What’s wrong with her? “I’m fine, just a bad throat.” She says hoarsely as I offer her a tissue. “Thank you.” She wipes her mouth looking between us. “He needs the truth Aran, for me…” she whispers. Where moments ago he was nothing but arrogant, his worry for her trumps his own feelings. At leas
ZAIA. “So how old are you, Zaia?” Gerard asks as he sits back, that unnerving smirk on his face getting to me. “I am in my mid-twenties,” I reply cordially. “A good age. Once you get to my age, you have to take care of yourself a little more,” he chuckles. “It takes a lot longer to recover from t
I will never forget the state Sebastian was in. He chuckles. “Oh, that was not my doing. The boys got a little carried away.” I clench my fists trying to contain my anger. “And one of them is my brother, correct?” Just the thought makes me sick. There’s a glimmer of surprise on his face before h
SEBASTIAN. “Don’t hate him, Sebastian. He is hurting. I am not sure what has gotten into him, but he does love you.” “I don’t care, Mom. We’ve never seen eye to eye… guess I’m a reminder that he is incapable of even having a child. He’s probably simply jealous because in every way I’m better than
“Bas-” I reach behind me squeezing her wrist gently, hoping she realises to let me do what I need to. Right now, she is more important than I am. “What?” Dad asks sharply. “I said, I’m the one who hurt him. I was angry, he got in my way, and I pushed him.” I say quietly. “That’s not true-” “It
Part 2 - She Is The AlphaZAIA.“Is there anything else?” Jai asks as he grips my arm, desperate to know without losing his cool.I look up at him, trying to sort my thoughts and emotions into words. It has been a few hours since Sebastian was taken away; I am back at the safe house and the children
“You need not worry.” Jai counters coldly.“Please boys, we need to work together, not against one another.” I remind them, turning back to Atticus, “I found out the identity of the shooter.”“Oh?” Atticus asks, concerned.“Yes… he is Aran King’s cousin. After the confession where he admitted it, he
I nod, smoothing my top and take a deep breath, squaring my shoulders.“So, there are a few things we all need to remember. For some reason, they want Sebastian and me apart. Two; we need to find their location and three; it’s high time I find out who Annalise talked to at your pack Atticus, and mor