Zara's POV
I couldn't hold myself stronger and my body slipped down landing on my knees on the cold terrace floor. Why was fate so cruel to me?
I shouted, "No matter how cruel you want to be with me, be but not with my mother!" That was my painful cry to the universe.
I said to the universe but was I getting any reply or word of assurance back from the universe. Unfortunately, no!
My mother's fate was in my hands now. If I obey every fucking word of Carla, she would continue paying my mother's hospital bills. Receiving the best treatment was what my mother was in utmost need of and for that I was ready to do anything.
In order to save my mother, I accepted my evil step-mom's proposal of marrying the man I didn't know or I had ever seen, and now it was time to obey my step-mom's next command put forth by my eviler husband and his family and that was to have sex with him and bear his baby.
Wait! Sex! This reminded me of something. Last night I had sex with a stranger. Fuck! I didn't use emergency birth control. Shit! I should be consuming emergency contraceptives. I couldn't be pregnant with my one-night-stand's baby.
I hurriedly rose from the terrace floor and composed myself. After straightening my dress and setting my hair, I wiped off my tears and went out of the terrace. The first thing I should be doing before departing my second home was to take contraceptives.
Hurriedly climbing down from the stairs, I took the elevator. There were several pharmacies and I chose the one that would be less crowded because I wasn't fucking ready to be seen by anyone known purchasing contraceptives.
I took the elevator to the third last floor. Luckily it was just me in the elevator. The doors opened and as expected this floor wasn't a busy one. I walked up the long passage dotting several rooms before taking a left turn.
Here was my destination. I was standing in front of the pharmacy. I took slow and cautious steps inside. There were a few people but none of them were staff members. Might be the relatives of the patients hospitalized here.
Since I was wearing my doctor coat, I knew nobody would stop me from going around and grabbing whatever I needed. Scanning every direction, I proceeded ahead to grab the contraceptives.
I was almost there but I hurriedly averted my hand when I heard a cranky voice from behind.
"Zara!"
Of course, I had been used to that high-pitched, shrill voice.
That voice belonged to my colleague, Tania. I just hoped that she didn't see me picking the contraceptives.
I quickly turned around and tried to appear as normal as possible.
With an amused expression, Tania approached me and asked, "Sweetie, what are you doing here?"
Why the hell was she so interested in nosing my personal and professional life?! Gosh!
She said, squinting her eyes, "As far as I remember you don't have any duty on this floor. Aren't you assigned to be on the initial floors of this hospital, Zara, darling? Then what brings you here?"
Before I could tell anything, she said, "Oh, let me guess." She hushed herself down and taunted me in a whisper, "Wait! Are you carrying out someone else's duty?"
From that mysterious glint in her eyes, I knew she was deliberately unnerving me but I maintained my calm and responded, "I am here to collect some medicines."
Tilting her head, Tania asked, "Oh really?! Then where's the prescription?"
I knew normally all the prescriptions are kept on the front desk. I pretended, "Ah! I placed my prescription on the desk. Let me get it."
Walking past Tania I picked the top most prescription. I stood there for a few seconds but Tania was not fucking ready to move from her place. It looked like I would have to put on an act for a longer time. I pretended to collect some medicines as mentioned in the prescription.
Tania tailed behind me and I wondered why? But she spilled that out by herself.
"Zara, hear me out carefully." She said gravely.
From her low tone and seriousness, it looked like she had something important to discuss.
I hummed in response.
Tania continued, "Zara, please don't inform anyone about last night's duty. Nobody should know that you were working in my place and that you have taken up my duty."
I wanted to get rid of Tania so that I could collect the contraceptives.
"I won't," I said before going to the billing counter.
The clerk prepared the bill and I decided to just deliver these medicines where they were required before heading out.
After delivering the medicines to one of the rooms on the seventh floor, I took the elevator yet again. By now I decided to quit purchasing the contraceptive pills from any of the pharmacies in the hospital. There were chances I could invite unwanted eyeballs.
It was 10:30 PM already. I should be heading back to my husband's home in order to fulfil my purpose of getting pregnant.
I took a walk to the chemist that was located in the vicinity of the hospital.
"Hello, Ma'am, how shall I help you?" The sweet chemist asked me politely.
I put on a fake smile and said calmly, "I want contraceptive pills."
The chemist nodded and after getting the pills from the shelf behind her, she passed the pack to me and said, "Here it is."
"Thank you. How much for this?" I asked.
I quickly made a payment and thanked her. I opened the packet and took one pill at the very moment before putting the pack inside my purse.
I went out of the chemist store to find my cab already waiting for me. I sat inside and off I went for my new home. I was already nervous. How would I face my husband? This was going to be my first time seeing him.
I closed my eyes and decided that tonight I would just clear things with my nominal billionaire husband about the contract I was having with my step-mother for my mother's sake.
Xander's POV
Wow! The doctor who stitched my wounds did a good job. She definitely had good medical skills. From now on I should be having her as my personal doctor so that I would have my injuries taken good care of and I would heal faster.
Though she recommended that I should stay in the hospital tonight and take a good rest, I decided not to. I had an important thing to do tonight. I had plans to visit and see my human wife for the first time.
I came to know that she wasn't fucking present in my bed on our wedding night. She was not in her first home either. Then where the fuck did my newly wed bride go on her first wedding night? She should have been with her newly wed husband but she had to be bad enough to go missing on wedding night and show up straight on the second night. Shouldn't she be waiting for her husband in bed, all set to obey his every command and be ready to be fucked?
Tonight would be very difficult for you Zara. I would make sure to give her the most evil punishment for what she did on her wedding night. Be prepared, my human Luna because you should be knowing that I am not just a billionaire but also the strongest Alpha of the werewolf world, Alpha Xander Walters.
Xander's POVThe thought of my wife being absent on our wedding night was fueling me with anger. My wolf hated it equally or probably more than me. He was eager to come to my surface and show my nominal wife her real place. But we were in the human world and nobody should be knowing that I was a werewolf.I closed my eyes to calm my wolf that was growing mad. The thought of Zara wasn't ready to erase my mind. I was so absorbed in it that I couldn't even perceive that somebody had just entered my room."Aha…" I groaned in pain.I peeled my eyes open when I felt a stringent pain in my hand.I saw a nurse inserting a drip on my backhand.I held her hand and asked coldly, "What are you doing?"The nurse got scared on seeing me in rage and she trembled."Sir, the doctor asked me to keep you on a drip for tonight." She stuttered.I freed her hold over my hand and harshly took off the drip. Opening and closing my hand a little, I said, "No need.""But, sir, it's important…" She tried to spea
Xander's POVFinally, Zara was in my bedroom, the place where she should have been on our wedding night!My thought of showing up in front of my wife and punishing her was so vivid and satisfactory but then all of a sudden, I got pulled out of my thoughts when I felt my back pressed into the petite body of Tania.I got back to reality to find myself hugging Tania and how tightly she had wrapped her hands around me, not ready to let go of me."Thank you, Mr. Xander," she continued to thank me in her sweet voice.I reiterated, "It's nothing, Tania."I could feel Tania shaking her head into my chest, as she continued, "It means everything, Mr. Xander. It has always been my dream to work at the Lennon Hospital, and it's because of you my dream is coming true."Hector wasn't liking the closeness for reasons unknown. He was repelling but why?Contradicting Hector's move, I continued hugging Tania.But suddenly, I felt someone breaking our hug. Harshly detaching my hand, the person said, "Ho
Xander's POVI didn't understand why Hector was behaving so repulsively. I wanted to kiss Tania deeply but he forced me to draw my lips away from her forehead. For some reason, not just Hector but I wasn't feeling good either. Why the fuck was I getting a bad headache? Maybe it was one of the after-effects of the wounds that were freshly stitched. But I was all good when that skilled lady doctor was sewing my wounds then why wasn't I feeling good with Tania around?The moment I withdrew my hands from Tania's waist, I looked down on her. She was blushing profusely and didn't match my gaze until I opened my mouth to bid her a goodbye."Tania, now I have to leave." I said.Tania immediately shot her gaze up. The blush was still evident from her rosy cheeks but the happiness she was holding got replaced by her frown.Holding my hand, she said, "Mr. Xander, but you should be taking a good rest."I took her hand in mine and clarified, "Yes, but resting in my mansion is far more convenient t
Zara's POVMy eyes went wide when I saw Xander's signature under his name. Why the fuck was he desperate to divorce me? Keeping this marriage was the only thing that could keep my mother alive. With the divorce papers in my hand, I decided to face my husband and appease him. I should be calming him down. He was probably angry over my absence on the wedding night.As I was hurriedly ascending upstairs, a thought kept on coming to my mind time and again.I was thinking about getting away from him and that was when he told me, "Let me grant you your wish!" before throwing the envelope on the table. How come this was possible? I never declined on this marriage from my mouth. It was the very first time we had seen each other.Before my mind would lose itself in the whirlwind of thoughts, I decided to reincline it. Enough of thinking. I should be focusing myself to stand on my ground. Holding in a long breath, I twisted the knob and luckily the door wasn't locked.I slowly got into the bedr
Zara's POVI was running out of breath. My hands tried to free my neck that was mercilessly clawed by Xander but he wasn't ready to let go of me.Clenching his jaw tightly, Xander scoffed, "I won't like to have a bad wife like you. I just can't fucking tolerate you. So, better sign these divorce papers right now."I coughed incessantly when Xander freed his hold over my neck and harshly dragged me to his desk. Slapping the papers on the desk and forcing me to hold the pen, he tried to pressure me to sign the divorce papers."Just fucking do what I say, if you don't want to die, Zara!" He warned me, his hold over my hand holding the pen tightening.I shook my head and left the pen loose. I said, "No, Xander, I can't sign the divorce papers."In the next instance, his big palm was back st scrunching my neck.He hissed through his gritted teeth, "So, you want to die in my hands, Zara. I am still giving you the last chance. Sign them or else…"I cut him off through my croaking voice, "I…
Zara's POVI got snapped out of my thoughts and decided that I would still go to my job. I tried to go past the butler from the other side, but spreading his arms, he blocked my way completely."Madam, you aren't allowed to disobey, Young Master's order." He said coldly.I stomped my feet in vexation. What the hell was happening?The butler directed me inside and said politely, "Please, Madam, get inside or else we will have to employ rough means to follow the Young Master's order."Woah! So, a butler was shooting a warning to me. I passed a sharp-eyed glance at him before making it inside. I walked up to the dining table where breakfast was served to me.The butler tailed me from behind and said, "Madam, it would be best for you if you follow the Young Master's order because every staff member has their eyes on you."Surely enough I had noticed that the gaze of the housekeeper and other maids were transfixed on me. I frowned at the thought of not being able to go to my work.Morning
Zara's POVAverting the cigarette from his mouth, Xander said, "Why do you look so scared, Zara?"He puffed out some smoke before he said sharply, "Shouldn't you have been scared like this when you were fucking a stranger and cheating on your husband on our wedding night?"Oh God! I wasn't aware how I should be responding to him. Yes, I fucked a man other than my husband. It was all done out of the humiliation I had to face because he wasn't present in the wedding ceremony.I tried to put some words together, "Xan…"But I stopped abruptly when he hushed me.He passed a dark, scary smirk at me before grabbing his phone from the table in front of him."I know my bad wife is eager to see some new men, right?"Well, that was surely not the case but how do I make him understand?Resting his phone on his meaty thigh, Xander called someone on speaker.I heard another masculine voice and I was sure who he was."Yes, Young Master!"That was Benjamin.Eyeing me with coldness, he said, "Get them
Xander's POV"You bastard! How dare you blurt such filthy stuff?!" I snarled at the man who was flat on the floor with just one punch of mine.I looked at Zara. Her eyes were shuddering and so were her lips. The tears that were incessantly falling off from her eyes were all dry. She looked downright scared.It was startling to me why Hector was heating up? My blood curdled and my gaze switched from Zara to the old man who was forcibly going to rape Zara."Ah… haaa…" The old man screamed in pain as I mercilessly stomped my foot over his hand and throttled it like my cigarette.I scoffed, "With this hand of yours, you tried molesting Zara, huh?"He started begging, struggling to pull his hand away."Young Master, I am sorry. I am sorry. Please let me go!"I turned around to see every fucking man's face that was reigning with lust a few seconds back was now drenched with fear.Suddenly, I felt heaviness in my arms. I looked back at Zara and shook her a little before I called her out."Za