"And no matter who gave birth to her, Angela belongs solely to Selina," Alpha Frank declared.
On the very first day I entered this place, several burly servants, their eyes glowing with the ferocity of wild wolves, swiftly surrounded me. They roughly seized my arms, paying no heed to my desperate struggles and terrified screams.
With brute force, they pinned me down onto the cold, stone - carved chair.
Frank strode forward with measured, intimidating steps.
In his hand, he tightly grasped a small vial, within which lay several tiny contraceptive pills.
"You thought you could enter this pack and easily claim the right to bear my children?"
Then, with a firm grip, he clamped his hand around my jaw, forcing my mouth open.
I thrashed my head wildly from side to side, hot tears streaming down my cheeks.
He shoved the pills into my mouth, and without a moment's hesitation, he snatched the water cup from the side table. Ignoring my choking and coughing, he poured the water down my throat.
"No one but Selina can bear my offspring," he growled.
"You're nothing but a surrogate. The only reason you were allowed to raise Angela is because it was Selina's dying wish. " Alpha Frank snarled.
His lips were trailing along my skin, but this time, I didn't submit as I had in the past.
Summoning all my courage, I pushed him away.
"Alpha Frank, I'm not feeling well. I won't be attending the banquet either,"
"Our three - year contract has expired, and I'm leaving."
The moment the words left my mouth, the lust in Alpha Frank's eyes vanished completely, replaced by a cold, steely gaze.
"Angela may not be from your eggs, but she was born from your womb. You've raised her for three years, and now you want to just walk away? Sana, you're being incredibly selfish!" he roared.
At his words, I was momentarily struck dumb.
A surrogate, yes, but also a woman who had grown to love a child as her own.
Once, Alpha Frank and my half - sister, Selina, were the golden couple of the pack.
Selina, the gentle and nurturing soul that she was, was cursed with infertility.
She yearned for a child with a desperation that only a mother - to - be could understand.
And there I was, a young woman drowning in a sea of financial despair, struggling to pay for my mother's life - saving medical treatments.
In a fateful meeting, Selina saw an opportunity, and I saw a glimmer of hope.
She paid off my mother's mounting medical bills, but in return, she took away my first - born child.
As the years passed, tragedy struck again.
Selina was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and her health deteriorated rapidly.
On her deathbed, her thoughts were not of herself, but of her beloved Angela.
Fearing that her daughter would be left alone in a world filled with danger and uncertainty, she begged me to take care of her.
Alpha Frank, who had loved Selina with a love that burned brighter than the hottest flames, could not deny his dying mate's final wish. And so, a three - year contract was forged between us.
I would raise Angela as my own, showering her with love and care, while the pack would cover all of my mother's medical expenses.
"Back then, I signed the three - year contract solely to save my mother. It was a simple exchange of needs. Now that my mother has passed away, there's no reason for me to stay any longer,"
"Moreover, Angela doesn't like me. If I continue to stay, I'll only make her more unhappy."
"If you're worried about Angela not being close to you and leaving you without support in the future, I can father another child with you," he offered.
I couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh inwardly.
On the very first day I arrived here, fearing that I might conceive, he had forced me to drink a potion that would render me infertile.
I calmly interrupted him, pulling out the contract we had signed three years ago. "Thank you for your offer, but our three - year contract has expired." Over the past few years, because of my lowly status as a surrogate in this proud pack, I had endured countless disdainful looks and cruel mockeries from the other pack members.
Alpha Frank's patience finally snapped.
With a growl, he snatched the contract from my hands and tore it to shreds, the pieces fluttering to the ground like fallen leaves.
"Sana, it seems you've had too easy a time here and are deliberately trying to provoke me! You won't be attending tonight's banquet. I won't let you ruin the celebration I've prepared for Selina!"
By the time the banquet ended, it was deep into the night.
Outside, the sounds of laughter and merriment drifted in.
