“What? You want to examine what? Seriously? I thought the urine test would be enough!” I complained, feeling embarrassed at the thought of spreading my legs in front of the doctor, regardless of her professional status.
“There are other important checks that need to be done, Miss Anderson. It's necessary for a thorough examination. Don't worry, it'll be quick,” she assured me.
I took a deep breath, trying not to cause a scene, and followed her instructions. I reluctantly pulled down my underwear and lay down on the bed. “How long will it take to get the results?”
“It'll be about an hour,” she replied.
As I lay there, legs spread and feeling exposed, worry filled my mind. When I heard the doctor approaching, I closed my eyes. Even though she wore gloves, I could still feel her fingers touching and examining me as if I were a rare specimen.
“Done,” she said after a few minutes.
I quickly got up and reached for my underwear. As I struggled to put it back on, the doctor instructed me to inform one of the women outside. I thanked her and left her office, but her smirk stayed in my mind.
After informing one of the women that it was her turn for the examination, I asked if anyone had seen my father. They all shook their heads. Assuming he had gone home, I decided to return as well. I'd rather enjoy reading or baking than wait for the results. I planned to pick them up later when they were ready.
When I arrived home, the servants were busy and didn't notice me. I went straight to my room and took a quick shower to wash away the feeling of being examined. Then, I chose to wear something comfortable.
As usual, when I was engrossed in a book, I lost track of time. I was so focused on the story that I didn't notice someone kicking open my door. Startled, I dropped the book to the floor.
“Father!” I exclaimed, but before I could react, he threw an envelope onto my bed. His angry face terrified me, and I worried he would transform into a beast right there in my room. With trembling hands, I reached for the envelope and tried to open it, but he suddenly grabbed my hair. I screamed in pain, and the commotion must have alerted the servants.
“How dare you betray me!” he screamed furiously, and I cowered in fear. He was so angry, and any wrong answer could endanger my life. It wasn't the first time he had raised his hand to me. “How dare you sleep with someone and get pregnant!”
Pregnant? No, it couldn't be possible. I shook my head in denial. I had taken the pills given to me by a close friend. My friend was on pills and didn't get pregnant! Panic surged through me at the thought of being pregnant, and I glanced at my father, worried about his reaction.
“Tell me who is responsible for your pregnancy, Chloe! Tell me now!” he demanded.
I was scared to admit the truth, but I couldn't tell him no matter what. How could I, when the man responsible was a rogue and an enemy to our pack? “I'm not pregnant, Father,” I declared, but a hard slap suddenly struck my face. Another slap followed, and tears welled up in my eyes from the pain.
“Who is he?” he screamed.
My father's voice roared like thunder in my bedroom, and I cowered in the corner. When he raised his hand to slap me again, I crossed my arms in front of my face to protect myself. “I don't know! I don't know, Father.”
“What? What do you mean you don't know? Have you been sleeping with multiple men, Chloe?”
“There's nothing wrong with that. In fact, you do the same with women,” I confronted him about his own actions, and he grew even angrier.
“I am a man, for goodness sake!”
“What's the difference?” I continued to challenge him, and when another slap struck me hard, I smiled through the pain. I had expected it, and since he was already furious, I decided to voice all my grievances against him.
“I didn't raise you to be a whore!”
“You're right! But you raised me as a weapon, as your tool, and as someone you could sell to the highest bidder! Don't think I didn't know why you were so excited about me taking the exam. It was because of your plan to marry me off, right, Father?”
“Bullshit! Just tell me his name!”
“J-Henry Blackwood.”
“What did you say?”
“I slept with Henry Blackwood,” I confessed, and his expression told me he recognized the name. I had slept with a rogue, and despite being an alpha, he was widely known as a rogue.
“How dare you! How shameless! I can't forgive you for doing this to me, Chloe. You allowed yourself to become one of his whores, and it's the most despicable thing for our pack! From today onwards, I strip you of your status as my heir, and you must leave the pack immediately.”
I thought I had misheard him, but when he turned his back on me, I called out his name and kneeled, begging for forgiveness. I hadn't anticipated his reaction to defying his command, and I knew I wouldn't survive outside the pack.
“Father, please don't do this!” I pleaded.
“Leave!” he shouted.