*Astrid's POV*
“Kai.” I called in tears“H...how could you do this to me?''
Words couldn't describe the kind of pain I'm feeling presently, my whole world literally came crumbling before my very own eyes and I didn't have the courage to tell the good news to Kai. How could I? He betrayed me, he rejected me and all for what reason? Just because he believes me to be barren and unable to give him an heir.
Kathryn got off the bed, then she came to wrap her hands around Kai's waist.
That little act alone felt like I was being stabbed countless times in my heart.
“You heard what he said Astrid, you're no longer the Luna of this pack, you shouldn't even be standing here right now, go find something to do, the same things' people like you do. Slaves!” She spat, a victorious smirk plastered on her lips.
“Kathryn, I never imagined that you would do this to me, I never imagined that you would betray me like this, I took you as my sister!”
“Don't try fooling us with your crocodile tears Astrid, it won't work this time, I'm not the one who cursed you to be barren and since you can't give the Alpha an heir, why shouldn't I step up?”
“Mating you with a man like Kai is a big mistake from the goddess, I should have been the chosen one, not you! You're nothing but a lowly, barren omega! Getting mated to an Alpha isn't all, your womb should have been blessed too.”
Driven by rage and pain, I hurriedly went to slap Kathryn when she said those words.
“Astrid!" Kai raged, he slapped me so hard that I lost my balance and fell to the floor.
I held my cheek in shock, I slowly raised my head to look at him, and all I saw in his eyes was nothing but hate and anger.
“Get out this instant! Don't make me ask the guards to drag you out and throw you into the dungeon, where you'll be punished severely for a foolish act like this. How dare you raise your hands on Kathryn! She's now my woman and the one who will carry my child, never disrespect her in such a way, otherwise the consequences will be very grave.” He threatened.
Kathryn then rested her head on his shoulder and began crying.
I didn't know what to say, I hurriedly stood up and ran out of there in tears.
When I got to my room, I hid the pregnancy report in a drawer, I placed a hand on my stomach and Kai's rejection and betrayal came flooding into my head, causing uncontrollable tears to stream down my cheeks.
After Kai's rejection, I became so miserable and hopeless, life became too unbearable for me.
True to Kai's words, my status was reduced to that of a mere servant, and I was treated even much worse than other servants in the palace.
Each passing day was like torture to me, there was never a day that went by without me getting abused by Kai and Kathryn, who now paraded everywhere as the new Luna of the pack.
Their constant abuse and maltreatment became too much for me, and I was left with no other option than to leave this pack, not just for my sake but for my baby.
I'm going to become a mother soon, and it's critical I stay strong for my baby.
It might not happen and there might be no possibility of it happening, but I still didn't stop hoping and praying that a day will come when Kai will regret every of his actions.
I placed a hand on my tummy as I made a promise to my child to shower him with so much love and care. The love I wasn't given, my child will get to experience thousands of folds of it.
Midnight came very fast, I gathered the little things I needed, and I quietly set off.
Leaving the palace wasn't too difficult, since I was very familiar with it and knew every path to take.
I went through a tunnel which no one visits, the tunnel leads to a road I can easily escape from.
When I finally arrived, I was able to take a breath of relief, I sharply turned around to take one last look at the pack.
My eyes stung with unshed tears, but I have promised myself to not cry, those people don't deserve my tears.
I silently cursed the day I met Kai and Kathryn, I prayed for the day they'll realize their mistake and be punished severely for their sins.
I then left the Shadow Claw Pack without looking back.
I left, promising myself to take good care of my child and never to return.
I journeyed through the forest for days, and the food I had brought along eventually got exhausted.
I was weak, tired, and hungry, I was barely managing to even stay conscious.
The sun was getting hotter by the minute, and my stomach gurgled loudly as I continued walking.
My pace began to slow down, and I eventually had to stop walking, so I could take a rest.
Suddenly, I heard a rustling sound behind me, the sound seemed to come from a bush not too far away from where I stood.
My heart started beating faster as my breathing turned uneven and shaky while goosebumps appeared all over my body. I didn't know what to do, but I knew better than to get close to the source of the noise.
I swallowed hard as my breathing increased in pace and a knot formed in my throat.
I wanted to run, but I had no strength left to do so.
I caught sight of a wood lying beside me and I instantly picked it up. Yes I was weak and tired, but I was willing to defend myself against anything with the little strength in me. I wouldn't want to die in this forest, my child deserves more than that.
A young man suddenly emerged from the woods and when he saw me, his face held a look of surprise and shock, but I was happy to finally see someone and seeing him brought a new ray of light to me.
Help was finally here.
My vision started getting blurry, and it's only a matter of time before I pass out from exhaustion.
“Help me.” I managed to say before collapsing.
*Astrid's POV*“How's she? Isn't she supposed to be awake now? She's been out for two days.”“There's nothing for you to worry about Alpha, she's fine and besides, she wasn't in a good state when you brought her in, plus let's not forget the fact that she's with child too, she needs all the rest she can get and her reports states that everything is fine, and she's stable, so there's nothing for you to worry about.”“Why are you bothering yourself about someone you don't even know! And why bring a pregnant woman into this pack! I do not approve of this, Lucas.”“You have no say in this matter, Crystal. I am the Alpha and you have no right to tell me who I can help or not help. It'll be best if you leave, since your presence is not needed here.”This was the conversation I heard, and I slowly opened my eyes but closed them immediately due to the brightness of the light.I waited a while for my eyes to adjust to the lights before opening them again, I looked around to see myself in a hos
7 YEARS LATER*Astrid's POV*It's been 7 years since Lucas took me under his wings and also the birth of my sons, Jayden, Kayden, and Braden and I must admit that my kids were the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I was so proud to be the mother of three lovely angels.After the triplets' birth, things took a huge turn for the better and thanks to Lucas, I was able to achieve so much in life and eventually became a successful businesswoman. My life couldn't be any better and I couldn't be more happy than I am.The kids were so fond of Lucas, and they all called him dad. At first, I had thought Lucas would have a problem with that, and I tried making them stop calling him dad, but when Lucas found out about it, he cautioned me and made me stop trying to make them stop calling him dad. Lucas insisted that he had no issue with that, and I eventually gave up on trying to stop them from doing that.Lucas has been a great father figure to my kids and for all he's done, I am deepl
*Kai's POV*It's been seven years since Astrid's disappearance. A few months after her disappearance, I tried looking for her but due to my foolishness, I couldn't continue the search.Every single day that passed, I continued to hate and blame myself for listening to Kathryn in the first place. I shouldn't have listened to her when she told me Astrid was barren, and they had to remove her womb since she had done numerous abortions due to her promiscuous lifestyle.I believed her then and gave up on the search, but months continued to go by and still Kathryn was yet to conceive.I had to visit the pack's priestess due to how worried I was and that was when she revealed to me that Kathryn wasn't my mate, so she can't carry my child, only my destined mate can. Astrid.I became so devastated on hearing the news, and I soon started to regret ever rejecting Astrid in the first place.I couldn't help but to miss her so much, Astrid has always been the one who understood me and no matter how
*Kai's POV*Dan instantly gave me the magazine he was holding and what I saw made me stumble back in shock.Astrid's name was on the front page and it wasn't just that, she was among the top 10 successful business women and she was the first."I is this real?" I stuttered, still staring at the paper in utter disbelief and shock.It wasn't just about her being successful, it was about her being alive, a great feeling of relief coursed through me as I continued staring at her picture on the front page, she's changed so much that it was almost so hard to recognize her."She's alive Dan, she's alive!" I said with a bright smile on my face."Of course Alpha, I told you she's still alive, this is such a wonderful news for us.""Where is she? I need to meet her, can you track down her location?" I asked impatiently.The happiness on Dan's face instantly vanished and it made me wonder what went wrong."What's wrong? Why do you have that look on your face?" I asked and he sighed deeply."The t
*Astrid's POV*I and Lucas were having some business discussions in his study when a guard called our attention that someone wanted to see me."Me?" I questioned with a confused frown on my face."Yes ma'am.""Alright, I'll be there." I replied, the guard then bowed before leaving."Were you expecting a visitor?" Lucas asked."No, I'm not, in fact I'm equally surprised as to who that is." "Then we better go see them." Lucas stood up and I followed suit.As we went to the throne room, I had no idea I would be faced with the biggest shock of my life.When we finally arrived at the throne room, the guard guarding outside instantly opened the door and when we walked in, I stopped dead in my track.The person's back was turned to us, but no matter how long it's been, I could still identify that person when I see them."Kai!" I muttered in shock.My heart was literally pounding in my chest, perspiration broke out from everywhere in my body and when he finally turned around to face us, I st
*Astrid's POV*"What nonsense are you talking about! Astrid will never marry you." Kai seethed.Lucas scoffed. "Think again, after all you were the one who threw away a diamond while picking up stones, you have no say in this matter, you lost all rights to her the day you rejected her!" "So go back home to the woman you left her for, as you can see, my Astrid is doing well and she doesn't need a man like you in her life." Kai looked at me, he was literally pleading with me through his eyes, although I have no idea why Lucas will say a word like that, but to get Kai away, I was willing to play along."You don't know what kind of man he is Astrid, don't let him fool you, he's not a good person, please listen to me." He said."And you do?" I questioned sarcastically. "Don't make me raise my hand to you Kai because I won't hesitate to do that, I won't hear a single word against the man who saved my life when you threw me away, I am alive today because of Lucas, he made me what I am toda
Author's note : Hi readers, this book will now be written in third's pov due to some issues. Thanks and I hope you understand.***Kai angrily walked inside with Dan right on his tail."I told you this was going to happen didn't I, I told you not to rush things, it wouldn't get you anywhere, but you didn't listen to me." Dan said and Kai ruffled his hair in frustration."I just needed to see her Dan, don't you get, all I needed was to meet with her and I found her in that crazy man's arms!" He raged.Dan sighed deeply, he didn't get the chance to see Astrid since he didn't go in with Kai, but waited for him outside, so he has no idea what took place, but from Kai's reaction when he came back, he could tell things didn't go as planned."What happened exactly?" He asked and Kai turned to face him."Astrid wouldn't forgive me, but I won't give up on her and I'm not letting her get married to Lucas!" He seethed.Dan frowned. "Get married? What are you talking about?""Lucas said they were
It was late at night, Astrid already managed to put the kids to sleep, she was just leaving their room when she bumped into Crystal."Watch it!" Crystal spat.Knowing how much Crystal hates her, Astrid wasn't ready for her troubles."I'm sorry." She said, but before she could leave, Crystal said something that made her stop right in her track."I heard the father of your kids dropped by to see you and not just that, he also happens to be our rival, how ironic!" She chuckled. "You know you've over stayed your welcome here, since your ex mate wants you back, don't you think you should go because I think you should."Astrid heaved a deep breath as she tried calming her anger. "I don't have time for your nonsense Crystal, if you want a fight then look for it else where because I'm not interested in your rubbish." She made to leave, but Crystal stopped her with her words."The triplets." She said and she turned to face Astrid. "Does he know about them?" She smirked. "You know, as their fat