Divorced, Rejected Luna Second Chance

I never thought marriage would feel so empty. Three years with Hades, yet it was as if I was invisible to him. We were supposed to be a fated mate, a bond that the Moon Goddess had destined, yet fate seemed to have played a cruel trick on us.

When Hades proposed to me, it was a beautiful thing despite the compulsion. I knew he couldn't refuse because, after all, we were meant to be together. He was my mate and so was I for him.

"I have to accept you as my partner, but don't ever expect anything more from me."

Those were his words when he accepted me back then when he knew that I was his mate. In fact, I still remember his cold voice, piercing into my heart that was too warm for him. Or, was I too kind to him?

It was just that it was painful to be in a marriage where my mate didn’t love me. I guess I had gotten used to it because it happened anyway.

Hades ... That husband of mine only loved my twin sister, Zoya. And of course, marrying me was because I was just a shadow of my completely identical twin sister. Maybe he thought, it didn’t matter if people were different as long as they had the same face.

If not me, who was the woman who could accept such reasoning?

Hades rarely even spoke to me since we got married. It was really like I was something that wasn't considered. Existing and visible, but he clearly chose not to look at me.

His attention was always elsewhere, his mind preoccupied with things I didn't know about. At first, I tried to engage him in conversation, to bridge the gap between us. However, my attempts were only met with disinterest or subtle rejection and he left me all alone, bus with his stuff.

At first, I often wondered why he chose me. Was it really because of our similarities, a superficial connection? Or was there something deeper, a hidden reason that escaped my understanding? Until I found the answer, that broke my heart.

My heart longed for the intimacy we should have shared like any other couple, the bond that should have bound us together in joy and sorrow. Instead, I felt like an outsider in my own marriage, a silent observer in a life that felt increasingly strange.

This time I sighed as I was in the car after I got home from shopping. Earlier, I had stopped by the pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test and since I had been feeling something strange in my body for the past few days, I had bought one.

Yeah ... how could I have guessed that I was pregnant? Because I had read quite a few books about pregnancy signs which I apparently experienced too.

The result … I had a smile on my lips when I found out.

However, of course, I was happy about this news. I was finally pregnant, with an offspring that I could give to Hades, my husband.

"He'll be happy," I said as I tapped my fingers on the steering wheel.

He might hate me, but we did have sex this past month because, to him, I was Zoya. I thought I was fine as long as we stayed together even if my heart was broken.

"You'll be loved by your father, I'm sure of it," I said as I rubbed my stomach, to my baby-to-be. "Let's get back home and meet your father."

I started the car and started driving at a moderate speed towards home. Not only was I impatient to see Hades because I missed him despite his cold behavior towards me, but also because he had to hear this news.

My heart was pounding as the car approached the house. I was so impatient that as soon as I reached the courtyard, I turned off the engine.

I started walking towards the porch of the house and once I reached the front, opened the door. I was shocked.

Yeah ... I stood frozen in the doorway, my heart racing as I tried to take in the scene in front of me. There they were—Hades and my twin sister, cuddled together on the couch, oblivious to my presence. They were even kissing, making my heart feel broken, aching but not bleeding.

What was heartbreaking was that he kissed her full of love.

I really wanted to surprise him with my pregnancy today. Which I thought, Hades would be happy with this news and might change his behavior towards me. He could at least be nice to me, right? It didn't matter without love, but at least there was a feeling of respect for me after knowing about this pregnancy. And this … failed my plan.

But I felt so tongue-tied when I saw them, even speaking was difficult as if I had run out of words in my mind.

But I struggled to open my lips and they looked at me as if they felt no guilt.

"What are you guys doing?" I asked shakily.

My heart, which had been pounding to give them a surprise and see their reaction, was now replaced with a body trembling with shock and pain.

My hands trembled at my sides, a lump forming in my throat. How could this have happened? We were supposed to be a fated couple, destined for each other. But it was all a lie. He never cared about me; he always thought of Zoya, my twin sister, because we looked alike. The pain pierced deeper than I could ever imagine.

"Why are you here, Zoya?" I asked, looking at my twin sister.

My voice did sound a little loud to her because I was so hurt that even she probably couldn't feel it.

I was the one married to Hades, but they were the ones making out like it was not a bad thing to do.

Was there anything more painful than this? Or ... could anyone take my place like this?

Shit! My happiness had been replaced by an overwhelming sadness that I couldn't forget. They were evil! Hades was evil and so was my twin sister. They showed themselves to have no heart for someone like me at all.

"Shouldn't you be abroad, Zoya?" I asked, trembling.

**[Flashback]**

Three years ago, everything changed in ways I never imagined. Why could I say that? Here you go.

Hades was the only child and heir of the Alpha of the Blood Moon pack, one of the biggest, richest, and strongest packs in our region, and had to marry me if he wanted to be crowned Alpha, the successor of his pack.

I was ordinary at first, but then the unimaginable happened to me.

Fate said that Hades and I were mates who were meant to be together. That was the reason why he had to marry his mate if he wanted to be crowned Alpha.

Meanwhile, I knew he and Zoya loved each other. They had a special relationship that could be said to be like dating even though they were not destined to be together by the Moon Goddess.

But the problem was, at that time Zoya didn't even want to marry Hades, whose position was not yet solid.

"Marry him, Violet," she said when she found out that I was his mate.

"Don't be stupid, I don't want to marry him. He's your love and his love is also only for you," I replied at the time.

"Only so he can be Alpha to his pack. Please."

I was still shaking my head because I felt I had a voice where I could assert that I would reject the idea. Even if he was my mate, that didn't mean I would be happy to marry him. Because he didn't love me anyway.

Then, while I was still arguing a bit with Zoya, my father called and wanted to talk to me alone.

"Violet," my father said at that time. He sounded serious, and I suddenly had palpitations just hearing his voice. "You and Hades were meant to be a mate. You know what he went through and—"

"Are you going to insist I marry him?" I asked, cutting him off.

"You know my next sentence."

I sighed and shook my head firmly, just as I had done with Zoya earlier.

"I can't, Dad. I can't marry someone who doesn't love me," I refused.

"You must marry Hades," my father insisted, his voice firm. "It is an order and no order from any werewolf can be disobeyed. Moreover, it is your destiny as well as his. For love, it will come when it's time. You just have to get used to being without love first, Violet."

I fell into silence, speechless when my father had even begun to speak out loud, accepting no refusal.

I thought that my mother must have married him for the same reason. But I didn't know if they loved each other back then or not.

Even though I loved Hades secretly, I didn't want to hurt Hades by forcibly marrying me, but my parents forced me to get married. I was sure, his parents told him the same thing.

"Is there any other way without him marrying me, Dad?" I asked, still trying to find a way out.

My father shook his head, the stern lines on his face showing that I couldn't refuse.

"But, doesn't he have to be asked first, Dad?"

"Soon you and he will meet. His family and our family."

My eyes widened in shock at the news. I gulped when I was told this suddenly by him, making me confused because I hadn't even prepared myself.

"Be as prepared as possible for this talk later. You may come out."

I shuffled my steps until I closed the door to my father's room with a completely confused expression. But, I realized that I had to prepare myself.

I changed my clothes into something that looked attractive and put on my makeup as naturally as possible. After all, the man I loved was going to meet me even if it seemed too forced by fate.

It wasn't long before I heard the noise of a visitor. I looked through the window and I was shocked to find Hades staring at my window.

I swallowed my saliva, nervous that he was looking this way when he had no idea where my room was. Our eyes really met for a minute with no expression on him at all.

They had then gathered in the meeting room and I didn't see Zoya at all. I knew she must have felt hurt and that was why she didn't show up.

My heart was pounding so loudly that I had to swallow hard and sit up straight because of my nervousness.

Hades' expression didn't look friendly when he looked at me. That meant he really didn't want this. He only wanted Zoya, not me. He only wanted my twin and that was what hurt me.

Moreover, he must have felt that with me as his mate he didn't know from the beginning and then knew in the end, he must have blamed me.

The decision was even made. Both packs wanted to marry me off to Hades and Hades' pack openly told me the reason without covering it up.

Neither Hades nor I protested at that time, but just kept quiet and complied. Yeah ... in the end we agreed to get married to unify the rules that apply according to werewolf rules, that if a couple has met each other, then they must immediately unite and the man must mark his mate.

After the meeting, I also heard the news that Zoya was going to have to leave the country because of a sudden accident that happened to her and required her to be abroad. At that time I didn't even know that it was a mere excuse, a hoax.

**[Back To Present]**

In fact, now I saw what was happening before me. Her going abroad was just a cover to save their reputation. And I came to know that they were really still together all this time although before I only felt suspicious because I thought Hades should forget Zoya even though he remained cold to me. But that was just to let me marry him and probably also so that Zoya wouldn't get too sick from seeing us together.

"Why, Zoya?!" I asked again with a shudder and a slight jerk.

Hades walked towards me then he slapped me and made me wake up from my half-awareness of what I had just thought. It hurts because someone you love suddenly slaps you.