ARABELLA POV“I can’t believe you’re getting married,” Lily said.I turned away from the mirror to face her. “Do you think I could be potentially making a mistake?”Lily laughed and playfully slapped my arm. “Don’t be silly, Arabella. You thought about this for months. You even went through the painful process of telling everyone your identity.”I smiled at the memory of that. “Yeah, it went surprisingly well. People took it in pretty well.”“You know the one they took in the most? The arrest and public death of Mia.”My mood dampened just a bit. My half sister was killed two weeks ago and here I was, getting married to the man she was previously married to. Rhys asked me not to overthink it as he wasn’t even hers to begin with, and I was working towards that step. I turned to Lily again.“Do you think James and Jenny would make it? They promised that they would show up today and they’re not here yet.”Lily slapped her forehead in embarrassment. She’s been slapping a lot of things lat
ARABELLA. “You slept with your best friend’s boyfriend?! You should be ashamed of yourself!” I yelled at Lily as I rummage through my wardrobe. She laughed, finding what I said funny but I didn't. My best friend was a cheat and I didn't know until now. “That guy is my mate now, you should be happy for me.” Lily laughed again. “Josh has liked me since second grade!” I countered, still rummaging. Today was a special day for me. A day that I would be with the love of my life forever. After today, I will be happy forever. “And now he is a grown man that's in love with me, stupid girl!” Lily laughed again. She was just telling me about her mating experience and how it had been the best thing so far in her life. I am happy for Lily, she was my best friend and so was Josh. “Tell me you are not looking for the purple dress we bought yesterday?” Lily asked, and I nodded. “You took it to the bathroom this morning, remember?” Lily asked, putting me off my misery. I groaned and quickly
ARABELLA. My sister, Mia got on stage and then wrapped her hands around Alpha Rhys. He too wrapped his hands around her and they kissed. Everyone cheered for them, noises went on and on. The noises felt like my inside was being blended. Hot breath rushed out of me, and my entire body rumbled. I had never felt so many emotions at once in my life until today. Watching them caused anger, turmoil, and apprehension in my entire body. Tears clouded my eyes, and my lips became shaky. I couldn't watch anymore so I turned and ran away while everyone else was celebrating. I found myself heading to the deep bushes. My entire thoughts were clouded by the betrayal that I had just faced. Rhys slept with me the other night, he took my first time as a bond between us that he would never leave. Suddenly, he invited my sister on stage beside him as a mate. Without blinking, he kissed her in the crowd. No wonder he hadn't been looking at me with affection like he used to do. Now I can only guess
ARABELLA. Another laugh fell from my mouth, it was quite funny. I thought I was going to be his Luna, but he told me that I would be his Luna, but now he offered me a mistress position. I took the bottle and drank all of the liquor in it. I shouldn't be drinking but I couldn't help it. There was nothing else for me. Nothing left for me. The man I want to surrender my life to has left me for someone else.The next moment, I heard the sound of someone walking into the house. My sister, Mia, her scent was scattered around the house. Anger bubbled in me and I dropped the bottle of liquor. She hadn't been home since she stole my man from me. Funny enough, it had been a whole month since my life was ruined by her. “Hi, sister. I am just going to carry some of my bags to the Alpha house” She waved at me and I rolled my eyes with contempt. She was trying to make me jealous. To laugh at my face and tell me she has all the things I have worked my whole life to get. “You stole my man!” I yell
MIA. “When are you going to crown me as Luna?” I asked, kissing his lips and sliding my hands down his chest. I had to spike his coffee to get him to this point, to touch me and allow me to touch him. Yet, he kept mentioning her name. He thought that I was Arabella. “Next week.” He raised my head and kissed my neck, sucking my skin and where my mark was supposed to be. I moaned, wanting more of him. However, at the same time, the door flung open, and Arabella’s scent wafted to my nostrils. He got away from me very quickly and then turned to her. I groaned at the sight of her. Dramatically, she ran away and I rolled my eyes. Rhys rubbed his forehead and then took a look at me again, probably confused about the reason there were two Arabella. “Fuck!” He groaned when he saw me and then wore his trousers properly before running after her. I sat up with a deep growl. She just had to come and ruin everything for me. I wore my dress well and ran after them. It took me a while to find o
ARABELLA. A thin line between breaking and getting yourself back. Rhys was my thin like. His saying the perfect words would have made my day better. Perhaps him choosing me over everything else would have made me float in the air instead of this heartbreak. He kissed me, and this made me think that he was ready to choose me over anything else. “I have duties to this pack.” He reminded me that the pack was more important. He said that choosing Mia - his right mate - was for the betterment of the pack. He said he could not reject her and again, I should be his mistress. My ego would not let me accept to be his mistress so I ran - I ran into the forest in my wolf form. All I could think about was how life had defeated me once again.My mother - the woman I thought loved me turned out to be a fake. She wasn't my mother and she hates the gut out of me. Mia took Rhys away from me and the one man I have ever loved wanted me to be his Mistress. My wolf whispered as we walked through the for
ALPHA RHYS. I walked back and forth in the meeting room. I held most of my meetings and disputes right here. I had never thought that one day, Arabella would be the reason for a meeting in this room. Every part of me wanted Mia’s words to be a lie. A big mistake that I would overlook very quickly. The next second, she was pushed in. Craig shoved her into the room. It seemed she was struggling to come in and he had no choice but to shove her into the large meeting room. Mia walked in after them, she came to stand beside me. Arabella’s eyes rounded at the edge. She glared at Mia and the latter did the same without a care in the world. Arabella’s eyes eventually stopped on me. “Why am I here?” She asked, her voice lower than normal. It was different from the woman I used to know. “You killed his father!” Mia was quick to answer. Anger oozed out of her. She sounded in pain. Of course, father was always on her side. I had only accepted her as my mate because of him. This makes me thi
ARABELLA. The day was gray and murky. All I wanted to do that particular day was sleep until my eyes became arid. However, this was until some men walked into my room forcefully. Although I couldn't see them clearly, the aura coming from them made it obvious that they were from the Alpha. “Where are you taking me?” Two men grabbed me by the arm and shoved me out the front door. The bright sun got in my eyes and I winced before docking. “Don’t say any more words.” A masculine voice sounded in my ears. I kept quiet after that. I wasn't in a good shape to argue much. My memories were parched though, I could hardly remember anything that happened before now. Soon, we got to the pack house. Everywhere was colorless. I had been here a couple of times and I know they had some bit of color to them but this time, they were gone. No, it had to be the drugs I had been using. They were fucking with my head. The men by my side only stopped when we got to the Alpha meeting room. Alpha Rhys