The early morning sun shone brightly on Katerina's face, and as she gasped out, her heart immediately started beating wildly as she remembered what happened last night.
Only if Beta Edward agrees to do what she wants, maybe things would be sorted out smoothly.
The door opened, and two maids walked in with their heads bowed.
"Leave, I will dress myself," she muttered, stepping down from the king-size bed.
As she walked into the bathroom, she stared at herself in the mirror, realizing she had slowly become someone else.
After having her bath, she went downstairs for dinner and noticed the maids gossiping around.
"What is it? There seems to be something I'm missing," she said, digging her fork into the fried chicken.
"First lady isn't back, and Mrs. Beatrice is missing," one of the maids replied to her, and she rolled her eyes.
How's that supposed to be an issue? She had been maltreated for two years now, yet no one saw it as an issue, huh? Impressive.
"I hope that all die and perish; no one born of a woman can take my place, not after everything I have been through."
Got rejected by her father, and sold off to Luciano on her birthday; that was the cruelest thing she had ever experienced.
"Monster!!!" Luciano yelled, rushing into the sitting room. Katerina's eyes widened at the blood dripping down from his forehead and how badly wounded he was.
"Luciano? What happened?" She asked, rushing towards him, but she stopped halfway the moment he slapped her across, and she froze.
Although they had been living in chaos, he had never raised his hands on her. Today was the first, and she wasn't surprised it was because of that godforsaken Camilla.
"You killed her, huh? For how long do you plan on tormenting my life!!" He yelled, and she visibly flinched.
Her heartbeat became wild, and she could barely breathe properly.
"So what if I killed her? What's wrong if I'm fighting for my happiness!!" She yelled back, and he narrowed his eyebrows.
"I have been married to you for five fucking years, and the only time you have sex with me is when you're angry or drunk!!" He shouted, and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Her eyes must be red by now, but she could care less about it now.
"I never wanted this!!" He shouted, and she smiled as uncontrollably tears rolled down her cheeks.
She had always loved and cherished Lucaino, but in the end, she was getting nothing but rejection and hatred.
"Why because my father sold me off to you like a commodity! You had my virginity! Does that not mean anything to you!!?
"Not for one second, not for a criminal like you!!" He retorted, and she ruffled her hair as the heat of what he said fell on her.
"A criminal?" She repeated his words, and he scoffed loudly.
"A dirty grumpy criminal!!" He replied, and she laughed out loud.
"If you have evidence right now, right here, I will reject you, and we all will be free of this prison called marriage," she said and folded her arms.
"Oh really? Let's see about this; let her in," he replied, and the door opened as someone walked in slowly.
Her heart stopped beating as she impatiently waited for the person who was coming in.
For once in her life, she felt her soul leave her body and enter once more.
"Beatrice!... How…how is that possible?" She asked not to believe who was standing in front of her.
“I'm sorry Luna, but she did order me to kill the first lady and also pushed me off the cliff,” Beatrice said, and Katherine frowned.
“Lies!!...you slept with him, you got pregnant for my husband, so what? What if I killed her, any woman in my shoe would do so,” she shouted at Beatrice.
"I, Luciano Salvatore, reject you as my mate!!" He yelled, and balls of tears rolled down Katerina's cheeks.
"No!!" She yelled back, and he sped up to her. He grabbed her neck and pinned her on the wall. His eyes turned black, and his furs rose completely; his claws grew longer as it was piercing into her neck, causing little blood to drip off.
"Accept the damn rejection!! Don't let me hurt you!!" He shouted and hit her back on the wall, and she swore those walls did crack.
"You're hurting me, Lucaino! Please!" She muttered, trying so hard to breathe.
His eyes locked on her like she was a demon he was assigned to kill or something worse than that.
"Katerina!!! Accept the damn rejection!!" He shouted; this time around, she felt his claws almost slicing off her flesh.
"I, Salvatore Luciano, reject you as my mate," he said, and she swallowed hard.
The whirlwind blew across her supposed reddened face as she fought herself to open up her mouth and accept the cruel fate.
"I, Katerina Jones, accept your rejection!" She muttered, her voice barely above a whisper.
Immediately, Katerina felt her bone crack like a biscuit being crushed by a train. She fell to the ground, clutching her chest as tears rolled down her cheeks.
This was the most painful thing she had ever experienced; there was no pain compared to this one.
She would rather end it all than face such shame and ugly rejection jokes by other pack Lunas.
"Throw this trash away from my sight." That was the last thing she heard as the bodyguards dragged her out of the mansion, and immediately it started raining heavily.
It felt like even heaven was against her existence and happiness.
This was the most painful thing she had ever experienced; there was no pain compared to this one.
She would rather end it all than face such shame and ugly rejection jokes by other pack Lunas.
"Ahh!" She gasped out, realizing she was in the middle of the road.
"If you wanna die, go die in your house!!" The driver spat angrily, and she sniffed in, rubbing herself.
She was feeling cold, to worsen the case; she had no money nor anything important with her.
She made up her mind to end it there right now. Rushing to the top roof of a building, she shut her eyes
Climbing on the window, she swallowed her saliva before proceeding to shut her eyes.
The decision has been made.
“I hope you perish” She wiped her tears and jumped off, with both eyes shut. She finally decided to end her miserable life. After all, her family doesn’t want her back home, and even her mate wouldn’t wish to spend a second in her presence, much less mate with her.
Opening her eyes, it dawned on her. She didn't hit the ground. Looking up a bit, she met his charming face: thick jaw, deep brown eyes, sharp nose, and a bloody lip. This description suits no one else than Alpha Raymond, the Lycan king known for his deadly acts.“If you wish to end your miserable life, then it's okay, but not in my company,” he dropped her down, and she turned around.Her stupid mind didn't think through; trying to commit suicide in a company, wasn't smart at all.“You should not have stopped me,” Katherine said, and Alpha Raymond nodded.“Don't get confused, darling. I didn't stop you; I just don't want bloodstains on the wall. Drinking poison would be best,” he brought out a little bottle with a green substance.“Are you a psychopath? Who on earth carries poison daily?” She raised her eyebrows, finding the strange man a bit unbelievable.“Who knows, I might stumble upon ignorant fools like you,” he responded, and she scoffed, alongside an eye roll.“Lunatic.” She wa
Luciano could only look at her with a compressed surprised expression on his face “So, let's get straight to business,” she said as she carefully settled on the chair whilst caressing her pregnant belly once more. He looked at her, monitoring her every movement till she settled before looking back at her face “Since your business desperately needs my help, I'm willing to partner with you” she spoke with a cold expression on her face and he cleared his throat to speak “No! I don't need to hear what you have to say, I've read all the terms and conditions including the profit distribution and I'm okay with everything” she cut in, making him swallow his words. He couldn't believe it was the same Katherine he was once married to who was sitting right in front of him. She pushed the papers close to him and he stared down at it “I have already signed the agreement so I'm good with everything. You can go through it and decide if you're comfortable with it but on second thought, you're in
“But why do you have to go so out of the blue, you don't look too good let's go to the hospital” Katherine beckoned for the millionth time as Alpha Raymond continued packing a suitcase with some clothes“I'm fine and there's nothing I can do to avoid going, I'll just have to go”“B..but why?”“The investors I'm working with urgently called for a business meeting and I have to go. I'll be back before you know it, okay?” He kissed her forehead, closed the suitcase, and the maid in the room with them carried it down from the bed to take downstairs. Katherine folded her hands in defeat and just followed him till he got outside where the car was waiting. She knew she couldn't change his mind at this point and besides, he was going for an understandable reason but it seemed like her pregnancy hormones were messing with her ability to understand or compromise“Bye, please take care of yourself and my little prince inside you okay?” Katherine pouted and he chuckled“So cute” he lightly squeez
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Kathrine’s mind was a mess after receiving the news that tomorrow she would meet Alpha Luciano, the Alpha of the notorious Dark Howlers pack, aka her future husband. She still hasn’t recuperated from the event of finding (and rejecting) her mate, yet now she needs to think about another man. And this was not just any man. Alpha Luciano has a grim reputation on the battlefield and an even worse reputation related to women. In search of solitude that would allow her to think, Kathrine went to her room. To Kathrine’s horror, Nora was two steps behind her, cooing how this was the best thing ever. Kathrine was exasperated when she saw that Nora came into her room. Why won’t Nora leave her alone? “What do you know about Alpha Luciano?”, Kathrine asked irritably. Nora whipped her phone out. “Very handsome! This one was taken two months ago when he visited the Silverburn pack. I have a friend there, so we exchange hottie-related information, and Luciano is a hottie, so… I can’t believe h
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(Talia) ~ The Red Moon pack ~ “Out of the way!”, Anna spat angrily while carrying a stack of plates into the kitchen. Talia quickly stepped to the side, not wanting to attract attention. She never understood why Anna or other Omegas were treating her like trash, she was an Omega, just like they were. The only difference between them and Talia is that they all have families, while Talia is an orphan. No one will stand up for her and in the world of werewolves, one wins by strength or numbers. Unfortunately, Talia doesn’t have any of those, so she needs to submit or risk another beating. Talia read in a book that a good Luna should advocate for kindness and help the less fortunate ones, but Luna Layla is not one of those. Other than worrying about herself, Luna Layla cares about the flashy image of the Red Moon pack, and that’s where her concerns stop. Talia huddled in the corner, behind a big focus, and observed the commotion. The whole packhouse was buzzing with activity and she
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