LOGINAria’s POV “Mommy!” the two boys called in unison, wrapping their tiny hands around my legs before I could react. My body stiffened and for a few seconds, my mind went completely blank. Mommy? Me? No... that couldn’t be right. Maybe their mother and I had a striking resemblance. Slowly, I looked down at the two little boys, clinging to me with so much excitement as though they had waited their whole life for this day to come. They were smiling and their innocent blue eyes sparkled with happiness, completely unaware of the storm raging inside me. My throat tightened as I swallowed hard. Gently, I bent down and carefully loosened their tiny arms from my legs. The boys looked at me in confusion. The wide smile that was once on their faces slowly faded away. I lowered myself until I was crouching at their eye level, forcing a small smile that didn’t reach my eyes despite the chaos inside me. "I'm sorry, sweethearts," I said softly. "But I think you've mistaken me for someone
Aria’s POV “If what you are saying is true... if truly my womb wasn’t damaged, why did it take me three whole years before I was able to conceive again?” Lea lowered her gaze, unable to meet my eyes. “Because I made sure you couldn’t, Luna.” “What do you mean?” I queried, a deep frown settling on my face. “Do you remember the injections I gave you every three months? The one I told you would boost your hormones and improve your chances of conceiving?” “How could I have forgotten?” I answered quietly. For three years, I had never missed a single appointment. Every three months, I came into this very office, rolled up my sleeve and allowed Lea to inject me without asking a single question. Because I trusted her and believed she was helping me. I believed she wanted the same thing I did—to see me become a mother again. My eyes slowly lifted to hers. “What about those injections?” Lea’s lips quivered, her fingers trembling on her laps where she had placed them. “They weren't
Aria’s POV “Save my life? What do you mean?” My brows furrowed in confusion. “Three years ago, Luna, exactly one week after Alpha Lucas's burial, Lady Vivienne came to see me.” I frowned. “She came here?” Lea nodded weakly. “She had requested a private consultation,” she continued. “I assumed she wanted to discuss her health, so I welcomed her into this very office.” She glanced around the room before lowering her gaze again. “But I was wrong,” she concluded. My heartbeat gradually quickened. “What did she want?” Lea's hands trembled violently on her laps where she had rested them. “She wanted your child dead.” The words struck me like a bolt of lightning. My entire body froze. “What?” “She told me your child didn’t deserve to live when she lost hers because of you.” My breathing hitched. My knees buckled, but I held onto the edge of the table before I could fall. “She said as long as you carried Alpha Kael's child, you would always have a place in the Knight fami
Aria’s POV “Aria... what’s going on?” Lea’s voice shook, forcing a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “Aria?” I let out a scoff. “Are we close enough for you to call me by my name? What happened to calling me Luna Aria?” Her smile faltered completely. “I...” “Or have you suddenly forgotten the proper way to address your Luna?” I tilted my head slightly.For several long seconds, she simply stared at me. “Aria, what is wrong with you? You have been acting weird. Is anything wrong?” “Aria again?” I slowly rose to my feet, walking in her direction. Each click of my heels against the tiled floor echoed through the office. Lea instinctively took a step backward. I could see it—the fear in her eyes. The kind of fear that came when you knew that something was wrong, but you couldn't figure out what exactly. Interesting. That was the exact reaction I had anticipated for. I stopped just inches away from her and wrapped my arms around my chest. “Tell me something, Doctor Lea,” I
Aria’s POV As soon as I got to my room, I went straight to the bathroom to get ready for my trip to the hospital. Not for my regular check-up, but to begin the second lesson. After I was done dressing, I walked to my closet to pick out an outfit. The moment I slid the wardrobe doors open, I frowned. Not a single dress hanging there reflected the woman I had become. For three years, I had dressed like a shadow. All I wore were simple, faded colors, and cheaply made dresses. Clothes that made me disappear into the background.Even though Kael transferred an outrageous monthly allowance into my account without fail, I had never truly spent it. Instead, I watched my balance grow into an amount I never thought I could acquire in my lifetime. "If I spend his money, it'll look like I'm only with him because of his wealth." That had been my excuse. But looking back now, I almost laughed at my own stupidity. I had spent three years, denying myself comfort just to prove a point to people
Aria’s POV “Not even me.” Those three words echoed through the living room. For a second, I genuinely thought I had misheard him. The servants looked just as stunned as I was. Several pairs of eyes darted between Kael and me, as though waiting for someone to reveal this was all some elaborate joke. He really said that? What a joke. If he had said those words days ago, maybe... just maybe, I would have felt butterflies fluttering in my stomach. But hearing them now stirred nothing inside me except a deep, burning hatred. Three years. Three long years of watching him stand silently while people humiliated me. Three years of swallowing my tears because the one man who was supposed to protect me had chosen everyone else over me. And now... now he wanted to act like the husband he should have been from the very beginning. But it was too late. The Aria who desperately craved his protection had died a long time ago. I didn't need him anymore. My gaze lingered on him for a brief se
Kael’s POV Back in the present, the elder's voice echoed once more through the wedding hall. “Alpha Kael?” My eyes snapped back to reality. Hundreds of confused eyes were on me, waiting for me to say, “Yes, I do.” But what they all didn’t know was that if I said so, I wouldn’t just be ruining my
Kael’s POV After the doctor finished treating Aria and prescribed some medications, everyone slowly began leaving the room one after another. Vivienne was the last person to leave the room. Before she left, she stood by the door for several minutes, her eyes burning into mine with suspicion. It
Aria's POVThe first thing I felt when I woke up the next morning was the sharp pain pounding against my head. "Ouch," I winced as the reflection of the sun that shone brightly into the room through the windows, pierced into my eyes, forcing me to shut them again. What happened last night? I cou
Aria’s POV The days that followed became suffocating for me. Vivienne never forgot what happened that night, neither did Luna Beatrice. If anything, their hatred for me only deepened. The things I once did which Luna Beatrice appreciated—cooking her favorite meals, organizing the pack gatherings







