MIA POVI waited until Rhys was gone before I went out to my car.Emma. Emma. Emma.Ugh! I screamed inside the car and trashed about, hoping I destroy everything in the process. The car interior remained the same as expected; since the new car makers are now putting destructive werewolves into consideration. How dare she?Why would she tell Rhys about Bruno? Even if Rhys had not actively denied that she told him anything, he didn’t admit it either. My best bet was that she was the one who told him as he wouldn’t suddenly just find out. Or was he calling my bluff?I shook my head as I started the car. If he was calling my bluff, he wouldn’t have mentioned hospital and blood tests and all that bullshit. He wanted me to know where he got the information from.“ARGHHH!!!” I screamed once more, refraining from destroying the car this time around. If it spoilt I; 'm not sure Rhys would want to get me another in his current mood.Someone tapped the side of my window and I turned, startled.
MIA POVArabella.Arabella.Arabella.She was truly the one. Oh, the thought of her name alone gave me chills. I stepped back from the figure in front of me, the figure that suddenly transformed into the one person I always thought was dead.“Arabella,” I said tasting the words in my mouth after such a long time.She smiled as she straightened; looking at me and folding her arms like she’d won a trophy. How did I not see it? All those times that she acted out of character and behaved like she had a motive, I should have looked into it then. Was I that blind? Had I overlooked her so easily as an omega that I didn’t believe she’d do such a thing to me?Even right now as she stood in front of me, she didn’t look like Arabella to me. The hospital scrubs and hat gave her a different look, and she had even changed her hair color. Oh, I should have known. I was so pissed that Emma had been the one that Rhys was seeing recently, not knowing it was Arabella who snuck into this pack and disguis
JACK POVShe spoke about them like a commodity; like they were something to be owned and earned. It was crazy. I gave her one last look before leaving. Mia was stupid to think that I would even believe her, much less play into her scheme. Arabella already mentioned the part about Mia using spells on Rhys when he wasn’t her mate, but the both of them being mates? The matter was absurd to me.It’s only absurd to you because you want her for yourself.I jerked at the sound of my wolf whispering back to me. Damn, as if it wasn’t enough that I had no privacy at this time.Let’s go back, Jack. Let’s go home. This battle is not for us, my wolf said. “I can't leave her alone to fight,” I replied. “If I leave, she’ll be devastated.”She was doing just fine before you showed up. She would still be doing fine if you leave. Let us leave.“Not yet, Danearis,” I said. “Not yet. There’s still so much to achieve. If Mia was right about the both of them being mates…”Who cares? They could be mates fo
RHY POVI was scared for her. I’m not sure I’d ever been scared for anyone other than Arabella. I called her number over and over and when she did not pick up, I did the only reasonable thing to do—drive to her hospital.What about Mia? My wolf asked.I shut down the question immediately. I didn’t want to think about Mia or Craig or all the lies they’d been telling me for Years. Years! Thinking about it alone left me appalled. What else was she capable of? What else would she do if I didn’t pay attention? What else has she been doing?Crucify her.“Calm down,” I said to my wolf. “We don’t need to jump on the wagon yet. I’m sure there are other sides of Mia that I’m yet to see. We’ll expose all these sides one by one.”You’re scared of her.“Yes, dammit, I’m scared,” I grunted. “I’m scared of what she might do Arabella and her kids now that she’s found out her real identity. Mia is a nut job.”And yet you married her. “She’s our mate.”There was silence from my mate. He was always sil
ARABELLA POV“How stupid can you be to come in here and try to kiss me?’ I yelled at Rhys, deeply offended. “Why can’t you and your wife just leave me the hell alone? You want her to come here and start screaming about how I’m sleeping with her husband again?!”Rhys looked weak and confused, but now he looked hurt. I hated that he dared to look like I was the one at fault while it was all on him.“Don’t you have ears?” I continued to yell at him. “Can’t you see that everyone’s talking about how Mia barged in here to accuse me of having seduced you?”Rhys looked back at the door as if he wanted to go out and confirm the news that I was saying. His expression was bleak and his eyes were now full of sadness, like my words had connected with something deep inside him. I didn’t care. I was filled with hate and anger and jealousy; so many emotions that I couldn’t keep track of.“You made a mistake coming here,” I spat at him. “Please leave, and I don’t want to see your face ever again.”Li
RHYS POVThe ride home was chaotic, and so were the voices in my head. Every single time I leave Arabella, I come back with another secret. First was the whole paternity sham with my son, second was the real killer of my father, and third… the third was now Mia binding me under a spell.I glanced sideways at her as I drove, her words fading into the background. While she screamed into the air and said all sorts of profanities, I looked at her face and wondered I she was capable of doing just that—robbing me of my life.Yes, my wolf said to me. Yes, and she’s capable of so much more. No wonder we never truly loved her. I tried to think back to the events that led to my marriage to Mia. It was shaky and almost distant, almost like the sky had been foggy the whole time. Does this mean that she really took my life from me? Who was my mate then? I’d been so sure it was Arabella then, only to end up calling out Mia. While I was disappointed back then, I thought it was the work of the godde
JACK POVI hung up and then deleted his number and the call log. What were the chances that Arabella would have his number engraved in her head? Zero to none. Hopefully she won’t find his number and not look for him either. Why did he have to always show up at her most vulnerable moments? I hated it.I kept her phone aside and stood up. She came in just at that moment too, smiling at me.“Are you leaving already?” Arabella asked.I looked down at the small purse in my hand, then folded it pretty quickly. “Yeah. I’ll just put this in with the rest of the bag.”“Great. Thank you for being here, Jack. Is there anything you want?”I shook my head while smiling, but my eyes told a different story.Stop hugging a married man in public. Stop liking him. Stop making him always have the chance to come back to you.As though she could read my mind, Arabella coughed self consciously and then sat on the couch, crossing her legs and lapping her hands together. She wasn’t necessarily nervous, but s
MIA POVFinally, my day of reckoning was here! Just when I was beginning to lose hope, Jack showed up just like he always did. He was like the sunlight in a dark room, always at the end of the corner waiting for you to crawl out. I pressed the phone to my ear and jumped down from the bed in excitement.“What did you just say, Jack? Do you know where the witch is? How did you know that?”“I and Arabella kidnapped her and took her somewhere safe,” he said dryly.I licked my lips as I walked absentmindedly to my bathroom. I’d always known that Jack was involved in this mess, even though he kept giving off the energy of not caring enough to actively join in. Now that he was actively joining forces with me, nothing could have made me happier.“Where did you take her to? Does Arabella know you’re calling me?” I shook my head at the dumb question. “Of course,e she doesn’t. You wouldn’t be telling me about the witch if you didn’t truly need my help.”“This is a partnership,” Jack said. “Arabe