Gemma's POV

"What can I do to atone for my father's crime? I really want to pay on his behalf for what he did to your father.” I pleaded with Louis who had been pestering me for a while now. I know he really loved me even before what happened.

“Well, you know I love you so much, we'd been best friends, then lovers. I really want revenge but I can't get revenge from you.”

“This has nothing to do with you.” Louis kept a cool and calm face, glancing on the floor of his room where I came for a visit. His expression made it obvious he was going through a lot of pain from the death of his dad. I really wanted to help him out. He was in a really bad situation right now.

I thought for a while.

“What if I give you some money to help pay your dad's debts?” I asked. He raised his face slowly and stared at him. He looked away and didn't say anything.

“Do you really mean this but you're not owing me anything?” He asked.

His dad and mine were best friends working at the Alpha's Cement factory, both from Glowen Pack. His dad was a junior staff while my dad was the sectional manager. We were living well but so far they have been struggling. Sometimes I wondered why dad didn't lend a helping hand.

Sometimes ago, Louis complained to me of the huge debt his dad was into. I couldn't help but feel pity, wondering how he was gonna pay all that money and the loan sharks were threatening to send him to jail. He had only about two months when his salary wasn't even something compared to what he owed.

Luckily, he stumbled upon some secret codes to a lottery he registered for. He told no one but my dad since he trusted him so much. The amount he was going to win was a million dollars, he expressed so much joy saying this win will solve his problem and also help him live a better life.

“I wouldn't forget you when I get the money,” Louis told me he said this.

Unfortunately, my dad chose to betray him and went to input the secret codes right away before he did. He galloped with the money leaving me and my step-mom with no news. It was later on the winner of the lottery was announced Louis's dad knew he had been betrayed. Because of this he committed suicide.

“I can't just take money from you to pay my dad's debts. Let's marry since we are lovers.”

“By this, whatever money you give will be legally ours.”

I thought of this as a good suggestion.

“Let's marry then.”

I agreed. I had the money to sponsor our marriage and take care of our child when it's born. Being the only child of my dad, he assigned a credit card to me filled with a hundred thousand dollars per year which was quite okay for me.

After we marry, I planned to operate a joint account with Louis.

“But before we marry, there's one more thing.”

“Yes, what's that?” I was eager to hear this from Louis.

“You will get pregnant for me. I want to make sure we have no fertility issues, either from my side or yours.”

I gazed at him with a puzzle on my face. My lips hung slightly open. “What if we have, what will happen?” I asked.

“We can treat it way before we get married.”

“Ohh. I get you perfectly now.”

“This is a good idea. Agreed.”

I got into this deal with him without informing my step-mom. Right from when my dad was staying with us, she was acting indifferent towards me. Now I believe she wouldn't even care about me at all, hence I didn't see the need to tell her what I was doing. I even wanted to get in with the one I love and leave the family apartment for her. I'm sure soon she's gonna get another husband.

“We can have sex tonight, right?” Louis came towards me, placing his hands on my shoulders. Seeing him smile so sweetly at me after a while of mourning his dad's death made me really happy. I was ready to do anything to keep that smile on his face.

I'm twenty-one while he's twenty-four years, so we were legally mature to marry.

“Right?”

“Yes,” I nodded my head.

This was such a quick decision but the right one since we loved each other.

Louis carried me off my foot taking me to his bedroom, laying me there. “Let me close the door, we are ready for the night.” He said and left me to lock the entrance door. I moaned in bliss already imagining him penetrating me. Though we were in a relationship, we didn't have sex, only touched each other.

After he returned, he got to undress me. I felt a cold breeze blow past me, he unhooked my bra and pulled down my panties. I was giggling seeing him rip off his shirt, going down to his trousers. My eyes settled on his bulge which was already standing.

He grinned as he took a glance at me on the bed. When he stripped down his panties, I blinked my eyes, opening it again to look at him, my brows arched seeing his big cock. His charming eyes cascaded on me, sending sparks through my veins.

He climbed on top of me, his cock brushing over my clit as he pulled up to kiss me. I closed my eyes, holding his face. Our lips and tongues brushed over each other, playing with each other and filling me with bliss.

“I love you so much. I want to fuck you tonight for the first time.” He whispered into my ear, making my core clench.

“Awwwnn,” I released a sweet moan feeling the sensation going up through me. As I looked into Louis’ face, I saw the future with him which was just beginning now but then I felt that my wolf wasn't happy.

“Is it because he's not our fated mate?” I asked her.

“I know you're so elated about Louis and tonight, but are you sure we will end up together?” It suddenly went into its silent mode refusing to say anything even when I tried my best to make it speak. This sent fright into me but then the rippling bliss caused by Louis’ touches were getting tenser that both got into a battle with each other.

Gemma’s POV

My mind was going too far, in line with the sensations that were rippling in my chest. I thought of my dad who was away from us, if I'll ever be able to see him again. So sad about our mating ceremony, if we ever do a ceremony, he wouldn't be there to see his daughter join hands in marriage with her mate. One day he'd always wished for, I wondered if it even mattered to him any longer.

I heaved, returning my mind to the presence.

Gradually, Louis quickened the pace at which he was kissing me, he was kissing aggressively, stroking his cock over my clit. He was moaning hard, I was moaning harder, feeling my lips quench in pain from his aggressive kiss but I was seriously enjoying it at the same time.

Then he spread my legs. My cheeks turned red seeing him look at my pussy with such lustful eyes. I covered my eyes with my hands.

“This is going to be my first time, please be gentle with me.” I said to him.

“I got you baby,” he gritted his teeth. He was already drained in want and couldn't wait to fuck me hard.

He began by stroking his rock-hard cock over my clit sending sparks through my veins. Then he placed his tip directly at my hole, his right hand trailed up, massaging my breasts. My lips parted slightly, my eyes shooting straight to the ceiling.

“I want you to feel me inside of you,” he growled.

“Aww-wwnnn.” I moaned.

Slowly and steadily, he slid his cock inside my pussy. I let out a yelp of pain as my hymen broke.

“Gosh!”

I felt a strong bond pull over me and Louis, being the one I've given my virginity to. He pulled his cock in and out of my pussy. A mix of pain and pleasure cascaded over me. He was groaning hard while he repeatedly pushed into me, squeezing my boobs in the process.

Gradually he was quickening the pace, the pain was slowly going low as my pussy expanded to accommodate his size. We were going with the speed of the wind.

Louis turned me over, diving in from behind and fucking me hard. His hands went low, squeezing my boobs and pinching my nipples.

“Fuck! I want to cum.”

“Make me cum.” He growled.

We were approaching the peak of our sensations. Within a few minutes, I felt a warm liquid shoot in directly through me, I gasped, feeling my knees weaken.

Gosh!

This felt so warm and sweet.

We collapsed on the bed, cuddling with each other on the bed, our sweat mixing with our fluids. This was the greatest moment of my life.

Three days later, I went with Louis to see the doctor at the pack clinic by the end of the road. I could have bought a pregnancy test kit but I wanted to get a more elaborate pregnancy test, a scan too if I got pregnant.

My mind was filled with so much expectation. The doctor came out and led us to her office. She took the test and asked me to wait in the guest room while she analyzed the results.

“I can't wait to see a positive result,” Louis draped his hand over my shoulders, pushing me closer to his side. He leaned and kissed me, making me giggle.

The doctor came out from his office twenty minutes later, my heart stood up from my chest. Louis sat up straight.

“What’s up, doctor?” Louis asked. A smile lit up on the doctor's face. My heart began to release tension.

“Congrats, Gemma. You're three days pregnant with a son. The sexes of the fetus would be determined after three weeks.”

I didn't even wait for her to finish when I jumped up and hung on Louis's neck. We got the copies of the scan from the doctor. Our joy knew no bounds. After leaving the clinic, we moved straight ahead into planning for the next goal. Our wedding.

“It's gonna be a private mating ceremony. Not many people will be invited, only relatives and close friends in the pack.”

“Yeah,” I accepted. “What matters most is the money to cater for ourselves when we eventually settle as mates.” I said gladly. I was ready to share all I have with him. I wanted to make him forget about the pains my dad has caused him.

“We should even have a joint account against our forthcoming wedding,” he suggested. “As a couple, we ought to share everything, you can bring all your savings together with mine.”

“It's time we stop having separate accounts.” He further added and I nodded with a smile, my eyes full of trust for him.

All went rosy and I sensed a great future for both of us, with our kid. It was a great blessing to have a son, normally I would be worried about where to get money to raise our kid when they grew up but I didn't worry. I'll sponsor us until Louis lands with a good job.

We began planning for our mating ceremony, since I'd saved a lot of money and I was so desperately in love with him, there was no need to delay.

On the morning of our mating ceremony, I woke up feeling blissful after having a sweet romantic dream about us. I turned to tell Louis. The side of my bed empty, I gasped. Then I looked around, the room looked absurd, I checked the time it was 10 AM. I'd never woken up so late before, I wondered what could be wrong.

Then I climbed off the bed.

“Honey, honey, honey.” I began to call Louis but got no response. I also noticed his wardrobe, which was in the bedroom, was open and empty. Most of his valuables were missing, including his phone which was always by the bedside table.

My lips hung loose. Since he didn't reply, I decided to call his real name but still no response. I immediately tried mindlinking but there was no connection, he blocked me.

Gemma’s POV

I became speechless. “This looks strange and absurd,” I cried out to my wolf.

I was about to rush to my phone and call the pack police to report my mate missing when my eyes caught up with a little piece of paper underneath the flower vase on the center table.

I held my chest. “Could this be a suicide note?” I wondered. What could have made him want to commit suicide when I would absolutely take care of everything?

I moved closer and pulled out the paper from the flower vase.

“I've taken my revenge in full. Thanks for all you've done for me. Forget about the money, I've already gotten it. Check your phone. Hahahah.”

“It's our mating ceremony ceremony, so sorry to announce that there would be no ceremony because I wouldn't be there.”

“You can definitely mate yourself. I'm with someone way better off than you now, someone you know.”

My jaw dropped upon reading this, my knees weakened and I felt dizziness in my head.

Who is he even talking about?

Who do I know?

“Is this a dream? Is this really happening?” I turned to and fro, not knowing what to do, then his last statement hit me. “Check your phone!”

I rushed to my phone. The first notification that hit my eyes was capable of making me mad.

Debit alert notification: $100,000

Account bal: $0.89

I fell to the fall, sinking into unconsciousness.

I cried all the tears out in my eyes, even my friends learnt of what happened without me telling. I was wailing outside of the apartment uncontrollably. My uncle and aunt whom I saw as my foster mom and dad were called. Their daughter whom I saw as a sister came along to console me.

They were all supposed to be here for my mating ceremony, to rejoice with me but things went on reverse. Now they were here to console me.

“I can't believe this!”

“I can't believe that Louis, the man I loved with all my heart , chose to take revenge on me this way.”

Everyone tried calming me down but I was too frustrated to be consoled. I kept rolling on the floor, wailing and cursing today's date. It had brought more pain than I ever thought of, in fact I wasn't expecting any pain to come my way.

"Pull yourself together baby, you shouldn't let yourself cry this way. You'd only be hurting yourself the more," my cousin consoled, patting my back.

"I know it's quite painful but let's keep calm and see how we can address this issue, it's better than crying?" My step-mom said to me, trying to raise me from the ground. She pulled out her handkerchief and began to wipe off my tears but as she did, more were coming.

I couldn't tell if all these would be of any good to me. It couldn't change the fact that Louis was gone and gone with my entire life's savings.

I felt like dying.

"Leave, you don't know how painful it is mom. Why did he have to humiliate me this way? He didn't even consider the plight of our child in my womb.”

“What will happen to our pup now?” My tears multiplied.

I sniffed.

My aunt pulled me into an embrace, her mate who's my uncle joined. "That's why your mom is asking you to stop crying, who knows the moon goddess might force him to return back to you one day."

"When will that day come?” I muttered, in between tears.

"Be calm dear, I will go and inform the pack registrar about this, so he knows on time the mating ceremony wouldn't hold. He might already be getting prepared to join you guys together.” My step-mom said, and walked away

As soon as she left, my best friend, Lily, gave me a tight hug, she now took the place. She was supposed to be my maid-of-honor for today's ceremony. We'd been planning this ceremony together, Louis, she and I.

She's a very important part of my life. So sad things turned out this way.

"Everything will be fine, trust me, it's his loss and not yours. You're such a wonderful woman, some better man will find you.”

“Come on, don't be sad. You have enough money to take care of yourself till everything is sorted out.”

She didn't know that he had taken all of my money, no one seemed to know. They must be wondering all my tears is because the ceremony failed to hold.

I wanted to tell my bestie, I wanted to tell everyone about this but my lips were too heavy to bear any words.

“One day he will come back running to you and begging you to take him back," Lily comforted me with these words. I tried to take them in.

"I wish he would but if he could be this heartless, I never think that he will be able to come back to me. At least he's matured enough to handle matters in a calm and gentle way if it's because of what my dad did to his but he chose to take revenge this way.” I said, still crying.

"Louis is a bastard and so he doesn't deserve a rare gem like you in his life. If I was in your shoes, trust me, I would consider this a blessing in disguise." One of the guys standing over who came to console me said.

"I'm sorry about what happened to you. Today would have surely been the happiest day of your life but Louis chose to ruin it for you." A cousin of mine beside my dad consoled me, I just nodded my head.

"I'm sorry my dear, I have to leave now!" I raised my head in shock at the sudden news, seeing my reaction she moved to state the reason for her leaving.

“I had to postpone everything at the hospital for your ceremony being my best friend but it didn't push through and it's not your fault. I will have to go back now and take care of the patients under my care.”

“I hope you do not mind?"