Her Broken Mate 18

Stella uttered a high-pitched cry, a cry of anguish. Sarah felt sorry for her, but what she did will never be forgotten. Forgiven but never forgotten, they say, but that was her instant karma.

Jupiter trembled, tears streaming down his face. The ribbon that was torn from him felt like his guts were burning from the inside out, tearing and never able to heal.

Seth stood rooted to one spot, frozen in shock.

His parents had broken up, and the likelihood of them getting back together was slim.

Sarah reached out and squeezed Seth's arm reassuringly.

"You don't think I know, do you? Stella?" Jupiter let out a cry.

Stella sobbed even harder, "Please... Anything but that. Take back the rejection! I can't handle it. My wolf can't handle it."

"Answer me. I don't care if you're in pain anymore. You know what you did," he replied with a cold expression.

Jupiter's hands shook slightly as he tried to resist comforting her.

The treatment by her former companion was too much for Stella to bear, and her tears rolled down her cheeks incessantly. "I... I don't know what you're talking about..." she whimpered out.

Jupiter gritted his teeth and flashed his fangs. "You cheated on me while I was in a coma. Just because I'm gone, you've no reason to cheat on me!" he roared with pitch black eyes.

With all that was going on, Sarah felt Seth tremble a little, his eyes downcast. The fear in him grew as he let go of her and covered his ears.

Sarah quickly rushed to his side and hugged him, stroking his shoulders and back to reassure him, whispering that everything was okay and that she was there for him.

Sarah got a sideways glance from Jupiter as he tried to calm down and realized he was scaring Seth.

Stella cried even more and began to stutter. "Jupiter ... please ... how did you find out? I was in heat. I needed someone to distract me. You understand that, don't you? It just happened. You weren't there and I needed some kind of redemption. It was an accident."

Is... this bitch stupid?

How can cheating be an accident?

Sarah has never understood why people justify cheating. It's an absolute no-no for her. Once it's happened, it's happened. Not only did you disrespect your relationship, but you disrespected your partner.

Sarah understood that some people made it work, especially in the pack. But the relationship took a hell of a long time to heal. Trust is broken and it takes a while to rebuild. She can't imagine how painful it was for the males and females to feel that their partner had sex with someone else.

It's almost like being stung all the time while you're conscious. The bond with your partner begins to expand, and your wolf whimpers and whines in your head. The pounding in your head becomes as intense as a terrible migraine. Until you pass out.

It's just... the worst pain imaginable.

Sarah could never forgive anyone for doing this to her without offending anyone.

Lost in her thoughts, Sarah hadn't noticed a loud clap resounding through the air.

Stella's face turned sideways from the force of the blow. The person who'd slapped her was none other than Jupiter, whose eyes were pitch black with rage.

"Seth had told me. He'd told me everything you'd done to him. Of course, I only mentioned your deception because you were here," he paused and added, "You mean nothing to me... Stella. Not only did you hurt me, but you hurt our son. Our son...
Who's a miracle by the gods, you hurt him!", he growled and his anger discharged in waves.

Her hand slowly moved to her cheek, more tears flowing down. "... You hit me...
I didn't deserve to be beaten! You shouldn't hit women!" Stella cried out.

Jupiter just scoffed at that. "I believe in equal rights and equal fights. If you hit me, a man... I've every reason to hit you back.
I don't care if you do. You abused our son, and in my name and his, you deserve a beating."

Silence filled the entire room as Stella wept pitifully. Seth stood stunned, not sure how to respond, and Jupiter walked away, back to his bed, looking away from his ex-mate in shame.

It wasn't the right time or the right moment, but it had to be done.

Sarah coughed, getting their attention. "As you know, I was attacked by three rogues a few days ago. They'd a message for you, Jupiter, and... Stella," she said with a slight growl, not liking the way her name rolled off her tongue.

That stopped Stella from sobbing, her cries turning into hiccups. Jupiter gave her one last worried look, his face hardening before he signaled Sarah to move on.

Seth moved a little closer to Sarah for support.

Sarah crossed her arms, "The she-wolf introduced herself as Martha," Jupiter and Stella stiffened at her name, but she ignored him and continued, "Her message to you, Jupiter, was that your past will soon catch up with you. Your loved ones will be in danger for what you've done, because of a debt you've not paid."

Jupiter's expression grew sadder as Sarah turned her attention to old Luna, "Stella, as much as I hate you, you must know."

She nodded curtly to Sarah and gave her an embarrassed smile.

Ugh, even her smile irks Sarah.

Sarah sighed, "Her message to you was that she's back and coming to take back what was originally hers."

Stella growled, her fangs sharpening. Her intentions were evident by the jealousy emanating from her. The beads of sweat formed around her as her fists clenched.

Jupiter slid back and forth on the bed, feeling uncomfortable with the situation.

Sarah squinted her eyes and turned her attention to her in-laws, "Do you know them?"

They both stiffened once more and turned to each other before silently looking away.

Seth clicked his tongue to express his excitement. His eyes veiled, and his thoughts circled around his parents. A few minutes passed, and the older couple heaved a dejected sigh, knowing they couldn't hide what they knew forever.

Jupiter was the first to take the floor, grumbling, "Martha was my high school sweetheart."

'What the hell?'

Thunder grinned and bared her canines, "At least we know the old man has a pussy.'

Sarah's face contorted, 'That's fucking disgusting.'

Thunder just shrugged and cut the connection.

Returning her attention to the subject, Sarah noticed how tense the room became. Seth's eyes were pitch black, but they were focused on Jupiter. Seth moved a little closer to her, as that seemed to relax him.

Sarah studied Stella and noticed how her eyes changed from coal black to brown. She didn't like Stella, but they needed answers as soon as possible. Martha could attack again at any time, and they needed to be prepared.

Sarah pushed aside her dislike of her for the moment and calmed down.

"Stella, did you know about this?" she asked, returning to the topic at hand.

She nodded, "Yes, I did. I'd just switched from another pack to the Eternal Pack because I was bullied in my old pack and not even my parents wanted me." she whispered and broke off, "that's when I met Jupiter. It was purely by chance, but I was intoxicated by that woody smell and followed him. I regretted it, though, because I caught Jupiter fucking his girlfriend Martha in the closet."

Stella clasped her mouth shut and relived her memories.

Jupiter looked away ashamed, "I wasn't saving myself for Stella, but when she opened the closet door, I knew she was my mate. I tried to gain Stella's trust, but it was extremely difficult. She saw me as a ripper or rather a 'fuck boy' who slept with girls in the closet, which was true. I won't deny it, but when I met her eyes, my wolf and I fell in love immediately."

Stella smiled sincerely, "Yes, and I made sure he earned the title as my mate."

While Sarah laughed, Jupiter didn't. He was still angry with her and had no interest in easing her past. She quickly cleared her throat awkwardly and tried to make more conversation.

Seth and Sarah watched them in amazement, shocked that the older couple was having such a difficult meeting. Although she was embarrassed for Stella, since no one showed the slightest interest in her.

"Oh, yeah. Remember how I threatened to cut your dick off when you tried to touch me? I told you to get checked out first," Stella joked, recalling the memory.

Finally, Jupiter smiled. Just a little bit.
"Indeed. I remember when I finally won you over. We were happy for a long time," he said, his expression suddenly darkening, "then you decided to abuse our son after I decided to save him. I went into a coma and you took it all out on him. He was just a little boy. To make matters worse, you cheated on me."

Stella's smile flattered, her eyes downcast. "I said I was sorry. Isn't that enough?" she murmured.

Sarah's eye twitched, "Are you kidding me?" she said, interrupting the conversation.

Their eyes locked on Sarah as they continued to stare.

She continued angrily. "Does apologizing make the pain go away? Does it fix the cracks in the glass? No? Yeah, I thought so.
You dumbass! God, the more you talk, the more brain cells I lose!"

And once again... Sarah was greeted by silence.

When she realized what she'd said, she nervously looked over at Seth, who just looked at her with a smile. Suddenly, he gave her a thumbs up.

'Oh... thanks for the support.'

'Shut up, human, that's sweet.' Thunder growled, her tail wagging.

"I..." said Stella, before she was interrupted by Jupiter.

"That's enough of that, Stella. You've no excuses, so do us a favor and shut up," he grunted, glaring at her.

Stella closed her mouth and looked down at her hands as she saw some tears fall on her hands.

'Is that what she always does? Cry?'

'Seems like it. She's a damsel in distress.' Thunder barked.

'Strange, that suits her.'

'Pathetic bitch.'

Rolling her eyes, Sarah looked to Jupiter. "Be that as it may, what you said."

Jupiter looked off into the distance, "I broke up with Martha the same day we met. She refused to comply. Martha tried everything she could think of to secure her position as Luna. The situation got so bad that she had to be banished when she tried to murder you."

There was silence between the two for a moment before Sarah interjected, "So she's a power-mad ex?"

Seth patted Sarah on the shoulder and her eyes fell on his face and notepad. He turned it over and she read it aloud, "She's not a crazy ex. Martha sounds like a crazy, desperate bitch who does not have enough charm to find herself a man."

Jupiter, trying hard to keep a straight face, soon had to laugh. Everyone laughed so hard that tears came out of their eyes.

Who would have thought that her mate would be so funny?

Stella even laughed, "That's my son for you, he's always the comedian."

And the moment was ruined.

The room fell silent again as they all fell silent at her words. Seth fell silent at her words, lowering his gaze to the floor and retreating back next to Sarah.

Noticing her words, she gasped, "I am sorry,
I let myself get caught up in the moment. I am sorry, Seth."

Seth nods, accepting her apology and not looking her in the eye.

Stella hangs her head in shame and becomes silent again.

Jupiter frowns, "He's not your son. He's my son and that's final. You lost the right to call him your son a long time ago."

Stella looked at him tearfully and nodded.

Sarah coughed and cleared her throat.

My God, there is so much tension in this room, but they have to keep things going.

"If that explains why Martha and her henchmen went after me, while we are on the subject, who attacked the packing house nine years ago?" asked Sarah.

Seth gritted his teeth as Stella averted her eyes. Her guilt rolled off her in waves, so much so that Sarah gagged.

Jupiter looked at his ex-mate with a mixture of disappointment and concern before his lips formed into a thin line, "The one who attacked the pack house and put me in a coma was," he took a deep breath,
"Martha and her renegade army."