Emma's POVWhen I turned around involuntarily to the voice that called me, all I could see was a pair of eyes with anger gleaming in them. Draven took long strides towards me, his eyes were locked with mine as if he was questioning me what was happening.I froze, my whole body shut down as if I had malfunctioned.“Draven…” Stella cried out, she sounded as if she was in pain. Her cry for help grabbed Draven's attention and he changed his course towards her. “Stella, are you okay?” He went inside the pond himself and helped her stand up. The girl stumbled before revealing a huge cut on her leg.Draven's expression turned angrier when he saw that she was bleeding.“Mom…” Ashel and Asher grabbed my hand but I stood there blankly, not knowing what to say.“What happened?” He asked.“I…” Stella looked at me and quivered, “I tried to initiate conversation with Emma but she kept being rude to me. When I asked her why she was angry, she told me that I was coming between you and her. She blamed
Emma's POV “Fine. I am calling the cops.” He pulled out his phone and was tapping on the screen.“Mom…” Ashel was so scared that she was on the verge of tears. I had to take care of the kids. If I go behind the bars, what will happen to them?“Fine.” I stopped Draven and was about to apologize when Ashef spoke out of nowhere, “Wait.” Draven looked at the little kid and asked, “What is it?”“My mom won't be apologizing.” The boy said firmly, shocking all of us.Draven's already grim expression turned grimmer, he asked, “Why won't she?”“I trust my mom. If she says she didn't do it, she didn't do it.” He replied, crisp and clear. Even though his voice was still childish and hasn't developed yet, he sounded as serious as an adult. The Alpha said, “Then how do you explain what happened?”“I don't have an answer to that yet but I am sure there is a logical explanation to it.”Draven took in a deep breath and got on his knees to match the kid's height. In a much calmer tone, he said, “A
Emma's POVDraven called me and asked me to come back home, apparently, he had already left with Stella since he was taking her to the hospital.Hospital for that cut? I scoffed but I did not bother taunting them. Instead, I said, “Why should I head back home after what you have done? I want to go back to my own house.”“The scene you stirred today isn't over yet. You dare not run away from it this time and be there at my house by the time I come back. Moreover, the time isn't up yet.” “Draven, what are you trying to do here?” I asked, “Stella is back! Why do you need me now to take care of you?”“Stella is injured and she is not my nurse, you are.” I could hear the cars in the background which indicated that he was driving. Even while being busy, he didn't find it difficult to threaten me, “Or you can surely quit midway and make me shut down West Wing for their unprofessional service.”I balled my fist and growled, “Fine. I will be there but Draven, I swear to God, this is the last
Emma 's POV“What the heck…” I muttered my myself. My social media feeds lately are about how people are getting scammed off their money so I did not open the link. I sent out a text, “Who are you? And how do you have my number?”“Doesn't matter.” The person on the other end was quick to reply, “Get this link to your son. You are running out of time.”“What do you mean I am running out of time?”I was still believing that this was a scam but what the person replied made me stand on my feet. The text read, “Isn't your son trying to prove your innocence? This has all the things he requires to do it.’How did this person know what was going on in my life? How does he know what my son was upto?Suddenly, a scary feeling of being watched welled inside me. I grabbed Ashel and ran upstairs to find Asher.“Mom, is everything alright?” The little girl, who had no idea what was going on, asked.“Yes, baby. We need to find your brother.” I did not want to scare her.I first went to the bedroom,
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