《Revenge of the Broken Luna》 Chapter 1 HANNAH The sound of someone vomiting echoed throughout the room. She had been doing that for almost an hour now, yet it had not stopped. She kept vomiting as if put out everything inside her, although there was nothing more. The woman sounded too hard to poke her throat and caused only bitterness toe out. She seemed a pity, right? Unfortunately, the female was me. I puked since I opened my eyes till I couldn''t find anything to throw up. No, I wasn''t sick. It was my pregnancy that caused me morning sickness. I tilted my head up after finishing thest vomit. I just realized that the vomiting drained a lot of energy. Having nothing in the morning caused me to be too weak, like having no energy left. Still, I wanted this baby despite everything that had happenedtely. I loved my baby. Soon, I heard the door lock open, and I immediately knew who it was. Eliot, the Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack, someone that I gave all my love to. My mate. I smelled his cedarwood scent which instantly calmed my mind and body. I also felt the urge to vomit decrease. My baby knew the father. "Are you vomiting again, huh?" His voice was full of satire, and I still didn''t understand why he did that. I didn''t get to answer because something suddenly wanted toe out. So I positioned myself as before, hanging my head down in the closet to begin puking again. It pained me both physically and mentally, while it should be the other way around, as I had him nearby. A lone tear fell off to show how his words meant to me. "Get up! We need to go to the hospital!" And I couldn''t hold tears from streaming down from my eyes. I was still vomiting, but my mate didn''t even ask about my condition. Suddenly, a hand grabbed my arm and then pulled me up forcefully. I tried to let go, but Eliot gripped it so hard that I felt pain there. And without words, he dragged me to follow him out of the bathroom. "Let go of me! I won''t follow you! You can''t force me to do that!" I screamed like crazy at him to stop whatever his n was for me. Unfortunately, he stopped listening to me on the day that changed my life upside down. I''m his mate. Even so, he refused to listen to me. He took a forced halt, only to re at me. I could feel anger surging out of him. "I''m not asking!" he hissed angrily before turning around and pulling me back with him. He didn''t care about me anymore, and I felt the pain caused by his action on my body. "No! I can''t! I can''t lose my baby!" I still tried my best, though I doubted the result. Fury had taken control of him, including his love for me and our time together. We were already outside the bathroom when he took another stop and pushed me hard onto the wall. But he still gripped me tightly so I didn''t hit the cold wall too hard and break my bones. I knew deep down he still loved me. "Don''t you hear me? I''ve never asked you. Besides, I won''t let that bastard''s seed in yours. I''ll make sure I''ll get rid of it today." Or was it merely my hope? "No, Eliot. Listen to me. This baby is yours. It''s always yours." He gritted his teeth while his eyes dted into full ck. "Don''t ever say that! That thing is never mine." My heart sank at that. Eliot didn''t believe me. "It''s yours, El. It''s ours." His other hand flew up, grabbed my jaw, and tightened it until I could feel the pain there. "Which one you choose, to the hospital with me, or I beat you hard until that thing disappears?¡± My hands automatically went to my belly and wrapped it as if protecting it from danger. "You can''t do that to our baby!" "I can." He breathed over my face. "And I have full right to decide the moment you cheated on me." "I''ve never cheated on you. What you saw wasn''t what really happened. I didn''t know why I ended up with him." I tried to re-tell the story behind the incident that caused this situation. "Then tell me about the pain I had. I wouldn''t feel that except if you went intimate with him." I swallowed hard. Honestly, I didn''t know how it could happen, though I never did something to cheat on my mate. I loved him very much, and there was no room for anyone but him. "But it doesn''t matter anymore. I think Goddess understands what happened between us, so she already gave me a second chance. I found a new mate to rece you, to be my luna." "No!" I couldn''t help but scream at him. That couldn''t happen, as I still felt a mate bond between us. I still smelled him like before, and the sparks were the same. That meant we were still mated to each other, right? "Please, El, believe me. I swear to the Moon Goddess that I''ve never cheated on you, and this baby is yours." Eliot gritted his teeth more, and his grip on my jaw tightened. "Be careful of what you say, darling, because everything will turn back on you at the very worst." "No, Goddess will punish you for that." An evil smirk formed on his handsome face. I used to adore him so much as I had never seen any male better than my mate. Unfortunately, today wasn''t the day I could spoil my eyes with his perfect figure, and I didn''t know when I would get that opportunity again. "Goddess is on my side now. She let me uncover you cheating on me and now giving me the second mate. What I only need to do is get rid of that fucking baby, and my life will be perfect." "No. Please, El. Don''t do that. I will do whatever you want as long as you spare our baby''s life." "Yeah, you will do that after we abort his seed inside you." "No, El. Please." "Alpha." My head snapped at the familiar voice joining in our useless conversation. I saw Casey, my omega and best friend, taking steps toward us. My hope was raised at the thought I would have someone to back me off. "Let me take her to the hospital." Chapter 2 HANNAH "Please let me go." I didn''t know how many times I begged Casey to set me free since Eliot handed me over to her. Tiny hope in my heart instantly died out as I realized she was on his side, not mine, as the best friends we used to be. I knew it probably rted to her position as Omega and my mate as Alpha. Still, at least, she should show me her concern instead of her cold expression. She didn''t reply and was just silent when Eliot''s men dragged me to a designated room for me in the hospital. Don''t ask me why I didn''t beg them to release me because I did it so many times, and the result was the same. No responses. Soon, we reached my room, and only then did they let me go. "Don''t think of running away because they already watch all exit way, including this room," Casey told me after those men walked out, only to stop in front of this room. What she said might be true. Eliot ensured that there was no room for me to slip away. "Why are you doing this to me?" I asked before she proceeded to the door to leave me alone in this cold and small room. The hospital always gave me an eerie feeling. "Because I have to do this for my Alpha. We must erase you from our lives." My brows furrowed at her words. We? Our lives? Who was she referring to? "Oh, in case you haven''t heard this. I''m Alpha Eliot''s new mate, the second mate he talked about before. I''m going to rece you as his Luna." My eyes widened in shock. No. It was impossible. The goddess wouldn''t let that happen because we were still mated to each other. I could feel that. He was still mine. While I was still inplete shock, she continued to speak. "So, back off and stay away from our lives. You mean nothing to him anymore. Do you understand?" Then she left me dumbfounded. And before she disappeared, she ordered the men in front of my room to keep their eyes on me. Meanwhile, I could only freeze in ce. My brain was digesting the information hard. But before I could understand everything, I felt drops running down my cheeks. I cried and let the tears take over me for the umpteenth time. I didn''t know which one hurt me more. Eliot had another mate, or I would lose my baby-our baby. These were too much for me to take. I lost everything I had just in a month. I fell to my knees as I couldn''t hold the pain anymore. My family, my previous pack, my current pack, my mate, and my baby... I lost them all and had no one to depend on anymore. I was alone, and that thought scared me. I wanted to scream, but to whom? To the Moon Goddess? She was kind enough to give me life, though it became painful now. However, I still held good on her that there was a positive in every fate she threw at us. Although it seemed not like that at all. Maybe I could have a happy ending after these tragic events. Perhaps Eliot''s heart would soften someday, and all I had to do was only bear with him by his side. But I couldn''t see the future anymore with the information Eliot and Casey gave about them bing a mate. It was dark as if it was the end of my journey. Worst, the dark suddenly surrounded me like I was put in a ck box. Then, was it really the Goddess'' mistake to toss this cruel fate to me? What about Eliot, who didn''t want to listen to my exnation? What about him, that didn''t ept his baby? And what about my mate, that wouldn''t acknowledge me as his Luna anymore? Eliot was betraying me by breaking our promise of love and being faithful to each other forever. He was hurting me by doing them all. I hated him, yet I couldn''t erase my feelings for him. I loved him since I knew what love was. I was crying, taking out the pain that had trampled my chest. -- I was lost in my thought when the doctor came and injected something into the infusion attached to my hand. She said something about the time and operation, but I guessed I didn''t hear her properly as my mind was wandering away. I could finally get myself together as Casey entered the room. She nced at me before beelining toward the doctor with a brown envelope in her hand. "I already injected anesthetic. She''s ready to transport to the operation room." The doctor reported my condition to her. A smug smile was tugged on Casey''s lips as she replied, "Good. And this is your payment." She then handed a brown envelope to her. The doctor received it and took a quick look before returning her attention to her. "It''s all good then." "Yes. Make it as natural as possible. I don''t want any suspicion." "Sure. Losing too much blood is perfect. It most likely happens in an abortion. No one will question that." My brows furrowed at their odd conversation. I felt something wasn''t right; and I was sure they were talking about me. Abortion and the operation room were enough clues as those were where I was heading to. But losing blood? "Good. Make sure she''ll die today." "Yes, Luna." Wait. Die? Was I going to die? "I''m not officially a Luna." "Soon, after she dies, you''ll be Luna of our pack." I looked at Casey in disbelief. Did she n all of this? To kill me? I was in a rage. I wanted to shout at them, telling them how crazy they were, when I realized nothing hade out of my mouth. No. I couldnt even move my lips. I felt numb all over my body, and soon my eyes grew heavier. Oh, no! I was going to die, but I couldn''t do anything to fight for my life. And before everything went dark, I red at them withplete hatred. If I really died today, I would haunt them for the rest of their lives. Chapter 3 ELIOT I never meant it to happen. I just wanted to kill that bastard''s baby, not her. I felt two snaps when I was about to dive into a long night in my office, as I usually did for over a month. It was bond-breaking, and I knew they were not from my men because I didn''t get any report about an attack or someone dying, except Hannah and her baby. And the news came soon from the hospital that they were dead. Hannah and our baby were dead. I finally could feel a bond between us, which confirmed her words that the baby was mine. Still, it didn''t lower my hatred for her for cheating on me. But it didn''t matter anymore, as they were dead now. They were no longer with me in this world anymore. I couldn''t describe my feelings right now. Anger, disappointment, sadness, and guilty mixed into one. But one thing. I didn''t feel any happiness at all. I now knew the truth, and it was already toote even for just feeling them all. I shouldn''t be here. I should be with Hannah since we promised to stay together forever. Yet I let her die alone. I was such a coward, wasn''t I? I knew Kai, my wolf, agreed with me this time. He always sided with her, even at the time I caught Hannah and Ken sleeping on the same bed, naked. He told me to hear her exnation, but I chose to ignore him. Maybe he was right all this time. Maybe Hannah didn''t cheat on me, and, as she said, she didn''t know why she ended up with him. Although it was true, I shouldn''t torture her and kill my own baby. I should give her proper rejection so we could move on in peace. However, it was too painful to ept. My body was hurt, and so was my soul. And her death crushed the fragile side of me. I drank half a bottle of whiskey in one gulp. I didn''t need ss because it only tortured me to have it little by little. And I wanted to see my Hannah soon, look at her beautiful face, staring at her cerulean eyes, and have her warm smile to calm me down. And the easiest way was to let my mind fly to her. I took another gulp, and in an instant, a bottle was already empty. But strangely, I still couldn''t find my lovely Hannah. Where was she? Maybe this wasn''t enough. Thus, I put the empty bottle randomly and trudged over to the cab, where I ced a lot of booze inside. My alcohol tolerance was pretty high. But I only had them asionally as my Luna wanted me not drunk to carry out my responsibility as Alpha. Luna. My Luna. My Hannah. I opened the second bottle and drank it fast to hold back my tears. And by the time I breathed in deep, I had emptied over half of it. I blinked at the surrounding, searching for figures I missed so much. Still nothing. Why didn''t Hannah show up? Was she mad at me? She must do. There was no reason she wasn''t angry at me. I hurt her. I hurt both of them. Again, I gulped the second drink, and in a minute, I already had a third one in my hand and was ready to savor it. Fucked the Alpha''s job. I needed to have this to meet her. "Alpha!" I faintly heard someone calling me, also a familiar scent. But somehow, it couldn''t calm me down. "Eliot!" Casey quickly reached for me and tried to take the bottle in my hand. "Enough!" She shouted again after the bottle was in her hand. I let out a guttural growl, knowing she seeded in stopping me, and I was angry about that. No one could order an Alpha. "Stop drinking this. You''ve got what you want. That whore is dead, and you''re now free of her. No one-" She couldn''t finish her words as Iunched a quick movement and cornered her between the wall and me. My hand was on her neck, trying hard not to crush it while rage took over me. "Don''t dare to call her like that!" "Why not? Isn''t she like that? She cheated on you, so she''s a whore. Everyone calls her by that." Casey confronted me with eyes ring at me as if telling me the truth. Yeah, I knew what my people called Hannah. A whore, cheater, and more. It was ultimately different from before-they used to ept her wholly and happily. That was why had to lock her so she couldn''t hear them. Only I had the right to say those words to her. I gritted my teeth hard as my grip on her neck tightened. I hated her speaking like that about my Hannah! "Alpha... you''re... hurting... me," Casey said word by word in difficulty. She looked in pain, but I didn''t care. "Please... don''t... do... this. I''m... your... mate." Hearing those words only made my anger grow more intense. The mate bond used to calm me down. My mate''s bond with Hannah was like that. Strangely, it didn''t work the same way with her. I didn''t feel anything except the scent, which wasn''t special anymore. And my wolf agreed with me. "E... li... ot." And that was the climax. I felt hatred surging out of my body as I threw myself away from her. I heard her coughing, but I didn''t turn around, instead proceeding to the cab to grab the... I couldn''t remember how many times I took whiskey from here. Not that I cared to count because I didn''t. What I cared about was only to see my Hannah. "Don''t ever enter this room without my permission," I warned her without giving my attention back to her. "Alpha." I ignored her as I began opening the bottle. "You need to stay alive for our union ceremony tomorrow." I didn''t hear or pretended not to listen to that and started drinking the whiskey. "Eliot." My grip on the bottle tightened when she called me by my name. I never liked that. "Please help me be your Luna and-" "You''ll have that." I cut her fast. I was afraid listening to her longer would trigger my anger back. Silence. There was the only sound of me gulping whiskey. "Can''t you love me as you did to Hannah?" Her voice sounded begging, but I still gave her my back. "You''ll be my Luna and produce my heir. Just that." There was no way I could rece Hannah in my heart. I ced her there long before I knew she was my mate, and erasing her was impossible. "Eliot." She used the same tone, but I stood in my stance. "And you better call me Alpha." Chapter 4 HANNAH I could see everything. My mate''s guilt and agony. And I was crying beside him all the time, hugging him from time to time, andforting him that everything would be alright. But everyone knew it was a lie because I was already dead. Or maybe it was the truth because no one wanted me to live anymore. At least, for my best friend, someone I thought would always be on my back, had betrayed me. How could she do this to me? I saw theming out together to face the guests for the New Luna Announcement. She couldn''t hide her happiness anymore that she finally became the Luna of this pack. On another side, I found a contrast on my mate''s face. He looked miserable, with a short beard visible. He even didn''t bother to shave. I tried to touch his face, only to catch nothing. I made a second attempt, but the result was the same. My body was not in this world anymore. Only my soul. Oh, Goddess. Why were you so mean to us? I was such a good girl all my life. I just wanted to have a happy and peaceful life with Eliot. But why didn''t they let us alone? Why did they mix up with the family I was about to build? Tell me, Goddess. Why? I closed my eyes as tears ran down my cheeks. I wanted my life back. I wanted my Eliot back. I wanted my baby back. Please, give me a second chance. My eyes fluttered open as my consciousness was back. I found it bright, which made them back close. But I tried again as I felt warmth over my body. Was this heaven? ''Wake up, silly girl.'' I frowned at the strange voice in my head. Whose voice was that? I had never heard of it before. ''I''m Fiona, your wolf. I''m awakened as you were to be reborn.'' Me? Reborn? What did that mean? ''We''re literally reborn, Hannah. Goddess gave us a second chance.'' And it caused my eyes to open in an instant. I got up and felt slight pain from sleeping too long in the same position. Wait. Pain? Pain? Pain! I could feel pain. But how? ''Don''t you hear me? Goddess gave us a second chance so I could be awakened, and you have your life back.'' Was that true? I didn''t hear her further exnation as I stood up and swung my body to all sides, expressing my overjoyed feeling. I couldn''t be happy more than this. I was alive! "Are you so happy that Alpha Eliot ising here for your birthday?" Fiona growled inside my head even before I realized whose voice it was. It was just Casey, my best friend. But why was she acting like Casey was a threat? Casey was only doing her job as omega to wake me up before we cleaned up my room together. There was nothing wrong with that. Except that she killed you. As those words ran through my head, pictures of her talking with the doctor, the Luna Ceremony, her persuading me to abort my baby, and more came to me one by one. I almost fell on my knees, as those all were too overwhelming. I couldn''t contain all my feelings at once. "Hannah, are you okay?" Casey asked worriedly. She intended toe near me, but my hand raised to stop her. "Are you feeling unwell?" She asked again, concern stered on her face. I felt like being choked by something unreal. But I knew they all happened. The pain, betrayals, and even happiness. They all happened in my previous life-if this was really my second chance. "Hannah." "I''m okay," I said as I stood up to gather my strength. I had to face the cruel reality. "I''m okay, Casey. You can go now." Unlike before, I said it coldly after mustering all the pain she had left. I didn''t even bother to look at her. "Han-" "I can tidy up by myself." I cut her fast. She might see the determination in my voice, so she didn''t debate me anymore. "Okay. I''ll just inform you that Alpha Eliot will arrive soon. He''s going to join you at breakfast." After that, she left me alone in my room. And I was happy she did that because I couldn''t hold myself any longer. It felt like I might throw up at her acting skill. She was such an evil. ''We have to protect ourselves.'' I agreed with my wolf. I wouldn''t let myself fall into the same pit. I came out of my room when someone knocked on the door and said Alpha Eliot, I meant Eliot, was here. He was my childhood friend and also my mate. I knew that, but maybe he didn''t realize it, as I was not eighteen yet. Yes, I didn''t know why, but Goddess brought me back to the day before my birthday. So we hadn''t known that we were mated to each other yet. Only me and my wolf knew, but we didn''t know what we were supposed to do with that. "Hi, birthday girl." Eliot greeted me as he walked toward me with open arms. I only nced at him with no excitement on my face. Then I walked past him, leaving him hanging, as I didn''t wee his hug. I sat at a very corner of the table. My intention was apparent. I wanted to avoid him. Eliot turned around and looked disappointed. Moreover, after seeing where I was sitting. I just realized that we almost had each other''s side when we were present at the same ce. And by me taking a few chairs away from him must be hinting something. "Are you in period?" He asked. But before I answered, he said again. "No. You finished itst week. So what?" He seemed to mutter those words to himself. Again, I tried to ignore him. I ced toast and an omelet on my te and began breakfast silently. There were only two of us, as we werete for breakfast with everyone else. I didn''t know why I should wait for him. "You don''t forget our promise, do you?" He asked after two minutes of silence. I frowned at his question. What promise? Then a piece of memory came to my mind. We promised to celebrate my birthday under our favorite tree, as I wanted to be with him when I turned eighteen. I had a reason back then that maybe Eliot was my mate. "I don''t think we need to celebrate my birthday anymore." Chapter 5 ELIOT "What do you mean?" I couldn''t help but frown at her words. Why did she suddenly call off the n that she made herself? "Don''t you understand? I want to cancel our n." I knew that. But why? "I''m already here." "Then go home. You don''t need to be here anymore." She said it without looking at me as if I wasn''t in this room. My hands coiled into fists as annoyance surged out of me. "No. I''ll stay here." I insisted. There was no way I would miss this opportunity to smell her. I needed to know if she was my mate so I could proceed with my n. If she turned out not to be my fated mate, I would still choose her as my chosen one. That was my n. "Whatever." My heart ached at that. Why was Hannah acting like this? Did something happen to her? What was it? Why didn''t she tell me? Hannah and I had been friends for as long as I could remember about her. She was three years younger, but it couldn''t distance us from each other. I didn''t know precisely when I had her lingering in my head. Kai, too, agreed that we should mark her as ours. Even though she might not have her wolf and people were talking about her being unable to shift, though the time hade, it didn''t bother me. In fact, I didn''t care at all. They could say that I was blind by love. Yeah, yeah. I loved her and only wanted her as my Luna. I thought she was perfect despite the imperfections she had. We were silent for the rest of the breakfast. I was mustering all usible reasons for her sudden change. She wasn''t like this when we said goodbye through a phone callst night. She sounded thrilled, one-eighty-degree from this. My mind snapped back in ce when I heard screeching as she stood up from her chair. She still didn''t want to look at me, which confused me more. What happened to her? "Where are you going?" I grabbed her hand, stopping her in her tracks. Hannah swung her hand to let go of my grip. "None of your business." I grabbed her hand again before she took a step away. This time, I pulled her, which made her turn around and face me. Finally, I could see her beautiful cerulean eyes. "Tell me what happened to you?" She tried to release herself, but I didn''t budge. "Let me go." "I won''t before you tell me everything." She still tried but surrendered after knowing that her effort was useless. "Which one of my words you don''t understand? I don''t want you." I gritted my teeth as Kai wanted to take control of me. My wolf was raging in my head. "I want to know why. There must be a reason." "No. Nothing." She replied almost immediately. "I just simply want a new life. Completely new without you or anyone." I raised one brow, doubting her statement. ¡°Are you going to ditch your own family?" She took a moment to think before speaking her rebuttal. "No. But I will leave this pack to start a new life." "Where will you go?" "I don''t know yet, but definitely not your pack." She answered with eyes ring at me as if confronting me. "Better in the human world than yours." My grip on her hand tightened. I didn''t like her choice of ce. "This is the reason I don''t choose you. You always hurt me." And her words managed to bring me back. I instantly released her hand. However, I couldn''t help a frown from forming on my brows at her bizarre words. Always hurt her? When did I do that? But before I could question her, she took the opportunity to run away from me. And I only sighed at that. I spent the next hours following Danny, the Alpha of this pack and Hannah''s brother, touring the training ground. We were supposed to discuss our n for training his warriors. Yes, we only focused on his men because Crescent Pack was a small pack that almost had nothing to defend itself from an attack. They relied on the help of surrounding packs, including mine, as the closest and biggest pack in the South. So I nned to send my Gamma alongside a few men to teach them soon. And I was thrilled about this n because I could meet Hannah more often. "She was also acting weird at me this morning. She threw me out of her room right after she woke up. And she avoided me every time I tried totalk to her." Casey told me after didn''t find Hannah in the dining room for lunch. It sank my heart because I wanted to see and talk to her. I wanted this misunderstanding to disappear. "Did something happenst night?" Casey shook her head. "Everything went normal, Alpha. She was excited to celebrate her birthday." "Maybe something happened while she was sleeping?" "I don''t know about that. She didn''t tell me." If Casey didn''t know, then no one would know. "Do you know where she is?" Casey shook her head again. I guessed I needed to find out by myself. "She''s in the daycare center now," Danny said. His eye was back to normal after closing the mind link to his men, looking for Hannah''s whereabouts. Yes. I took the fastest way by asking her brother. He was an Alpha of this pack and definitely had ess to his people. It was only a matter of seconds before someone gave him information. "Thanks, man. I will go to her now." "Eliot." He called my name, which stopped me from dashing to his door. "Are you sure nothing happened between you two?" I could hear the concern in his voice. He must find his sister acting odd and assumed it was to do with me. C¨®ntent "Have you seen me do harm to her?" I asked him back. I knew he was worried about Hannah. So was I. Danny shook his head, but it didn''t erase the doubt in his eyes. He was protecting his sister now, so I didn''t have much choice except to calm him down that Hannah would be safe with me. "I swear I won''t hurt her. You know an Alpha''s words mean truth and pride, right?" I hoped it could ease his mind, as he knew what my words meant well. Chapter 6 HANNAH "Oh!" I eximed at the sight of baby Rob falling on his ass after trudging for a few steps. He was one year old and had just started walking. "It''s okay. You can get up and try again. Come on, Rob. Come to me." I encouraged him to keep trying. But baby Rob seemed to think this was enough for now as he only smiled at me, showing his rabbit teeth. I couldn''t help but giggle while shaking my head at his reaction. He was too adorable to resist. That was what brought me back to him. I picked him up and then ced him on myp. "So you''re tired, huh? It''s okay. We can try againter or tomorrow." Both baby Rob''s parents were my brother''s warriors, so they must leave him at the daycare center while they were training and working. By the way, this ce was open twenty-four hours every day to amodate all parents'' working hours, which, of course, the night would have fewer children. Baby Rob sped his hands together while mumbling something unclear. As his guardian, I could only try my best to decipher his mumble. And if I didn''t get it right, I would give him a big smile to look like I understood him. And I was doing thetter. "Yes. You can sit on myp as long as you want." He was giggling, then unexpectedly bumping his body toward mine. The scene was like ying in slow motion as my heart beat faster when he finally embraced me with his tiny arms. And I responded to that by snaking my arms around his small frame. "Oh, you''re so cute, Rob. I hope I can hug you all day." He brushed his face on my chest before tilting it to the side and resting it on me. "Why? Are you sleepy?" I stroke his thin hair while patting his back using my other hand. He only stared straight ahead for a few seconds, then suddenly crawled out of myp. He seemed interested in a nearby doll in a ball shape. I could only smile at his adorable behavior, but deep down, I felt empty. I wrapped my arms around my stomach and instantly became emotional over that. I used to be a future mom and carried a pup that would be as cute as baby Rob. The baby that wasn''t mine in my current life but was everything in my past one. The baby that I felt guilty for because I couldn''t protect and fight for it. It was all because of Eliot and Casey. I hated them! I intended to return to the pack house because I heard my stomach rumble low when lunchtime was approaching. I didn''t have a proper breakfast as I left the pack house after only a few bites. No wonder I felt so hungry. But the thought of meeting Eliot made my appetite disappear. I didn''t want to see him, so I opted for another choice. I stayed at the daycare center to help the workers feed the pups. I knew it would be messy everywhere, and I didn''t really like messy stuff. But I couldn''t contain my excitement at seeing the pups munching their food. It was beyond my expectation. But then my body went rigid as soon as I felt Eliot''s aura. He was here. Why was he doing that here, in the daycare center, when it wasn''t even his territory? To find you. I huffed at my own answer. Eliot never gave up if he was determined for something. And I knew it was to talk to me. I let him stand there and watch me feeding pups with no intention of even ncing at him. My brain worked hard. How would I get away with this? ''Just tell him to back off.'' I rolled my eyes at Fiona''s suggestion She must have seen I yelled at him in the morning, yet he was still here. And I believed he would follow me all day until he got the answer, which I couldn''t possibly give him. ''Let''s run tonight.'' I couldn''t help but smile enthusiastically at her sudden idea. This would be our first run together! ¡°Hannah, talk to me. What''s happening to you?¡± But it turned one-eighty-degree as I walked past Eliot. "Who allowed you to grab my hand?" He immediately removed his hand but still tried to interrogate me. "Talk to me." I continued treading my way to the road across the building. "Weren''t my words clear? If you''re here for my birthday, go home. If you''re here to meet my brother, go with your n, and don''t evere to me." I didn''t know where I should go. Should it be to the pack house? But I didn''t want to see Casey. I was sick to know I would be in the same building as her. Then where could I hide with Eliot still following me around? If it was before I was reborn, I would show my happiness by having him apany me around. "You know why I''m here." "Then what are you waiting for? Go back to your pack. I believe you have a lot of work." "Hannah." His voice sounded begging. "Go. Home." I repeated my own words while emphasizing them. ¡°Don''t make me say it twice." "Hannah." I couldn''t hold it anymore. I halted my steps in annoyance but still had my back to him. "Okay. Fine. You can be here, but don''t try talking to me or even showing yourself in front of me." I gritted at his stubbornness. Was an Alpha always like this? Didn''t know to obey others'' words? I took one step forward, only to stop again when he spoke something. "Give me a reason." And the memory of him using me of cheating on him, abusing me verbally, and the most painful one was his ordering me to abort our baby. Those all hurt me deeply and caused me to put my trust in him away. "There must be a reason. You won''t change if nothing happens. Tell me. Maybe I can-" "You are a monster." I cut him off before he could finish his words. Yeah, he was a monster, torturing me physically and mentally. Chapter 7 ELIOT I went to the daycare center right away and was stunned as soon as I stepped inside the room. I saw her. She was like a goddess. A goddess with a pup in her arms. I wasn''t sure if this kind of goddess ever existed, but she was the one. Hannah was a genuine beauty with a pup in herp. She looked so different from the best friend I used to know. Happiness radiated from her face was in a different level. I felt like seeing a mother now. Images of a happy family instantly came into my mind. I pictured my life, her, and our future pups in my head, and it warmed my heart and caused a smile to tug on my lips. A happy and contented smile like the one she had on her face. Yes. We would have a happy life, and I would ensure that happened. Only if we epted each other. "You are a monster." I couldn''t help but furrow at her words. Since this morning, she kept saying I hurt her-which I had never done-and now she was calling me a monster. Where did the terme from? "Exin," I ordered her but tried not to demand her. I didn''t want her attaching more awful names to me. "Make me understand, Hannah." I really begged her this time. I missed the Hannah I knew. However, she was cruel enough to let me hang with her words. No exnation as she kept silent afterward, and it frustrated me because I couldn''t do anything about that. This situation continued until night. I sipped whiskey from my ss while ncing at the clock from time to time. It was half-past eleven, thirty minutes before midnight. Half an hour to Hannah''s birthday. And I was just sitting in my room. I looked at the box on my bed and heaved a sigh after. It was supposed to be Hannah''s gift when I threw a simple party with a cake and bouquet for her. And after making a wish, she would blow out her eighteen candles. And one more thing. I could confirm Hannah''s identity. Was she my mate or not? But I couldn''t do that after she refused to talk to me. Even her family didn''t know why she acted that way. Who should I ask for, then? I took another sip and then nced at the clock. I did that continuously until I couldn''t count it anymore, and the second ss was empty. Still, I didn''t have an answer yet. What should I do? I was contemting between having a third ss or not. I wanted to be drunk but didn''t want it either because maybe I would go to Hannah, and she hated seeing me drunk. But was the choice still possible? But no one knew the result without trying it, right? So I opted for a tiny viable option and immediately went to her room before I could refill my ss. With the box and bouquet in my hand, I stood in front of her bedroom. I knocked on it three times and waited outside like the obedient boy she might want me to be. "Hannah, it''s me, Eliot. I know you''re not sleeping yet. I''m here just to give you a present. Please open the door for me." I said it low but loud enough to be heard by someone inside the room, which I believed was still awake. No response. I could only hear eerie silence along this third-floor aisle. My wolf''s hearing also didn''t get any movement from inside her room. Was she sleeping? No way. Hannah was always excited to wait for her birthday, so she would stay awake until midnight. Or was she going to ignore me again? "Hannah, please. I just want to give these. And I promise I will go right away." Nothing. "I''m counting to five. I will excuse myself from entering your room if you don''t open the door." Still quiet. And I took it as a cue to start counting. "Five. Four. Three. Two. One. It''s done, Hannah. I will open the door." I grabbed the knob and pushed it carefully so as not to make a voice. Yeah, I knew I had already announced my intrusion into her room. Still, I wanted to look like she left me no other choice. But I couldn''t find her. Even her smell wasn''t potent, which meant she had left her room long ago. Where was she? I rushed to every floor, trying to trace her scent. Lalso went to the basement where she used to hide when we yed hide and sick back then, only to find nothing. The kitchen was also scanned, but no one was there. Then where the heck was she? If this was my pack, I would obviously wake the whole pack house to look for her. I might even wake all my men up to scout the entire territory. But this wasn''t mine. This was hers. Hannah couldn''t possibly get lost in a ce where she had lived her entire life, right? And the fact frustrated me because I couldn''t do anything. I hated not having control over something, especially something precious to me. ''Let me find her.'' Kai tried to calm my raging mind. He was the opposite of me. If I tended to be impulsive, then he always reminded me to keep calm and think of everything with the least emotions involved. Like now. I let him take over my mind and body and shifted to search for her. She might be there, in our favorite tree, as it was the only ce she would go in the forest. It was stream that reflected the moon beautifully, which she often mentioned as her favorite. I growled as soon as the ce came into full view, and I didn''t find a glimpse of her. I also couldn''t smell her. Where was she? I wanted to take control and run the forest to seek her, but Kai wouldn''t let me in. I knew he was protecting me from making a scene, but I desperately needed to find her fast. I might really throw a fuss if I couldn''t see her soon. Then it hit me. The smell of rose mixed with berries entered my nose and instantly calmed my mind. In the next second, I found ourselves inhaling it like it was the only thing that saved my life. ''Mate.'' My mind snapped back into reality at my wolf''s words, and I just realized we were already on my paws, running as fast as we could toward the scent. No! I couldn''t meet my mate now! I must find Hannah. Before long, I saw a grey wolf racing in the same direction as us, and Kai immediately knew she was the one we were looking for. She was our mate. But wait. Why was she running away from us? Kai quickened his paws and, in no time, was behind her. He jumped andnded right over her, hovering and caging her so she couldn''t move anymore. And then I saw her dark blue eyes. They were beautiful and mesmerizing, like taking all of me into her world. Her world? It was our world! But an unexpected thing happened. The wolf snapped her head to the side to avoid my gaze. Hm, I guessed I knew who this she-wolf was. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!