Chapter 2


    ria:


    I walked inside the Estate, the Estate that I once called my home. An Estate that I was banished from


    five years ago.


    shback:


    “You could have fought against the divorce. You should have fought against what he wanted…”


    “I was not going to fight the man who clearly wanted nothing with me!” I said, stopping my mother. My


    father, who was watching the scene in silence, tapped his hand on the desk twice. Little did I know that


    this was thest time that I was going to see him. Thest thing that I would have expected was to find


    myself alone in


    this.


    “You are his wife. Whether or not he wanted anything with you would not matter. The duty between the


    two of you was sacred and YOU should have fought for it tost. But no, ria has to get her way, she


    has to do everything that we do NOT want her to do.” Mother snapped at me.


    Luna Rebekah Venier, my father’s wife and Luna, was a woman who did not like things to take the path


    that she doesn’t want them to. And when they did, the anger that she showed was one that no man


    would want to find himself dealing with.


    “The man brought the divorce paper to me, what was I supposed to do? Tell him that I wanted to be


    with him? Despite all the insults, you expected me to still be willing to be with him?” I asked, taken


    aback by my mother’s bluntness.


    Her eves were


    fixed on mine for a second too long fixed on mine for a second too long before my father, who.chose to


    interfere to defend his mate, stood up..


    “Your marriage was not of love nor was it of pleasure.” He said, not bothering to flinch for a second.


    “You had your duties, and neither one of them were fulfilled…”


    “I fulfilled my part of loyalty, respect, and love to him. If he refused to see it…”


    “A Luna is to give her Alpha a child.” He said, stopping me. I had to fight back looking at my stomach


    as my baby was the one thing that I could think of. I didn’t even know why I chose to keep it, but I knew,


    deep down, that I wouldn’t have been able to go for an abortion anyway. It wasn’t something that I


    would be doing.


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    “You failed to do that, and you failed to hold your ce as his Luna an the mother of his only heir.”


    I stayed quiet for a second, looking down at my feet as I felt like I was at a loss for words. I didn’t even


    know how I was supposed to react; I just knew that this was thest thing that I expected to hear from


    them.


    My eyes met Ezio’s, and though I knew that he wanted to speak, I shook my head, stopping him from


    interfering. Thest thing that I wanted for him was to find. himself stuck in a mess that had no end


    because of me.


    “You are to leave this pack, immediately.” My father, Alpha Mario Venier said, making my heart drop to


    my stomach. “As an Alpha’s order, I do not even want. you to attend my funeral. What goes around


    outside my pack, I do not care about. What happens to you after my death, I do not care. But as long


    as I live and breathe, you are not to step foot inside the pack, do you f ucking understand me?”


    End of shback.


    “Mama, did you live here before?” My son, Ashton asked, breaking my train of thoughts. I looked at


    him, and despite the pain that I felt, nodded with a smile on my face. It felt good to be home. The idea


    of meing here was absurd, but considering the fact that Ezio came to speak to me himself. I knew


    not to break his word. “Yes, baby. When mama was younger, she used to live here.” I said, and his


    eyes. widened.


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    “It’s very big.” He said, and Iughed, putting a hand on the back of his head. It was indeed a big


    Estate, being inherited from my grandfather, who got it from his own. father, the Estate has been


    growing as our pack did.


    “Yes! The number of times that your mama got lost here are countless. But you get used to it after a


    while.” I said, and he pouted.


    “We are not going home again?” He asked, and my eyes softened.


    “It would depend on how things went from here, polo lupo. Regardless, we are going to be happy


    with whatever choice we make, yeah? And I promise you not to make it alone. The two of us are going


    to talk about it first and then we can see what would happen,” I said, my voice softening as I spoke,


    knowing that I was going to be sure to make him the strong wolf that I wanted him to be.


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    “Yes, mama.” He said, and I smiled. I ran my fingers through his hair before the door opened, revealing


    Ezio, my one backbone, support, and best friend. No matter the struggle, and no matter how many


    times he was warned by my father; he always found a way toe and see me when I was away.


    “Uncle Ezio!” Ashton cried out excitedly. He ran toward him, and Ezio smiled, lifting him in his arms. He


    hugged him tightly and I smiled at the sight as I walked toward them.


    Ezio put my so down before wrapping his arms around me, pulling me in for a hug that I couldn’t help


    but miss. It was times when I waspletely alone and tired that I found myself missing my family’s


    embrace. And the fact that despite his pain, he chose to call me, wanting me to be by his side after


    father’s funeral and during his ceremony meant a lot to me.


    “Wee home, sore.” Sister. He said, and I looked around the ce where I grew older.


    “It feels good to be home, fratello,” brother.