My Husband’s Woman Novel – My husband married my best friend in order to have an heir. Because I’m sterile. The betrayal and disappointment pierced and sliced through my heart. “If you really love me, you would understand,” Landen said. “Well, maybe my love died the instant you walked into this mansion with her in your hand,” I shot back. “My lawyer will send the divorce papers, Landen,” I said as I turned away to leave. “Oh, is that what you want? Fine then, if you can live without me, your mate, and Alpha,” he sounded as though I’d run back to him soon. The idea that he didn’t try to stop me broke my heart into a thousand pieces. I sniffed back the sob that almost dropped and took a step. “I’ll prove you wrong,” I said with every determination I had in me.
ANNA’S POV “You are pregnant, Mrs. Luther. You’re three months along,” the doctor’s voice echoed in my memory. “That is impossible, Doctor Sara. You are aware of my infertility. So how could it have happened?” I jolted up from my seat, bending across to her, my whole body trembling. “I should say miracles happen, Mrs. Luther,” she responded with a shrug. I replayed the very day I saw Hannah come down from Landen’s car, holding his arm. The sight surprised me. Why would my best friend walk hand in hand with my husband? I came out to understand what the heck was going on. “What’s the meaning of this, both of you?” I questioned, my eyes wide open to indicate how much I needed them to make me understand what was happening.
“Oh, Anna, Landen, and I just got married,” Hannah said with a smug smile on her face. My eyes went from Hannah to Landen, who looked sure, convinced, and determined. “Look, Anna, the elders decided I take in a second wife to bear an heir. It was necessary; even you can agree to that,” my husband said with no shame at all. “Yes, I knew it would come to that, but why didn’t you inform me about this, and why did you choose my best friend, Landen?” I fumed, trying as much as I could to hold back the hot tears already gathered in my eyes and threatening to spill. “There was no need for you to be worried about such an issue, and Hannah is the only girl who fits the perfect family that we wanted,” he said, looking down at me as if to say I have no right to ask him why he made his decision and I have to live with it.
Ah! That hit me right on the spot, and I couldn’t hold back anymore. I let the tears out, and the hotness from them burned my face. “I’m not taking him away from you, Anna. He’s your mate. I am just here to do what you are not capable of doing,” she snorted. Her motives were clear. I didn’t need a fortune teller to tell me how the days from now would be. Landen had already walked out ahead of her, breezing past me like I never existed, like we were not bound by a mate bond. “Since we were little, you’ve always had eyes for Landen, Hannah,” I finally muttered out. “Oh, you knew that? I thought I hid it well,” she said, running her fingers on her cheek, a smirk drawn on the corner of her lips. “Yet you stole him from me, and you think all could be well with you? See? He came to where and whom he belonged to,” she said, smiling. “If he was yours, he would be mated to you, Hannah, but I became his mate. That means we were destined to be together, and there was no way I could control that,” I said, staring directly into Hannah’s eyes, my fist clenched at my side.
“Oh, please get rid of that confidence on your face. Well, since you were not a complete woman, I have come to save your sorry bimbo, Annabeth, so you should be grateful to me,” she said, poking my chest before walking past me. My legs felt like jelly. I squatted, folding my knees together with my hands wrapped around them, my face buried in between. Even though I was outside, I sobbed so loudly. The betrayal and disappointment pierced and sliced through my heart. There was no way I could stay in the house watching my husband, my mate, and my best friend living under the same roof as a couple. It was too much to endure. “Where are you going?” Landen’s voice echoed from behind me. I turned to see him standing by the door to our room. My bag was ready. I couldn’t breathe the same air as them even for a few seconds more.
Without responding to him, I pulled my luggage and walked past him. “I asked where you are going, Annabeth,” he growled, pulling me by the hand. “To give you both some peace and quiet, a moment to enjoy your honeymoon and an heir for your pack, of course,” I said, glaring back at him. “Oh, come on. Just consider her as someone who will save my face out there. If you really love me, you would understand,” he said. “Well, maybe my love died the instant you walked into this mansion with her in your hand,” I shot back. “My lawyer will send the divorce papers, Landen,” I said as I turned away to leave. “Oh, is that what you want? Fine then, if you can live without me, your mate, and Alpha,” he sounded as though I’d run back to him soon. The idea that he didn’t try to stop me broke my heart into a thousand pieces. I sniffed back the sob that almost dropped and took a step. “I’ll prove you wrong, Landen,” I said with every determination I had in me.
I was going to make him see that I could break our bond. Yes, it will be miserable, it will be painful, it will hurt to be separated from your mate, and it will probably be life-threatening, but that can’t tie me down to this ridiculous situation. I was ready to face it no matter what it took. I walked out of the house I had called my home for three years. All the memories we made in it rushed back like flashes of light. The days after leaving Landen’s house were some of the darkest in my life. My heart ached with every beat, my mind was a battleground of regrets and sadness, and sleep was a thing of the past. My once-bright spirit had become a shell of its former self as I mindlessly strolled around the streets. My decision weighed heavily on every step I took, and the loneliness that came with it was oppressive.
The news Doctor Sara gave me wasn’t very good, but I will take the good part and forget the bad one. I was going to have this child by all means. “I will fight for you,” I promised, my voice trembling with a mixture of hope and fear. “You are my miracle, and I will do everything in my power to bring you into this world.” I found strength in my unborn child. The thought of holding him in my arms gave me the courage to face my reality. It was time to bring him into this world after nine months, but my life was hanging in the balance. I had told Doctor Sara that if there were any complications, she should by all means save my child. “You have to give your all, Mrs. Luther. This was what you wanted, so let’s see it to the end.” She whispered into my ear, her words penetrating the thick darkness.
The only sound in the room was my own heartbeat, which coincided with the beeping sound of the medical apparatus. The walls pulsated with the tension of the moment, making the space seem to close in on me. I struggled to breathe, letting out ragged gasps every time due to the intense agony. The operating room was a whirlwind of activity, with medical personnel operating with honed accuracy. I detected the harsh smell of my own dread blending with a cold, sterile perfume. My eyes burned from the intense overhead lighting, and I squinted to attempt to focus on the faces around me. The darkness crawled in… Landen’s POV “You finally have an heir, Alpha. He’s so big and strong,” my beta, Gerald, said as we stood admiring my newborn son.
Hannah has given me the best gift ever, and it was pure bliss. With my beautiful son wiggling his hands and making baby sounds, I was proud. I loved my ex-wife, but she couldn’t understand the reason I made such a decision. Not like I expected her to. That was the only choice I had if I was going to have my lineage continue the leadership of Moonlight Pack. It was necessary for the pack, the company, and myself. I have been feeling a pull since my son was born, a tug on my inside. Like my inner self is contradicting itself. A pull that tells me my heir is born—every Alpha feels that tug when their successor is born. And the other, twisting and aching pain that I’m losing something precious to me. I looked at my child, and he was smiling. “You did well, Hannah,” I glanced at my wife. She was exhausted, her smile faint. “You owe me a massive gift, Honey,” she said in a calm tone that proved how exhausted and tired she was. “Of course, I’ll give you anything,” I responded, caressing her beautiful face. “I should be announced as the Luna now that we have an heir.”
Her words made me flinch. No, that was something too early to do. I didn’t want anyone else to be my Luna. That position was for Annabeth alone. “We didn’t agree on that, Hannah,” I responded firmly. “Really?” Her eyes lit up. “You said you would do anything I wanted when I gave you an heir, Landen, and this is what I want. Why are you saying this now?” This was a difficult decision for me, but the way it is, it seems I have to give her what she wants. I clenched my fist at my side. Annabeth will feel I have completely replaced her. As much as I want my son, I don’t want to completely lose Annabeth. My heart ached, my stomach churned. “I will make preparations and let Gerald know how to arrange the ceremony,” I said calmly. The words left my mouth, but my heart twisted. “Thank you, My Alpha,” she responded. She was happy, and I liked that. My feelings for her have grown over the past few months. I nodded and walked out the door. I had a meeting with the board of directors in an hour. Hannah’s POV “What did you say?” I yelled at the man in front of me.
My heart almost jumped out of my mouth. My happiness was about to be cut short. “How did that bimbo manage to conceive and have a son?” Ah! I held my head. Everything I had planned smoothly from the beginning was about to be ruined after I finally reached the finish line. “Let me see the documents.” I was handed the file that contained pictures of Annabeth and her new son. The hospital location and ward. Thank goodness Landen wasn’t here when the messenger arrived with it. So she planned to let Landen know they finally have a son? “Ha! This girl never ceases to take everything that belonged to me.
Now she wants to come back into his life and make her son the next Alpha? What then happens to my seat as Luna?” Fear gripped me. There was no way I’d let that happen, never, not in this life or any. “We have to get rid of her and that child immediately. Landen must never know Annabeth gave birth to a son,” I said to my guard. “All that is needed is right here. If she left the hospital already, find them. Make sure they disappear, leave no traces,” I commanded. That was the right thing to do—make them disappear. They can’t be the reason I’ll lose everything I have worked so hard to build. Landen must never know of their existence.