CHAPTER 2 From Luna To A Mere Madam

Nina POV

Where did I go wrong?

"Yes, everyone knows, except a dumb ugly b*tch like you. You stole him from me with your cheap mate bond." Brielle countered with a growl.

And I glared at her with eyes full of tears. I wish I could disappear and escape from this awful nightmare. The atmosphere stinks of sweat and sex. And every second I pass here, the threat of falling into pieces turns inevitable. I need fresh air, I am suffocating.

"Jas-per." I choked on my words, trailing off.

"If you're waiting for me to leave her then you will be mistaken," Jasper scoffs, glaring at me.

"Wh... what about the wedding?"

"I will be getting married to the only woman that is carrying my pups today." He said, kissing Brielle's forehead and my heart tugged painfully.

"Reject her," she hissed and I felt my world starting to fumble before my eyes.

Tears rushed down my face, shaking my whole body vigorously as Leah howled painfully in my head, begging me to make a move. To at least fight but I know this is a battle I can never win, a child is already in the picture.

"I, Alpha Jasper Dominick, reject you, Nina Avery Ross, as my mate and Luna."

He finished and I felt a sharp tug in my heart. The painful howling of my wolf, and then followed by my heavy sobbing. Clutching my chest, my vision all muddled in a blur as I desperately shake my head in disbelief. Not waiting for him to say anything, I turned and ran out of the room.

The incident was about to become the biggest gossip in the pack: Luna had been rejected, and the Alpha's mistress was carrying his first pup - his first heir.

My life was crashing before my eyes. Everything I'd worked hard for- my status, my pack, my life, my dignity, and my reputation- had been ripped away in an instant. It felt like the ground had been yanked out from under me.

If not for my status and his father, the late Alpha Dominick, Jasper would have never accepted me. Day by day, he never resisted showing his discomfort, but after years, I thought he might have grown to accept me.

I thought the mate bond might have bonded us together, that he would have seen the good in me. I did every single thing to please him, to make him love me, but I guess that's just how it is. We can never tell the heart where to belong, no matter our status or fate.

I didn't know when I reached my room and flopped on the bed, crying. I cried uncontrollably, till no single tears were coming out again. Hours passed, and Jasper hadn't come for me.

I could hear voices from the hall where our wedding was supposed to take place. I could tell that guests had started arriving, and that the wedding had commenced- with Brielle as the bride.

I gulped hard, feeling the sharp pain again. Leah, my wolf, hasn't said anything since we returned to my room. The shock and pain are hard for her to absorb, likewise me. But then again, if Brielle marries Jasper, she'd become the chosen mate. Automatically, that makes her the new Luna of the Shadow Moon Pack.

No… No!! That will never be possible. I would never watch them take my pack. Since he rejected me, he should also hand me my pack so that I could leave.

I had had enough, so I changed out of my wedding gown and put on the best elegant dress that I have, because I knew I'd leave this pack immediately after confronting them.

It's obvious that I can no longer remain in the same pack with them, not after what happened. I can't possibly stand them, all over each other. Brielle will use that to break me more, and what about others? They will rub it in my face. I will be the object of mockery. The pain!! The humiliation will be worse than this.

I need to leave, if I want to heal.

But believe me, I will still return after I must have healed. I will make them pay for the pain they both caused me. I will just unmerge my pack. If he refuses, then I will have to get the councils involved. Besides, it was my birthright. I wasn't the one that rejected him or the one that stained the bond.

So opening the door, I stepped out.

I felt the tension in the air immediately as I walked in. The whole hall was so quiet that you could think the place was empty, and not filled with thousands of werewolves.

Everyone's attention was on me, including Jasper's. And when my gaze fell on them on the altar, I swallowed the insult of seeing Brielle in a beautiful silky wedding gown with Jasper in front of her.

It felt like a slap across my face. But apart from that, I could feel a strong, powerful aura coming from my left-hand side, signaling a formidable Lycan presence. Not even Jasper, or any Alphas I had met before, had this kind of strong aura.

And just then, an ominous feeling washed over me with every single step I took, as if someone was watching me. Swallowing my nervousness, I indirectly brushed my sweaty palms down my gown while walking forward.

My face was held high. I smiled, trying to hide the pain and nervousness eating me inside.

Jasper was shocked to see me walk in, despite everything, and the same goes for Brielle. If not for the fact that I am in pain, I could have laughed at the look on her face. She seemed like she had just witnessed a horrific scene. She sure wasn't expecting to see me at all.

But immediately, the shock in his face mirrored into a deep scowl. He sent a sharp, threatening glare in my direction, but I swallowed hard the pain and continued walking. Though part of me still wanted to see that lust that he had always held for me in the past again in his eyes, but looking at him right now, all I could see was disgust and hatred.

I smiled sadly, he looked damn handsome as always in the black tuxedo. It could have been me and him in that altar. The bond between us is slowly turning into a deep wound in my heart, though part of me still wishes that all this is just one of my horrible nightmares.

I dragged in a sharp breath, swallowing the pain. I noticed Jasper whispered something to the warrior beside him, and he hurried toward me.

"Sorry, ma, but please… you are not allowed in here."

"Wow!" There was a loud murmuring from the crowds. I swallowed the insult again and offered him a small, forced smile. Indeed, life is wonderful... from Luna to a mere madam.

My smile faltered, and I stared back at the angry-looking Jasper. Trust me, if looks could kill, I would be ten feet under by now.

"Sorry for the interruption, but I have something that I would love to say," without waiting for his damn approval, I pushed the guard aside and started walking up toward the altar. I needed to stand where everyone would be able to see and hear me.

Everyone was looking at me to know what a rejected, pitiful Luna was about to say.

There was murmuring, whispers, but I cared less. However, I did not look around until I reached the front of the altar. Everyone was curiously looking at me, to know what I was about to say.

There was mumbling and whispers as I stopped in front of Jasper and Brielle. But before I could say a word, a loud, possessive growl silenced the air.

"MINE!" I instantly snapped my head to my left to see a man looking intently at me.

I froze, my breath catching in my throat, and my eyes growing wider.