I sputtered, stumbling back a few steps. “What rubbish?” I shrieked in confusion.
“Yes Elara, I never loved you. How could I? You are ugly and unattractive. I only married you because you were my mate and I needed our connection so I could get the Alpha title.”
“What are you saying, Rowan?” I cried.
“I knew I could never be the Alpha without my fated mate, so I gave in and mated with you.”
A sharp pain tore through my heart as he revealed what I thought to be five years of a lovely marriage to all be a scam.
“You used me?” I muttered in pain, pointing a trembling finger at him.
“Yes!” Matilda responded with a dry chuckle, “That’s exactly what happened.”
She stalked towards me, her eyes shining with malice. I took a few steps away from her, wiping off my tears with the back of my hand.
I couldn't let everything go like this, I needed to fight. “Please, Rowan…” I begged, my hands slowly reaching down to my belle. “I'm carrying your child!” I sputtered.
He froze, his body stiffening. Matilda's laughter died down, her expression hardening.
“What?” He whispered, furrowing his brows. “You're pregnant.”
“It's a lie!” Matilda shrieked.
“I'm not lying.” I shot back, pulling my bag off my shoulders. I searched through the contents, adrenaline fueling my ragged movements.
I pulled out the pregnancy report and handed it with shaky hands to Rowan.
I took the paper, his mouth in a grim line as he read it. Matilda stormed through the room and snatched the paper out of his hands.
She ripped the report apart and dusted off the pieces around the room.
“It doesn't matter. You promised me we would be together.” She pulled Rowan's startled face from me and towards her. “You need to get rid of her.”
“You need to kill her now. We would have our heir and also the pack would accept me if she's dead.” She whispered, dragging his face towards her and kissing him.
His head whipped back to me, his eyes now darker than before. “You're right.” He growled, flashing his teeth at me.
Before I could beg him, his fist tore down on me, with a hard blow.
I collapsed onto the floor, hot searing pain blooming in my head. I was trying to crawl away when he kicked me hard in the gut.
My body flung through the room from the force, my hands wrapped around my stomach in pain.
I opened my mouth to veg him, but blood flowed out. I cough loudly, choking on my blood.
“Harder.” Matilda spurred on.
Rowan appeared over me, leaning down with a dark gleam, he wrapped his large hand around my neck and squeezed hard.
I clawed at his hands as my lungs begged for oxygen. I wheezed, my body shaking as I choked to death.
I reached into the back pocket of my jeans, pulled out my keys and gripped them hard in my fist.
I lunged hard at him with the keys, striking his face with all my might.
“Arrgh…” he screamed in pain, stumbling back as blood flowed from the tear across his face.
Without hesitation, I rushed to my feet, running towards the door. Thankfully Matilda didn't take the key out and I unlocked it and ran out.
“Stop there!” Matilda called out, but I ignored her, running through the halls as fast as my legs could take me.
I didn't glance back but I could hear Rowan's loud growls as he stormed through the halls after me.
My limbs ached and I could feel a sharp pain in my abdomen but I kept going till I busted out through the double doors outside.
The cold wind got into my face as I ran fast through the woods.
“Elara!” Rowan's loud growls echoed through the woods as he chased me. The tree branches tore through my skin as I ran past, the sharp pebbles on the forest floor hurting my feet.
My breath hitched as I realized I was at a dead end. The edge led to a deep plunge into a lake by the mansion.
I swirled around and Rowan was already so close, his eyes flashing red in the darkness of the woods.
“I'm going to kill you.” He growled. In a second he was in front of me, baring his teeth and ready to attack.
I could also hear Matilda's hurried voice rushing towards me. “You bitch, you are going to die today.” She shrieked.
My eyes flickered from the lake and back to Rowan's approaching figure. I had no other choice.
I can't let them kill me. I closed my eyes and without thinking, I opened my arms and pushed back plunging myself into the river.
