside. Derek is my alpha werewolf boyfriend. And I am his unbreedable human mate.

My eyebrows crash into each other when I open the notification that pops up,

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My eyes widen. Am I seeing this right? In the picture, my boyfriend is posing with the woman in a pretty white dress. If there wasn't a caption written, people would assume that they're getting married!

I quickly open the text messages, scrolling past the messages I've been sending for a couple of days.

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I text him angrily. Well, there is no point when he doesn't even read my messages! So I shift to the call, preparing to be ignored once again.

"Hello?" I hear Derek on the phone.

"Are you kidding me, Derek!? I'm literally at the hospital while you're out there in Hawaii and celebrating!? Do you even know the pain I am going through right now!? I LOST OUR BABY, YOU ASSHOLE!" I yell into the phone. There is a few seconds of silence.

"Can you calm down? And listen, I'm not in Hawaii. I came to another pack to mitigate, that's all. You're overthinking. Get some rest, Aria. You're still recovering." He says in a cold tone. I can't believe him!

"Are you still lying to me, Derek? Today is supposed to be my birthday! I'm here grieving for our lost unborn child and you...I can't believe you. You're with Gwyneth, aren't you?" I say to Derek, my voice shaking towards the end. I hear him sigh.

"For the last time, I'm carrying out my duties as alpha of my pack. Stop bothering me. And it's just a birthday. You want me to celebrate it with you when YOU are the reason we lost our baby?" Hearing him say those words breaks me. Derek listens to my silence. He tries to damage control the situation, but I am done with him.

"So that's it. You're leaving me when I need you the most. And you're blaming me for the loss of our child. What a wonderful birthday gift, Derek. Thank you. And Goodnight. Don't call me ever again." Saying, I spitefully cut the call and crumble into sobs on the hospital bed. I don't deserve this...!

I make sure to block Derek on social media and everywhere else. As I guessed, he made attempts to contact me, but I switched my phone off.

That photo still lingers in my thoughts. It flashes in front of my eyes. The man who never smiles in my vicinity is laughing in that picture with her. Does she make him that happy? To top it all off, Gwyneth is a beta-rank werewolf from another pack. She was his first chance mate, she was the one that everyone loved.

But she created some rifts between Derek and herself. Derek had no choice but to break up with her. On the same day, he found me. A no-one, with no family nor any friends. Today, I turn 23. Derek and I planned to celebrate today in the comfort of our house.

Things spiralled down two nights ago when I was involved in a fatal car accident. It was raining and I was driving to get some medicine supplies for myself. I was sick and bedridden. I still am. And I lost my baby, the little bean that was turning 5 months, in that crash. It was painful. It was horrible and frightening.

But that same evening, without showing remorse for me nor our lost child, Derek claimed he had an 'emergency'. Now, I could see what his emergency was.

Derek would always choose someone who looks young and fresh, than someone who needs him at that moment. That's how he is.

The next morning,I wake up to incredible cramps in my abdomen.I had to call the doctor for myself.Tears well up in my eyes,ready to be shed.

"Hello...?Is any doctor available?I'm having a very bad stomach ache."I say to the nurse who is resting in her station.She looks at me as though I've stolen her husband.In a disdainful voice,she replies,"No.But you can lie down and I'll send someone to give you meds."

"Alright.Thank you."With a heavy heart,I walk myself back to the room.Right when I'm about to enter my room,someone calls my name loudly.

"Aria!Oh my god,there you are."It is Derek!And he...isn't alone.Tags with him the wench I don't like.She's tall,athletic and has a slender figure.I'm totally in contrast to her,body-wise and personality-wise.

"What are you doing here?"I ask,feeling uncomfortable watching them together.

"I came to check on you,Aria.Don't act like I don't care for you.Besides,Gwyneth left everything in Hawaii to tag along."Derek says and I raise my eyebrow,

"So you were in Hawaii."I point out.

"That doesn't matter.And I'm sorry for missing your birthday last night."Saying,Derek tries to approach me and maybe hug me.But Gwyneth quickly pulls him back and says.

"I am quite uncomfortable in here,Derek.I-I want to go back home."Gwyneth clutches herself around Derek.She pretends to throw up,claiming that the smell of medicines is awakening her phobia.

"Aria,I'm sorry.I have to drop her back at the packhouse."Derek suddenly says.

"Wait!But you just came!"I yell after them,but Gwyneth and Derek are already walking away while I stare at them,flabbergasted.

"I will come back in the evening to get you,Aria!"He says at the end of the corridor while Gwyneth makes gagging noises.I sigh in defeat.I'll be discharged in the evening.I hope he comes to get me then,at least.Without Gwyneth.

Evening comes by and there is still no response from Derek.I unblock his number and call him,even message him.I'm on the brink of wailing again because it hurts my heart so much.

Suddenly,there is a message that pops up.It's from Derek.

I stare at his text vividly.He's not serious,is he?Does he even understand the pain I'm going through and that I need him by my side?As if on cue,a werewolf driver from his pack arrives.The healer suddenly appears from the lobby and wordlessly helps me load my luggage into the car.We then continue the awkward silence until we reach the packhouse.

I walk into the packhouse,a place I'm more or less familiar with.Since the ceremony is yet to start,I decide to find Derek in hopes of talking to him.However,I reach a specific room on the first floor and hear a familiar voice.It was Derek's,and with him a giggling female voice.

"Don't do it,Derek!Stop that!We shouldn't do that here!~"She says in a squeaky,irritable voice.It is Gwyneth,no doubt.My eyes widen because of the words she uses.Curiosity gets the best of me as I walk closer to the door.I hope they don't sniff me out.

"It's alright.No one is here.Besides,it will be just between us both.Like always."Says Derek.I hold the gasp in as my hand slaps over my mouth.Please don't be what I think it is!

Her giggling reduces and silence takes over.I want to catch them in the act.But there are a couple of people walking upstairs,using this corridor.I see them coming towards me.Almost quickly,I twist the doorknob open and witness the unpredictable.

I open the door and witness the unpredictable...with Gwyneth sitting on Derek's lap and the other werewolves watching them, sitting in a big circle.

"What...is going on here?" I ask, confused about the situation.

"We are just messing around." A werewolf says and clears his throat. He looks at Derek and Gwyneth who are still in the same position.

"Gwyneth, um...sit down," Derek says softly, pushing Gwyneth off of his lap. But the dense woman replies with,

"No! This is more comfortable! Your lap is so comfortable for me. I might just fall asleep here, Derek. Hmm..." Gwyneth snuggles into his neck shamelessly. The others turn to me, finding the scene inappropriate. I look at Gwyneth and notice that she has a smirk. She must be trying to elicit a reaction out of me.

"What are you guys playing?" I ask, ignoring Derek and Gwyneth completely. The others, even though I'm not close friends with them, make space for me as I join the circle.

"We were just talking. We have to go for dinner later." One werewolf from the group responds. It feels as though my presence is boring to them. They are aware that their Luna has lost the heir in a car accident. Maybe some of them are even holding it against me. But I don't care.

I can blame it on Derek too. He wasn't there when I needed him to get those supplies. I had to drive myself to the medical store, while I was sick and bedridden and pregnant. But I'm not that kind of a person.

Well, dinner time comes by and the table is filled with important members of the pack. And of course, Derek sits at the head of the long table. Meanwhile I'm thrown to the corner of the table. Shouldn't a Luna sit beside her alpha? I can't seem to bother about this either.

"And, and by the way. It was our luna's birthday yesterday. So I, as her loving mate, bought her a gift." Derek says and my eyes widen. Is he finally coming back to his senses? Derek stands up and walks to me.

"Here you go." He fishes out a beautiful diamond pendant and puts it around my neck.

"That is so pretty." Gwyneth, irritatingly, is the first one to comment. The others melt at his sweet gesture, and to an extent, I do, too! This is the Derek that he was when we first started dating. Gwyneth stepped back into his life and changed everything I knew about Derek.

His preferences are more inclined towards Gwyneth now. It is as if she's done some black magic on him to steal him back. I'd give him up gladly. But why does she want to see me suffer?

"But wait. There is more." Saying, Derek leans close to whisper in my ear. "I'll give it to you after the ceremony. In private."

My eyes shine with anticipation and excitement. However, it is short-lived as a jealous wench swiftly walks to us.

"Hey, but that is after the ceremony. Until then, my friend will spend time with me!" Says Gwyneth. She holds Derek by his arm, purposefully grinding her chest against his arm. I couldn't feel more disgusted at her. I didn't have the energy to confront her either. I was discharged from the hospital just two hours ago!

After dinner, we all assemble around the packhouse to witness the beautiful lunar event. Every year, the moon turns a magnificent shade of blue and purple. It signifies rebirth and a new start to the year. I smile at the sky, about to make my wish. They are said to come true when wished during this ceremony.

However, I turn my gaze to my right and witness something I didn't think I would.

Derek holds Gwyneth in his arms lovingly, tenderly and adoringly. He stares down at her with his eyes shining like he's looking at his forever mate. That...should have been me.

All this time, I thought it was just Gwyneth's antics to get on my nerves as she attempts to steal Derek from me. But today, I realize that it always takes two to play this wicked game. Well, I hope they're ready to let one more player add in.

That's because I have changed my mind. I realize how toxic Derek has turned towards me. How his priorities have changed and things just aren't the same anymore. With the pain my body and my mind are going through, I decide to do something drastic. Something unthinkable, which most people here would think is impossible coming from me.

Just you wait, Gwyneth.

I'll punish you in my way, for I have now become the Redeemer.