SCARLETTOnce trust was broken, it was near impossible to piece it back together. Even if the rope of trust was tied again, it would always hold an ugly knot in the middle, reminding everyone that this was once broken and it was still weak.That’s what I felt about Izer when he left the same way he came. Despite hating myself for it, I ran to the window and watched the dark silhouette in the night. I witnessed how he jumped over the walls and then used his exceptional speed to become a blur for the world. My heart remained heavy and fluttering inside my chest until he was safely away from this place, and out of my sight for good.I didn’t believe he would come for me. I didn’t believe he cared about me. I didn’t fucking believe that he didn’t have an ulterior motive behind tonight. That’s what a wounded trust did to me. I wanted to believe everything, and just give in…but I couldn’t.Now, all hopes lay with him once again. He would be the sole decision-maker. He would have come to
SCARLETTI hid the cell under my mattress and walked to the locked door. Someone might have seen Izer going in and out of my room through the window. That possibility meant trouble. My hand lingered over the lock as I thought about it. If they asked me, what should I say? That I don’t know anything?Another knock sounded on the door. I jumped in my spot, and silently cursed myself to be such a scaredy cat.Shaking my head, I unlocked the door and pushed my head through the crack. My eyes almost rolled back into my head when I found Rush standing outside, wearing his casual blue T-shirt and grey sweats.“ What do you want? ” I asked before he could speak, in hopes that he wouldn’t notice how flustered how I was.“ I thought I heard some noise from your room. ” His eyebrows furrowed as he stared at my face.“ You heard noise from my soundproof room in the middle of the night? ” I blinked lazily, trying to make him sound dumb to himself. “ couldn’t you find a better excuse to come see
IZER“ Thank Goddess! ” Dixon sighed exaggeratedly.I rolled my eyes. A subtle smirk tilted the corners of my lips.“ So what’s the plan now? ” He asked when he was done with his dramatic sighs of relief.I had only told him that I would be bringing my Darling back but he already looked ready to go get her. “ Two things need to happen. ” I rested on the couch of the sitting area in my penthouse and looked up at the ceiling. “ I need to use the crowsel and get her out of there on the same day. ” “ How will this happen? ” Dixon inquired, confused.“ That charity event. ” I glanced at him. “ I believe Cadamus will come and for the sake of bluffing, he will bring Scarlett along. ” “ What if he doesn’t? ” He shifted in the single couch restlessly.“ He has to show the world his son’s new fiance. ” I rolled my eyes. Even the thought caused a fire to ignite in my blood.I wanted to go back and drag her here. I didn’t want her to spend even a moment more there because it meant possible har
SCARLETT “ You won’t stop this, Alpha King? ” I questioned, sitting in front of him. “ You didn’t have a problem getting mated before you left. ” He observed my face, trying to intimidate me. “ Not left. ” I sighed. “ Taken. I was taken. ” “ Even if you were taken, what changed, Scarlett? ” He clasped his hands together and placed them over the desk. You drugged me. You lied to me. You never looked for me. I could say this and provoke him. But I didn’t. I stayed silent and watched his face. There was no expression that could tell me what he was thinking or feeling at this moment. Giving in, I exhaled a shallow breath. “ why did you call me here today, Alpha King? ” “ I want to show you something. ” He got up, surprising me. “ What? ” My brows shot to my forehead. “ Come with me. ” I got to my feet and followed Alpha King out of the study room. We walked down the stairs. He always stayed two steps ahead of me, leaving me trailing behind him. My curiosity grew with each pas
SCARLETT“ It doesn’t…make sense. ” I laughed nervously.I knew the truth but I still had to pretend to be completely unaware. “ They were not your parents. ” Alpha King stated in a cold voice.“ What? ” Hearing it from him had a strange effect on me. The old wound was scratched and filled with salt.“ Marcus and Nathalia were not your biological parents. ” He added. “ they raised you as their daughter after Andrew’s death, and loved you as their own but they didn’t have blood ties with you. ”“ That—That doesn’t make sense. ” I swallowed the lump that unexpectedly clogged my throat. The mention of the two people I loved the most in my life would never stop drawing the same reaction out of me.“ You don’t need to doubt their love for you. You don’t even need to go look for your biological parents. But, Scarlett, you need to be aware of the truth if you want to find your true self and connect with it. ” Alpha King folded his hands behind his back.My chin wobbled. I pressed my lips t
SCARLETTThe truth left me speechless. I was in a state of constant fury and confusion. I had yearned to figure everything out but when I knew all of it, I couldn’t make peace with it. The man who left me here, the man who wanted to kill me, and the man who was telling me all this after I had spent half my life under the shadows of lies were all terrible people. But, I couldn’t hate them anymore. The fault was in me.“ Do you want me to take you out shopping? ” Rush stopped beside me.I sighed, taking my eyes off the window in front of me. I had been standing in front of the sitting area’s window for Goddess knows how long. He had passed by me many times before but he had not talked to me and I was glad that he didn’t. But it seemed his patience had run low.“ I don’t want anything. ” I muttered, glancing his way.“ That’s not possible for girls. You always want something. ” He smiled, trying to charm me.“ You know awful lots of things about girls.” I smiled back. “ must be because
SCARLETT“ The Rogue Alpha has a mate. ” Alpha King’s smile deepened, stealing the air from my lungs.“ He does? ” A bitter taste invaded my mouth.“ How long do you want to keep lying, Scarlett? ” His smile faltered slowly.“ I don’t know what you are talking about. ” I couldn’t breathe. The room was too small for me.“ What I don’t understand is…why are you doing this to your family? What have we done to you except love you despite knowing how dangerous and evil you can be? We protected you when no one else did and this is how you are going to be now? ” He shook his head in disappointment. “ don’t you remember Marcus and Nathalia’s love? Did they ever not treat you as their daughter? ”My gaze lowered to the floor. My body was trembling. I knew what he was doing…but I couldn’t deny him.“ Do you not remember that I am your Godfather? When the whole pack wanted you shunned, I took you in and looked after you like I would have done for my daughter. Despite knowing my mate hates you an
SCARLETTAfter three more days passed, I finally received a text from Izer.‘ —I will see you tonight, Darling. ’The five words message made me stare at the screen for an hour straight. I couldn’t delete it or hide the phone or even ask him what he had planned for tonight.His text hinted that he was going to be at the charity event tonight. I tried to be excited, but what I was about to do to him drained me of life.Sighing, I hid the cell phone and got off the bed. The sudden knock on the door startled me.The door opened the next moment, revealing the face I still didn’t want to see. Even after all the explanations and promises, I would never be able to forgive Rush for what he did to me, and I would never feel love for him again.“ Are you busy? ” He asked, poking his head inside.“ What do you expect me to do inside this prison that can keep me busy? ” I rolled my eyes.He smiled and pushed the door open completely. His hands were behind his back, hiding a blue box that I could