BITTEN BY LOVE

Chapter Three: Guards get her arrested

DUE'S POV

Hours had passed and I was a shadow of myself. Ever since I witnessed the most devastating incident of my life, I have been quiet ever since. My father had demanded to see but I could only avoid him. I was embarrassed. Embarrassed by my Goddess-given mate. I was embarrassed by my choice to be with him.

"We will now welcome the Luna to the altar." I heard those words as I was sitting in the waiting room. Like it was planned, it was the day I was going to become Luna, officially.

Everything was set but then I knew I would only become a Luna, in name alone. My mate, the Alpha did not respect me and in turn, the Pack members mocked me to death.

A tear slipped from my eye and I was quick to turn away as an attendant walked in.

"It's time, Luna. You have to come out, now." She said, and I nodded.

As I walked out of the waiting room, my eyes narrowed as it was like a replay of what had happened two months ago. I was also walking toward the Pack altar, walking toward my doom.

I saw Fenrir standing at the altar with the Luna crown in his hands. He looked so nonchalant and I wondered how humiliated I was going to be, in his eyes when I took that crown.

"The Luna is here, Alpha. Please, perform the ritual." The Pack's seer said, with a loud voice as I came to stand before Fenrir.

As our eyes locked, my heartbeat accelerated. I felt restless seeing the angry look in his eyes. I knew that something was about to go down at this point but whatever it was, I begged the Moon Goddess, inwardly, to let me pull through.

"Let the ceremony begin!" The Seer announced and as the drum rolled, Fenrir put his hand up and everything went silent. They would always obey him, no matter what.

However, everyone wondered what was going on and why the ceremony would be stopped. But then I knew that it was the start of my doom.

"She is not my Luna!" Fenrir's voice rang out through the silent place and I bowed my head, in shame. Why did the Moon Goddess have to make me go through this?

"What?" The people asked.

"But she is Due Farkas! Who else is going to become Luna?" My head was still bowed in shame as I heard those words. Fenrir did not have to humiliate me this way but then he was too blinded by his love for Aria.

"She is not worthy of being my Luna, everyone! She is a slut and we wouldn't want her for a Luna, right?" Fenrir asked and everyone thundered their agreement.

They didn't want me as well! Who would want a slutty Luna who was being disrespected?

I could see my father looking all angry and restless. But then he couldn't just attack the Alpha before everyone for my sake. It would be regarded as treason.

At this point, tears were streaming down my face already as I shook. I wanted to shout it out to them that I wasn't a slut. The thing was that I had just loved the wrong person.

"Now, I'll introduce your Luna," Fenrir announced and everyone was eager to see who it was.

"Aria Farkas is my Luna. She is worthy of this position and she is my mate." He announced and everyone cheered. My heart wrenched at the sight of the people glorifying deceit and lies. I was pushed backward by Fenrir as Aria walked toward the altar. She was already dressed as the Luna as if she knew that I was going to be pushed aside.

Looking at the way my mate looked at Aria with so much love, I couldn't take it. It was like my whole life was a lie and the love I had for him was slowly turning into hatred.

I turned around as I didn't want to behold the scene of iniquity before me. To me, they were sinning against the Moon Goddess by being together.

As I turned around to run away, I heard a loud thud and I halted.

"Ahhhh!!!" A scream echoed in the air and as I turned to look in the direction of the scream, my eyes widened in shock to see Aria laying on the ground.

"What's going on?" I asked with wide eyes as Fenrir rushed to her.

"A miscarriage! She is having a miscarriage!" Someone yelled and my eyes widened in shock. Her white dress was already stained with blood and I wondered how and why she was able to lose her pregnancy when she seemed fine minutes ago.

"Fenrir, ahhh..." She yelled.

"Please, save my child." She pleaded and her voice was filled with so much pain. It was at this point I realized that this was no joke. It was also at this moment that our eyes locked and before I knew it, she pointed at me.

"She! She is responsible! Due is responsible for my miscarriage!" Aria yelled and my eyes widened in shock.

"What?" I asked as I was taken aback. How did things turn out so fast? I was just reeling in sadness and pain and now I was being accused of murder.

"You!" Fenrir pointed at me, in anger and disbelief. I could see how pained he was at the thought of losing his child.

"Guards! Arrest her!" He ordered and I gasped.

"No! No, I did not do anything! She is lying." I said, almost immediately, trying to prove my innocence but before I knew it, I was captured.

"Please, hear me out! I would never do anything to hurt a child or you, Fenrir." I pleaded, and even though I felt anger toward him, I would never hurt him since I loved him so much. He was practically my life.

"Take her away and lock her up!" Fenrir ordered and just like that, my fate was sealed. No matter how I tried to prove my innocence, no one believed me. What did I do to deserve this, Moon Goddess?

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Days passed and I was locked in the deepest part of the dungeon. For days, I had no food or water and I was scared for my life. Added to that fact was that I was pregnant.

Two days ago, before everything happened, I realized I was pregnant and I was eager to tell Fenrir. But I received the shock of my life, instead.

"Guard..." I called out, shakily and weakly. I started to crawl toward the metal bar hoping to plead for my escape. I had to save my baby else I was going to die, unjustly in the dungeon..

"What is it this time?" The guard that was stationed at my cell looked at me with a frustrated look. For days, I had been telling him that I needed food for my unborn baby. But then he couldn't do anything as Fenrir had ordered that I should not be fed.

"Please..." I let out, shakily.

"Let me out of here..." I pleaded with tears in my eyes.

"Please, save my baby, and don't let me die. I'm innocent." I continued to say and the guard looked at me with so much uncertainty.

For a few more times, I pleaded for my life and my baby. I needed to leave. Slowly, my breath turned weaker and I couldn't even move anymore. This was finally the end for me and deep down I knew I would question the Moon Goddess why she had to give me such a life.

"f**k! Please don't die!" The guard suddenly yelled, in fear. In the next second, he opened the door to the dungeon and dragged me out.

Did I finally have another chance at life?