Catherine flees from her pack after getting her heart broken by her Alpha lover, only to find out she was pregnant with his child.
PROLOGUE
CATHERINE'S POV
This will mark the second month since I had left My pack. I sat on the hospital chair, rested my head on the wall, my eyes staring at everyone that passes by while waiting for my test result. For a few days now I have been feeling sick and I decided to do a check- up.
As I stared at passers-by I couldn't help myself from going down memory lane, my mind went to the day my heart got shattered by Burke Michealson.
The events that happened that day began to flood my memory, I had never really forgotten about what happened as it left an imprint in my heart, the whispers of the crowd began to fill up my head.
"Sereca" the crowd whispered within themselves and I stood perplexed.
Sereca walked towards Burke, and he held her hands passionately. I saw the way he squeezed it gently and gave her a gentle stare, I could see the love in his eyes.
An awkward smile crept to the corner of Seneca's lips, I could not tell if it was genuine or fake.
Without prior notice tears clouded my vision and I could see Burke was trying very hard to avoid my eyes, last night probably meant nothing to him I thought to myself.
"Get off the road," one of Burke's guards yelled, it was then I realized that I had been standing on the way, I moved to the corner and stood in front of a tree, trying very hard to contain the tears as I didn't want to be the center of attention or create a scene.
Burke and I have been best friends since my foster parents died, which was twelve years ago although we treated ourselves as siblings Burke had always been my crush since I was a child, I didn't want to ruin our beautiful friendship we were the envy of the pack, everyone felt what we shared was beautiful, he would stand up for me when I was in danger and I would do the same for him.
But the previous night things changed, we had taken our friendship to another level, at least I thought we had. He was whispering affectionate words into my ears when we were intimate the previous night.
I placed my hands on my neck, and flashes of him kissing my neck passionately flooded my mind.
But it is quite clear to know that it was just a one-night stand for him, as what happened didn't change his mind about me, another girl is going to be his Luna afterall. Sereca was his mate though, the moon goddess had chosen her from the onset. That's the reason my heart is broken.
To think I was very excited for his coronation and now it turned out to be the worst day of my life, I couldn't contain the tears anymore, they flowed down freely from my eyes, I turned away quickly, from the sight of Sereca and Burke kissing passionately and I blocked my ears from hearing the cheers of the people in the pack.
Twenty years of living and I have never felt this heartbroken, not even when my foster parents died, I figured just covering my ears and closing my eyes wouldn't take the pain away, I took hasty step out of the coronation and wedding arena I didn't want Burke to notice I was gone, like he even cared.
I ran very fast, to prevent myself from doing something stupid. When I got to my house, I collapsed on the floor and cried my eyes out, yelling and wailing like someone who just lost her child. I lost my friendship with Burke and also the only family member I had, and he did not just leave me alone, he broke my heart. I was gasping for air as I cried out loudly, my hands cleaning off the tears and catarrh, I was a mess
"Just leave this pack and get your life together" I thought to myself but I quickly shoved off the thoughts. I grew up in this pack, and leaving the pack will mean I am leaving all the memories of my foster parents behind, and I don't intend to do that.
I managed to get up from the floor and went to the window, as I heard the cheers of the people.
"Sereca and Bruke" they all jubilated, at that instant I realized that leaving the pack was the best option I had.
I hastily took out my savings and counted it, and luckily the money was more than enough to get out of the pack and move to the city.
I'd move to Chicago, and get enrolled in a medical school, I had always wanted that because my foster mother was a herbalist, and she loved medicine, I knew it would also help take the pain away
I arranged my clothes and stepped out of my house. My eyes darted to the forest, and little children playing, a weak smile crossed my lips because I knew this would be the last time I'd be seeing this.
My eyes were already swollen and red from crying, I inhaled deeply, taking in the atmosphere of the environment one last time, before I started my Journey.
Now in Chicago, trying to chase my dreams, it has not been easy, but I'll keep struggling.
"Why are you here?" A man who sat beside me asked, lost in my thoughts I didn't notice someone had sat beside me until he spoke to me.
I turned to look at him, and damn he is so handsome, his pretty blue eyes stared directly at me, it was like he was seeing through my soul.
For some seconds, I lost the ability to speak, there were no reasonable words that were forming in my brain. He just gave me a smile before stretching a hand in my direction.
"I am Jaxon Pace", he said.
"I...I... I am Catherine Tyler" I said stuttering, I took his hand into a handshake, and he winked at me.
"Shit, my cheeks are red, hope he did not see that", I thought to myself.
"So why are you here?" He asked again, with a smile, as he placed his hands on his hips.
I bit my lips, unable to say a word, even when I knew why I was there, and it made him chuckle.
"I came here for some regular check-up," I said, after finding my voice.
"That makes the two of us," he replied.
He shrugged his shoulders, still giving me a genuine smile.
"How can a man be this handsome", I said to myself whilst staring at him with the corner of my eyes, Burke flashed my thoughts and it occurred to me that he was way handsome.
"Shit, I shouldn't be thinking of Burke". I thought to myself.
I kept stealing glances at him when he was not aware, and he caught me .
"I can see you look at me each time I turn away," he said, with a light laugh, which quickly disappeared from his face.
"What?" I faked ignorance, just immediately the nurse came to save me from the awkward situation.
"Miss Tyler, here is your test result," she said with a smile, like she gave me some good news.
"Congratulations mam," she said, before excusing herself.
" What can a hospital bring that will be a piece of good news to me at the moment"? I looked at the nurse in shock as she walked out.
With haste, I tore open the test result and froze on my seat after reading it.
"Shit, I am pregnant."
In her previous life, Kimberly endured the betrayal of her husband, the cruel machinations of an evil woman, and the endless tyranny of her in-laws. It culminated in the bankruptcy of her family, and ultimately, her death. After being reborn, she resolved to seek retribution against those who had wronged her, and ensure her family's prosperity. To her shock, the most unattainable man from her past suddenly set his sights on her. "You may have overlooked me before, but I shall capture your heart this time around."
"Is it considered betrayal to develop feelings for your best friend's boyfriend? What about when fate intervenes, and he turns out to be your destined mate? You might think it's luck and thank the moon goddess for such a twist of fate. That's what I believed until the love of my life uttered those dreaded words: 'I want a divorce!' As I stared at the pregnancy test in my hands, I realized it was better to keep my secret to myself. My name is Violet, and this is my story."
Kallie, a mute who had been ignored by her husband for five years since their wedding, also suffered the loss of her pregnancy due to her cruel mother-in-law. After the divorce, she learned that her ex-husband had quickly gotten engaged to the woman he truly loved. Holding her slightly rounded belly, she realized that he had never really cared for her. Determined, she left him behind, treating him as a stranger. Yet, after she left, he scoured the globe in search of her. When their paths crossed once more, Kallie had already found new happiness. For the first time, he pleaded humbly, "Please don't leave me..." But Kallie's response was firm and dismissive, cutting through any lingering ties. "Get lost!"
"I've warned you from the beginning. Don't marry him, but you won't listen." She stood close to me and smiled with concern. "You are not a woman worthy of a man as handsome, rich, smart, and virile as Blaze." My whole body trembled at her words. "Have you no shame?" I asked in a quivering voice. "Take a good look at yourself, Heather." She looked at me in the mirror. "You can't even look at your ugly face. Do you think Blaze can endure a lifetime of looking at that face?" Heather Bailey had a surprise from her husband that night: a divorce agreement. After a year of marriage and facing ups and downs, she couldn't believe Blaze intended to divorce her. But she was devastated when she saw him gazing lovingly at another woman because that person was closest to her. Shortly after she put her signature on their divorce papers, shock waves caught her up. Her flower shop was severely burnt, beyond repair. Her father's company collapsed, and her parents blamed her. She struggled to rebuild her life from the ground up and became more successful than ever. Having many customers who came from influential families, she started her action against Blaze. She won the very thing he wanted. But that was just the beginning.
Rosalynn's marriage to Brian wasn't what she envisioned it to be. Her husband, Brian, barely came home. He avoided her like a plague. Worse still, he was always in the news for dating numerous celebrities. Rosalynn persevered until she couldn't take it anymore. She upped and left after filing for a divorce. Everything changed days later. Brian took interest in a designer that worked for his company anonymously. From her profile, he could tell that she was brilliant and dazzling. He pulled the stops to find out her true identity. Little did he know that he was going to receive the greatest shocker of his life. Brian bit his finger with regret when he recalled his past actions and the woman he foolishly let go.
Amy didn't expect that her husband whom she had loved and trusted earnestly for many years would be cheating on her by having sex with his secretary. When she confronted him, he and his secretary mocked and ridiculed her, they called her barren to her face, afterall, she had not conceived for the past three years that she had been married to her husband, Callan. Terribly Heartbroken, she filed for divorce and left to the club, she picked a random gigolo, had a hot one night stand with him, paid him and dissapeared to a small city. She came back to the country six years later with three identical cute boys and three identical cute girls of the same age. She settled and got a job but soon find out that her CEO was the gigolo she had sex with six years back at the club. Will she be able to hide her six little cuties from her CEO, who happens to be the most powerful man in NorthHill and beleived to be infertile? Can Amy and the most powerful man in NorthHill get along considering the social gap between them.