Chapter 2

I resolved I was going to ask as I gently passed through the crowd who had dispersed into little groups, and with my eyes, I began searching for my friend.

Lana's eyes were filled with pity for me. That bitch knew what was going on between me and Callum.

I finally reached where he was, and I cringed at the sight of his arm on another woman's body that wasn't mine.

I stared deep into his eyes.

"We need to talk," I said. Why did my voice sound so low?

His face reflected impatience and disgust, but I wasn't backing down.

My subconscious kept tugging at me that I may be making a fool of myself, but I was persistent.

He walked just towards the edge of the ballroom, where it was quiet.

"What happened?" He quickly snapped at me as soon as he saw no one around.

"Callum, you can't truly be serious about making Lana your mate and leaving me. This is a prank, right?" I said, tears blinding my sight.

He raised his hand a little, wanting to touch me, but he quickly brought them down before staring at me.

"Lorraine, is it that you choose to be given unbridled attention or your special court for something as minor as this." Callum spat.

My hands clenched at my side, and I looked at him.

"You said you loved me, you said you were never going to let me go, and that I was your one and only woman, but now you come out of the blue to say Lana's your mate and the future Luna?" My voice mirrored my heartbreaking emotions.

"People say a lot of things. The last time I checked, you didn't get your wolf, and you're incapable of being called a werewolf, not to talk of being my Luna.''

His words carried a significant amount of hate that I never knew existed.

Each word he said sent my head into a spiral, and the fact that it was true and I still hadn't gotten my wolf.

Most wolves sprout claws to know if they're on the line to getting their wolf, but I, on the other hand, had gotten none other than my freshly manicured nails.

"So what are we at this point? I'm your side chick you used and tossed away when you found your wife." I was hurt, and he made me pissed

So fucking pissed.

"I truly wished that was the case, but you wouldn't even be worth being a side piece."

His words made me feel dizzy and nauseous.

I felt the sting of my mascara in my eyes. I hurriedly turned away from Callum so he wouldn't see me crying, and I rushed as fast as I could into my room.

"Well, isn't this the bed warmer and slut of the alpha?" Lana said, coming out of the shadows in my room.

"Excuse me?" I glared at her intrusion.

"We only know the only thing you bring to the table of the alpha is the dirty thing in between your legs for a man who wasn't even going to marry you in the first place. Tsk."

Lana knew just the right words to say, and I felt nothing but hate for her

My hands clenched at my side. Just ignore the bitch, I told myself.

"I can imagine how pathetic and dumb you must feel. All your sacrifices were disregarded just for a better person to take your spot; It's giving a villain origin story, don't you think?" Lana wasn't backing down

"Leave my room right now," I shouted.

"And as your future Luna, you have no right to raise your voice at me." Her eyes turned a deep shade of green as she glared at me.

"You're just a little girl. How could you possibly dream of ruling the whole pack when you can't even do the things yourself."

She looked around my room in contempt and began to scatter everything, but I was battling with my emotions and was too weak even to stop her.

"You don't even deserve this." She grabbed forward, ripping away the necklace Callum had gifted me on my birthday.

Anger surged towards me as I stepped closer to her.

"Don't touch me, for I am with a child and, most importantly, the alpha's child," she said with one hand gingerly placed on her flat stomach.

She moved back as if threatening me against harming the child like I would do such a thing

"Child?" I mumbled incoherently

Lana had a devious smile, and I couldn't believe Callum would do such a thing to me.

In my moment of silence, she threw the necklace in her head and began to giggle.

The next thing I saw, she dropped the piece on the floor and began to step on it with her shoes.

My brain ticked off instantly, and with a strength I didn't know I possessed, I pushed her down, causing her to fall back and down the stairs with a loud thud.

What have I done?

She was pregnant, Lorraine. What if you killed the Alpha's child?

I ran forward, trying to see how far she had fallen, but I met Callum holding her and staring straight at me.

I had done something unthinkable.

Callum's face had many emotions, the most prevalent being anger.

"Lorraine Slater, I order you to get down here immediately."

He bellowed. For the first time, I felt fear as I stared at Callum.

No other emotion, just fear.

With slow yet deliberate steps, I reached the ballroom, seeing Lana's pack members carrying her possibly to the healer.

"Lorraine Slater, you have committed the biggest harm to this pack that is causing intentional harm to your Luna." His hands clenched very firmly at his side.

"I have no choice but to banish you from the pack for counts of intentional harm and treason." He looked away from me, hiding his face from me.

"I didn't…" I tried to speak, but he held his hands up, silencing my words.

Murmurs came from the crowd. I looked at my parents, my friend, maybe someone who could help me, but everyone turned their back on me.

I had angered the Alpha, and there was nothing anyone could do.

Yet I didn't allow them to see me in my worst state ever.

"Thank you, Callum, but I assure you, you will regret this." I bowed slightly, and when I raised my head, I could swear I saw his expression shift.

With my remaining confidence and my shoulders held high, I walked away from my home, my friends, and my family.

Everything I had ever loved–My home, parents, and best friend. The tears threatened to pour out, but I had to be strong.