Chapter 3
Another woman in the pack
The bodyguard opened the door and Kael threw Thaila in ahead of him, surprising the bodyguards who were holding the big door but immediately averted their eyes.
Thaila fell on the cold stony floor, bruising her hand and the lower part of her gown tore from stepping on it.
It was pitch black outside, with few people scattered over the place who weren't paying attention to her. Kael walked to her and removed the suit he used to cover her earlier.
"You have always been nothing but disgrace to the Coster family and the entire pack. Is it that I don't satisfy you in bed well enough that you had to jump on men in public like a leech?" Keal thundered, slapping her across the face so hard it left a mark on her face.
Thaila held her cheek which burned with great intensity from the slap as if it wasn't hers, he isn't going to beat her in public, will he? She thought in fear and shuddered.
"Trust me, I didn't know about any of this, I'm innocent, it all happened too fast for me to process" Thaila explained, already crying slowly.
"Oh sorry about that, you were caught too fast before you could get your chance to sleep with him right?” He asked in a condescending tone, squatting before her while he grabbed her jaw roughly and tightened his hold on her, almost twisting it.
“But thanks to the moon goddess for exposing your true intentions. You will pay dearly for this embarrassment that you have caused me" Kael promised walking to and fro to control his anger.
“Kael, believe me, I didn't do it, the man walked up to me first. You should know I would never do such a thing to us” Thaila begged, her innocent eyes losing the spark it had earlier on.
The night cold was already sipping into Thaila's body, she sneezed thrice amidst her tears. Still sitting on the floor, her bottom was already getting numb from the cold.
"Kael! Oh my god! Is that you? I almost couldn't recognize you from afar" a lady Thaila didn't recognize walked towards them and hugged Kael tightly refusing to let go.
Kael held her longer than usual, oddly, her woody scent seems to calm every nerve and fiber of his being. He drew her closer to inhale more before pushing her back gently to check her out "Kara? I can't believe this is really you too, you have changed a lot" he said beaming, turning her around to have a full view.
“In a good way I hope” Thaila could swear she saw her wink at her husband after those words left her mouth.
“of course in a good way gurl, I haven't seen you like in what now? Ages? It's really good to have you back” Kael
hugged her again and this time his hand was resting on her small back keeping her close.
Thaila was stunned by the borrowed audacity of Kael to act disrespectful towards her in public. She knew it was typical of him but he never showed his interest in other women in her presence.
Kara was one of Kael's business associates a few years ago and they parted ways after a successful deal.
She wore a golden short gown that exposed her slender legs while her hair fell to the back, just the way he liked it.
Turning to Thaila "you must get home before me, if not don't blame me for what happens to you" he said in a cold voice before taking Kara by the hand and walked away.
Thaila was still sitting with the look of disbelief on her face, she stood up as people started coming out of the hall. She's not ready to embarrass herself the second time.
Wasn't her mate supposed to support her and take away her pains, but this very husband of hers only does the opposite while claiming to be punishing her on behalf of the moon goddess.
She has lost both the life and spark in her, she is the one with fault, everyone praises Kael for his bravery and for the peace in the pack since the death of his father six months ago.
Now is the selection of a new Alpha and the pack is rest assured that he would make a good leader and since he is the only heir. But everything comes at the expense of her own happiness.
She bore the whole negative energy from him every day he returned home. He was always rough with her down to s*x, calling her a weak mate who couldn't satisfy him hence she's not qualified to be his Luna.
Staring at the lonely street, how could she get home early, her wolf is weak from all the sufferings they had both gone through. She could only run halfway before her legs would give way.
Submitting to her fate, she turned towards the wood holding her heels tightly in her hands. The deeper she walked into the woods the more she could feel the presence of another behind her and each time she turned around to check, no one was there.
This made her feel restless and quickened her pace to get away from the foreboding feeling, it's either her mind was playing games with her or another being is following her.
Her feet were already black and covered with bruises that sting badly but still she couldn't rest for awhile. Kael words continued to ring in her ears and she wasn't ready to bear the brunt of his anger.
---how could her stupid heart fall for a monster like him---
Before marriage he was always gentle with her, tending to her needs like she was the most important thing he has.
And after marriage? Life became unbearable, there were days she would be given no food because of a little mistake.
Countless times she has been made to kneel down in the cold from morning to dawn as a punishment for being disobedient.
She was made to work like a mule and treated worse than a criminal, even the elders had no say in it. Claiming that it was her bad luck.
Suddenly she felt dizzy and lightweighted as if she was being carried and before she knew it she was standing outside the estate. Did Kael send someone to help her? She wondered as the bodyguard opened the door for her.
She walked through the gate to the main house, everywhere was already dark and the lights were off, gathering her courage she climbed upstairs wishing that Kael would be asleep by now.
She started hearing moans from the room next to hers as she drew closer, wondering what could be going on behind the closed door.
Opening the door slightly, her mouth dropped at the scene before her. The lady from earlier had followed her husband home and now in bed with him?
This was the height of his cruelty towards her, he had never brought home a lady and acted this way towards her. Her moan filled the passage driving Kael crazy.
Kael could sense that Thaila was by the door, he removed the blanket covering them and bent over to suck the lady's boobs while squeezing the other to give her a better view of how she failed as his mate.
He couldn't remember the last time he was turned on like this, being intimate with Thaila was something that finishes before it even starts.