ARABELLA POVI smiled to myself for the umpteenth time. This was a big win for me; one of the biggest win I would have, in fact. The look on her face, my gosh! The number of times I would love to repeat that scene over and over just to see the look on her face!I smiled contentedly and walked around the kitchen, putting the dirty plates and cups into the dishwasher.I have great plans, and boy would I love to show those plans one by one. This was just a step to the so many things I wanted to do. With Lily by my side and now aware of my identity, she would be of great help. I paused mid air, reminding myself to talk to Jenny about the DNA test results. It’s been two days since I spoke to her last and I swear she said she’ll have it ready the very next day. The extra two days that occurred without me having the results made me antsy; I would have to hit her up later and demand for it.“Mommy?”I jumped. Then I turned, hissing as I soon realized that it was Damon. This son of mine seemed
ARABELLA POV“What did you just say?” He asked.“Lily,” I repeated slowly. “You know, the one that’s Arabella’s friend?”His hand shook a little, and then he concealed it. I frowned slightly when he didn’t reply to me.“Don’t you know her?” I asked. “I swear that she said she’s been in your proximity before.”Rhys held up both his palms in the air, trying to understand what was going on. Finally he asked:“What are you doing speaking to Lily?”I shrugged nonchalantly. “She’s my new friend; she seems to be the only person who’s really honest, you know? Though we haven’t spoken much.”“What did you two speak about? Matter of fact, you know that associating with Lily will only make Mia upset.”I arched my eyebrow, making him see the sarcastic expression on my face. Rhys chuckled and continued.“That isn’t what I mean, Emma. All I’m saying is, Mia is enemies with a few people and I think you should lay off those people.”“Oh please, this is bullshit.I opened the back door of my bedroom a
MIA POVI desperately wanted to burst into that house, maybe break down the door in the process, but I already promised Craig that I was going to wait until he arrived. I don’t know why he was so adamant about seeing me, considering that I had chased my husband here and needed his advice on whether I should attack or not.“Do not attack, wait there for me so I can access the situation for you, you hear?” Craig had demanded a few minutes ago.I don’t know how long I would have to wait for him to appear, but hopefully not long enough. It’s just so tiring trying to keep up with a lot of things… especially Rhys. The hood of my car bumped and I shrieked. Craig slipped his hand by the open window, opened the car, and slid into the seat. “You can’t just scare me like that,” I said to him, exasperated and breathing harshly. He smiled charmingly at me. “Mia, you’re not some lady, you can handle anyone who tries to hurt you.”“Except for Alpha,” I bit out.We both simultaneously looked at th
ARABELLA POVEver since Mia caught Rhys here, I haven’t seen him. I won’t say I was missing him, but we had a lot of unfinished discussions that I would like us to conclude. There were so many things I wanted to tell him, so many questions I wanted to ask.Sighing, I looked around the empty house and tried to find something to keep my hands busy. The triplets were at school so the house was literally quiet and in order. I wish they were not; I would love to keep my hands busy so I won’t have to think about him. And it isn’t like I was falling in love, but I would just love, love to get to finish up that conversation about his selfishness.Sighing, I rubbed my hands on my face and went on to pick my phone. It felt like ages since I last spoke to Jenny. What the hell was keeping those test results, anyways? She should have sent it to be or better yet, texted it to me. Filled with a new found purpose, I dialed her number.Jenny picked immediately, her voice breathless and tired when she
ARABELLA POV I wanted the ground to open up and swallow me. It was pretty much simple; just open it wide arcs and let me down there then bury me back. Mia came closer, looking at me in such an incredulous way that it was laughable. She had never expected that I would be the one who turned up; that she would see me. It would be more funny and understandable if I knew what the hell she was talking about.“What do you mean, Mia?”She laughed. It was loud, humorless and filled with pain. I didn’t realize how painful heartbreak could be until I heard her laughter.“So you’re just going to pretend you don’t know what I’m talking about, huh?” she said. “Tell me Emma, when did you have the time to plan this mischief when you spend all your time with me?”“What mischief? I have no idea of what you’re talking about!”She scoffed. “Are you going to lie now that you didn’t sabotage my party?”“I did not sabotage any party of yours,” I said, folding my arms under my breasts.It’s not like she’s g
MIA POVI was angry. Furious. Upset. I was all shade of red and I wanted my own pound of flesh. How did it even get to this point of no return? I wanted my pound of flesh, period! Emma must be absolutely crazy if she thinks she can hold that little secret over her. How had she heard of it, by the way? Who told her? Who let the cat out of the bag? The only person who knew about our secret relationship was me and the person I was in with—Craig.On that note, I brought out my phone to call him. Perhaps if he was here it would help me think and strategize better. This way, I would know exactly what to do since it has become clear that Emma wasn’t on my side anymore.Craig picked his call on the second ring. “Hello?”“I need you here right now,” I demanded.“I can’t,” he said. “I’m very busy right now with the Alpha. Let’s do this some other time.”“I need you right now, Craig! Come here right now!”“Okay, okay, Jeez.” He sighed. “Is anything the matter? You sound stressed.”“Just come her
ARABELLA POVIt’s been five days since I last saw Mia. Five good days. Apart from the fact that my life has been good ever since her overbearing self disappeared from it, I can’t say the same for her. I’m absolutely sure she loathes me by now; maybe even more than I could ever imagine.Shrugging, I washed my hands off in the hospital sink and raised the overalls over my head, placing it on the head board and walking straight into the powder room. Should I shower here or not? I could really use the shower; it was nice to not smell in goo, blood, puke and fluid.Trashing all odds, I removed my clothes and had a quick bath. It was a small shower stall, but it would help greatly… and it did, really. By the times I was done and leaving the stall, I met another nurse coming on.“Oh, you’re here!” he said.“Yes,” I smiled wearily. “I’m here.”“Great, because the Alpha is looking for you in your office.”He went around me and got into the stall. I stared at the closed door for a long time, wo
ARABELLA POVI quickly adjusted my skirt back the minute I found my orgasm. This wasn’t supposed to be like this; sneaking around in my office and sleeping with the Alpha of this pack ho was also married to the Luna of the pack. While it was fun, it was also forbidden because apart from the fact that I wasn’t supposed to morally do this again with Rhys, it was also a flaw to my revenge plans. I can’t continue humping a guy and letting him touch me intimately if I was gonna exact my revenge on him.Sighing, I went to the door and unlatched it. Anyone could have caught us together because the door isn’t even supposed to be locked in the first place. If Mia finds out in this early stage that I was getting on with her husband…“You have to leave,” I said to Rhys. “Please go, we’re done here.”He smiled, as if knowing my harsh words were just a layer of my true feelings. “Yes, but before I leave, I have something for you.”“I don’t want anything from you, Rhys.”“You’ll want this, trust me