The Human Luna's Second Chance Mate

Chapter 5: Is This The End?

Gloria POV

I have been in and out of it for a while. I think maybe two or three days have passed, though I have no concept of time at the moment. There are no windows for me to see what time of day it is. The dull ache in my side and head has not yet left, and I am worried about my baby. I suppose Hunter will stick to his guns and keep me isolated in this cage as punishment. Our bond was always all-consuming. Do I mean anything to him now?

He normally senses my emotions, so how can he block out how much pain, misery and despair I am in? Did he really break our bond for Charlotte? It feels like it to me. I can’t feel his presence in my heart, soul or mind anymore. Do I still want to after the way he is treating me and his unborn heir? I can’t explain it, but my heart feels…empty. Is that why I feel so weak? I don’t have any answers to placate myself with. All I have is doubt, fear, pain and grief. How did everything go so wrong? I clutched my belly and closed my eyes.

“I will keep you safe, little one. It’s just me and you now, and I will survive, just for you.” I whisper and then take a deep calming breath. I basically drag myself towards the plate that is still on the floor, with food that looks days old. I know I need to eat something if I want my baby to survive. I drag myself back into the corner, where it’s warmer, and sit, using the wall for support. I had just gobbled down my second handful of what tasted like hard, old porridge, I am not sure, when I heard the clicking of heels. I looked up, straight into the smirking face of Charlotte.

Just the b***h I never wanted to see again in my life. She looks smug, and judging by the way she is dressed, it’s probably the day of the ceremony. Her expensive, overwhelming perfume floods my senses, making me gag. She always uses too much, and it seems my little one does not like the smell. “Finally, a scene befitting a pathetic, useless creature,” she says, looking very smug. “Shouldn’t you be at your ceremony?” I ask, trying to keep my voice devoid of emotions, but it’s hard, because I feel very weak and so vulnerable in this position.

“I had to stop by to see you first. It will make the rest of my evening so much more entertaining. I do love seeing you in this state,” Charlotte answers, stepping closer until she is right in front of the cell door. I look at her and notice how her face is caked with makeup, and then I look down and see that she is wearing my diamond necklace. The necklace Hunter gave me for our first anniversary. The f*****g b***h has been going through my things. I am sure they are f*****g on my bed too. But somehow, I can’t even bring myself to get upset.

I am too numb right now for that. So, I don’t answer her. I need to preserve my energy, and she does not deserve my time anyway. I avert my gaze and she huffs in frustration. “Look what I found,” she says when she sees I am ignoring her. I don’t budge, I look at the wall. Anything not to see her smug face. “I found this very interesting tidbit in my new vehicle. You know, the one the Luna uses, namely me,” she says with a cackle. Okay, I admit she is laughing, but she sounds more like a deranged witch from one of the movies I watched when I was younger.

When I turned to look at what she found in my car, I froze. s**t! It’s my prenatal check-up. I can see the hospital logo and my name very clearly. f**k! “I was shocked when I found this, to say the least. I can’t believe you actually pulled it off. First, I thought maybe you f****d some useless human to get pregnant, but then I read the report. It actually is Hunter’s spawn. Unfortunately for you, that does not fit into my plans. This pup in my belly can be the only heir. Your useless, half-bred abomination cannot live to see the light of day and neither should you. I did not work so hard for this to have you ruin my plans. As long as you are alive, Hunter will always be tethered to you,” she says as her eyes darken, and she literally snarls.

Fear like I have never known before, washes over me at the intent in her eyes. Not fear for myself, but for my little one. I keep my hands protectively over my belly, as I move further onto the corner. She produces a key and smirks at me as she unlocks the door. My heart hammers in my chest as I watch her step inside and lock the door behind her. I looked around for a way out, but there is none. I am trapped like a rat. A rat that is probably about to die at the hands of an unhinged she-wolf. I know I can’t take her, even at full strength.

I am a human and she has supernatural strength and speed. Not that Hunter allowed me to train. He said he would always protect me. And like the fool I am, I believed him. But look at me now. I am the embodiment of the helpless human Luna they think me to be. “What are you doing, Charlotte? You already won, please don’t hurt my baby. When Hunter releases me, I will run as far away from here as I can. I am no threat to you,” I say in a desperate attempt to get to her. Surely she can’t be this cold now that she is going to become a mother herself. All she does is chuckle darkly, as she takes a syringe out of the left breast of her dress.

“One thing my father always drilled into me is to leave no loose ends. You and your half-breed will die here today. Then I will go inside, to my Luna ceremony and take your place in Hunter’s life and bed. He was always meant to be mine! Then you came along and cast some spell on him. Either that, or the Moon Goddess was high when she paired you to him. A cruel joke, maybe. But I will fix her obvious mistake,” she says and shrugs as she moves closer to me.

“I should have killed you the first day you stepped foot onto MY packlands, but I will remedy that right now,” she adds with a smirk as she takes the cap off the syringe with an evil glint in her eye. No! This cannot be how I die. I haven't even had a chance to meet my precious baby.