“Let the stars be my witness, the moon, my judge. I swear to the eternal night sky, you will suffer ten times as much the pain you caused me.”
My voice sounded so feral and malicious that it even made me shiver. However, knowing it terrified that whiny Jena felt great.
After that, I did a lot of thinking, grieving all the love I poured onto Axel who was like a bottomless pit. No matter how much I gave, it would never be enough because I wasn’t who he wanted. On the other hand, he had plenty of love to give when it came to Jena. She even had him at her beck and call no matter the time and occasion. Begging for the love of a man like that only made me pathetic.
I never thought mate bonds would be this terrible. If I knew the goddess would put me through such torment, I would’ve run away at first sight.
“I swear, I’d never go through this again.” I got up, sighing.
That night, I didn’t bother going to the hospital and slept in my room like the dead. When morning came, I headed to the pack mansion to bury my head in the documents at the Alpha’s office and get my mind off this joke. I’ve been his secretary for years, and my work consisted of helping the Beta with documentation and running simple errands.
I walked into the office as usual and went straight to work. However, I didn’t realize that my poor attempt to cope made the others uncomfortable.
That afternoon, Beta Ryker told me Alpha Lycus wanted to see me. I quickly dropped everything and headed for the door, but Beta Ryker stopped me.
“Wait.”
I looked back and waited for an order but I got an apology from someone who hadn’t hurt me one bit.
“I’m sorry about what happened, Diana. Don’t hold back and tell me if you need anything, okay?” Beta Ryker said, and his sincerity made me hate Axel even more.
His uncle wasn’t even at fault but he still had the sense to apologize while Axel had the audacity to yell at me.
I felt my wall crumbling, so before I let myself be vulnerable, I swiftly brushed him off with a nod and marched to the Alpha’s office.
Just as I raised my hand to knock on Alpha Lycus’s door, his gravelly voice echoed in my mind. “Come in.”
Inside, the room was thick with the scent of smoke. He stood by the window, a cigarette in hand, the ember glowing faintly against the dusky light. His sharp gaze was fixed in the garden below, where pups darted about, their laughter carrying through the air.