Chapter 4
AUBREY
“You should tell him,” Freya satdi.
“Tell who?”
“Roland, of course
“Did you suddenly develop dementia or should I remind you that Roland and I just got divorced a while ago?”
“You’re pregnant. Aubrey, this changes everything” She gestured.
I touched my belly and breathed deeply. “It changes nothing, Freya. Roland has a mate and if it wasn’t for the circumstances back then he wouldn’t have married me in the first place
“If they truly respected each other in the first place there’s no way Melissa would have been okay with him marrying you. This is a sign from the moon goddess, Aubrey. What you and Roland have always dreamed of is finally here. Now’s the time you should be fighting for your marriage more than ever!”
I wriggled my head, about to walk past her but she held me back.
“Aubrey!”
“He insulted me. Freya. I was just a means to an end. All he wanted from the start was my family’s influence and resources, nothing more.
“So what you’re just going to leave?!”
I nodded.
“What if what if Roland said these hurtful words to you so it could make it easier for you to accept this divorce! You two look so perfect together. Aubrey. Think about it, why are we just finding out you’re pregnant!
This is a sign. Go for it! It won’t hurt to give one last trial”
“Freya “1 sighed.
“You love him, don’t you?”
“Does it matter at this point?”
Follow your heart, Aubrey. She gently stroked my left hand. “Whatever happens at least you i won’t have any regret that you didn’t give your marriage one last shot.
I wriggled my head again.
“Please she whispered “Or you know, I might just go ahead and spill the news myself.”
“You wouldn’t dare!”
“Why not? I’m the Pack
it is my responsibility to let the Alpha be aware of this news
“Fine, I’ll do it” I said with a sigh following suit. She wore a tiny smile.
“Should we go together?”
“I should do this myself.”
She heaved a deep sigh before nodding in agreement. I strode out of the room, walking briskly on the hallway leading downstairs.
“I don’t think I’m accepted here, Roland, I paused midway hearing Melissa’s voice come from Roland’s office beside me.
“It’s your first day hiere, Melissa,” Roland replied and I found myself leaning on the wall beside the door. I shouldn’t be eavesdropping but then again I couldn’t stop myself. “You are my mate. My mother loves you and the lack chiefs have no objection to you becoming Luna. You have a
wonderful woman and soon the Park members will grow to accept you.”
“Your Pack Doctor seems to have a different opinion about me though. She replied.
“Oh shit, Freya,”” I whispered to myself, tapping my forehead
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“Firya!” Roland queried.
“So that’s her name. She almost tore me apart when we met earlier. To think you have a Pack Doctor that has violent tendencies. She called me a homewrecker, I’m not sure if 1..”
“Freya is Aubrey’s best friend, it’s only natural for her to despise you. I’ll speak to her and if she doesn’t behave, I’ll make sure she faces disciplinary
actions
I was about to dash into his office to defend Freya when I suddenly heard my name again.
“Aubrey is a beautiful woman, Melissa said, causing my hand to freeze on the door knob. “No wonder you
settled for her.”
“Nonsense! I only married her for her family’s power,”
My
heart ached.
“I know but three years is quite a long time, enough to nurture feelings Melissa replied.
“Are you insinuating that a part of me likes her? Are you jealous?”
“Why would I be?”
“If even a single atom of mine liked her I wouldn’t have divorced her. I was waiting for you till you were finally ready to return to the Pack. Every single day I spent was torture. I hated sharing the same bed with her, 1 hated seeing her beside me all the time.”
My chest began to pang with pain all over again as my vision became blurry from tears.
“Seeing her today I could tell she really loves you.” Melissa chirped while Roland scoffed
“Love, my ass. All she just wanted was to be my Luna and enjoy the benefits that come with it”
“What if one day in a desperate effort to keep her position as Luna, she returns and says she’s pregnant for you?” Melissa asked and I gasped, staring at the door as if I could see through it just to see Roland’s face. He didn’t say anything for a while and in that little moment, it gave me hope. Perhaps I still stood a chance with him.
“Pregnant That barren woman? It’s never going to happen. Even if it does, I’ll never accept her or the child. You’re the only one I’ve ever dreamed of having family with, Melissa. We have that now let’s not ruin it by talking about another woman that never mattered in the first place.”
I almost fell to the floor hearing those words. My hand dropped from the doorknob while pain took its delight torturing me to the very core. Why did I even think I still stood a chance! Since when was I this shameless? Where was my dignity Aubrey Jordan, begging a man to love her.
No, I would rather leave than allow myself to keep getting degraded! Roland and I were divorced after all. The only thing keeping us together was my baby but he won’t even accept it
bound
I wiped my tears off and returned to our bedroom where Freya was waiting. The tiny smile imprinted on her face slowly faded away seeing my expression. I didn’t even need to say any words before she came to hug me, patting my back tenderly.
“What did he say?” She asked in a whisper.
I sighed, holding onto her back like my life depended on it.
“Can you keep this a secret?”
She pulled away from me, rewarding me with a frown.
“I’m leaving the Pack for good, Freya. Staying here is torture for me, there are so many memories here, I can’t be in a Pack where I have to face humiliation and pain daily.”
Tears filled her eyes. “And what about your baby?“
I touched my belly with a sad smile. Tin not the first single mother in this world. I’ll be fine. Just promise me you won’t tell anyone.”
“Where will your gut
“Home” I whispered and she slowly nodded.
promise but I’m going to accompany you home. I can’t let you go alone in this state
Thank you, Freya”
“Don’t thank me you idiot,” she hugged me agali.
3:20 PM c
Chapter 4
Hours painfully drifted by and I was finally ready to leave. Here I was with Freya standing outside and gazing at the white mansion. This was the end of my history with this place yet a part of me hoped I would see Roland step outside of the building just to bid me farewell one last time but he
didn’t.
“Let’s go.” Freya said before guiding me to the black Mercedes waiting for us. And as the driver drove out of the compound, scores of Pack members waiting outside hurled tomatoes and eggs at our car.
“Good riddance!!!”
“The bad luck is finally leaving”
I heard some of them say and Freya quickly wore earbuds in my
wear. I was about to pull them off but she held me back. Here It was better to dine with silence than entertain the hurtful words of
my Pack members
already said it all
The driver drove faster and I leaned my head on the headrest, watching the trees go by, I touched my belly again and made a vow to myself. My baby might not have a father but I will be the best parent my baby could ever wish for. I would raise my baby in a place he or she would be loved. far away from Silverline Valley Pack.
