Chapter 2

*Katerina pov*

"You don't have to be nervous, I'm sure is not as painful as we have been told " cara said and I glared at her .

"What? don't give me that look ,anyone looking at you right now will obviously know what is running inside your head " cara said and I sighed

"Coming form someone who is also not experienced in it..." I said as I turned to the guard in front of my door "please escort miss cara t her room "

"Yna you are very mean ,you can not do this to me just because you have Rick now I was merely trying to help ,who is going to hel you take off your dress ?cara yelled as I got into my room .

I just waved my head ,cara can be a handful sometimes but I love her regardless I'm more than grateful having her around especially since my parents are no more

" You all can leave I can manage by myself here "I addressed the maids in my room ,they all bowed their head and left ...

As they keft I couldn't help but notice how everything around me feels weird .

The weird feeling inside me hasn't gone instead is becoming more intense.

And to think of it Rick did not come back with me the whole evening he had barely been by my side ...

I pulled off my clothes and switched to the lingerie that was prepared beforehand for my wedding night by cara .

I know I was having a weird feeling but I'm not going to allow it to ruin my wedding night ...

After putting on my lingerie I started walking toward the matrimonial room that was prepared for me and Rick.

"Hey Krystal,why have you been awfully quite today ,I thought today was meant to be a happy day for both of us " I asked my wolf but instead of me to get receive a reply I just heard her small whimper .

"Krystal at least talk to me if some thing is wrong ,how I'm I suppose to know if you don't speak " I said in my mind feeling drained already...

"I don't know Katerina,j just felt something weird during the wedding,when you and Rick were taking your oath " Krystal said

"What did you feel?I asked already confirming that something is bound to happen and it includes Rick I side just that I don't know what

" When Rick said his oath he wasn't real ,or more like he was not sinceres enough like he had an ulterior motive,and he had this feeling that he was about to hurt you and when he marked you I saw someone's else face and I can't feel his wolf anymore, Katerina they blocked us "Krystal said no wonder I could not feel Rick even after mating with him .

What's Rick up to ?I asked as I fastened my footsteps to get to the matrimonial room I needed to talk to Rick and I knew he was there cause I could feel his scent but another scent was coming from there too.

Just like an electric shock I felt something a severe pain hit me on the mark that Rick gave me and with every seconds the ain increases,I managed to reach the room and opened the door and I came to face with the reality inside the room

Rick and another girl both half naked on the bed the moment they knew that the door was opened they both turned around to face me and the pain in my neck stopped .

Finally piecing everything together I moved toward Rick and gave him a painful sla on both his jaw"smak ,smack,smack " I would have given him more if not that I will also be receiving pain for what I didn't do ,I shot him a deadly look as I ran out of the room .

Rick was running after me I could hear his voice

"Katerina wait I can explain " but I didn't give a damn ,how could he ?of all days it ha dto be on our wedding night on our matrimonial bed and room ,I haven't even gotten the chance to share a bed with him yet ad he willing gave it to another girl and here I thought he loved me .

"Everyone should be in the pack's hall in five minutes," I growled through the mind link, I'm in pain and I need answers and I need Rick to answer them in front of the whole pack

Reaching the pack hall with Rick running behind me noticed him wincing a bit before he looked at me with a hard gaze.

"Katerina, this is a matter between us. You don't need to bring everyone into this," Rick said, and I can't believe that he still has the audacity to defend this matter.

"Everyone definitely needs to be a part of it. It has always been the rule of this pack. Besides, you are the alpha of the pack now, Rick. Don't think impulsively," I said before pacing up and down t calm myself before the pack members arrive

Seeing the pack members rush into the hall, I gulped a bit.

Though I acted strong inside , I wasn't sure about it anymore. My legs felt like giving up as my body shook with pain. I don't know if this was what rejection felt like, but in my heart, it felt like someone was stabbing me again and again.

Wiping the rogue tears that flew from my eyes, I took a deep breath before walking ahead in the hall.

I don't know how humiliating this matter is going to become for the pack.

Their late Alpha's daughter just got married today, and they met a new alpha, and on the same night, they were about to hear such a piece of news about their wedding.

"Luna Katerina? Why did you call everyone in such a hurry? Are we under some kind of emergency? Is something wrong?" Rick's father asked me with a knowing look, and for some reason, it felt like he already knew about it.

"Your new alpha, Alpha Rick, has something to say. Alpha Rick," I said, and he looked at me with dark eyes as he gripped the girl's hand in a tighter protective grip.

Looking at her I wonder how they were both able to put on clothes in such a short time

"I am sorry. I know I should have informed everyone regarding this matter before the wedding, but I have no intention of leaving Luna Katerina, thus I didn't tell her beforehand. I didn't want to spoil our day. I thought she would understand the matter, but it looks like she is more interested in creating a fuss than having a peaceful night," Rick said.

I looked towards the ceiling, trying my best to control my tears that were wanting to fall.

Wow, according to him, I am fussing? He brings his a girl that I don't know ,an omega at that someone that is low beneath me am never one to judge people based on their status but right now am hurting and he shares a bed with her on my wedding night , and I am fussing?

"What is the matter, Alpha Rick?" Caleb, who was also my Gama, said, and everyone nodded their heads.

"I found my mate. My fated mate," Rick sighed, and everyone gasped before looking at me as if waiting for some kind of reaction from me well I wasn't expecting anything more , seeing from the way the girl can not seem to detach from his presence

"I don't see why there is a problem with that. According to the agreement, reject your mate. That’s what both of you had signed and vowed to each other. Why are you extending this thing and making it harder for yourself and the poor girl?" Cara asked, and Rick glared at her not like I care anymore,I never thought that the live I have for him will die with just one of his actions

"I can't reject her," Rick said, and once again, everyone looked at me.

"Can I know the reason why you can't reject her? You didn't hesitate to sign the agreement. And it was signed in front of the pack, my late parents, and your parents. And before that, I want to know when you came to know she is your mate?" I asked, and he looked away."It's been a week since I found her. I met her when I went to the southern areas. I can't reject her because she has already suffered so much in her previous pack. You guys won't believe how pitiful she was when I found her,” Rick brought that girl closer to him.

"Well she didn't look weak when you guys were having intimate actions few minutes ago " I said and the whole pack gasped in shock ,

“She had wounds all over her body. She was barely holding herself alive. I can't reject her and have her suffer the mate-rejection pain too. Her wolf won't be able to take it. She will die, and I don't want that. I am sure you are not too inhumane to want that either," Rick said, and I looked at him, a feeling of self-mockery settling in me.

"Her wolf would die because of the rejection. What about me? Were my six years of love a joke to you? Why don't you think about my wolf?" I asked, feeling sad, and Rick looked away, not answering me.

"So, now what? You guys took your oaths today only. Are you going to reject our luna?" Caleb asked, and it brought tears to my eyes.

"There is nothing like that. Luna Katerina will still be my rightful wife. What I am trying to say is, I can't reject my mate. My wolf wants her. If I reject my mate after meeting her, then he is going to be heartbroken and will never be as powerful as he is. Do you think an alpha with a broken wolf will be able to rule the pack?" Rick reasoned, and the more he was speaking, the more tears dropped on the floor as I looked down to hide my pain.

"Why? Why did you hide it from me? We could've stopped the wedding if you had mentioned this earlier!Why!" I screamed in pain, my wolf howling along with me.

"I am sorry, Katerina. I know I wronged you," Rick said, and I snarled at him when he tried to walk toward me, making him step back.

"Luna Katerina, I know I have become a hindrance in your love life, but believe my mate, I mean Rick. We really can't leave each other.

I can't live without him. Without him, I will die. I love him so much. I know you are a chosen mate, but can you give him the same love as a fated mate?" The omega said to me in her overly sweet voice, and I got on my knees, closing my eyes.

"So all your love and wolf's pleasure and power is worthy, but it doesn't matter when it comes to me?" I asked no one in particular."Yna," cara said, looking at me with sympathy, and I growled at her, a warning to maintain her distance from me.

"If you can't reject her because you don't want to make your wolf weak, I guess we have nothing to talk about," I stood from my place, looking Rick in the eyes.

"Since you can't reject your mate and be loyal to me like the contract says, I guess there is no reason for me to follow the contract and let you have the Alpha's position,right?" I looked at him, and Rick widened his eyes.

"You wouldn't dare," Rick growled at me.

"Do you want to test me?" I snarled back at him.

"Stop it. You don't need to fight my mate for it. I thought Luna Katerina was a sensible person, but I can see that you can't let a weakling like me have happiness," the girl suddenly said, and I raised my brows at her.However, what shocked me was that her words were changing the expression of my pack members too. Were they also blaming me? After everything I have done for them?

"I can't let it happen. I don't want my mate to be stripped of his position. My love for him is not the selfish kind. I won’t let him suffer for my love. If my mate rejected me, I am going to die anyway, but I don't want to die as a rejected wolf. It's better if I take my life myself. It will be much better," That girl said and before anyone could react, she took out a dagger from her dress and sliced her wrist, making everyone widen their eyes.

"Nancy!!" Blake growled in anguish before picking her in his arms and running out of the pack mansion.