Chapter 7 I lay inside the medical pod, watching the chaos unfold-and suddenly, I just wanted to laugh. "Take me over there," I told the doctor beside me. Moments later, they wheeled me right up to Ethan. Gasps rippled through the crowd. "No way! Even a marriage contract comes with this kind of scandal?" "Silvermoon Pack's the strongest werewolf pack around. Their Alpha, Gregory, is the most powerful in history-everyone calls him the Alpha King." "Tsk, that Alpha King's got a reputation as a cold-blooded reaper. Those two just picked the wrong fight-their lives are about to get real messy." "Messy? I doubt they'll even make it out of here alive. The Alpha King's notorious for doting on his daughter, and seeing her like that? There's a storm brewing, and someone's about to get caught in it." "Last guy who crossed Silvermoon Pack? He's six feet under by now." Ethan heard every word, and the blood drained from his face. He stumbled toward me, dropping to his knees, his voice trembling. "I'm sorry, Sera. I messed up -I can explain everything about Layla!" Pain stabbed through me, but I forced a bitter smile. "Explain? You mean explain how you've been cheating on me for five years?" Under my father's cold stare, Ethan squeezed out a few fake tears. "Sera, I'm your husband-how could I ever betray you? You have to believe me!" He stammered, "It wasn't what it looked like-I had my reasons!" Layla, standing behind him, went rigid. Her eyes flared with rage as she snapped, "Ethan, get your story straight! We were together all through college!" Her voice rose, shaking with fury. "If I hadn't gotten pregnant before we could even graduate, I wouldn't have had to drop out! And now you're pulling this heartless crap?" Chapter 7 Θα 87.50% Dreame-Read Romance Stories 4.4 FREE Installed Everyone knows that only the richest attend that school. Our Open families were billionaires. D Her words sharpened as old wounds tore open. "It took you three years after I had your son to finally seal the mate bond with me. I never complained-I stayed by your side all these years- and now you stand here claiming you're some other woman's mate right to my face?" I couldn't hold it in anymore-I burst out laughing. So it wasn't five years. Try seven. For seven whole years, Ethan had been playing us both-me and Layla-like some sick game. Ethan froze, eyes locked on mine. Then, in a sudden rage, he shoved Layla aside. "What the hell are you talking about, you lying bitch? My mate's always been Seraphina. Always." He dropped to his knees again, desperation dripping from every word. "Sweetheart, I know I screwed up. Please don't be mad at me, okay?" Layla lost it completely, swinging at him with furious slaps. "Lying bitch? Ethan, have you lost your damn mind? You begged me to be your mate back then! I put up with you being gone all the time for work, and this is how you repay me?" She screamed, voice breaking. "I gave you a pup, you bastard!" I laughed coldly. "So tell me, Ethan-who's your real mate?" Layla trembled, her voice shaking. "Tell her, Ethan! Am I your mate or not?" Ethan's face twisted, darkening like a stormcloud. He lunged to his feet and struck her hard across the face. "You crazy bitch! We never sealed any mate bond. You're nothing to me. Sera's the only one I've ever bonded with in this life!" His eyes flicked toward me, searching for forgiveness. "Sera, that bond with her- it was forced. I never went through with it. That mate certificate? It's fake!" He rushed on, desperate. "And that kid-he's not mine. She slept with someone else. You believe me, right? It's always been you, Sera. Only you." Ethan sank back down in front of me, shaking, his voice raw with guilt. "Sera... please... forgive me." Chapter 7 Dreame-Read Romance Stories 4.4 FREE Installed Everyone knows that only the richest attend that school. Our Open families were billionaires. 87.50%