I Don’t Belong Here Anymore
Chapter 2 – I Don’t Belong Here Anymore
Selene’s POV
I didn’t mean to pass through the living room. I really didn’t. But I had to get my old book from the shelf near the hallway. I kept my head down. I didn’t want to disturb anyone.
But then... I saw them.
He was on the couch. My mate.
And she, Mira, was sitting on his lap. Laughing. Moaning. Her hands were all over him.
His mouth was on her neck. His hands under her dress.
Right there.
In my father’s house.
In the living room where I used to sit with him... where we once talked about our future.
I froze.
I couldn’t breathe. I felt like someone had punched the air out of my chest.
I wanted to turn around and run. But Mira saw me.
And she smiled.
That cruel, wicked smile.
“Oh, Selene,” she said, loud and fake sweet. “Could you bring me a glass of water, please? I’m feeling a little hot...”
Then she looked down at herself like she was embarrassed, but her eyes sparkled with amusement.
“Maybe it’s the pregnancy hormones.” I stood there, still shaking. Pregnancy.
The word cut through me like a knife. She was carrying his child.
And I... I was nothing.
My throat burned, but I nodded slowly.
“Okay,” I whispered.
I walked to the kitchen, my legs weak like jelly. My eyes blurred with tears.
I held onto the counter so I wouldn’t fall.
I grabbed a glass with trembling hands. Filled it with water. Tried to breathe.
Don’t cry, Selene.
Not now.
Not in front of them.
I walked back to the living room and gave her the water.
She looked up at me and took it, smiling again.
Then... she tipped the glass.
The water spilled down her front.
“Oh no!” she gasped dramatically.
Then turned to him with fake tears in her eyes.
“She did that on purpose!” she cried. “She’s always mean to me! She hates that I’m pregnant!”
“I didn’t… ” my voice cracked. “I didn’t do anything.”
“She’s been treating me badly since I moved in,” Mira continued, clinging to him. “She wants to hurt the baby! She’s jealous of me!”
That was a lie.
A terrible lie.
But he believed her.
He stood up, face dark, angry.
“Is that true, Selene?” he asked coldly.
“No!” I said, crying now. “Please, you know me. I would never hurt anyone. I helped her—remember? I took care of her when she was sick! I gave her food, my clothes, everything—”
“She’s lying,” Mira whispered, pressing her head to his chest. “She just wants to come between us...”
His jaw clenched.
Then, slap.
He hit me.
Right across the face.
I stumbled back, falling onto the floor.
The pain didn’t even come first. Just the shock. My mate. My love. The man I trusted.
He hit me.
Tears ran down my cheeks. I couldn’t hold them anymore.
“I loved you...” I whispered. “My father trusted you. He gave you the Alpha title... and I—I gave you my heart...”
“But I am the alpha now” he said, coldly.
Mira stood beside him now, her hands on her stomach, playing the poor victim. But I had seen the smirk. The flash of her eyes with triumph.
"I'll allow you to stay in the pack,"
he said finally.
"But not the packhouse."
I looked up at him. I couldn't believe this was happening.
"You're kicking me out of my father's house?"
"You will live in the outer territories. You'll be treated like any common pack member," he continued icily. "And you will learn how I rule. How my children will rule the pack your father built."
I gasped. I wanted to scream. I wanted to beg.
But I didn't.
Because somewhere deep within... I knew it was all over.
The guards came.
They once guarded me. Called me 'Alpha daughter.'
Then they dragged me outside like nothing.
I was pushed out.
Barefoot. No bag. No coat.
Just the dress on me and my broken heart.
The door slammed shut behind me.
I stood there slowly and turned to face the house. The house I was born in.
The house where I laughed with my father. Where I kissed my mate for the first time. Now it wasn't home anymore.
I knelt down in the cold dirt.
The night wind was cold, but not colder than my chest.
My heart was empty. Like someone had taken everything out and left nothing. I cried.
But softly.
Shattered, quiet sobs.
I didn't want him to hear.
I didn't want Mira to hear.
I didn't want them to see how much it hurt me.
I thought love was there to protect you.
But mine killed me.
Now... I have nothing.
No father.
No mate.
No home.
Just me.
Alone.