My Cheating Mate (Emma and Jeremy) novel Chapter 12

But then, she’d never beeny Emma, had she? She’d been the Moon Goddess’s choice, and I’d spent six months trying to shape her into what I wanted instead of appreciating what I had.

“Emma, please. I drove three states to find you. Just let me see you. Let me explain-”

“Explain what?” The door flew open, chain lock still engaged, and Emma’s face appeared in the gap. She looked different. Thinner. Harder. Her eyes blazed with a fury I’d never seen in her before. “Explain how you’ve been fucking Vanessa in your office? Explain how you were planning to use me as a broodmare and then throw me away? Explain which part, Jeremy?”

My blood ran cold. She knew. She knew everything.

“Emma, I-”

“You what? You’re sorry? You didn’t mean it? It wasn’t what it looked like?” Her laugh was bitter, nothing like the sweet sound I remembered. “Save it. I heard everything, Jeremy. Every word. Every plan. Every disgusting detail of how you were going to use

me.”

“You heard?” The words came out strangled. “Emma, how much did you-”

“I walked in on you.” Her voice cracked slightly, the first sign of vulnerability. “I made you cookies. I was going to surprise you at work. And instead, I got to watch my mate fuck another woman while planning my future as his breeding stock.”

Oh God. Seen i

Witnessed it firsthand. No wonder she’d run.

“Emma, I’m so sorry, I never meant-”

“Never meant what? Never meant for me to find out?” Her eyes were wet now, tears threatening to spill. “You’re not sorry you did it, Jeremy. You’re sorry you got caught.” 2

She was righ

The truth of it sat like lead in my stomach.

“I was wrong,” I said, the words feeling inadequate even as I spoke them. “Everything I did was wrong. The affair, the planning, all of it. I was selfish and cruel and you deserved so much better.”

“I still deserve better.” She wiped at her eyes angrily. “Which is why I’m not coming back. Ever.”

“Emma, you’re my mate. We can work through this-

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“Work through this?” Her voice rose, genuine disbelief coloring her words. You had an affair with your ‘best friend who you’ve been in love with for years. You planned to impregnate me and then reject me. You made me feel crazy for being uncomfortable with Vanessa. You gaslit me, used me, and betrayed me in every way possible. There’s no working through that.”

“The mate bond-”

“The mate bond means nothing if you don’t honor it!” She was crying now, angry tears streaming down her face. “You think because the Moon Goddess chose us that I’m obligated to forgive you? To come back and play happy mate while you continue fucking her behind my back?”

“I ended things with Vanessa.”

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She laughed again, that same bitter sound. “Congratulations. You want a medal? You ended your affair after I found out and ran away. Real noble of you, Jeremy.” 1

“Emma, please.” I pressed closer to the door, desperate. “I know I messed up. I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness. But we’re mates. We’re bound together. We can’t just —”

“Watch me.” Her voice turned cold again. “I have evidence of your affair, Jeremy. Video evidence. Audio of you and Vanessa discussing your plans for me. And if you don’t leave me alone, if you keep trying to force me back, I will show it to everyone. Your father. My father. The entire pack.”

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