Chapter 147

ARABELLA POV

“Wait, wait, wait…” I said urgently. My brain needed to catch up with what he was saying. “Tell Alpha Rhys? Why do you have to tell him anything?”

Simon’s breathing sounded harsh on the phone like he was running somewhere. It sounded like he called me while he was in the middle of an urgent task.

“What are you doing, Simon?” I asked.

“I’m halfway to the palace. I’m going to meet the Alpha—”

“Are you crazy? Stop right there!”

He stopped, stunned at the commanding sound of my voice.

“It’s stupid to just barge in there with your claims,” I said to him, trying to control my rising heartbeat. “You only have the information, not the evidence. Besides, even if you only have the information, how sure are you that it’s true?”

Simon kept quiet, his breathing reducing to a steady rhythm. I dropped the glass of water in my hand lest I broke it into shards.

“Listen, Simon, I know you’re desperate and you want to clear your name—”

“It’s more than that,” Simon interrupted. “He