Justina's Point Of View

"I, Alpha Jasper Howl, reject you, Justina Hunter, as my mate," he said.

At his words, I felt a sharp pain in my heart. I knew it was the mate bond being severed. I clutched my chest and tears filled my eyes. But it wasn't because of the unbearable pain in my chest.

It was because of the betrayal. I had given my all to Jasper. My time, love, dedication, and loyalty. And this is what I get in return?

A cruel unceremonious rejection? The worst was that I couldn't even understand where I went wrong.

I have been having this premonition for a while now. It started when I noticed that Jasper had started turning a little cold towards me.

Then he started keeping his movements secret and I suspected he was seeing another woman. I knew the woman must be the reason for his current actions.

I never knew it would escalate to this so fast.

Tears stung my eyes as I remembered the good times we had shared. I was unwilling to let go.

"Who is it?" I asked Jasper, trying to keep my voice from cracking.

Jasper looked at me with disdain, his eyes devoid of the warmth they once held for me.

"Who's what?" he asked me in a scathing tone, sounding very impatient. It was obvious he would rather be anywhere else than here. But I was determined to know who it was that had turned my sweet Jasper into this cruel, unfeeling monster before me.

"Who's the one you have been cheating with? The same one you're leaving me for?" I asked.

To my surprise, Jasper chuckled. "Is it any business of yours now? You're a weak omega, I'm a strong alpha. We have no connection whatsoever, and you certainly don't deserve to know any details about my life,"

At his words, I felt as though a sharp blade was cutting my heart into pieces. Deep within me, I had hoped he would deny he had another woman.

That he would say he was just tired of me, or that he needed a break. No reason but the one truth.

That he had been cheating on me.

The sob tore from me before I could stop it. My eyes stung from the tears. To my shock, Jasper delivered me a well-placed kick, bringing me to the floor.

"You should kneel before your alpha, weak omega," he mocked. "I don't know how you ever got it into your head that there could ever be an us,"

With that, he walked away, leaving me crying on the floor.

I woke up several hours later. I must have dozed off while crying. I shuddered as I thought of the host of things that could have happened to me.

Looking at the sky, I saw the sun was already setting. I frowned as I tried to remember what I was doing out in the open.

Suddenly, the memories hit me. Jasper's betrayal. His rejection. The way he had kicked me and left. His mocking.

And tears rose to my eyes all over again. I couldn't accept this. I found it extremely hard to let all those years I had dedicated to the relationship go to waste just like that.

I got up, determined. I was going to make Jasper see reason one way or the other. We were meant for each other and had been a great couple before he started seeing that other woman.

Resolute, I walked to his house and knocked on the door. There was no response, but I refused to give up.

After some time of knocking, I finally heard someone at the other side of the door. I stepped back and took a deep breath, mentally rehearsing what to say.

However, when the door was opened and I saw the person behind it, the words flew out of my mind, lost forever in the waves of shock that crashed over me.

"Olivia," I gasped, my palms flying to my mouth in shock.

Olivia was my best friend. She was my only friend. As the omega, no one was willing to befriend me, except Olivia.

I had always considered her more like a sister than a friend, and I shared all my secrets with her, including how the alpha was my mate.

I never thought she would make a move one day and snatch my mate, and even as I looked at her, I wasn't willing to believe it.

But there was no other explanation for her being in Jasper's house, especially with how she looked at the moment.

She stood proudly at Jasper's door, wrapped loosely in a towel. Her hair which she usually tied up in a bun was let down to her shoulders and looked very messy.

Her body shone with a sheen of sweat. Her lips were swollen. And worst of all, I could see bite and claw marks all over her body.

It was obvious what she and Jasper had been up to inside the house. My heart sank and I felt the world tilt.

I barely managed to stand, leaning against the doorframe for support as the world spun around me.

"Well," Olivia said, smirking. The mockery in her tone was heartbreaking. "You have been so blind I was afraid you would never find out. I'm so glad you did,"

I gaped, unable to form a word. Was this my best friend? Which devil had possessed her?

"Olivia," I hated the fact that my voice was breaking. The fact that I looked so pathetic. But I couldn't help it.

"Why?" That was the only word I could force out as a heavy weight settled on my chest, threatening to crush me.

Olivia smirked. "You're too weak to be a luna. What do you think the other packs would think of us if they found out an omega became the luna?" she asked.

Suddenly, I couldn't bear it anymore. Turning, I fled. From Jasper's house, from the pack, from heartbreak.

I couldn't stop running, as though I could outrun my worries.

At last, as the sun rose early the next morning, I collapsed on the floor, totally drained from running throughout the night.

Many hours later when I woke, someone was leaning over me. I knew it was a strange wolf and not one of my pack, but I was too tired to care.

I felt it would be great if an enemy wolf finished me off. Life didn't seem worth living anymore.

*****

Three months later….

I looked at the calm surface of the lake, considering if it would be deep enough to drown me. But then, I thought of the kind wolf that had taken care of me these past three months and had nursed me back to health.

It wouldn't be fair to her if I ended up taking my own life after all her troubles. Sighing, I stepped back.

Maybe, it was time to move on and start living. I resolved to put the past behind me and forge a new life.

That was the very least I owed Dawn, my new best friend. She was from a rival pack and had every reason to kill me when she found me near the border that early morning.

But she hadn't. Sensing a broken wolf, she had taken me home and nursed me back to health.

Suddenly, someone laid a palm on my shoulder, startling me. I was relieved to see it was Dawn.

"Hey," I said, pasting on a smile.

Dawn returned a bright smile. "Want some?" she asked, extending some snacks to me.

Then the smell hit me, and I bent double over the lake, retching. But even though my body wracking retches, I felt despair.

The wolves never got sick easily. If I was sick now, there could only be one possibility.

I was pregnant, and Jasper was the father.