MICHELLE’s POV.

As soon as I lower myself on the bed, my mobile begins to beep. Seeing it was one of Nicholas’s lawyers, I let out a heavy sigh before clicking on the receive button.

“Hello”

“Madam, sir Nicholas sent over the divorce papers via email. I think we should meet and discuss how to settle this. He want to add more alimony for you”

“You can go ahead and process it. Mind you, I am not in need of the alimony, he can keep his money for all I care”

“Why don’t you tell me your location, I will come over”

“You don’t have to meet me, Mr Smith” I tell him, “just do as Nicolas has told you, I am not in the mood to meet anyone from his side.

I immediately end the call and I fling the phone on the bed as my mind drifts off to Nicholas again.

All my life, I thought I married the perfect gentleman and alpha. The man who was rude to others but gentle with me. I saw Nicholas as a god and this is what he does to me. The more I think about it, the more angry I get.

I gently hold onto my tummy and let out a small sigh, I have to do everything to make sure my baby lives. I can not lose this baby now.

My thoughts are interrupted again and I was thinking it was the lawyer but it was Nicholas’s sister. One of the best persons I have come across in my life. She treats me far better than her brother even if she was lower in rank than him and he also loved her a lot.

But right now I am not sure why she is calling me. I don’t know if she will actually take her brother’s side. I want to end the call but on impulse I stop myself before clicking on the receive button again.

“Luna” her voice reach my ears, “where are you, Michelle? I came over to the pack house and you are not here, you are not at the mansion either. Where the hell are you?”

“Are you that worried about me?” I can’t help but ask her, how I wish Nicholas is the one looking out for me like this, how I wish he is the one worried and not his sister.

“Of course” she snaps out, “i saw your sister though”

My heart skips a beat, I am not sure if Natalia has told her everything.

“You met her? What did she say?”

“Just tell me where you are, Mish. I will come to meet you, I will only feel better when I see you with my eyes.

I roll my eyes, I am actually not in the mood to see anyone right now but if I keep refusing her, she might actually suspect something.

“I am at the royal oaks hotel, I will text you my room number”

“You do that”

As I end the call and press my head against the pillow, tears well up in my eyes again. I can not stop crying, not after what Nicholas has done to me. How can he do something like that to me?

He allowed another woman to come between us and that is something I will not be able to forgive him for no matter what.

My thoughts are interrupted when my mobile begins to beep. Seeing it was Nicholas, I push myself to a sitting position before picking up the phone.

For a moment, I continue to stare back at the screen, unable to decide if I should pick the call or not. How dare he call me after what he has done?

“Won’t you answer?” My wolf asks me, “don’t you think this is an opportunity for you to tell him everything?”

“How sure are you?” I mutter under my breath and sniff back a tear.

Bracing myself, I click on the receive button and press the phone against my ear.

“Hello”

“I can see how shameless you are, Michelle” Natalia’s voice reaches my ears, “you think going around and telling Nicholas’s family will change a thing?”

“What rubbish are you talking about?” I ask her with a frown on my face.

“You must have sounded so pathetic I guess” she scoffs, “but let me tell you something, you can not get Nicholas anymore. No matter what you do, he belongs to me now. I will suggest you stay away from him and make sure to use the alimony well. I don’t want you coming back for more”

I don’t even bother to answer her before ending the call. Natalia would never change despite being the eldest.

I quickly send my room number to Nicholas’s sister before making my way into the washroom. I can not keep crying over the fact that I am already divorced. I have my baby to protect now and I am going to do that with the last drop of my blood.

*****

I am not sure how long I was in the shower but when I walk out of the bathroom, Lucy was already sitting on my bed. I guess I forgot to lock my door.

“You forgot to lock your door again, Luna” she says out loud, “how can you be so forgetful, Michelle? How do you even cope with such things?”

“Why are you here, Lucy?” I ask her while lowering myself on the couch opposite the bed, “you don’t have to be here”

“I came to check on you, Luna”

The name Luna suddenly cringes me out, this is a name I have loved to hear from the mouth of the pack members for years now, I suddenly hate it. How can things change so fast? How can everything become so different in just a day?

I let out a heavy sigh, the moon goddess sure knows how to make a mess of everything she created.

“Luna…

I immediately interrupt her, “don’t call me Luna, Lucy. I am sure you already know that I have already signed the divorce papers. I am no longer married to your brother and I am no longer the luna of the pack”

“You moved on so fast, Michelle”

“I did?” I scoff as I take my fingers through my hair, “shouldn’t you be telling this to your brother? The one who brought his ex-girlfriend into our matrimonial home?”

“You have known Nicholas for three years, mish” Lucy continues, “you know what kind of person he is, I think you should…

I cut her short again, “and Natalia has known him longer than that” I blurt in anger, “don’t you think you are being biased right now Lucy? Your brother is the one who brought her back into our lives. Our three years meant nothing to him. You should be reprimanding him and not me, it is my fault. The only thing I did was love him and be there for him these past few days. I never for once complained about how he handles the pack? I always supported him and this is how he pays me back?”

“You speak like you know Nicholas in and out”

“I am surprised you are taking his side this time, Lucy” I am getting more frustrated than I should be. She should be taking my side, why is she supporting her brother?

“Natalia is pregnant for him, Michele” she says, “even if I don’t like that bitch, I can not deny the fact that she is carrying the future alpha of our pack. Nicholas has wanted a child for years now, I am sure you understand why he did what he did”

“What?” I tug at my already disheveled hair, is she being serious right now?”

“I actually thought you were worried about me, I guess the baby on the way is what all of you care about”

“You know how much I adore you, mish. I think Nicholas is just being sensitive right now. I will talk to him and you both can…

“Get out!!” I am done listening to her speak so highly of her brother. I have always seen Lucy as the elder sister Natalia was and I learnt a lot from her as one of the strongest betas of our pack, I didn’t expect her to switch sides so soon.

“What?” Lucy looks suprised, “i should get out?”

“If you are going to keep singing Nicholas’s praises, I think you should get out” i half yell while glaring at her, she shouldn’t be doing this in the first place. I am the one who was wronged, how could she? I also have his baby growing inside of me don’t I?

“Leave Lucy, you deserve to be with Natalia and not me, I mean nothing to you after all”

NICHOLAS’s POV.

I have just finished reading the document on my study table when my door pushes open and Lucy saunters into the room. She has a gloomy look on her face and I am guessing the meeting with Michelle didn’t go as she wanted. I had told her not to but my little sister is stubborn, I am glad she learned the hard way.

“I am busy, Lucy” I tell her, “why are you here?”

“You don’t seem bothered about Michelle?” She asks while lowering herself on the chair in front of me, “I met with her and she was extremely angry, I don’t think..

I cut her short, “do you think I am doing this because I still love Michelle but I want to keep my baby with Natalia?” A frown appears on my forehead as the words spew out of my mouth.

“Isn’t that what this is about? Lucy asks further, “you have always wanted a child and she has not been able to produce one for you. I understand that you want to be with Natalia because she is carrying your baby but.”

“I love Natalia, Lucy” I tell her, “I love her so much and I have loved her right from time. I am not with her only because I want the baby. I am with her because I want her and the baby too, do you understand what I am saying to you? Michelle has been a thorn in my flesh and I am happy to get rid of her, do you understand me?”

“You…

Her voice trails off when the door opens again and Natalia saunters in. A sweet smile is lingering on her lips and she has a tray of coffee with her.

“You didn’t tell me you sister was here, Nicholas” she says while dropping the tray on the table, “I would have made her coffee too”

“Nicholas does not take coffee” Lucy retorts while rolling her eyes and Natalia giggles lightly.

“Of course he takes coffee, sister in law, he just doesn’t take the coffee that Michelle makes. The caffeine inside his coffee helps to settle his mind, he is a lover of coffee”

I can’t help but look at her with pride. She sure knows me, she knows what I like and what I don’t like. Natalia has been part of my story for the longest of time and having her back in my life is more than a blessing.

If I had known what Michelle did back then, I would have gone to look for her myself.

“You don’t take coffee,” Lucy’s voice jolts me out of my thoughts, “right?”

“Tell me Lucy, why have you come? I am quite busy right now, I think you should leave”

“What?”

“Of course sister in law” Natalia chipps in, “Nicholas is a bit tired now since he had to go directly to the pack house after he left the office, maybe you should come back tomorrow if you so wish”

Lucy clenches her fist but she doesn’t say anything, forcing a smile on her face, she angrily storms off and the smile on Natalia’s face disappears.

“I have a bad feeling about your sister, Nick”

I lean back against the chair with my full gaze on her, even my wolf is pleased to have her back.

“Will you keep worrying about her or come here?” I bit down on my lower lip, “we will be getting married soon, you should get used to be being all clingy”

Another small smirk appears on her lips and Natalia walks up to me. The moment she gets closer, I yank her and she lands on my body, her scent whiffing into my nostrils in the process.

“You have been a naughty boy since I got back, Nick” she whispers into my ears while raking her fingers through my hair, “no wonder I got pregnant at the very first try”

“Of course baby” I snake my hands around and pull her closer, “now you don’t have to worry about anything anymore, you belong in my heart”

“Do you think Michelle will accept this? She left in anger and won’t even meet the attorney. I think she is planning something”

“The Michelle I know will continue to hide, she is not that courageous”

“Hmmm”

She presses a kiss on my lips and just as I am about to deepen the kiss, a knock on the door interrupts me.

“Boss, there is an emergency” Van, one of the men after my heart says from behind the door.

“Come on in” I order and he saunters into the room with a bow.

“What happened?”

“We caught some wolf hunters boss, they were snooping around the pack house”

I let out a heavy sigh, they won’t stop coming no matter how much I send their limbs to their senders.

“Get dressed” i tell Natalia as I press her bum, “I will introduce you as the new Luna of our pack”

Her face lits up, she looks happy and that is more than enough for me. The love and affection I couldn’t shower on her in the past, I will do more than that now.

“Of course baby” she presses another kiss on my lips, “I will meet you in the car”

******

Everyone is gathered in the hall ehen I enter with Natalia’s hands clasped in mine. I can see the suprised expression on everyone’s faces. I am sure they must have heard but they weren’t particularly sure if what they heard was actually true.

I led her to her chair and help her to sit down before returning my gaze to the sea of eyes in front of me, time to burst their bubbles.

“I shouldn’t be doing this because it is not necessary but I guess I should so we won’t have any kind of problems in the future. I am sure most of you have heard by now and yes it is right, Natalia is back to take her rightful place beside me and my mate and the new Luna of our pack”

Their suprised eyes widen more, I guess they were not expecting that much.

“What about Luna Michelle?” Someone asks from the crowd and my gaze darkens, that was a name I never want to hear again.

“Did you not hear him?” Natalia speaks up as she stands up, “you all made a jest of me when Michelle showed up right? Now I have come to take my rightful place at this table and anyone of you who can’t cope with it can leave just like your precious Michelle did”

I couldn’t be more proud of her, if only she spoke up three years ago.

“But master, in front of all of us three years ago, you took Luna Michelle as your mate. How can Natalia come back as our Luna now?”

“Grace?” Natalia scoffs while taking slow steps towards her. Right now I am like a proud husband letting my wife have her way, “since you are a religious follower of Michelle, why don’t you get lost with her? I mean, you won’t be seeing her ever again so you should also go with her. The likes of you are not needed here”

A smile creeps up on my face, Gosh I love Natalia.

“Who else wants to give me a lecture as to why I can not be here?” She asks again, “or you better get used to seeing me every day of your lives now, I am carrying the next alpha of our pack, I expect you all to treat me with utmost care”

Turning around she walks back to me and clasps her hand over mine again,

“I have come to take what rightfully belongs to me” Natalia says again, “and I won’t be letting go this time around”

NATALIA’s POV.

After Nicholas is done talking to the pack members, he leaves to meet with the bounty hunters while I decide to take a tour around the pack house.

It had been three years of not seeing the building, three years of being away from him, three years of letting Michele do as she pleased.

Three years ago, I watched her take him away from me and I couldn't do anything. I left the pack house in shame but now I was back to take what belongs to me. No matter how tough everything gets, I must make sure Nicholas never thinks about getting back with that sister of mine anymore. I know he won’t do that, after all I have his heir growing inside of me.

“Natalia” my thoughts were interrupted when I heard

someone calls my name from behind me and I turn to see his sister.

I almost roll my eyes, I know she didn’t like me so why won’t she keep her distance from me?

“For someone who doesn’t like me, you sure pester me a lot, Lucy” I don’t bother to hide the loathing in my voice. She is quite aware that I don’t like her and she doesn’t like me too. It is a fifty -fifty situation.

“Why exactly are you back, Natalia?” She asks me, “you left three years ago and now you are back. You didn’t waste time in taking Nicholas and the pack back”

I scoff; even if I don’t like her, she was an intelligent woman. She understood the math completely.

“At least you know what's happening, Lucy” I begin to speak again, “at least you understand that I am back to take everything Michele took away from me. The pack, Nicholas and my title as Luna. For three years, she has been enjoying what belongs to me and I am so done with that. This is my time and I will make sure to take everything from her. Did she whine to you when you left to meet her? I bet she must have cried a lot and you wanted to bring her back and ask your brother to take her back, right?”

“It is the opposite, Natalia” Lucy says much to my amazement and my forehead creases into a slight frown.

“What do you mean?”

“I do not hate you as you think, Nat” Lucy continues, “and of course I prefer Michele to you, she has held this pack together for three years but I can not dispute the fact that you are carrying my brother’s child. I just hope you stick to that and don’t go bugging Michelle anymore. She has already signed the divorce papers and I am sure she will never come back again. You should make the most of what you have now, you don’t know what the moon goddess has planned for the future”

With a smile, she nods at me and walks away leaving me to my thoughts. Right now I am not sure if she is on my side or on my sister’s side.

The thought of Michelle makes my wolf growl in anger. It is a good thing that she signed the papers without any fight, she should also go through what I have gone through for years.

Not interested in taking a tour again, I walk back into Nicholas’s room and I am surprised to see the bathroom

door open. I wasn’t aware that he was back.

“Nick?” I call out to him.

“I am in here” he responds.

With a smirk on my lips, I remove my clothes and also make my way into the shower with only a pair of lingerie on.

As soon as I set eyes on him, I gently bit down on my lips. He looks so hot with the way the water is dripping down his body and how his abs stood impeccably on his abdomen. No matter how many times I have seen this naked body of his, I can not get enough of it. Three years was enough to make Nicholas grow into the sexy hot alpha that he is now and I have no regrets about it.

“You always turn me on just by looking at you,Nicholas” I whisper into his ear while trailing the outline of his naked body with my finger, “for how long will you torment me with this baby”

Nicholas snakes his hand around my thin waist and pulls me closer, a gasp escapes my lips.

“What are you doing?” I ask him and his lips curl into a coy smirk.

“Making you want me” he whispers before claiming my lips. His hand begins to slide down my body and he paths my legs slightly before sliding his fingers through my lacy panties, a gesture that makes my whole body shudder.

“You…

“Shhhh” he presses his finger against my lips, “you have missed this for three years, allow me to make a mess of you princess”

Gosh, he is so sexy!!

How did I cope without him for three years?

How did I fucking do it?

His hand continues to massage my throbbing honeypot while his lips make a mess of me.

Sliding my panties to the side, he slides inside me and I groan a little.

Nicholas always makes me go mad when having sex in the shower, he makes me go to the seventh heaven and back. Even the previous sex we had did have me feeling like this, I want him and I want him so bad.

“Are you trying to make me go crazy now that I am pregnant?” I can’t help but ask him and a smirk appears at the base of his lips.

“I want you and my baby to have a good time, princess” he rasps out, “and I know how nasty you can get”

His finger continues to thrust in and out of my dripping core and I can already feel my whole body heating up.

This is one thing I loved the most about Nicholas, he knows how to make me feel good and best.

For a moment I imagined how he may have ravaged Michelle’s body and it immediately put me in a bad mood.

I try to move away from him. He sends his finger deep inside of me and I shudder, falling into his embrace in the process.

“Don’t fucking move, Natalia” he growls, “I touch you more intimately than I touch her” he whispers over my hair again before closing his lips over my already erect nipple which is still being held captive by my lady bra.