ARGON
“The Luna is Pregnant?” My guests mumbled, staring at Brielle in shock. But they weren’t as shocked as I was.
My body hasn’t stopped shivering after hearing that from the man in the video. How… How come?
“Yes, you heard that clearly. Your angelic Luna is pregnant! This slut is carrying a bastard in her womb, and it’s not for your Alpha, ” Estelle revealed, exposing the news further.
This got my people gossiping about Brielle’s character, wondering if she’s indeed a harlot like Estelle had described.
But I didn’t want to believe this. I know Brielle well. It’s just this news… It’s shocking.
“I don’t believe this. I refuse to accept this about our Luna. She can’t do such a thing.” The councils defended, standing forward to challenge Estelle’s words.
But Deron, Estelle and Jerome kept hammering hard on it, calling Brielle a hussy, and listing out the names of all her past suitors.
“These men are your Luna’s lovers. They always play naughty before and after she made peace with Argon. She’s a rotten woman!” Deron insulted, challenging the councils back.
“She even mentioned them to Argon and I, when we were preparing for our wedding back then. Someone who has so many men to satisfy her pleasures, is bound to get pregnant for one of them. And I can boldly say that the child doesn’t belong to Argon, because she doesn’t allow him to touch her! ” Estelle shared a secret information that she wasn’t supposed to know about.
This only showed that Jerome has been giving them details about me and my relationship with Brielle. That backstabbing animal!
But amidst this chaos, Brielle didn’t say a thing. She just watched how Estelle, Alpha Deron and Jerome labeled her a slut before the guest and the press. She was calm. And that only made me scared.
“I said Brielle can’t do such nonsense. She’s not like you, Estelle!” The elderly lady among the councils, defended Brielle, while Deron supported his daughter, dragging Brielle into the matter. “Why are you quiet, Luna of Holiness? You know your secret is finally out. Let the whole world know your true side,” Deron mocked, pointing at Brielle.
His action made me angry. He was pointing hands at Brielle.
“Speak up, you whore.”
“SHUT IT! ” I roared at Deron, who dropped his gaze at me, scoffing out. “You poor man. Be happy my son, because we are helping you to…”
“I said shut it, Deron, ” I repeated, leaving the Alpha annoyed. “This is my pack, my mansion, my party! And I will not allow you to call Brielle those names!”
“Stop defending her when the truth is before you. We are telling you the truth, my love.”
“ESTELLE!” I glared at her. She came shut, crossing her arms with a smirk across ber face. They looked so confident, and that increased my worry.
Silence fell in the room. I faced Brielle, who didn’t look worried one bit. She dropped her eyes on me, almost as if she could read my thoughts. But what can I do? I need to know the truth.
“Tell me the truth, Brielle. Are… Are you pregnant? The man in the video… Is he telling the truth? ” I asked, pointing at the TV.
She tilted her head and said, ” The video isn’t fake. What you heard is true. I am pregnant.”
A strong electric wave traveled across my body, causing my heart to skitter in pains. Brielle is indeed pregnant. She’s carry a child in her!
“See! She has confirmed it herself. She knows well that she can’t hide now that we’ve exposed the truth, ” Estelle laughed out.
Brielle’s confirmation stunned everyone, even the councils. They were frozen by this.
“Goodness! If she and the Alpha haven’t touched since they settled their differences, then who’s the father of the baby in her? ” Someone had asked from the crowds, sending questioning hands on Brielle.
“Yes, tell us, Luna. Who’s the father of the filth inside of you? ” Estelle raised.
The heat was getting too much and I couldn’t stand it. I kept my gaze on Brielle, who did the same. She didn’t look anywhere else but kept her eyes fixed on me.
No sign of fear or worry on her. It felt like she was speaking to me. Like she was trying to communicate with me to… To reach for her hands.
As the questions from Estelle and few of my guests echoed in my head while I stared at Brielle… “Wait… Am I…” I stammered in audibly. Only for Brielle to smile at me. That… That was a response to the question!
Brielle… Is she carrying our…
“She can’t say a thing. She knows her time is up,” Deron said, stepping forward.
“What do you all have to say about your Luna? Is she so pure and holy? Tell me, ” He laughed, mocking everyone.
My guests were slowly listening to Deron’s words. I could see the anger in their eyes, as they began to express their disappointment towards Brielle.
When I saw the change, I immediately stepped in, pulling Brielle closely into my hold. And the moment I held her in my embrace, I felt a strong connection with Brielle. It wasn’t just her heartbeat I felt, I felt another beat inside her. It was so… Tiny.
My heart glowed at this sudden feeling I just received. I lifted Brielle’s face to have a good look at her. That’s when she asked with a curve at the side of her lip, “Do you agree with them? Am I a slut?”
“Agree? No… No, I don’t,” I responded, grinning at my Brielle. “I don’t agree with them, ” I repeated, embracing her tightly.
My action stunned everyone. They didn’t expect me to respond to the news with happiness.
The ones who were shocked the most was Estelle, Alpha Deron, and Jerome. They didn’t like what they were seeing.
“Argon, what are you doing?!” Estelle questioned, drawing closer to us. She even dared to pull Brielle out of my hold, yelling at her, “Stay away from him!”
“How dare you?!” I sparked, grabbing Estelle by the arm and pushing her to the ground. She fell down, gasping out in fear.
“Argon! What has gotten into you?!” Deron yelled, rushing to help his daughter on her feet.
I took hold of Brielle’s hand, pulling her closely into my arms. Then with a strong voice, I warned Estelle, “If you ever lay your hands on my wife and child, you’ll regret ever stepping into this mansion.”
“Child?!” Both father and daughter chorused, staring in shock.
Before everyone, I told them the truth, caressing my Luna with love. “The baby is mine. I’m the father of the angel in Brielle.”
The room was filled with confusion, as my guests stared at me, watching how I held my Brielle with so much love in my heart.
“That can’t be possible, Alpha. She must have fed you with lies. That baby must be for…”
“Are you saying that I am weak to feel the connection with my child?!” I questioned, Jerome, who became silent immediately.
“The child in her is mine, and it’s not by assumption. I remember how it all happened. We… We did make love together. I can recall that night.”
It all made sense now. The night Brielle and I were celebrating our success over Deron, Brielle had taken me to my room to rest because I was drunk. My memories were blurry at that point, but I can recollect when she was leaving my room.
I stopped her from going, pulling Brielle into bed. I was the one who made the move on her, and she didn’t mind. I remember it all.
“That’s why your behavior changed towards me. You found out about the baby and didn’t want me to learn the truth. You knew once I touch you, I’d feel the child’s presence. But… But why keep this from me?” I asked Brielle, feeling hurt.
She smirked and said, swaying her head, ” What did you expect me to do? I got scared of what might happen when you learn that I’m carrying your child. I didn’t want history to repeat itself.”
History? She’s talking about our first child and how I joined hands with Estelle in taking the little one’s life.
That struck me deeply.
Filled with guilt, I embraced Brielle closely, assuring her that such would never repeat itself. “I was wrong the first time. I wasn’t on the right path then. But this time, I’ll do what is right. I will take care of you and our baby, I swear,” I promised, kissing her forehead.
The Turmoil was over at last. I was able to protect Brielle from our enemies attack. They thought they could bring her down, but they failed.
With the truth finally out, all angry eyes fell on Estelle, Deron, and Jerome.
Estelle and her father didn’t know what to do. They were shaking in their spot, looking back at the angry crowds.
That’s when Estelle yelled, “It was all Jerome’s doing! He’s the one who came to us to help him in getting rid of Brielle!”
“Estelle!” Jerome sparked, looking at her.
“Don’t call my daughter’s name with that filthy mouth of yours! You came to our house and cried to us for help, calling Brielle devilish, all because you were scared of losing your position as the Beta! ” Alpha Deron revealed, stunning me.
“Losing his position?”
“Yes, Argon. He said Brielle was instigating you to kick him out and take his title away. That’s why he visited us and came up with a plan to get rid of your Luna. My coming to your company was planned by him! He told me to seduce you! ”
“Liar! That was your plan!” Jerome shouted, raging at Estelle and Deron’s accusations.
“Alpha, I didn’t mean to cause you any problem. It was because of how Brielle was tackling me. She threatened me by promising to give my place to that maid. I was only defending myself.”
“How dare you, Jerome?” Brielle uttered, looking straight at my Beta. “When did I threaten you? I told you to do your work well, and if you prove to us you’re to be trusted, you won’t be sent away for your past deeds! How could you?!” She was stunned, and that made my anger for Jerome increase.
“Defending yourself by plotting to tarnish Brielle’s name?!” I stepped forward, letting go of my Luna. “You have forgotten that this woman is the same person who showed you mercy when I kicked you out for your crime!”
“You kicked him out before?” The councils asked, astonished to hear this.
I was going to reply them, but Brielle took over. “This is the price for being too nice to someone. Tell me, have I done wrong by being like this?” She asked, stepping close, so everyone would see her.
“I don’t know if I should call my kindness a curse from the goddess or what. I defended you Jerome, when Argon was set to send you back into the streets, for siding with this people in the first place.” She pointed at them.
“You joined hands with a slut, to accuse me of killing her baby. The same baby she told the whole world that a poison took it’s life. You sided with her, when you know well that she was her baby’s murderer!” Brielle exposed Estelle, spreading out dirty secret.
I could hear the guests gasping out in shock, looking at a terrified Estelle. She swayed her head, trying to deny the truth. “I… I didn’t kill my baby. It was… It was the poison.”
“Oh don’t give us that cock and bull story, Estelle! If you know what’s good for you, you better stay shut, otherwise, you’ll be sorry!” Brielle threatened Estelle, surprising me with her authoritative side.
“If not for Argon, who showed you mercy by keeping your crime from the public, you would have been tarnished a long time ago! But since you and your father have crossed the line by trying to spoil my name…”
Brielle turned to face me and said, ” Show everyone the evidence you gathered against Estelle. Let them see the truth on how she murdered that innocent soul all because of fame.”
“Don’t… Don’t listen to her, ” Estelle said, signaling me with her eyes, not to expose her.
“As you wish, my dear, ” I obeyed Brielle, taking out my phone and uploading Estelle’s secret to the world.
The voice record of her conversation with Doctor Nicole echoed in the room, along with the picture of her abortion papers.
When everyone saw this, their words came like silver daggers, attacking Estelle brutally.
“Killer!”
“Harlot! You are a monster!”
“Shameless! Get out of here before you do the same with our Luna’s child!”
Their words sent Estelle into a mental state. She was yelling at everyone to stop. “I am not a killer! It was the poison!”
“Get them out of here. Let the whole world see their faces! ” The councils ordered my guards, who dragged Estelle and her father out of my mansion, throwing them outside the gate.
The press didn’t miss this opportunity. They made sure they filmed it for the world to see.
Two down, one more to go.
Jerome, who was standing at the corner, shaking in fear, suddenly fell on his knees, crawling towards Brielle. “Forgive me, Luna. I didn’t mean to attack you like that. I am sorry.”
“Get away from me!” Brielle sparked at Jerome, drawing back.
When I saw this, I furiously grabbed him from the floor and gave him a punch to the face, sending Jerome tumbling.
The guards also grabbed him, all set to throw the betrayal out of the mansion.
The councils then said, feeling ashamed to even look at Jerome’s face. “From now on, you will no longer be the Beta of Wolf Crest. We don’t want to see you anywhere near this mansion or near the Alpha!”
“No, please,” He cried, trying to free himself from the guards grip. “Don’t take my only source of hope. I have nothing! Please! ” He begged.
“You should have thought of that when you went against me, Jerome. I, Alpha Argon of Wolf Crest…”
“No, please!”
“I hereby banish you from this pack, ” I judged, ruining Jerome’s life for good. “You will leave this pack tonight and never return. And if you are spotted anywhere near wolf crest, death will be the punishment. Take him away!”
“Alpha, please! Luna, help me. I don’t have anywhere to go! ” He begged while being dragged away.
I was watching how Jerome was pulled out from home, when I felt Brielle holding me from the right-hand side. She held me innocently, burying her face on my body.
She must be tired from all these chaos caused by Jerome and his goons.
I carefully placed my arm around Brielle, petting her. “Everything will be fine. Trust me, ” I assured my Luna, squeezing her close.