Goodbye Alpha, I'm Done - Chapter 17: Chapter 17

"Kieran, do something!" Nina let out a shrill scream, her eyes darting to Kieran for rescue. "She is going to kill me!"
Without a moment's hesitation, Kieran suddenly pulled Nina away from me, shoving me aside. I stumbled, catching myself on the staircase railing just in time to avoid tumbling down.
"Selena, what the hell are you doing?" Kieran roared, his eyes flashing with a warning that sent a shiver down my spine. "Why are you hurting Nina like this?"
I stared at him, stunned, unable to believe how he could defend that spoiled brat over his own mate.
My voice came out smaller than I intended.
"She's the problem in our relationship, and you're defending her?"
I glared at Nina, who was clutching her reddened shoulder with a look of feigned distress. She quickly hid behind Kieran's broad frame.
"Was I wrong?" she whined. "If your mother hadn't pretended to be sick and threatened Kieran, how could he have thought about marrying a common thing like you?"
I turned to Kieran, my heart heavy with pain. "Do you think so too?"
He remained silent, but his gaze spoke volumes. I saw the truth there - he believed my mother had manipulated him into our union.
"Listen here, Selena," he snapped. "She's my woman, and you will respect her. I won't tolerate you harming her, do you understand?"
"Oh she is your woman now?” I shook my head with a pained smile. “What happened to her being just like a sister to you, you douchebag!"
"And did you think we were soulmates?" Kieran snapped, his eyes narrowing. "You were nothing more than a convenient distraction, Selena. A pretty little plaything to keep me entertained while I searched for my true mate."
"So you never loved me?," I swallowed hard struggling to keep a firm expression.
Kieran scoffed, his lips curling into a frown. "Love you? Don't make me laugh. The only reason I even agreed to marry you was because of your dying mother's pathetic pleas."
All this time, he had never truly cared for me. I had been nothing more than a way for him to appease my mother and maintain his image as the perfect Alpha.
As the Lunar pack's Alpha and CEO of Lunar Enterprises, Kieran was accustomed to power and control.
And I, a lowly omega, had somehow managed to capture his attention. At first, I couldn't believe my luck. Kieran was everything I had ever dreamed of – handsome, wealthy, and powerful.
I had foolishly fallen for him the moment we first met in college.
I had been cornered by a group of bullies, and Kieran had swooped in to rescue me, his powerful presence instantly captivating me.
For five long years, I devoted myself to him, loving him unconditionally, doing everything in my power to please him while I lived under his roof. Yes, I had to move away from my mother’s house immediately we started dating because he told me it would be best we got to know each other better since we were mates and also in a relationship. I never knew that it was a way he could control my every move. My mother had warned me not to move into his house since he had not married me yet but I didn’t listen. Of course my mother wanted me to be happy so she let me go.
He chose my clothes, ensuring I dressed 'modestly'. I cut my long, luscious hair short because he preferred it that way. My makeup was always natural and never bold.
He had access to all of my social media accounts. He said some of my family members and friends were poisoning our relationship so I cut them off.
My days were scheduled around all his needs. Finances were strictly controlled and I had to ask permission for every purchase.
But when Nina came into the picture, I saw that he reserved all his gentleness for her. The spoiled brat could do whatever she wanted. She used his credit card freely, wasting his money on extravagant stuff, held his hand, and hugged him in public without a care. I, on the other hand, dared not attempt any form of PDA.
I had to be the perfect, obedient mate, and it was maddening, the way Kieran seemed to favor her over me.
I had tried to emulate Nina’s behavior, to be the carefree, spontaneous partner that Kieran seemed to crave, but he told me I was making a fool out of myself.
I noticed that he seemed to enjoy eating take outs and trying out new and expensive restaurants with Nina. So, I decided to search online on one of the five star restaurants he normally visited. I ordered one of his favorite dishes and had it sent to our doorstep. When he got home that day, he took one look at the food after spying the packs at the corner and his face went dark. He asked where I got it from and I genuinely told him. He was livid and asked who gave me the right to order expensive food from an expensive restaurant like that with his credit card?
“But I thought you liked eating from there with Nina?” I had asked him.
“What I do with Nina is none of your business. You are supposed to cook my meals with your damn hands. Stick to that!”
Another day I put on one of those sexy skimpy dresses Nina usually wore and did a flawless makeup. He had looked me dead in the eye and said, “You look like a cheap whore, go change your clothes. Do not embarrass me in public.”
I remembered my cheeks burning with embarrassment and I swore never to act like his precious Nina again.
At that moment, Nina pouted, her lower lip jutting out as she traced the reddened area on her shoulder.
"Kieran, sweetie, look at this. Selena's brutality is unbearable. Doesn't she know I'm fragile?"
Kieran's attention immediately snapped back to Nina, and his expression darkened. "Selena, you need to apologize right now to Nina."
I let out a derisive snort. "You're not my alpha anymore, Kieran. And I won't apologize. Do your worst!"