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ARABELLA POV

The more my mind punched around the images of yesterday over and over again, my disappointment in Rhys grew. After all these years, he still could not save another lady in distress. He still could not save his lover. He had stood before his pack members, spreading his aura on them yet still doing their bidding. I expected him to take control of the situation, not fizzle down like an idiot.

It’s not like you haven’t condemned me to die before...

Okay, I shouldn’t have said such words to him. That was just plain unreasonable and very telling. What if he discovers who I am from that sentence alone? Rhys was pretty smart when he wanted to be. I groaned and sat on the cold hard floor. What did it matter if he discovered me, anyways? He had put me in here. He stood in front of the crowd and told them to calm down, and that he can’t just hand me over to them. He would convict me, he promised them. He would investigate the matter and give them the justice they so rightfully deser