Asher's POV“What is happening over there?” Father exclaimed, shifting my attention from the ice cream cone that the vendor was extending toward me. I looked at him and followed his line of sight to see Mom and Stella standing beside the pond. They looked like they were having a conversation but it did not feel right. Stella hated my mom and vice versa. It was never a good idea to have them both in the same room, let alone talk to each other like this.Even the Alpha seemed to have the same feeling about this as he said, “I am gonna go and check on them.” He shoved his credit card in my hand and started to walk towards them.“Is everything alright?” Ashel asked me, sensing the tension in our father's aura. “I don't know. Maybe we should go check.” I said before putting the credit card inside my pocket. I told the vendor that we would come back for the ice cream later and he nodded his head.I grabbed Ashel's hand and had just started walking towards them when I saw Stella fall inside
Emma's POVThe three of us played the video on repeat. No matter how much we watched it, we could not get enough of it.Ashel's face twisted and she could not hide the disappointment anymore, “I knew she was a bad person but I did not expect her to stoop so low.”“Can't say that I am surprised.” Asher commented.Ashel then asked, “I thought Daddy was smart. How could he not see through her facade? It's disappointing…”“His IQ is in negative when it comes to emotional intelligence.”“Asher.” I called him out. “What? Do you deny that father is clueless when it comes to the emotional part of life?” The little boy berated back. I said, “It is not our position to say anything about this.”Ashel then slowly asked, “Mom, has this bad woman always bullied you like this? Didn't you say you were friends with her in college?”My face was saddened immediately thinking about our college days. Stella was the only friend I had and the only one who knew about my love for Draven. But I never blamed
Emma's POV“Yes. I am not kidding. Every single thing that she has said is a lie.” “No, I am not lying! I don't need to lie.” Stella stood up from her seat, clearly upset by the accusations. She looked at Draven who was still seated on the couch next to her and said, “Draven, what is all this? Your son is accusing me and you are watching it all silently?”Draven did not say anything immediately and slowly asked, “Asher, are you sure what you are talking about?”“I am.”“How can he be? He is just a kid.” Stella protested and looked at me, “Emma, I understand if you don't want your kids to love me but at least don't make them hate me like this.”“Keep my mother's name out of your mouth.” Asher glared at the pretentious woman. His sudden outburst shocked both Stella and Draven, they were too stunned to see the usually distant boy so rude and angry.Taking the silence as his stage, Asher continued, “Father, this woman was very calculative. She made sure to bully Mom in the park where the
Draven's POVDisappointment!Disappointment was all I could feel right now.I never expected this from Stella. The image I had of her as a smart, mature woman fell deep into the pits of hell just now.How good at pretending she was! Not only she managed to make a fool out of me thinking that she had no ill intentions towards Emma, but she also put up that whole act as if she was a noble woman forgiving her.So vile! So evil.I wondered how many times she has framed Emma like this? Just how many times she had lied and made me hate Emma?Did she tell me the truth about anything? Which one of her personalities is real- the sweet, mature one or this new one that I am seeing with my bare eyes?And Emma…I was about to punish her. I did not trust her words and hurt her. How many times did I hurt her because of a lie?The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I can never get rid of the guilt that I was experiencing right now.I looked at Emma and saw her standing there, for the first t
Draven's POV“Draven… Draven. Don't say that. Tell me you don't mean it.” Stella said and I stood there silently. It was evident that I meant what I said and I wanted her gone.Her eyes were bloodshot, it looked as if she had no more tears to shed. The girl wiped her tears and sat back on the couch, “No, I am not going. I am not going anywhere. You can't punish me for something as trivial as this.”“Fine.” I said before pulling out my phone. I unlocked it and wordlessly started to tap on the screen.Stella furrowed her eyebrows and asked, “Draven, what are you doing?”“Calling your father and asking him to take you back.”“My father?” Her eyes flared open. She charged at me, trying to snatch my phone away, “Draven, stop. Don't call my father.”“Stella, get off me.” When she was not willing to stop despite my many warnings, I had had enough. “Enough!” I roared and pushed her away, making her crash back on the couch she had just raised from.I called her father, “Alpha Gracy.”“Draven
Emma's POVWow.Else than that, I could not think of anything.The Alpha has apologized to me, a commoner for a mistake he made. Nice. There was nothing special about it.“Hmmm.” I grunted.Draven stayed there awkwardly for a while, it looked like he wanted to say something but changed his mind last minute and walked upstairs.I understand if he has a lot to say but can't express it in words. The man was just proved wrong brutally!Even though he was not very trusting of others, he trusted Stella with all his heart. He loved her, he wanted to marry her. Imagine the girl you think you know turns out to be someone entirely different.I can understand what he was going through…I felt the same when Stella woke up from the coma and accused me of murder. The Draven I knew and loved vanished in thin air.Stella's father never really liked Draven, it was an open secret within the pack but I sure did underestimate the level of intensity. The Gracy's cars were outside our gates to pick up Stel
Emma's POVStella was too shattered to argue. I saw her face and could say that she was regretting every single decision that she had made so far.“Stella.” When she stood there unmoving for quite some time, Beta Alvin reminded her that they should really go now.The woman did not even lift her eyes to look at me or my kids, she just walked out of the house. Was that it?Stella was the only reason why Draven told me he could never love or accept me.Was the biggest obstacle which threatened my happy marriage with him, dissolving away just like that? It all seemed like a big joke to me.I heard the car engine start outside and turned back to head upstairs.“Emma?” Draven called out, “Is everything alright?”“Yes.” I replied and dashed my way upstairs.If this was a few years ago, I would have been thrilled that Stella was finally out. I would be here, dreaming about finally having a chance with Draven. But now, I have no such thoughts. The marriage that I shared with Draven was long
Emma's POVEarly in the morning, the very next day, I woke up and packed my stuff. The Alpha did not return to the room last night and kept himself locked in his study room. I did not go to check on him, I did not want to. It's been seven years since I walked out of the marriage, we both were battling for divorce but my silly, stupid heart was still unable to accept that he never wanted me. I was just making a joke of myself at this point.I was munching down on breakfast when the Alpha came downstairs. He asked, “You are going back to work?”“Yes.” I gulped down the toast along with some orange juice and said, “I am running late.”“So you want me to drive you to your workplace?” He asked and I shook my head, “No no. I booked a cab already.”“What about Ashel and Asher?”“Shit. I forgot about them.” In my defense, I have been getting ready on my own for the past few days to the office since the kids were with Draven. It was not entirely my fault that I forgot to wake them up and get