RHY’S POVThere was something about her, something I couldn’t exactly place. It was an attraction, sizzling and hot and strange. I wanted her more and more, as if I was being tied to her somehow. Of course, that wasn’t technically possible as she wasn’t my mate, which boiled down to the fact that she seduced me, or at least she tried to. To be fair, I had quite a moment trying to keep my head straight. Somehow she seemed to embolden everything I wanted or more; that was until she slapped me.I rolled from side to side in my moveable chair and wondered what I did wrong to warrant that slap. Was it the way I spoke to her? Was she being regretful about being with me? It wasn’t like we were together, together. She was too drunk to find out…oh. I suddenly knew why she had slapped me.There was a knock on the door before Craig stuck his head in.“Alpha Rhys, you in here? I’ve been calling your name and you didn’t answer.”I waved my hand in the air. “Come on in. I was just deep in thoughts,
ARABELLA POVI checked my phone again, waiting for his reply. I wasn’t exactly in a hurry, but his texts had me excited. It meant he thought of me and was interested. What was better than exploiting a situation and having it work in your favor? Granted, the whole sex-is-not-great-with-you thing was annoying, but my reaction was perfectly normal. Now it would seem like he wasn’t interested in fighting or killing me, not in the slightest. It was a win.“Mommy?”I chuckled and caressed Damon’s hair. “Yes, baby?”“I’m having trouble with my assignment. Can you help me out?”“Here, let me take a look at it.”I peered into his book, calculating with him. The two other kids jumped around their beds and played with their toys, apparently free on their homework. Once I was done with Damon, I leaned back and allowed him to make the necessary adjustments to his taste. He was too smart for a six-year-old—they all were.My phone chimed with a notification and I immediately picked it up. The tex
ARABELLA POV It was the Parent-Teacher meeting. I smiled to myself as I lay back in my seat, eyeing the Luna who sat three seats before me. It pleased me especially that her husband was there with her; I was sure she pressured him to come so she could gloat about him to others. Nothing pleased Mia more than gloating about her husband. I was still stung by the blows he dealt me the other day, but it didn’t discourage me. For all I know, he could have been lying and being defensive. Someone raised her hand and stood up. The woman looked around to make sure she’d gathered enough attention before speaking. “I think we should have a leader in this Parent-Teacher meeting so we could hold more gatherings like this.” Everyone looked at her. It was obvious they had all been thinking about it before she said it, but none of them were brave enough to say it out loud. It was my chance to shine, as usual. The moon goddess was surely looking out for me she kept bringing out these opportunitie
ARABELLA POVI followed his tracks and came upon Rhys with one of the parents amongst us, Devon. I waited for a moment and arranged my dress, making sure the cleavage was very much in view before I continued. When I reached them, I smiled my signature seductive smile. Rhys rolled his eyes, as though he couldn’t believe I was here. We were playing a game, the both of us; a dangerous game that would either swallow us or kill us. Either way, we would be buried underneath.“Emma!” Devon said with a smile. He stood up and gave me a side hug. “Wow, you look so pretty.”“Don’t I?” I tugged at my hair, imitating the act of innocence. “Why, Devon, thank you.”“Don’t you have like three kids?” he asked.“Yes, I do.”Devon’s eyes were as wide as saucepans. “Wow, that’s… no one would ever believe that you’re a mother of three kids. Isn’t that right, Alpha Rhys?”Rhys dragged his eyes away from me and looked at Devon. “Uh…I guess?”I knew what he was playing at. He wanted to act like I didn’t exi
RHYS POVThe cold shower was not enough. I needed more, but all I could ever think of was her. How did she do it? How was I able to be completely drawn to her in that way? The only person I had successfully done that with was…I shook her image out of my head. I did not want to think about that one either. There was something at play here, and I wasn’t just getting it. What did she want from me? She obviously had to want something, if she was so comfortable getting naked in my presence and touching herself like that. Like she was waiting for me to brew my cool. I hurriedly dressed and headed out of the house. Maybe if I dig my head into work then it would turn out just fine and I would stop thinking about her.When I got to my office, however, she was still in my head. I immediately downed myself into work and contacted the financial manager in my office.“Tell me, Elliot, how is it going? Have they started the tathe construction of the tapElliot was in charge of all the money that
MIA POVI woke up feeling fulfilled. I stretched and bumped into Rhys, who was still asleep. Then I turned on my side and watched him while he slept; his beautiful eyelids and oh-so-beautiful body. The way he touched me last night, the way he set my soul ablaze as he ravished my body was quite an experience I won’t let go of easily.I felt girly, like a teenager. A giggle escaped my lips as I continued to watch him. Last night was the best, and he was fully into me. We haven’t had sex in two years, much less had that kind of sex. It was rushed, powerful, mind-blowing. I felt heat in my center just thinking about it.“Oh, Rhys,” I muttered, raising a hand to adjust a strand of hair from his forehead. He sniffed, wrinkling his nose. Another giggle escaped me, and this time it woke him up. He looked at me openly for a moment, as if trying to remember where he was. My heart refused to break; he had come to me himself, and he was not drunk. He was very much conscious, and he agreed to sp
ARABELLA POVI smiled tightly, reining in my disgust and dislike. It wasn’t like I was disgusted outright, but the whole scenario was just unsettling, especially the fact that Rhys had to sleep with her after the little episode with me. Was he smitten with me, or was the whole charade just too much for him to handle and he was trying to hide his feelings by sleeping with his wife? Not that it should be any odd, but…Anyway, while I liked the idea that he may have feelings for me and I could get under his skin—which means my revenge taste would be stronger, I still did not like that I had to conform to Mia’s needs to get what I wanted. And she was a very needy person; too needy for my liking, too needy to chase after a man who seems not interested in her, but her wickedness won't let her see the right things “What do you want, Emma?” Mia asked, breaking into my thoughts. “Just name it and I’ll have it sent to you. Anything for this top secret of yours.”I sighed. I almost forgot that
ARABELLA POV“Emma, please can you bring Bruno back home?”I recoiled from the phone and turned back to see Bruno playing with the triplets. He seemed happy and more himself with his peers. I wasn’t sure I wanted to hand him over just yet to Mia, but the distress in her voice when she called was disturbing.I turned back and spoke into the phone. “Is anything the matter? Aren’t you supposed to be having some alone time with your husband?”She hesitated, and in that small time frame, I knew something was wrong. The children squealed as they played but I was already standing from the sitting room sofa and mouthing to the nanny who stood nearby. “It’s alright,” I added quickly. “You don’t have to say anything. I’ll be there soon.”Mia exhaled shakily. “Thank you, Emma.”I hung up the phone and quickly changed into my clothes and grabbed my car keys. She sounded distraught, as though seeing her child would somehow reassure her. I wondered if anyone from the hospital told her. Not that th