Chapter 8:I don't want to be your mate

"Stay at my place for the meantime. Your house would be flooded with the press" christian asked Mercedes who was already dressed and ready to leave.

"You don't need to worry about me, I Will be fine" Mercedes grumbled, she had made up her mind to not be a burden to christian for that's the only way she could think of paying him back for his kindness.

,",I have every right to be worried! Did you forget? We are mates now and our wedding will be fixed as soon as we go back to the north! Besides, you look terrible, have you been drinking?"

Mercedes sighed. She wasn't ready to face the reality of the mistake she made hours ago. She gulped down a glass of Christian's wine and snarled.

"We are so different Chris. I wouldn't want to bring you down. My life's already messed up as it stands now"

"That's not for you to decide, miss. You are going to do exactly as I have said. I don't trust you alone outside there!" His eyes darkened..

She was about to say something else but her phone rang , of course the timing wasn't right but that also saved her from unleashing her bad tempers.

Seeing the caller Id, christian knew she wasn't going to pick it up, so he grabbed it from the table and handed it to her. Mercedes didn't step aside, she without any hesitation, pressed the answer button and just immediately Trevor's voice rang out.

"Where are you Mercedes? You aren't home"

She exchanged a knowing gaze with christian and bit her lips in anger.

"What do you care ? I don't think where I am should be any of your concerns"

"Your opinion? Perfect! But you should explain to me why the hell you need a house when the guy you cheated on me with has lots of houses he could gift you. "

Mercedes couldn't believe that she actually married such a narcissist jerk. He isn't apologizing for what he did, rather he was more interested in blaming her. "

"Sign the divorce document as soon as possible, I will reach out to my family that we are not married anymore. The house? Wasn't it a wedding gift my father handed to me ? You own me lots of things but I wouldn't ask you for any "

Trevor scoffed from the other end of the call. He already made up his mind to give Stephanie the house however Stephanie wouldn't back out easily especially with the fact that her rented husband was against the idea of her leaving the house for them.

"Mercedes. I don't know what you did with my uncle yesterday, however you should hold a press conference to clear Stephanie's name. Thanks to you both, her life and career is almost ruined. . She's fucking stressed from your mistakes and might lose our baby at this rate" Trevor said as Stephanie instructed him. She knows pretty well how much soft spots Mercedes has for children.

"Baby? She's pregnant? " She felt a pang of guilt for being so strict to a pregnant woman but then the news pierced her heart like a sword. She wondered if the situation would have been different if she chose him over her career and had given him a child. But then holding a press conference wasn't going to affect only her at the moment. It would only make Alpha Christian look like a fool for standing up for her. .

"Yes she is. You should be grateful that she gave me something you never did for the past years we were together. I personally..."

Christian couldn't bear it anymore, he took the phone from her and ended the call while deleting his number afterwards.

" You shouldn't be speaking with your ex husband. How do you think that makes me feel?" He asked as he drew her body closer to his.

Mercedes moved away from him. Her shoulder dropped as she sat at the opposite couch with her hands in her laps. There was no one she was going to let Stephanie have the house. Her grandfather especially built that house and he made mention of the fact that the house must remain within the family..

When Mercedes got married to Trevor - a court secret marriage, he barely had anything in his name except that his uncle was powerful and all that. Now that they are getting a divorce, she was going to make sure to have the house back..

" My father wants to schedule a meeting with your parents so you've got to fix that in your schedule" Christian announced like he had forgotten about it.

" I'm sorry but you won't be meeting anyone. My father is bedridden and my mom, she was killed during a rogue attack"

Christian raised a brow, he was flustered that maybe, just maybe her mother was the one he's been searching for for a long part of his life.

" Who the hell is your mother? And your father is former beta Luciano?" Christian adjusted his collar as he said with a tight lipped smile.

" Y..es Beta Luciano is my Dad. I'm sorry but can we end this fake relationship shit? I don't want you as my mate" Mercedes stuttered with darting eyes while holding her breath. Christian was known to be very dangerous and ruthless rumor even had it that he owned a mafia.

She wondered what she was thinking, getting involved with this kind of man. Now it seems she has enraged him. Her hands went cold in fear as Christian's gaze turned dark and his voice which were once filled with warmth suddenly became cold.