RIZZA HAS BEEN PUTTING HERSELF INTO A BLOODY DIET AND WORKOUT. It's been nearly one year since she deprived herself of her favorite foods. She's running on a treadmill right now while listening to music by Beyonce.

"Rizza, are you out of your mind?" Her elder sister Trina came into the small gym facility of their house. "You have been on a strict diet and almost killed yourself for not eating enough in three months. Do you remember that?" She kept scolding her.

Yes. She clearly remembers how she was rushed into the hospital that day after she neglected taking in food.

"I know, Trina. You don't have to remind me of that. Don't worry I will not repeat that mistake again. I will eat enough to supplement my workout routines," she answered her sister while chasing her breath.

Her sister heaved a sigh. "What is this all about? Do you also remember that your own nutritionist told you that you are healthy and it's just your natural shape no matter what you do. You are not fat, Rizza. You have your own beautiful shape. You are voluptuous," Trina wouldn't stop talking.

She ignored her and just kept running on the treadmill.

"Is this all for Joseph?" Trina disappointingly asked. She was standing on the right side of the room where she's working out.

"Yes. I need to look sexy and hopefully lose more weight before our wedding day," she answered directly. Even if she already knew that her sister had something to say again.

She can see from her peripheral view how her sister's shoulders fell. Trina is shaking her head. "Why do you have to change yourself for that guy? You know how much we disapprove of him. If he really loves you, he wouldn't dare insist to you to change your body or any of your flaws. If he loves you, he should also embrace your imperfections without saying anything to you," she can't stop blabbering.

She rolled her eyes and stopped the treadmill. She went down from the equipment, took her face towel and wiped her sweats all over her body. She walked to the side table near the door of the facility to get her water bottle. She drank from it and waited for what else her sister had to say.

"You seem not to hear a word from all of my advice," Trina walked to her side. "Joseph doesn't deserve a beautiful and amazing woman like you, Rizza. That's all that I have to tell you since you kept pretending to be deaf. We know that you are blinded by Joseph's pretentious love for you. As a sister who wants the best for you, I will not stop talking about this."

She turned to face her sister. "Thank you, Trina. I appreciate all of your concerns but Joseph and I love each other dearly," she stands firm on what she believes.

"We respect your feelings, Rizza but please think about yourself next time." Trina looked sincerely into her eyes. Her eyes looked pleadingly.

"Trina, let's go! We will be late for our flight!" Their father shouted from the living room.

"Well, I guess I have to go now." Trina held her by her forearm and they both walked out of the gym facility. "Come on and send us off. We will be in Italy for how many months," she added.

She has no choice but to let her sister drag her to where their parents are.

"Oh my dear sweet Rizza," their mother met her and opened her arms wide to insinuate a hug.

She hugged her mother tight. "I will miss you, Mommy," she whispered near her ear.

She jumped off excitedly to cut their embrace and also went to hug her father. "Of course, I will miss you too, Daddy," she also said. She pulled her mother lightly and hugged them both.

Her sister Trina didn't just stand there to watch but she embraced the three of them.

"I know I wouldn't miss you Trina since you will keep on calling me 24/7," she jokingly said and she knows that her sister would get it.

After sending off her parents and sister. She sat slacked down the couch. She was too tired from her work out.

She was now all alone in their house. She decided not to join their family's out of the country vacation. She wanted to give all her remaining two months time to keep maintaining or losing weight before her wedding with Joseph.

She doesn't want to disappoint her fiancé who requested for her to be skinny on their wedding day. She knows from the very start of their relationship that Joseph's types were skinny models like women. She's lucky enough that he chose her.

She took her phone from the center table and dialed his phone number. The call just kept on ringing but he wouldn't pick up. She called three times but still no answer from her fiancé. He may just be occupied so she didn't bother to call again, she decided to just go and visit him.

A MIDI GREEN DRESS AND HER FAVORITE WHITE STILETTOS ARE WHAT RIZZA CHOSE TO WEAR AS SHE WENT TO HER FIANCÉ'S HOUSE. She brought salad and cucumber detox drinks which were both their favorite. She wanted to watch a movie with him tonight while they ate the food she brought with her.

She knocked on the door but no one answered or came to open it for her. Her forehead creased and she felt unnecessarily distraught. She knocked a few more times. Until she decided to try and twist the doorknob to see if it's not locked. To her surprise the door was open.

She opened it and went inside. She was stunned to see a mess in the living room, scattered clothes were all over the marble floor. She dropped the food she brought to the kitchen before tracing the clothes upstairs. It was both a man and woman's clothing.

As she gets closer to Joseph's room, she can hear audible noise of people having steamy s*x. She's not dumb not to know what kind of noises it was.

When she's finally standing in front of her fiancé's room. The door is slightly open and the moans and giggles are now loud and clear.

"Ugh! Ugh! Joseph! F*ck me more! Yeah! Like that..." a banshee like voice of a woman could be heard from the room along with the loud banging sound of s*x.

Her body started to tremble. With all the might and courage that she had, she pushed the door fully open. Her eyes started to water. The tears that built up kept cascading down her cheeks. Her vision became blurry as she was froze to her position watching her beloved fiancé f*cking someone else. No! It's not someone else, it was the woman he introduced to her as his friend. It turned out they are having an affair behind her back.

Her sobs created a faint sound that halted the scene in front of her. Joseph turned to his side to find out she was there!

"Rizza?" He called for her name astounded. He immediately took a pillow, stood up and covered his manhood before trying to walk near her. "Babe, let me explain," he said.

"N-No," she refused between her sobs. She stepped away from him.

The woman from his bed sat down and glared at her. She seemed to be mad because she disturbed their s*x.

"Why are you crying there like a poor girl?" She asked in her no remorse voice. "If you just try your best to get in a diet and be skinny like me, Joseph will not be f*cking me right now. Your fiancé is sick of your fat body. He is even ashamed of walking you in the aisle because you never do anything to get into shape. Look at me! I am his type and he loves to f*ck me rather than a fat ugly as* like you," the woman shamelessly banters.

Those words from her cut like a sharp knife into her heart. Her heart is breaking into pieces. Joseph cheated on her and his mistress called her a fat ugly as*.

She was dazed as she kept on walking backwards.

"Jane, stop talking nonsense!" Joseph tried to refrain the woman from speaking.

"Why should I stop telling the truth? I am just being honest about the things you told me. You just wanted to marry her out of pity. Because no other man will like her and her fat body," the woman spoke. Her painful words striked again.

"Don't listen to her, Rizza. I will explain my side," Joseph tried to persuade her and touched her arm but she wiggled to avoid his hand touching her skin.

She felt filthy if his hands would ever get closer to her.

"Don't touch me!" She spat at him and roared. "You are a cheater! I loved you so much and I fought for you in my family but this is what you are doing? You are having s*x to another woman?" She reprimanded.

He clicked his tongue in annoyance. He is now fed up with persuading her. "Tsk." "It is your fault! I told you to go on a diet and work out to lose weight and be skinny. But look at you! You are still a fat ugly woman," he turned the blame on her.

Her blind eyes are now able to see Joseph's true colors. Her sister Trina was right. Joseph only has pretentious love for her.

"I am utterly disgusted by you! You are a terrible cheater and liar!" She shouted and took off the engagement ring he gave her then threw it at his chest. "I am calling the wedding off! You are free to marry that skinny woman on your bed!" Even if it hurts a hundred times and it feels heavy for her, she chose to break up with her cheating fiancé.

She left his house and drove back home. She cried her heart out the whole night. It was painful for her not just as a woman but also her pride was trampled on.

IT WAS BLOODY FULL MOON TONIGHT. Alpha Nicholas decided his luck to find his mate again this time. He asked his Beta Floyd to drive him into the bar near Miami Beach.

"Be safe here, Alpha," his Beta reminded him before leaving after he dropped him off in the place.

He walked inside with his hands slacked inside his pockets. He went to the bar counter and ordered his favorite whiskey drink.

He waits for his drink but is perturbed when he smells the scent of his mate. This is the first time this has happened to him but he is certain because he read this in their books. Werewolves are able to find their mates by either being destined in the prophecy, by the red string connecting the destined mate or by detecting the scent of the other.

He followed the rosebud scent and he can also see the red string using his werewolf vision ability. He stumbled upon a woman in green dress, she's reeking of alcohol and she still keeps on drinking.

"Hey," he tried to get her attention but she ignored him. "You. Stop drinking too much," he restrained her and held the bottle of tequila she's drinking directly from it.

She irritatedly gave her a look that shoots daggers. "Who are you?" She asked in her menacing voice. "Why don't you mind your own business?"

He amusingly smirked at her. "I am your mate," he announced already even if he knows she doesn't understand. He is aware that the woman is a human. However, it's the red string and the scent that's dictating their destiny as mates. "And I will mind whatever business you do because you will be my Luna soon."

She creased her forehead and spat a confused look at him. "Mate? Luna? What the h*ll are you talking about? Are you crazy?" She wouldn't believe what he said.

"How about I join you drinking tonight? Someone might harm you if you don't have anyone with you tonight to protect you," he offered himself to be at her service.

She laughed a little. That was amusing. Everything she does makes her cute and given that she's already elegantly beautiful.

"Whatever you say. Yeah. Come and join me tonight," she replied and accepted his offer.

He went to get his drink from the bar counter and sat at the table where his mate was situated.

"What's your name?" He remembered to ask.

"Rizza," it was just a short answer.

"No. I mean your full name," he asked again. He needed exact details.

"Rizzalyn Abaya," she gave out her full name.

"Nationality? Work? And address?" He continued to interrogate.

She seemed unbothered now to argue with him so she also continued to answer him, "I am a Filipino-American. I am a full time manager at my parents' small grocery store. And I live in Sunny Isles Beach with my parents and sister."

"Sounds great," he replied shortly. "Why are you trying to get wasted alone tonight?"

He saw her sad smile. Then a tear escaped from her eyes. He can also see that her eyes were puffed and swollen from crying.

"My fiancé. No. Wait. My now ex-fiancé cheated on me. I caught him and his friend having s*x at his residence," her voice sounded in so much pain as she spoke.

His inner wolf wanted to hunt down that man right now and tear him alive. He controlled himself and looked at her in awe.

"Why would a piece or sh*t cheat on a beautiful woman like you? He is already lucky to be marrying you."

She gave out a laugh to ease the tension. "Because I am fat. He said I didn't take my diet and work out seriously. I almost died from depriving myself from eating enough." She sobbed. She appeared to be like a child reporting to him.

He sat closer to her and hugged her. He brought her head to his chest to let her cry it all out.

"Hush now, baby. Don't worry. You have me now. I will let you forget the pain your ex caused you," he is doing his best to calm her. "And don't listen to them. You are not fat, you are voluptuous. Your body is my type. I love every shape of you." Those were the truth.

She stopped from sobbing and her watery eyes looked up at him. "Please help me forget everything tonight. It hurts badly," she pleaded.

He nodded and kissed her temple. "I will, baby."

She smiled flustered in her drunk state. "You are one gorgeous man. Hmmm..." she whispered out of nowhere and pinched his nose.

That slight touch that she made brings thousands of electric jolts, a tingling sensation, to his body.

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