Octavia's pov
I stood there frozen, my hands trembling as I witnessed the rage in Jake's eyes when he looked at me.
Summer whimpered softly as she lay on the floor, and eventually it transformed into loud sobs.
"After you left, I was consoling her about losing her pup. I only said she'd conceive again and bear more pups for you. She pushed me and slammed my head against the wall repeatedly. She attacked me violently," Summer fabricated.
I tried to speak, but no words came. In a flash, Jake appeared before me, pinning me against the wall as he grabbed my neck tightly.
The moment my back hit the wall, I felt a crack at my lower spine.
"Aaaargh," I cried as my voice returned.
"I swear I didn't touch her. She's lying. She slammed her own head to frame me," I pleaded, but Jake showed no mercy, his eyes blazing with fury. Instead, he threw me aside like nothing, and I landed hard. My right hand hit the wall and went numb instantly.
I moaned softly as hot tears streamed down my face. "Please help me. I didn't do it."
"You better pray to the moon goddess that nothing happens to Summer and my pup, or I'll become your greatest terror," he said, scooping Summer into his arms while she continued crying.
"You deserve this and more. Next time you'll know your place and how to maintain boundaries," Amaya stated, kicking my belly and spitting on me.
I watched as they left the room, and I was left behind in agony, dealing with the crime I did not commit.
The pain became unbearable as my eyelids closed slowly and darkness took over. There was only one thought on my mind as I fell deeper into the silence.
*I hate you, Jake.*
I was only a low ranking she wolf in the pack. This was due to the fact that my mother was the pack's slave, even lower than an omega.
That night, after I heard the news that my crush, Jake, was involved in an accident and lost a lot of blood because his girlfriend left him for the alpha of the pack, I ran to the pack's hospital and donated blood to him. I stayed by his side until he recovered.
After the incident, he ignored his family's threats and vowed to love me and make me his mate.
I remembered my mother's warning against Beta Jake when she discovered our love, but I was infatuated and ignored her warnings.
The things we do for love.
Now Summer came back to him after everything she did to him in the past, and he still chose her over me.
Finally, I regained consciousness. I didn't know how long I'd lain on the cold tiles. My head throbbed intensely, my body weak from exhaustion. I rested against the wall when the door swung open. Jake walked toward me, pulled me up by my hair, and dragged me out.
"What do you want this time?" I managed to speak, but he ignored me and shoved me to the corner.
My gaze met with that of Summer, who was sitting in a wheelchair with her head bearing a slight bandage on the side. She gave me a triumphant smirk.
"Jake, do not let her go unpunished. She has already bitten off more than she can chew," Amaya stated.
I turned to my other side, where two guards were standing with a clipper set on top of a long mirror on the table in front of them.
Terror gripped me as my heart pounded violently against my chest, each beat louder than the last, but I managed to stay composed.
"Jake, you need to believe me. I didn't touch her. She started this and now she's using it against me," I pleaded, hands trembling in fear.
"Even after what you did, you're still calling her a liar when you should be apologizing. What level of jealousy would make you do this to a pregnant woman?" Jake said.
When he said that, I looked straight into his eyes as tears dropped, and at that moment, everything he had done to me flashed back through my memory.
He stood in front of me, lecturing me about being wicked for something I did not do, but he murdered my unborn pup and pretended like nothing happened, not even showing a form of remorse for what he had done.
Lily snarled inside me as my eyes flashed golden light, giving him a warning. I pushed her back inside. As someone barely hanging on to survive until I leave for good, I could not bear risking it all now, as I was still in my healing phase. I could not shift properly due to the presumed childbirth, and even if I did, I would be dead with all of them struggling to hold back their wolves from devouring me.
"Look what you did to your fellow she wolf. Her hair is shaved because of you, cut off so they could access the injury," he growled.
"She won't be the only one with shaved hair. You'll bear the consequences for causing her pain and making her look this way," he said, commanding the guards to shave my hair.
I glanced at Summer's hair. Only a small strand was removed from her temple, barely visible unless closely examined.
"No, no, no..." I cried. "You can't do this to me. Please, I can't lose my hair." I shook with all my strength so they couldn't access it, but a hard blow landed on my chin, leaving me motionless as I fell to the ground.
