Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama
Chapter 78: Wants to be married to Noah!

Chapter 78: Wants to be married to Noah!

Selene POV

My throat constricted as tears filled my eyes. Brooke was right... at that moment, I felt like a FOOL!

I watched as everyone in the room kept going back and forth about a secret with a sense of bewilderment that was rapidly evolving into outrage. When I agreed to marry Noah, I had hoped and thought he would be different, that for the first time, he would see me and I’d be noticed but as usual, I was wrong.

All my dreams about being an ornamental Luna shattered once more in front of me as my gaze shifted from Noah to everyone else in the room. I was the stranger... the one that didn’t belong here. The single mom... the slut... the thief...

If I mattered so much... If Noah considered me his queen, would he not tell me even the hardest truths? When you love someone, you don’t protect them by telling them lies... you bare the truth in front of them and together, you fight until you right the wrong.

I fixated my gaze on Brooke who had a triumphant look on her face and I didn’t need to be told this was all her doing. I clenched my jaw in determination, drawing myself to my full height as I turned to face, Brooke, a calm expression on my face.

"I am not interested," I said calmly "If it concerns me, I’m sure I’ll be the first to know but since it doesn’t, I trust my husband to be able to handle things properly,".

I saw confusion flicker in Brookes’ eyes and I could tell that wasn’t the reaction she had been hoping to get.

Scoffing, Brooked sighed and said "Come down from your high airs, Selene... I know you’re curious... I saw how crushed you were a while back. I think I may have seen tears in your eyes too at some point. C’mon, admit that you want to know and I’ll tell you everything without holding back,".

The corners of my lips lifted in amusement as I strode forward towards Brooke, piercing her with a scathing look of utter disdain.

"Listen to me, Brooke," I said quietly "I don’t know what foolish games you’re playing at, nor do I particularly care. I’ve survived worse things and I haven’t been broken. What makes you think... all of you can put me in that position? I’ll decide what I want to hurt me, who I want to hurt and when. So...

Noah made to talk but I raised my hand, silencing him. This wasn’t his stage; it was mine and I would utilize it to the fullest.

Fixing Brooke another cold gaze, I continued with a rigid tone "I suggest you stop going around trying to destroy everything. I want to inform you dear; the world doesn’t work that way and one day, I will not understand and take into cognizance that you’re mentally unstable and will punish you. So, until then, you can enjoy this as much as I do,".

Tossing my heavy hair, I turned on my heels and left the room.

I barely made it out of the room and around the corner before I burst into tears. The adrenaline that had been pumping inside me a while ago fueling my authoritative display dissipated in a crushing wave, leaving me crushed, stripped raw and utterly drained.

Hot, stinging tears blurred my vision as everything – the hurt, the anger, the bone-deep weariness of constantly being treated as nothing but a warm body came crashing down mercilessly. Leaning against the cool stone wall, I slid down until I was crumpled in a heap, as harsh sobs wracked my body.

I was so lost in crying that I didn’t see someone coming to me until the person was near.

"Selene?" Oh my God! Selene..." Xavier’s voice rang out in alarm as he hurried to my side "What’s happened?"

"Mommy!" I heard Vina and Maeve’s voices screech out at once as they hurried towards me too.

Hurriedly, I tried to wipe the worst of my tears and pushed myself to my feet then fixed a smile on my face as I faced them.

"Nothing!" I tried to make my tone sound jokingly "I was just looking for something. I was coming to look for you guys. How are you? Are you having fun with Daddy?"

The three of them looked at me as if I just landed out of space, I could see that they weren’t buying my lie. Xavier’s face was etched with concern and fury and the girls, especially Vina looked angry.

"What happened Mommy?" Vina asked coming closer to me "Why were you on the ground crying just now? Did Alpha Noah hurt you? Did he hit you? Was it Beta Reid?"

"What!" my eyes widened with surprise "No! No, my darling," I shook my head "Nothing happened. I was looking for one of my ring sets and maybe I was a bit overwhelmed with looking for it and not finding it,".

"Liar!!!" Maeve screamed as she pointed at me "Don’t look us in the face and lie Mom. You were crying. Why won’t you tell us what’s going on? Why are you trying to hide the fact that you’re miserable?"

"Maeve, calm down, don’t talk to me like that!" I tried to adopt a sterner tone hating the way my heart was pumping with grief.

"Enough!" Xavier finally said, his gaze still on me. Turning to the girls: "Girls, go ahead I’ll join you guys shortly. I need to talk to mommy,".

The girls gave me one final displeased look before they brushed past us. Immediately, I turned to Xavier who was watching me silently.

"I’m fine," I sighed "I had a tiny argument with Noah a few seconds ago and ..." I trailed off "Don’t worry, we’ll be fine. Couples fight and makeup and today is one of those days,".

Slowly, he stretched out his hand in front of me, giving me a warm, tender look "Will you come with me?" he asked quietly.

I swallowed hard as I turned to the direction I had just come from, I wondered what Noah would do if he came out and saw me talking to Xavier.

"I just want to talk, Selene, nothing more,".

Drawing a sigh, I placed my hand on his and allowed him to lead me. We ended up at the greenhouse. As soon as we entered, it was as if all the emotions I was trying to hide suddenly came out and crashed over me. Without thinking, I reached out for Xavier desperately clinging onto him as if he was a lifeline.

In response, he gathered me into his arms, cradling me as he stood there silently while I cried my heart out. He continued to run his hand gently on my back, crooning soothing words as I continued to weep.

I cried for the innocence and respect stolen from me as a girl, forced to marry a man who would be my bane. I cried for constantly being overshadowed by Xavier, maltreated and constantly being mistreated.

And most of all, I cried for the painful realization that Noah was like every one of them. For judging wrongly and thinking that leaving Xavier would take the hurt I felt.

Xavier simply held me close until I felt calm in every part of my body. Spent I slouched limply against him.

"Thank you," I rasped out weakly.

"It’s nothing, Selene," he said calmly "I’m just glad that you got that off your chest. Do you want to sit down?" he gestured to the bench in the greenhouse.

I nodded and he led me there. After he settled me, his fingers tenderly brushed away the lingering tears on my cheeks and around my eyes.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked quietly.

I exhaled deeply and nodded "There’s a princess from the West that’s come to visit Noah and I don’t have the details but I think she came here for something. Everyone seemed to know except me. it was so annoying being in the same room with them and watching them taunt me with my ignorance. That was what set me off,".

"Princess Jade?" Xavier’s brows arched

"Yes," I nodded "You know her?"

"Wild, arrogant, rude, spoilt... all the things you can think of. She’s the Lycan’s King only daughter from his late wife and mate. Even though he remarried, he doesn’t joke with Jade. It gives her everything she wants. Most of the wars they’ve fought were all because Jade wanted something and the other kingdom refused to let her have it,".

"R-Really?" my eyes widened with shock.

"Yes," Xavier nodded. "Did something unusual happen?"

"Well, a few minutes ago, Reid came in and complained that word about her getting missing had spread to her father. Do you think that’ll spell trouble?"

"Don’t worry, he never attacks until his daughter leaves. The pack is safe. Only that they might be sent emissaries before the nightfall but do you know why she’s here?"

"I have no idea," I shook my head "They kept talking about it... Brooke – that’s Noah’s ex-girlfriend kept taunting Noah with it and it seemed like he didn’t want me to know,".

"If Princess Jade is here, it could only mean one thing... she wants to be married to Noah!"