Chapter 2

The slap left Amelia completely stunned.

When she recovered, she glared at me and shrieked:

"Chloe—"

"How dare you hit me!"

I watched her fury with amusement, looking at her mockingly.

"Amelia, watch your words."

"Slandering the future Luna carries a minimum sentence of three months in prison under werewolf law."

Amelia's face twisted with rage.

She raised her hand to slap me back.

I didn't retreat. Instead, I held my baby tighter and took a step forward.

"You want to get physical?"

"This is Rowan's firstborn son. Rowan is the Alpha's designated heir."

"If my pup gets hurt even a little, you'll pay dearly! And your entire family will be punished because of you!"

No matter how angry Amelia was, my words scared her enough to lower her hand, though her teeth were clenched.

She stared hard at the child in my arms, her eyes full of suspicion.

"Chloe, don't try to fool me. What kind of trick did you use to deceive Rowan and Alpha Alexander? There's no way this child could be Rowan's!"

I gently patted my baby, soothing the little one who'd been woken by the noise, and looked up at her.

"Oh? Do you know what the charge is for slandering the future Luna?"

A year ago, rumors had spread like wildfire that Rowan, Alpha Alexander's heir, was about to lose his inheritance rights.

Supposedly because he suffered from erectile dysfunction.

So members of the Wolf Council had proposed making Rowan's younger brother the heir instead.

Of course, this matter concerned the pack's stability and the Alpha family's honor, so it was kept secret.

And after I married Rowan and gave birth to his child, no one dared mention that gossip anymore.

Even someone as stupid as Amelia wouldn't dare expose that now.

Amelia blurted out without thinking.

"Because Rowan has—"

She realized she couldn't say these words and swallowed the rest.

"Anyway, it's impossible!"

"You must have cheated on Rowan and had some bastard, trying to use this bastard to steal Rowan away from me!"

I scoffed.

"Steal? I'm the one who had a wedding ceremony with Rowan. You were once his mate, but you asked me to take your place and marry him. What, regretting it already?"

Back then, when she heard Rowan was going to lose his heir position and even had erectile dysfunction, she immediately went into hiding.

Who could have imagined that three years later, Rowan would still be the pack's Alpha heir and have a child with me?

"It was you who was jealous of me and used despicable means to force me to break the mate bond with Rowan!"

"If I tell Rowan about this, do you think he'll kill you on the spot, you slut?"