Samantha’s POV

The night was peaceful and filled with silence. The chauffeur dropped me off at a hotel that I could only afford with my own money. I sighed as I entered the hotel, which was dim, too small, and not as cozy as my previous home. Perhaps it is time for me to realize that I am destined to be this way.

I place my clothing on the dresser when the curtain sways in the chilly air, and I smell the familiar scent of a wolf. I retreated, and, to my amazement, Ivan Boozer appeared again in front of me.

"Oh f*ck!" I was startled and asked him, "Do you have a habit of startling me?" I yelled at him, and he responded with a chuckle while raising his hand in the dark room.

"Easy, girl!"

I then turned on the light and confronted him.

"What do you want?!"

"Here is the contract; please sign it—"

"Sign what?!"

He handed me the contract and instructed me to take a seat and read it.

"What proposal did my father make? How did you find me?”

He folded his arms and proceeded, "Your father has asked you to become the CEO of Patterson’s Feral Group, the pack's business. If you accept the offer, it's acceptable if you don't return the pack, but if you reject it, your father will attack the Madcrest Pack because of your poor decision."

I think of Lucas, who was my first love and the only person I have loved for the past three years. If my father decides to fight the pack, I cannot stand by and watch him suffer, especially because Lucas's father has previously defended me from Dark Rogue attacks. I cannot do that to them because I owe them big time, which is my life.

“I…I don’t understand,” I said while shaking my head, “How could my father trust me to run a business of the pack? What could be his possible reason?”

“Well, I don’t know either, maybe he has his own reasons.” Ivan said and sat in front of me, he folded his hand together and asked, “So? Are you gonna sign it or not?”

I shake my head, “Fine, I’m going to accept this since you don’t give me an option, either to accept it or my father will attack and break my former pack and I don’t want that to happen.”

I quickly grab the black card from his palm and sign the contract, transitioning from the poor girl to a rich girl. I will use my authority to protect myself so that I am never mistreated again.

I returned to the Pack House since I left my purse there while my mind was preoccupied with so many things. When I arrived, the surrounding was eerily quiet, and not a single member of the pack greeted me. Like I care!

After the divorce document was filed this afternoon, I felt so saddled that even my heart and mind were despairing. I sighed upon seeing Lucas's mother, Emelia Frederson. She blocked me as I was ready to leave the manor house. Then, her expression changed to that of a mother-in-law who had always loathed me for marrying her son. The gap between us was one meter, and she approached me while I wiped away my tears and studied her face.

"I'd rather not see your face in this Pack House. Because you are such a loser, losers like you deserve nothing!"

"I, too, do not wish to see your face!" She was startled because she had never heard me say something like that to her before; I've always been a good daughter-in-law and a martyr-type wife, but now that I'm finally separated from his son, I can do whatever I want. As I said, I had enough of them. She can no longer embarrass or demean me in front of so many people.

"How dare you! If Lucas were to decide to divorce you, you'd be homeless and famished! You cannot survive in this world without the help of my son!"

"It is unnecessary to ask him! I had already divorced your son; were you uninformed? Oh well, you're a bit late! And just so you know, I can survive on my own, and I will prove it!"

She was horrified to hear this from me; her golden eyes widened, and she took out her phone to call Lucas.

"Lucas, dear! I simply want to know if Samantha was telling the truth! Did you two—" Emilia bit her bottom lip as she heard Lucas's response; she then smiled and glanced in my direction. She hung up the phone and took a deep breath before saying, "Well, I'm delighted you're finally out of this pack!"

“Oh, me too! I can't wait to leave here!" I said sarcastically, and I walked away.

“Don’t walk away when I’m still talking to you, b*tch!” she said and pulled the back of my hand and face me with her evil face.

“What do you want, Emilia?”

"I want you to respect me! Don't disrespect me or else—"

I sighed and grasped her arm with my claw, asking, "Otherwise, what? Are you going to harm me? Hmm?!" I confronted her and stared at her face with piercing eyes; she yelled in anguish when she felt the sharp claws in her arm. She shoved me and stepped aside, saying, "I can't believe you have the courage to insult me this way; you owe us everything! We spared you from being nearly killed by Dark Rogues, and now you're acting like an ungrateful bimbo!"

“I’m not ungrateful, and I just remembered that you are not the one who saved me, it’s your husband, therefore I don’t owe you anything, Emilia! Keep that in your little skull which has an empty brain!”

"I'm going to hunt you out! And beg for mercy on your knees!"

"Oh, I'm so scared! But if you mess with me again, I will do the same to you!"

I said as I eventually walked away. I could feel the seething rage within her, she tightened her fist while looking at me, like she wanted to attack, but she couldn’t. Her lips trembled, and I heard a tremendous growl inside the room. Oh, mother-in-law, I no longer care whether you cry with a growl!

Emilia was the most unpleasant mother-in-law I've ever had; I prayed I would never see her face again, as she has been a burden to me as well as her son.

She makes all decisions for me as if she owns me like a slave. And I appear like a good shepherd who praised her to the extent that I hoped she would soon be kind to me, but that did not happen. She humiliated and insulted me in front of the pack, and they didn't do anything to protect me from my cruel mother-in-law; not even Lucas cared. When he looked me in the eyes, he was both emotionless and expressionless. Now that I'm finally freed from this type of relationship and confinement. I hope everything will be fine and I can forget about Lucas because the past three years were a mess and a waste of time.

Samantha’s POV

Before leaving, I glanced at Emilia who was so enraged at me. I waited for the cab to arrive, and I'm considering returning to the mansion where I once stayed. I believe I left some important items there, and I must retrieve them before Lucas arrives.

Now, I hate Lucas, because every time I think about him, my blood boils in rage.

Now that I've signed the contract and received the black card, I can finally use my father's power to its fullest extent.

But I cannot simply use it for my benefit; I am not like that.

The black gate shut behind me as the taxi pulled up. I took a long breath and exhaled; I knew I could do it and live alone and be happy without them.

“Frederson’s Mansion…” I said to the driver and he already knows where I’m headed.

The Frederson family was known as one of the country's most powerful families, but humanity was unaware of who they really are, or us.

This generation has long been aware of werewolves, but no one could believe we exist, so we continue to grow and expand alongside humans.

We are not a secret; only humans refuse to acknowledge the truth.

The clean, fresh air that envelops my nostrils is woodsy and reminiscent of my childhood memories. After paying the taxi driver, I exit the vehicle and unlock the front gate with my fingerprints, as I still have access to this mansion.

I walked carefully, and the sound of my heels rang across the area; the maids were gone. "Did Lucas fire everyone? Impossible…" I sensed that someone was inside the house. I smell her distinctive scent; "Jessica..." I muttered to myself. My eyes widened, and opened the front door with one hand.

But the home was empty. I walked up the stairs and rushed upstairs to grab the things that I left in there. I don't want anybody to smell my scent in this house anymore, so I'm taking everything with me.

But as I was taking some things, I heard footsteps heading to my doorway, "Who's there?"

"Guess who!" I heard the familiar sound of the voice of a woman. I sighed deeply and stopped what I was doing. Then I put my belongings on the bed and looked about, but I didn't see anyone. Just when I turned my back, I was startled to see Jessica in front of me.

"What are you doing here?!" I yelled at her angrily.

Jessica's eyes are cast downwards as she examines me from head to toe, and she scoffs gently. As if she were attempting to offend me with her steely gaze. She is wearing a red tube dress that accentuates her attractiveness because her complexion complements the garment and her body is as curvy as an hourglass. No wonder Lucas was so fascinated with her.

I sighed and fought her with my stare also. Jessica bit her lower lip, clicked her tongue, and laughed at me as if I were a clown standing in front of her.

“What’s funny, Jessica?” I fold my arms around my arms while being confused with her.

She laughed bitterly and said, "I don't know, you just look so funny!" She then rubbed her palms together and peered at me, saying, "So the rumor was true, you two were divorced, which is so great! Because you know what? Lucas will always be mine, even in the end; his heart will always belong to me!"

"Of course, I don't need to compete with that, he's all yours, and I no longer care!" I stated calmly and turned my back to collect my things, at which point she approached me from behind and roughly pushed me.

"Jessica, I am not looking for chaos!" I maintain self-control while glancing at her.

"Why? Are you this weak and pathetic? You cannot fight me?!" She said this while showing me her long, sharp claws; her eyes glittered and glowed in the dark. Since the mansion had no lights, I rudely turned on the light and smiled at her. "No matter how much I fight you, it will always be my fault! Therefore, do not test me, Jessica, as I would fight you if I could!" I said while attempting to warn her.

She simply shook her head and laughed again, "I'm the daughter of the Alpha! I possess infinite strength! And you are worthless!" She insults me once more.

"That's why you became a luna, oh...let me check, you were the Useless Luna of the Madcrest Pack, so how does it feel to be useless and unable to even bear the offspring of an Alpha?"

"Is that so? Or is it because he has not touched you or had sex with you since the first day of your marriage? So pathetic…Lucas was only forced to marry you because of his father; if not for his father, you will always remain an outcast, a servant, and a peasant!"

I want to slap her, but I can't because I don't need another complication in my life right now. I attempted to avoid her, but she now stands before me, daring me to act against her.

"Jessica!" I hissed as I uttered her name.

She smiled at me and asked, "Are you terrified of me?"

"I'm not terrified of you!" Then she attempted to block my path, and I shoved her lightly in my rage, but I was surprised when she acted as if I had severely injured her.

I've just realized that Lucas had arrived at our house in a foul mood; his face was dark and gloomy just before I took a step back and gulped in nervousness. I wish I could explain everything to him, but I know he will never believe me no matter what I say or do. He will opt to trust the woman who has kept his heart beating for years.

Lucas ran to help Jessica to get up, the best actress woman really good at pretending that she fell really seriously.

"What the f*ck are you doing, Samantha?!"

“W-what? I didn't do anything—"

I bit the inside of my lower lip as Lucas's footsteps approached, and he roared, "Stop lying to me, Samantha?!"

“Lucas, you need to believe me, why would I lie to you!” I said while my voice was trembling in fear.

"Your heart is beating so fast, you're lying," he stated, causing me to scowl.

"I'm not exaggerating, Lucas! If you want to believe her! Then be it! I just returned here to retrieve some of my belongings, and then she came to annoy me!" I stated while pointing my finger toward Jessica.

Jessica approached Lucas and placed her arms around his waist. Upon seeing them so close together in front of me, I felt a slight irritation in my heart.

"You need to apologize to her, Samantha!"

My jaw dropped as I couldn't believe him saying that.

"What?! Why would I apologize to her?" I shake my head and control back my tears then smile bitterly at them, "I won't! Never!"

Samantha’s POV

"I will not reiterate this, Samantha! You must offer an apology to her!" Lucas said while clenching his teeth.

"Never will I apologize to this wicked woman! How could I? She is not a saint!"

I exhaled softly, and Jessica replied, "Yes, but you're still a liar!"

"Samantha!" Lucas tried to dominate me, but I just raised my hand and shook my head, "No, I'm done with this bullshit! And you are not my Alpha anymore, therefore your voice and even your growl are meaningless to me today, we just got divorced, remember!" I said in a calm yet sarcastic voice.

Lucas's eyes flared up in wrath, and he couldn't believe that I was speaking this in front of him. The atmosphere began to cool as I gazed at his frigid glare.

"Do you believe you can dominate me, Lucas? Shut the f*ck up!" I remarked as I folded my arms and peeked at Jessica with a malicious smirk.

"It's no wonder Lucas has never loved you; you're so obstinate and can't even follow simple orders; you don't deserve anything from him..." Jessica remarked and approached me to level my face.

I grin coldly at her and ask, "Do you think I didn't know your plan? Do you want me to reveal who you really are? How pitiful that no matter what I do, it will always be in vain since Lucas was blinded by his love for you!"

"What are you saying, Samantha?" Lucas was curious and moved closer; he lifted my chin and asked me to look him in the eyes; nevertheless, I recoiled and pushed him away.

“You don’t have any idea that this woman—”

"L-Lucas, please, don't believe her! She is trying to ruin us! " Jessica remarked softly, and it's like that kind of soft voice makes Lucas feel soft for her.

I chuckled and asked, "Are you worried he will discover the truth?"

"You have no idea what you are talking about! I was being a good friend to you and this is what you will do to me? Betraying me?" She stated that, and it feels as if she is begging me not to reveal her true colors to Lucas.

"You were never my friend…."

But I've had enough; I want to clear my name for being the evil woman here.

Lucas calmed himself, and Jessica was afraid to look him in the eyes, "Jessica, what is she talking about? Is it true?"

“B-Because—” she didn’t know how she would respond to Lucas, so she just cried and sobbed in front of him so that Lucas would believe her and pity her.

Before I got here, I hired a man to collect evidence of Lucas's wicked behavior on the night he landed here. I would like to know what happened to Lucas that night and why he falsely accused me of drugging him.

Yes, I crave his love, but I will not trade my body for a lifetime of regrets.

I heaved a sigh as I received a phone call from a person in whom I have great faith; I returned here since the man I hired delivered the documents to my former residence. It turns out that Jessica was the one who drugged Lucas, but the driver had dropped Lucas to our mansion rather than the hotel where Jessica was staying.

It appears that Jessica's nefarious plot has backfired.

“Well, I know that accusing someone was a very big mistake, The night that we had sex was actually a mistake too! And I never drugged you! You can ask your woman, she is behind all of these evil schemes…”

“Are you accusing her?! You don’t have any proof!” Lucas said and grip my both arms and lifted me up, then I used my strength to throw him against the wall. I won’t let him hurt me this way.

"I'm accusing her because I'm telling the truth!" I exclaimed, and I glanced at Jessica, "You were the one who drugged him that night, you—" I didn't finish my sentence when Jessica started to cry and sobbed hysterically.

Then I noticed how concerned Lucas was about her. He even approached her, which infuriated me to the depths of my being.

"Don't believe her, Lucas; promise me you won't fall for her deception! I apologize for my behavior, but she is grossly exaggerating, so you can't blame me for defending myself,” Jessica remarked while holding Lucas, and Lucas responded by embracing her passionately.

I smirked and laughed bitterly, "I know you won't believe me, because from the day I met you, you've hated me for reasons I don't understand, but tonight, I'm going to give you all the proof that your woman is lying to you, she tried her hardest to seduce you, but she failed, because you slept with me later that night."

“You, bitch!” Jessica stormed in and was about to slap my face but I moved away and I slapped her instead across her face, not just once but twice slapped.

Lucas was shocked to witness this, his face darkened as he stared at me and he said, “Don’t hurt her!”

"Oh really, Lucas?! She can hurt me, but I can't hurt her?!" I said sarcastically and opened the drawer full of proof of documents, Jessica's eyes widened, and she used her claws to scratch my arm and push me further to the window.

"Oh, are you scared now?" I teased her again, and she gripped my neck so tightly that Lucas stopped her. "Samantha! Enough of this nonsense! If it turns out that you are lying, you will face death!" Lucas' voice echoed all around the house, his eyes turning red while glaring at Jessica.

I took a deep breath, reopened the drawer, and gave Lucas what he requested. I hurled it to the ground and exclaimed, "I will no longer compel you to believe me! You have access to all the proof! Goodbye, Lucas! Thank you for three years of hell...." I talked with shaking lips, and Jessica was on the verge of falling due to her anxiety.

The b*tch woman was trembling once Lucas learned about her dirty little secrets.

Jessica was crying softly while covering her mouth for not making a sound, I glanced at her and my gaze landed on Lucas' face and became more saddened when he discovered the truth. He takes the paper one by one with pictures and smashes it on Jessica’s face, “You need to explain this to me! What have you done?! You ruin my marriage because of this f*cking scheme?!” he growled at her and Jessica still shook her head while crying.

“I’m sorry…”

“I can’t believe a innocent woman like you can do this to me! I trusted you, Jessica! But you betrayed me!” Lucas said intently and his face was full of pain.

“I’m afraid that—”

“Shut up! I don’t want to listen to your lies anymore!” Lucas said and ripped all the papers in his hand.

I take a deep breath while staring at the two individuals in front of me; it feels as if I've won this game, and I can now leave this mansion with a pure heart. I have already cleared my name and will ensure Lucas regrets everything.

Everything—

"Samantha!" he yelled my name as I approached the door, but I turned my back on him and never looked at him again.

“Samantha! Come back!” I know he is chasing me from my behind, but I heard Jessica saying, “Just let her go, let me explain everything to you!”

I muttered to myself, “You lose me, Lucas…”