The Moonlit Jewel

"Your husband is cheating on you." When Elara received the message from her bestie, she had just finished taking an egg-stimulating injection and was leaning on a bench in the outpatient clinic, enduring the pain of the needle in her abdomen. The scent of antiseptic and the low hum of the hospital machines filled Elara's senses. She leaned against the cold, hard bench, the sting of the injection still fresh in her abdomen. Her gaze drifted to the photo on her phone, the image of Kael with his arm around another woman seared into her memory. Zanya. His first love. She had always known that their marriage was a facade, a pact forged by her grandfather to protect her from a dangerous world. A world she had only glimpsed in fleeting dreams, dreams of shadows and howling wolves, of a power she couldn't quite grasp. But tonight, the truth felt like a physical blow, leaving her breathless and numb. "He's like Zanya," Fiona said, her voice laced with anger. "What's the point of all this?" She gestured towards Elara's abdomen, where the injection had been administered. "All those ovulation-stimulating injections, the tonic soups, the endless nights of..." Fiona trailed off, her voice choked with emotion. Elara didn't answer. She knew Fiona was right. The pain of Kael's betrayal was a sharp knife twisting in her gut, but it was the weight of her own dreams, the whispers of a hidden lineage, that truly terrified her. She had always been a pawn in her grandfather's game, a shield against the darkness he feared. But tonight, the darkness felt closer, and she was no longer sure if she wanted to be protected. Elara came back to her senses, dialed the number and called Kael. After a long busy tone, the man's cold voice finally came from the other end of the phone: "What's the matter?" Elara's eyes stung as if tears were welling up, but she blinked them back, forcing a smile. "I just wanted to know if you'd be home tonight," she said, her voice trembling slightly. But it was obvious that her call had disturbed the other party. After a few seconds of silence, Kael said impatiently: "Are you so anxious?" Elara's eyes turned red when she heard it. She was hurt by his cold tone, but there was no sadness in his tone. "Have you forgotten what day it is today?" They have been secretly married for three years. Except for the routine s*x once a month, the two of them rarely see each other. Today is their wedding anniversary, and it is also the day he should go home. Last month in bed, he promised to accompany her. Kael interrupted her and said impatiently: "I will be back later, don't worry." After that, he hung up the phone directly. Listening to the "beep" sound of the phone, Elara's heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant. She raised her head to relax for a long time, took a few deep breaths, and called her best friend Fiona to pick her up. Ten minutes later, hurried footsteps were heard in the hospital corridor. The woman had a neat cold blue straight short hair, and the silver highlights fluttered casually with her pace, cool and explosive. Facing the surprised eyes falling on her, Fiona turned a blind eye, raised her wild eyebrows, and walked straight towards Elara. Seeing Elara's pale and transparent face, she felt distressed and couldn't help cursing, "He is like Zanya, what's the point of you taking ovulation-stimulating injections?" She lowered her head and said nothing. Her marriage with Kael was originally forced, and it was Grandpa Tommy who insisted on bringing the two together. When the marriage was brought to her, she did not refuse, and she was even secretly happy in her heart-no one knew that she had liked Kael for many years. After getting married, she found out that Kael had a first love named Zanya, and Grandpa used her as a shield because he looked down on the other's family background. Kael was ashamed to admit her existence, so they have been in a state of secret marriage for the past three years. Elara didn't care, thinking that sooner or later she could warm Kael's heart, let him forget the one in his heart, and live with her steadily. Now Zanya appeared, she realized how stupid she was. After arriving home, Elara took a shower. Seeing the sexy underwear on the bed, she felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. She told herself that it was just once, and this was the last chance for both herself and Kael In the middle of the night, her waist was suddenly pinched by a pair of cool and steamy hands. The man's hot breath was right beside her ears, as if to ignite her. Elara woke up with a start and instinctively raised her feet. Kael was quick-witted and grabbed her ankles and pressed them to the sides. He also turned over and pressed on her, hanging high between her legs in an extremely ambiguous posture. Elara's watery eyes were still hazy from just waking up, but she quickly came to her senses, raised her hand to hook the man's neck, raised her neck and bent over. The man's eyes swept over her clothes, and his breath became hot, "Let me come back, just for this?" Elara froze for a moment, and soon smiled, "Yes, I just figured out a new posture." When they were together, Elara was always the one who took the initiative. Ovarian injections, tonic soups, and even s****l positions, as long as she could get pregnant, she was willing to try them. Thinking that all this was for the purpose of having a baby, Kael lost interest in continuing. He pushed her away and stood up, took a wet tissue from the bedside table, and wiped his hands slowly. He wiped carefully, as if he had just touched something dirty, and did not miss any joints. After wiping, he threw the tissue into the trash can and asked coldly, "Just for this kind of thing, you let someone follow Zanya?" Elara was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time to realize that he was talking about the paparazzi who exposed their photos. He said it as a question, but in an affirmative tone. It turned out that he came back specifically to denounce his little lover. Elara's whole body was hot, as if she was splashed with a basin of ice water, and she was instantly cold from head to toe. After a long silence, she turned over and sat up, picked up her nightgown and put it on casually, her beautiful face was cold, and she was completely different from the enthusiastic and proactive little goblin in bed just now. He said bluntly, "Yeah, you're having an affair with your ex-girlfriend, but you still want absolute privacy. You're a w***e and you want to be a saint! Not to mention the paparazzi, I didn't report it to the anti-pornography team because I was afraid of being embarrassed to be on the same household registration book with you!" Kael was slightly stunned. He was used to Elara's well-behaved and sensible appearance, but he didn't know that he could be so sharp-tongued when he was confronting people. It's true that he hides it deeply. The veins on Kael's forehead bulged, and he pushed her away without saying anything, "Don't use your dirty thoughts on Zanya, she is different from you." In Kael's eyes, she will always be unscrupulous and dirty, while Zanya will always be pure and clean. After spending three years on him, it can't match Zanya's eyes. Elara really felt that she was blind, that's why she liked him for so many years! When she was young, this kind of scumbag would be a punch to her! She actually always treated him as a treasure. After a brief silence, Elara raised her chin and raised her eyebrows imperceptibly, "Kael let's get a divorce."