Chapter 19
Skye
“I don’t know what to do.” I wailed from my place on the sofa of my oldest friends cabin. I hadn’t seen her for months but she had opened the door to me the moment I knocked. She had welcome inside like no time had passed at all. But that was always the way with us.
She a
was no one. A half breed and most of the pack excluded her for that reason.
“I don’t think there’s much you can do” Casey said softly as she placed a mug of tea in a chilled cup on the table between us. “You said he rejected. you!TM
In answer I sobbed again. He hadn’t even given me a chance to explain. Or defend myself and my cheek still stung from his slap. Over the years I had been the victim of some horrible things but never in all of that time had Garret himself struck me.
“Tea.” She nudged the cup towards me again with a nod. “It will make you feel better
I forced myself to sit upright with an equally forced smile. Casey always through everything would be better with tea. Dutifully I reached for it. Wrapping my hands around the mug and bringing it to my lips. I sipped at the scorching liquid and the warmth did ease something inside of me
Maybe Casey was on to something
“Thank you.” I whispered and I wasn’t talking about the tea. I was thanking her for taking me in. For risking her place in the pack by giving me shelter. She hadn’t had to do it but she hadn’t even hesitated.
“Oh don’t thank me. You know 1 hate those assholes in the pack house.” She chuckled. “I mean they have been making our lives hell for years. And yours more than anyone’s. No one- she trailed off, suddenly going still like she was listening to things. “No one would blame you if you pushed that bitch down the stairs. We have all dreamt of doing it.
I swallowed hard. She had been quiet and still because she was listening and making sure no one was listening in. A wise move…
“I didn’t though.” Another sip. “I slept for a little while and then I took a long shower, I wanted him to wake up and see the note-”
“Note” Casey’s eyebrows arched up into her hair. “What note? What aren’t you telling me? Her eyes narrowed as she stared at me.
Before I knew what I was doing my hand settled on my stomach.
“No way! Are you sure?”
“Yeah I had a -1 frowned.
“What is it?” Leaning forward Casey reached for my h
for my hand across the table and squeezed my fingers. “Skye?”
“I had a ultrasound. There were pictures
“Were? Where are they now?”
“I don’t know. They went missing” 1 admitted
Gasping Casey sat back. “So you and the wicked bitch of the pack house are both pregnant and you lose scan photos” Her eyes met mine. “And then she blames you for throwing her down the stairs and a miscarriage? You know what I’m thinking right?”
“No!”
“Oh Skye she’s not pregnant. She’s never been pregnant. She clearly took your sean photos, she faked the fall down the stairs.”
I shook my head. “Why would any one do that? I can’t believe she would go to such lengths=”
“That’s because you’re a good person and you expect everyone else to be good as well. The bitch isn’t good.” Casey sipped her tea thoughtfully. “Prudie could see she was losing Garret. That her grip was sliding. You two were getting closer.”
“How do you know that?”
She chuckled again. “Oh the rumours. But that doesn’t matter. She waved her hand between us. “I doubt he even knows you’re having his child.” Panic gripped my chest tight and squeezed. “You can’t tell anyone Casey”
A low knock sounded on the door and we both froze. If someone was out there and they were a wolf then they would have heard
“Please Casey.”“”
“I won’t.” She promised. “Stay here and stay quiet and I’ll get who ever it is to go away.”
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Pressing my lips together I waited, not daring to move.
“Oh.” Casey’s surprised voices echoed around. “You’re highness”
1 did a double take, scrambling off the sofa and tightening the belt of my robe around me as the king stepped into the small room. Casey fluttered around him.
“I was told I could find you here” His eyes swept down my body. “Are you ok?” Stepping forward he touched my bruised cheekbone with his fingertips. “I heard what happened.”
“Ti ok.” Taking a step back so his hand dropped to his side I lowered my eyes. “Thank you for your concern.”
“Yeah” His eyes skirted away. His look unreadable. “I know I shouldn’t be here, I don’t like to get involved in mating. Unless it’s to arrange them. But what is being done to you is too much.”
“It’s disgusting
Garret needs his ass kicked.” Cas
Casey snarled.
“Casey.” I admonished as the king chuckled.
“I’m well aware of your alphas shortcomings and what he needs and deserves” Meeting my eyes the King pulled himself up to his full height. “He means to reject you.”
“He already has” My eyes locked on my bare toes. They were caked in mud.
“No.”
The
Soren shook his head. “He means to reject your formally. With his Adam’s apple bobbed as he swallowed. “With the ritual”
e blood left my face and I stumbled backwards
“He can’t do that. It’s not done anymore. Casey rushed forward to steady me. “It’s barbaric. It’s not done anymore. Lunas have died before. No
Straightening I stepped forward. “It’s ok.”
“No it’s not. Your highness please. You can’t let them do this to her, not in “she froze and swallowed hard. She had been about to say in my condition and remembered her promise at the last minute
“I mean
Soren’s eyes met mine. “I can step in and order him not to go through with this. Your marriage to Garret has been carefully planned and negotiated. I can order him to not reject you. You can keep your place as Luna. Your rightful place.”
Taking a deep breath I shook my head. “No.”
*If he does this, then you will be forced our of the pack. Even out of the area and you can never came back. You will be killed on sight. Take some time and think-”
“I don’t need to think about it. If I stay Prudie will make sure I suffer. She will make sure my life is hell. Sooner or later I will have an unfortunate accident and die. I can’t stay here. So- my chest heaved as I sucked in a breath. “I accept his rejection and what ever comes with it and then I’ll leave” The thought was terrifying. Apart from trips into town and when I was a baby I had never left these lands. They were all I knew.
“It won’t be pleasant and when you have been rejected you will have no help.”
“That’s not true. I will help her. I have friends that aren’t douche -dogs.
Soren cracked a smile. “Douche dogs? You have a way with words.”
She had the good graces to blush. “Sorry it’s just the pack leaders here are douches. It’s been that way since well since we were children. Skye becoming Luna made us hope things would change but she was treated even worse than we were. Garret is a weak-”
PR
“No.” I snapped. “No he isn’t weak.” I should hate my husband but I didn’t. I couldn’t bring myself to. The last few days I had seen another side of him. “He is just lost Prudie doesn’t bring the best out of him.”
“That’s because she’s a witch. I bet she’s put some kind of spell on him.” Wrapping her arm around my shoulders she squeezed. “It’s the only explanation why he would choose her over you because you are amazing Skye,”
I knew she meant it as a joke but it sparked something inside of me. The missing scan photos was just the the tip of the iceberg. How many times had I found her rubbing herself with my clothes. It was strange but I hadn’t thought anything of it. Now I could think of nothing else.
Pradie so desperately wanted to be Luna but was the also trying to be me.
It didn’t really matter. Not anymore. I would take whatever the ritual threw at me because then me and my child would be free
Yes it would be hard.
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But I would survive. I had to.
“When will it happen.”
Soren gave me a date.
“I see. When Nonna is having her operation.” I mumbled. That made sense. Nonna would not let this happen. But she didn’t have a choice. Garret was alpha and he had decided.
I had as well. “Ok, I will prepare myself to accept his rejection.”
She didn’t want Prudie to be Luna
