Ejiofor_Dorcas

"Did you think healing me would make me love you more?" He scoffed grabbing my hair as he pulled me towards the door. 
"You're hurting me, Xavier," I cried beating against him weakly. There was not much I could do. 
"If I ever see you an inch close to me," He threw me against the wall "I'll damn the consequences and kill you,". 
***
My mate and I were destined to hate each other, only an act of true love or selflessness from the stronger mate could set our destines on the right path but for seven years, I had to put up with my mate's abuse and his supposed love of his life until one day I decided to leave. 
I left, determined to stay hidden from him forever... but I found out I was pregnant few weeks later.

Tangled Hearts - The Alpha's Baby Mama

"Lucius!" I screamed in my heart relaxing visibly as our gaze met each other. The last time I saw him was at the hotel after he came to save me. Since then, I've either been too busy to ask about him or I didn't even remember he was here. Lucius was my best friend; he was the one who got me through the seven years I was married to Xavier. He was the reason why a portion of my mental health was preserved.

So, seeing him like this brought back fond memories. There was a time when I was so close to Lucius that the maids used to gossip that I was cheating with him behind Xavier's back. But it was all lying of course. For one, Lucius was a stickler for doing the right thing and he was a die-hard loyalist. Although he came from a lineage of Betas, I can doubtlessly say that Lucius would still maintain the same level of loyalty he had now even if he was a mere Omega.

He raised a finger to his lips, in a shushing gesture before releasing me.

But hurting him by marrying his uncle...