Chapter 2

Kane's expression visibly stiffened. "Ayla, I know you just had a miscarriage and your emotions are unstable. I won't hold this slap against you."

He reached out to hold my hand. "But I'll pretend you didn't mean what you said about divorce."

I shook off his hand and shifted away, wanting to distance myself from him.

Kane continued talking to himself.

"Be reasonable. The alliance between our two packs isn't something you can just end. Don't you care about the corporation's stock price or our people's reputation?"

"Besides, you're about to graduate with your doctorate. If you divorce now, what will people think of you? Are you willing to throw away your bright future?"

"It's just one child. We can have more."

I looked at him coldly, finding it utterly laughable.

Among werewolves, a Luna's status was second only to an Alpha.

And I wasn't just the Luna of Black Rock Pack. I was the sole Alpha heir of White Moon Pack.

Yet in his eyes, I wasn't even worth as much as an Omega.

"Kane," I said, my voice calm. "Do you really think I don't know about you and Lena?"

"Last year during the blizzard, when my father's people were surrounded by rogues, I sent you five distress signals. You didn't respond to a single one."

He frowned. "I told you, there was a board vote that day..."

"You were with Lena." I threw my phone in front of him, the flight records glaringly bright.

"Lena said she wanted to see the Northern Lights. So you flew overnight to spend three days with her. My White Moon Pack was nearly wiped out because of it."

Kane's smile finally cracked.

I continued, my tone flat. "Since we got married, you've never given me a single decent gift, yet you gave Lena a sapphire necklace worth two million dollars. I really want to ask. Who do you really consider your wife?"

"Enough!" He shot to his feet, the chair crashing against the wall.

"Can't take it anymore?" I pulled out documents from under my pillow and slammed them against his chest.

"Tell me, who did you sign away White Moon Pack's mineral rights to?

You used our White Moon Pack's assets to support your Omega, and you still have the nerve to sit here and tell me not to divorce you?"

Kane grabbed my wrist, his fangs bared, pupils turning red. "Ayla, don't push me."

"Push you?" I stared directly into his eyes. "I was pregnant for so long, and every day you sent me vitamins that Lena had to approve first.

I thought you were being thoughtful at the time. Now I realize you were just making sure the poison would kill my baby, weren't you?"

His hand loosened, and he stepped back as if burned.

"Since your Omega loves to approve things so much, let her be the Luna."

I threw the signed divorce agreement in his face. "I'm ending this marriage."

Kane clutched the paper, his knuckles white as it crumpled in his hand.

He threw the crumpled paper on the ground, grabbed his coat, and left.

After Kane left, Sophie, the Beta who had served me for years, came in with red-rimmed eyes.

"Luna Ayla..."

I pulled out the IV needle from the back of my hand and leaned against the headboard, speaking calmly.

"Pull out the alliance agreement between our packs, the joint accounts, and the mineral transfer documents. I want every single transaction investigated thoroughly."

"Also, gather the remaining vitamins I was taking before my miscarriage. Don't let anyone touch them."

"And contact my advisor. I want to attend my graduation defense on schedule. No delays."

Sophie's tablet nearly cracked under the pressure of her grip. "Yes, Luna Ayla."

I looked out at the gray sky, my hand gently resting on my abdomen.

Kane. Lena.

In this life, what you owe me, what you owe White Moon Pack. I'll collect it all back, with interest.