CHAPTER ONE-HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE
CATHERINE’S POV
My ears didn’t hear correctly, or I chose not to believe that another woman was carrying Burke’s child and not just another woman, my sister was carrying Burke’s child.
“Is this true?” I asked Burke and he looked clueless but he wasn’t denying it, meaning he had slept with Harley on the bed we shared.
“I swear to you Catherine, I didn’t know she was pregnant,” he said, gulping hard.
“Did you have sex with her? Because you aren’t denying being the father of her child,” I yelled and his eyes made it clear that he was the father of her child.
“It happened only once and I…”
“Shut the fuck up, you were fucking other women when my body wasn’t yet cold in the grave,” I yelled, as tears fell from my eyes, the thought of Burke and Harley having sex was something that would never leave my head even if I wasn’t present to encounter it.
“I am sorry Catherine, firstly you were dead and…”
“And you were horny and wanted to fuck any motherfucker and you picked her of all people,” I yelled Burke felt hurt by my words but I didn’t care, why would he fuck around when I’m not yet cold in the grave.
“Don’t say that about me, Catherine, I almost killed myself hearing that you were dead, it wasn’t easy for me to even breathe,” Burke explained looking hurt.
“So having sex with Harley of all people would make you breathe?” I scoffed and he gulped hard again.
“Having sex with Harley was an honest mistake, I would never have done it, if I knew you were alive and it happened just once,” he said, with tears in his eyes.
“Did you guys smooch before coming to the wedding?” I asked, and Burke looked to the ground.
“Why are you asking me that, right now?” he replied to my question with a question.
“Because we kissed before our wedding day, I just wanted to know if you did the same with her, probably that is what you do with all the women, so answer the question honestly,” I said, rudely.
“Yes, we kissed and did some things but we didn’t have sex and she didn’t tell me about her pregnancy,” He replied, with his face looking as guilty as ever.
“Is that supposed to make me feel better, Burke?” I yelled at him and he shook his head in response.
“No it is not supposed to make you feel better but I’m telling you the truth, trying to suppress the hurt you are feeling,” he confessed and I scoffed at him.
“Why the fuck did you have sex with her when you were still feeling the mate bond with me,” I yelled, my voice was getting to betray me as it began to crack because of how much I have cried.
“I was confused, I didn’t know why I felt the mate bond with you when you were allegedly dead, I didn’t know what to fucking do, and then my pack had a plague and as the Alpha their lives are in my hand, I had to get married still feeling a mate bond with yoh Catherine, do you think for a moment that it was easy for me?” He asked and I rolled my eyes at him, he was just ranting nonsense.
“You wanted to get married, I fucking agree with that, but why the fuck did you want to get married to Harley, the person that killed your best friend and tried to kill me numberless times, that is betraying your best friend and your fucking dead wife,” I yelled to the extent that I could barely feel my voice.
“I wanted to spend the rest of my life with someone I could live with since the person I loved was confirmed dead, and Harley was the only person I knew that well and you know it, I felt she aha changed and I didn’t know my sister and she had some hidden agenda, and I also wanted to make Ava happy because all she ever wanted was a marriage between us,” he explained, and his reason was understandable
but I chose not to buy it.
“The wedding is over, the Alpha needs some time alone,” Diago yelled, waving his hands to the crowd.
“He is not supposed to have emotions he is the Alpha,” someone among the crowd yelled.
“He is the Alpha and also a wolf like you, he has fucking emotions,” Diago yelled, looking very angry at the comment.
The fact that Diagi forgot what Burke did to him was alarming but I did not care about that.
Soon the garden was empty, and it was only Diago, Burke, Harley the children, and I that were left in the garden, with few guards around though.
“All the guards should leave with the kids, ensure they get to their room safely,” Diago said and Nikmy frowned at the fact that Diago asked her brothers and she should be taken to their rooms.
“We aren’t going anywhere, I made sure to bring my father and mother together and I won’t let you drive me to my room because my father messed things up,” Nikky yelled at Diago, But she threw tantrums at Burke.
“Nikky, I can explain,” Burke said but Nikky waved off any explanation.
“I will bring your parents together, just give us some time alone, and yes, your father messed things up for everybody,” Diago said and Nikky nodded her head in response.
She left with her brothers and the guards.
“Leave us alone,” Diago said to Harley.
“No I won’t, I’m part of Burke’s family now because I’m carrying his child,” Harley said, claiming to be a part of Burke’s family.
“Your child is part of his family, not you, so don’t make me repeat myself, get the fuck out of here, right now,” I yelled and she felt insulted.
“I am leaving and it is not because you said that, but it is because I need to leave so you and Burke can sort yourselves out,” she said, before storming away, feeling proud of what she just did.
“Are you happy now? She just spoke to me rudely after trying to kill me and I can even get rid of her because she is carrying your child,” I yelled at Burke again.
“I am sorry, Catherine, please try to understand me,” he apologized again, I have lost count of his apology.
“It’s not in my place to settle you, and I am fucking pissed at Burke, but I want to let you know that I forced him numberless times to get married after they claimed you had died because that was what we needed to save the pack, he bluntly refuses, hoping for another way, but when Emma got the plague, he knew he owed jack and needed to save Emma, I don’t know why he chose Harley, but he never wanted to choose anyone over you,” Diago said and with that, he left the two of us alone to sort our shit out like adults.
“I am sorry, Catherine,” Burke said again, making me exhausted, what would all his apology do when the damage has been done and Harley is carrying his child?
“I don’t care about how sorry you are, and I don’t give two shig about that heartfelt thrash Diago said, I’m going to have some fresh air by the river, and don’t fucking follow me,” I said, walking away from the garden, Burke kept yelling my name but I didn’t give him a reply, at least I had no replies to give him.
My vision was clouded with tears as I ran to the riverside, where people’s ashes dissolved.
Soon I bumped into a huge body and raised my head, only to see El, looking at me.
“El, he cheated on me with Harley,” I cried out, hugging El tightly.
She hugged me back, patting my hair gently, I had sent messages to her that we won the battle and she could come to the mansion, and that was before Harley confessed she was pregnant.
We walked to the riverside as I told her all that happened in the garden and how I found out Harley was carrying Burke’s child in her womb.
“You can’t call it cheating, Catherine, he thought you were dead, you can not cheat on the dead,” El said, as we sat in front of the river staring into it.
“I would not have been mad, how wish he had sex with another woman and not Harley, she tried to kill me, and the man that I love, goes around, fucking with her,” I yelled and El patted my back again.
“It hurts, I know, but you need to give Burke a chance to explain himself, he loves you and that is not deniable, you know that,” She said and I shook my head.
“I don’t want to talk to him, or even see his bastard face again, fuck him,” I yelled, feeling the hurt afresh again.
“Well then, I will leave you to talk,” El said, and I wondered who the other person was.
I turned around only to see Burke, standing behind me with his Hands tucked into his trousers.