RHYS POV The look on her face said it all. She was hiding something from me, and it was no easy feat. With the shock written so easily in her expression, I was dying to know which it was and what exactly she had hidden from me. Was it James? What was he truly to her?I leaned further and she somehow edged back, looking back at the entrance, where the wolf had run away to. Oh right, that I wanted to chase after it, to know which woman it was exactly that scared Emma half to death. In as much as I knew it wasn’t Mia, I also knew that this person had seen us and run away. One person had seen me with Emma in a completely intimate position, and I was desperate to find who that person was. I just wasn’t s desperate since I was still sitting down here, questioning Emma.Emma in question leaned back in her seat and schooled her expression. Too late, she had already told me what I needed to know. I’d have to look carefully now as I ask my questions, so I can watch her as she answered them, a
ARABELLA POVI followed him outside. Instead of taking his car, I took mine instead. It was bad enough that Mia saw us in there, but although Rhys said she wasn't the one but I can't seem to believe that.I don’t want anyone else seeing me in his car with him. They would automatically sense that something was up with us. Rhys just cannot stay his hand whenever he’s with me. As I drove my car out of the premises and followed behind him, my mind strayed to Mia. I know she was the one that caught us. She has to be. It was her exact size and the color of her fur. It was too dark to check for the black spot but I’m not sure I need it. No wolf would snarl at me and stare for no reason. She saw us, and no matter how much Rhys wanted to pretend that he didn’t immediately want to investigate the matter, I knew better.It was her and I needed to come up with a plan.Mia was very vindictive. She was unpredictable, uncontrollable. Any sensible person would see her husband in an intimate position
MIA POVI was seething in the living room when Rhys drove in. I didn’t even check back or go out to welcome him. I sat there in the sofa, with a bottle of vodka in my hand. It was just what I needed to get the shitty image out of my head, even though it’s proving really hard to get rid of.Perhaps if I had not rushed home after forcing Simon Walters to do my bidding, then I would not be so lost. I got home earlier today and saw Rhys driving out. It was my cue to follow him. I knew he would be going to the green place to meet her, and so I decided to follow him. It was a dumb decision that I would come to regret, but not then. Then, I was eager for him to move onward so I can stay far behind and spy on him. He arrived at the place in less than thirty minutes. It would seem that he was rushing to get there, to see her. What was so important anyways that he needed to rush and see? What had she told him?The first suspicion was the place he arrived at. As expected, it was green scenery t
ARABELLA POVI sat down with Lily in the diner, my head pounding. I wonder what Rhys was doing now if he had met Mia and what she said to him. Did she confront him, yell profanities at him of all sorts? I’m kind of surprised she hasn’t even attacked me yet. I’m positive that she’s the one who saw us, but if she hasn’t reacted yet, then does it mean that I’m wrong and it wasn’t her?“Thank you, Arabella,” Lily said. “I don’t know what I would have done without you, really. You saved me.”I rolled my eyes as I turned to look at her. Lily thanked me so much that it was becoming embarrassing.“Stop. I told you, you don’t have to call me Arabella for now and can you just stop thanking me? It’s seriously embarrassing.”Lily sighed. She reached for her mug of warm chocolate and drank it slowly, savoring its taste. The diner was thankfully empty, which meant people didn’t have to stare at her as they walked past. At least she was safe from the stigma…for now.“You know I can never stop thanki
ARABELLA POVHe jumped into the car. I drove into the small lane in front of me, with absolutely no destination in mind. I thought of a lot of things when the black cars behind me started a hot pursuit when they saw that I had taken them hostage. Thankfully, the windows on my cars were all tinted so they wouldn’t easily see the person behind the wheel. Matter of fact, they didn’t even need to see me as they weren’t in front of me. Now that this was a single lane with two forests at each side, we were at an advantage and also a disadvantage. First, they would follow every little step we take, and they won’t have to follow the forest—unless one of them suddenly jumps out of the car, turns into a wolf, and gives me a serious pursuit.Okay, that’s two disadvantages instead. What was the good thing in snatching up a possible convict? Gosh, if they catch me in this situation—“What have you gotten us into?!” Lily yelled beside me. “We could have just left him there and not attracted an extr
MIA POV I stabbed my cutlery knife into my pork. Rhys sat opposite me, steadily enjoying his lunch of pork and potatoes. Rhys specifically asked for this food and had the maid make it extra cheesy. This was his go-to food whenever he was in a good mood. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that he was in a good mood; it’s been two days since I last caught him with Emma. This being the second day, I’m sure he was just reliving it like it was today. Sure, he hadn’t gone out since then, but who knows what they would be discussing in private. I stabbed my meat over and over again. If this was Emma’s face, I’d happily stab into it until the little holes I created on her face started to bleed profusely. I relaxed my face and posture. I need to remain calm and collected because if I wasn’t I’d burst out in anger and all schemes would go to waste. Rhys didn’t need to know that anything was wrong with me, or that I’d discovered his big secrets. I relaxed my hold on my knife and raised the meat to
RHYS POV The ride to Emma’s house was silent. Craig sat in my front passenger seat, making an important call to the rest of the guards to put an eye out for Walters. He looked calm, yet spoke with an urgent, desperate, tone. I wondered if he was anxious as I was to discover if Emma really did have a hand in this. Regardless of my deep trust for Walters, if he wanted to escape, he had every chance to. The 12 hour grace I gave him was more than enough to get called on for being favorable to others and not the rest. If he wanted to escape, should he have attempted it earlier even though there was no way he could have succeeded? Was it a last minute decision? And what did Emma have to do with this anyways? A thought clicked into my head. Yeah right, she had plenty of things to do with it. First of all, how did she become friends with Mia so fast? The way Mia has integrated her into our family was quite interesting. Mia was the most difficult person I know when it comes to friends, so did
ARABELLA POV I looked around my house, surprised at my new visitors. No, scratch that, I was nothing near surprised. I was actually kind of infuriated that they were in here, with my children. Delinda and Declan stood up from where they sat on the floor, but they remained there upon seeing my dark mood. “Do you always do this, walk into someone’s home unannounced?” I asked with gritted teeth. Craig started to speak but Rhys stepped forward instead, subtly shutting him up. With their body language and the way Craig immediately understood and laid back, I knew something was up that they weren’t telling me. What were they doing here? Had they found out and were trying to do something to me? “We were just passing by and I wanted to see you,” Rhys lied smoothly. “I wanted to make sure you know that tomorrow is the day for the opening.” “The opening?” I asked, distracted. “Yes. You know, the whole drugs thing that we need to introduce to the public? It is tomorrow, isn’t it?” “Yes,”