Chapter 2


    Kylie POV


    It had been two days, and Graham didn’t return to my room. The episodes of pain in my belly had


    increased, and I was wondering if I should escape this hellhole. Why did Zoe return? What was it


    that prompted her to leave Alpha Liam ande to Graham? I needed to know the answers so that


    I could tackle the situation.


    I needed one wrong act from her side so that I would show it to Graham that she wasn’t right. Was


    he so enamored with her that he failed to see she came back to use him to her advantage? If she


    loved him, why did she leave him? Didn’t he notice the pattern in her behavior of hopping from one


    Alpha to the other?


    There was no one to help me. Beta Asher was pretty indifferent to this issue because he was loyal


    to his Alpha. The maids and other warriors snickered behind my back. The gossip mill was abuzz


    with whispers about my inability to keep my husband by my side, painting me as a pitiful figure.


    Wives of the councilors stopped calling me and canceled several events in which I was supposed to


    be present.


    In this extreme situation, I decided to meet Zoe’s parents. Her father was Alpha Johan’s former


    Beta.


    Standing on their porch, I felt a surge of hope that ignited within me. I knocked, taking a deep breath


    in. When the door opened, former Beta of the pack, Henry, jerked his head back in surprise. “Luna


    Kylie!”


    “Can Ie in?” I said in a soft voice.


    “Sure,” he replied with narrowed eyes, and stepped aside for me to go in.Please check at N/?vel(D)rama.Org.


    His wife, Betty, came to the main room, wiping her hands with a towel, looking curiously at me.


    I licked my lips as my throat went dry. “It’s about Zoe,” I said. “You should ask her to leave Alpha


    Graham. He’s my husband.”


    Henry grunted as Betty pursed her lips and shrugged. “They were childhood sweethearts, Luna


    Kylie. Their rtionship goes way before you came in this pack. Zoe loves him, and I think it is you


    who should leave Alpha Graham, not Zoe.”


    My mouth dropped to the floor. “Betty!” I snapped.


    “Don’t ‘Betty’ me!” she rolled her eyes. “Please leave.”


    The sting of the insult festered within me, so intense that it awakened Coral''s primal urge to seek


    revenge. But I walked out of their house. Arguing with Zoe''s parents was pointless, since they


    clearly only cared about their own benefit. All my hopes turned into dust.


    When I reached home, I saw Graham sitting in the main hall with Zoe next to him.


    “Why did you go to Zoe’s parents?” he growled at me. “Do you think I will leave her?”


    “Please Graham,” Zoe said in a soft voice. “Don’t be so angry with her. She’s doing it out of love.”


    Tears formed in her eyes. “I am the third person in this marriage. I should leave.” She got up to


    leave.


    “Yes, that’s right!” I blurted. “You should leave.”


    “Kylie!” Graham snarled. He stood up, anger radiating off him. I looked at him with wide eyes,


    feeling his alpha aura, trying to dominate me.


    “Graham, please,” Zoe urged. “Don’t be so harsh on her.” She wiped her tears. Then she looked at


    me. “Luna Kylie, I know you resent me, but I promise that I’ll note anywhere near you. I—” she


    hupped and Graham stroked her back. “I’m in love with Graham. Alpha Liam abused me for two


    years and when I couldn’t take it anymore, I came back to Graham.” She turned to look at him with


    passion in her eyes. “I realize my mistake, but it’s toote.”


    Graham pulled her into a tight hug. “Don’t cry, Zoe.”


    She nodded as she nced at me. Then she pulled away. “I swear I’ll be like a wallflower in this


    house, but please don’t throw me away.”


    “No one is going to throw you out!” Graham growled while looking at me. “I am the Alpha of the


    Lunar pack and I make decisions here.” He took a deep breath in and kissed her, wiping her tears.


    Then he scowled at me. “I’d like to talk to you. Come,” hemanded.


    Stunned into silence, I walked to my room after him. I looked over my shoulder, only to find Zoe


    smirking.


    Graham closed the door behind him. “Kylie, what is wrong with you?” he growled. “Why are you


    after Zoe? She is innocent. It is me who wants her. She keeps telling me she should leave, but you


    should understand that she was the girl I loved much before you came into my life. I can’t leave her.


    She was abused and beaten, and now all she seeks is love. Is sheing in your way? No.”


    “But I am your mate!” I breathed in a gravelly voice, choking on emotions. “Are you so blind not see


    that? We are moon blessed.”


    “Enough, Kylie!” he fumed. “It ismon for the Alphas to have more than one lover apart from


    their Lunas. I am an Alpha and you are incapable of satisfying my body''s requirements. Zoe, on the


    other hand, knows me well. I will not leave her, and that’s my final decision.”


    I gawked at him. “Graham,” I said with quivering lips.


    “You’ll still be my Luna,” he breathed, holding my hand.


    Despite feeling mentally repulsed, my body couldn''t help but respond to his touch after he cheated


    on me. Coral loved the proximity of her mate.


    Suddenly, I caught a whiff of scent and movement outside my door. Zoe was there. In order to show


    her what I was to Graham, I pulled his arms around my waist. The mate bond worked, and he


    immediately pressed me against his body. Inhaling his scent, I hugged him tightly. “We are mates


    and you can’t deny this attraction. Please, I don’t want to be like other Lunas. If you feel you can’t


    leave Zoe, then reject me.”


    “What?” he looked at me with wide eyes full of horror. “I can’t reject you! There will be no such thing


    as rejection! You hear that.”


    Suddenly, the door opened and Zoe walked in. In a big show, she let out a loud cry and pped her


    hand over her mouth. Graham pulled away from me with a jerk. “Zoe?”


    Big tears rolled out of her eyes and she ran away from there. Graham also snatched his hand from


    mine and rushed after her. “It was nothing, sweetie!” he shouted.


    A shudder rippled through my body, and I sank to the floor. I had to do something real quick.


    After a long time, I picked up my phone and browsed the numbers until I found my best friend,


    Katy’s, number. Katy and I lived in the same dorm in college and over the four years, both of us had


    built a strong bond. However, after I got married, I lost contact with her.


    Her brother, Alpha Logan Hanks, was the Alpha of thergest pack in North America, the Nord


    pack. If our pack had one hundred and fifty werewolves, his pack proudly boasted a staggering five


    hundred.


    He was known for his tendency to never sleep with the same girl more than once. But what set him


    apart was his notorious reputation for being both ruthless and cunning. I’d heard that he could kill


    five wolves with just his ws and fangs at the same time.


    I had met him once when I was in college during the spring festival. He had left an hourter, but he


    had stared at me like a louche for the whole time. I had no intention of meeting him again, but


    desperate situations called for desperate measures. Alpha Logan held a powerful clout over the


    Elder Council, and I was determined to tap into that resource. Only the Elders could help mee


    out of this pathetic marriage alone and help me regain my pack.


    So I called Katy to ask for this favor. I think my stars were misaligned. She didn’t pick up.