SERENA
I woke up with an empty feeling inside me. Like I lost it all. My chest beat fastly, even more loudly than the monitor.
"Where am I?" I was forced to ask, despite realizing that I am inside the laboratory. My whole body felt numb and all I can hear is the sounds of footsteps running critically around the place in a distinct manner.
Before I could speak again, a baby's cry was heard and all the panicking stopped. The theater was silent again, I could only hear my heartbeat right before I passed out again.
~ Hours later ~
My eyes opened to the fluorescent light bulb in the hospital room. My whole body still ached and my breasts felt full. I turned towards my sides, hoping I'd see my baby laying beside me but it was empty.
There was no cradle, no baby. My heart sank immediately. "Is anyone there?" I yelled out loudly hoping to get a response but nothing. My voice echoed back to me.
I stood up from the bed, disconnecting the drip and I walked towards the door slowly. My body still hurts from the cesarean session…
I walked outside the room, searching for the nursery. As soon as I reached there, I saw Aaron standing beside the door talking to Talia and I hid quickly.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through this, Aaron. My sister was definitely out of her mind for cheating on you." Talia said to him pulling him close and flirting with him.
I placed my hands over my mouth in shock, how could my own husband and mate betray me this way?
Aaron got a call and left Talia there standing.
"Tali you bitch!" I rushed to attack her.
"Oh, look what the cat dragged in," she said mockingly. "The witch is here," she said.
I looked at the door behind her which says the nursery. I knew my baby was inside, I wanted to see my child.
"Move" I ordered coldly. But she stood there unfazed. "And where do you think you're going? Serena, Aaron is never going to accept your child. I urge you to leave now before it's too late" Talia said and I ignored. Right now the most important thing was finding my child.
I tried to go inside again but Talia pushed me. Since I just gave birth, I lost strength so I couldn't fight back.
"Nurse! There's a mad woman here trying to steal a child" she pointed at me accusingly and three nurses emerged from hiding and attacked me.
"What are you doing? No.. let go of me" I fought back like a mad woman trying to get through them. It was nearly impossible.
"What's going on here?" Aaron's voice interrupted the charade and I turned
"Aaron, our child. He's in there and they're not letting me see him" I cried.
"Selena, I already told you your child is dead, it's impossible for us to give you a corpse. It's bad luck" Talia said.
"My child? Dead? Impossible! He's alive. I can feel it. I can smell him, he's in there!" I declared.
"He's dead Serena, accept this now and leave. Besides, the child doesn't belong to Aaron, you should be ashamed to show your face here or even demand to see him"
"How dare you, Talia!" I yelled, trying to hit her but Aaron caught my hand mid-air and a resounding slap caressed my cheeks. I spinned, landing on the ground hard, my mouth opened in shock as Aaron defended Talia.
"Aaron, I didn't do anything. I only begged them to let me see my child but Talia insisted that he was dead" I said.
"It's not true Aaron, the DNA test results have already come out and she wanted to destroy it. " Talia spoke before I could say anything and she handed the test results to him.
I tried to grab it but Aaron was faster. He pushed me off. As he read the results, his eyes turned even more crimson. "What's the meaning of this Serena? I never should've trusted you! I should've let you and your baby die!" He said.
"Aaron, no. You must believe me and retake the test. My baby is yours I swear" I moved closer to him but he pushed me again. "I swear, if you come any closer I'll kill you" he vowed..
"What the hell is going on here?" My father's voice reverberated in the hallway….
"You disgraceful wench! How dare you survive after disgracing our pack?" My father rushed at me with a slap.
My heart hurt knowing fully well that even my father wasn't on my side and there was nothing left to defend. I turned to Aaron and he was holding Talia in his arms as they stood.
"I never should've married you in the first place, you're a disgrace to my name. Talia is the only one fit to be my Luna" he said.
"Where's my baby?" I asked, since that was the only thing that mattered to me.
"Your baby is where it deserves to be. Your baby is dead" Aaron replied.
"What? No! Definitely not. My pup is alive. Give him back to me" I cried, trying to fight but Aaron dropped a document on the ground. "Sign them and leave the pack quietly, Serena." He said.
I stared at the divorce papers and I smiled. "After everything I've been through for your sake, I don't think I also want to stay in this marriage. But if I must go, I want my child with me" I stated.
Aaron stared at me coldly. "I told you, the child is dead already." Aaron yelled. "Bring the corpse over," he said.
My knees went numb the moment I saw them bring a baby's corpse to me. Just when I tried to take him, Aaron grabbed my hands tight and stopped me.
"Sign the divorce papers first" he demanded, shoving a pen into my hands.
I stared at him with tears filled eyes. "How could you, Aaron? We just lost our child and all you care about is a divorce?" I asked, tears streaming down my face.
"You're nothing but a liar Serena. First you deceived me into believing you were my mate and then you had an affair behind me and a child with your lover. You deserve a death sentence but I'm letting you go."
"Letting me go, Aaron? You all killed my child. I'm never going to forgive you, I swear"
"I do not have time for your nonsense, Serena. Sign the papers and leave or I'll kill you. You're still in our territory"
I sighed deeply. "Can I at least have his corpse?" I asked again, clenching my fists tightly. I still can't believe my child was dead and it was due to their negligence. Aaron left me bleeding and I lost my child.
No one responded to me but instead they watched me sign the divorce papers. My fingers felt heavy as the ink inscripted against the document.
My heart felt heavy and my knees dropped to the ground as the sharp pain hit my chest. "I, Alpha Aaron Howells, denounce you as my mate" he declared, his eyes holding no regrets.
"I, Serena, accept your rejection!."