Chapter 5

SOPHIA'S POV~

My handbag slipped from my hands and I walked towards her with slow, calculated steps.

"Babe, where are you going?"

Indifferent to my husband's words I continued toward the woman in front of me who is also his mistress.

It's her. It has to be. There is no way I could forget her tall stature and her slender figure, there is no way I could forget the domineering tone in her ominous voice, there is no way I could forget that aura, the aura she held that day that made me think she was capable of using anyone, even James.

Even now as I stood before her with judging eyes and suspicious intent, she still stood tall with her head held high and her eyes shining with amusement.

Was this all a game to her?

No words were exchanged between us. But the conversation we held with our eyes was enough to start an article in Timesmagazine. I wanted to know what this chick was about and she felt the same about me.

She cocked an eyebrow daring me to do my worse but before I could make a move, James held my waist from behind and pulled me away from her.  Her lips shifted from a thin line to a triumphant smirk, but it was gone before anyone could know it was there.

Good thing I am not anyone.

He held me close to him and my anger built with each passing second.

"What's gotten into you, Sophia? I'm sorry about this Miss Hartley."

So she is his mistress.

She shook her head and a gentle smile was plastered on her lips, a gesture that suited her features.

"There is no need for apologies, Mr. Anderson. She did nothing wrong. I think this just gives me an insight into what might be wrong with her."

"There's nothing wrong with me!"

James nodded his head and kept conversing with Isabella as if she wasn't his mistress and they were having their very important discussion, an idea crossed my mind.

Something that just might work.

I pulled myself away from James's hold and then struck him across the face. An ear-splitting silence ran through the house and no one moved as the actions themselves were unnecessary. James held his face and glared at me, Isabella stood at the same spot with her hand on her mouth and I stood in front of James, breathing like a bull in front of a red flag with sweat running down my spine.

Before he could react to my actions I stormed out of the living and marched up the stairs but if there was anything that stung more than his face, it was his ego.

"Sophie get back here."

"I wouldn't give you the satisfaction of bending me to your will, James. What I need right now is sleep, not a therapist, so if you would excuse me?"

I opened the door to the bedroom door and locked it once I got in. A smile bloomed on my face.

Phase one of my plan is complete.

All that's they just have to come after me.

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                                                                                    ~JAMES'S POV~

Red, all I saw was red.

White hot anger coursed through my veins and my fist climbed in fury.

How dare she raise her hand at me? How dare she treat me as if she's better than I am? A petty human thinking she's better than me a powerful werewolf? How undignifying.

My wolf clawed away at my subconscious demanding, asking, and begging me to set him free so he can tear that human bitch to pieces.

But I wasn't going to fulfifulfillwish, because I'm the one who's meant to tear her from limb to limb.

I walked to the stairs ready to match up to that room and tear her to pieces.

"James, wait."

Isabella held my hand and tried to pull me away from the stairs but that is so little you can do against a werewolf and an angry one at that.

"Let go of me, Isabella."

I tried to pull my hand away from her but she wasn't budging and after two minutes of playing thug of War, I gave up and sat on the nearest sofa still fuming in anger.

I felt a light touch on my hand and I didn't have to look to know who it was.

"You need to calm down, James. Getting angry wouldn't make any difference."

"But it would teach her how to behave. I don't know what happened to her all of a sudden, She was never like this, she was always so submissive, obedient, polite, and kind but now…now I don't know it's like I don't know her anymore."

Isabella sat by my side and lifted my chin. Our eyes made contact and it felt as though I were trapped in a tornado.

"James, are you falling in love with her?"

My jaw fell to the floor and my eyes grew so wide that I feared they would fall from their sockets.

A pregnant pause was held between us and before she could take her next breath I burst into a hearty laughter after laughing for goddess knows how long, I took a deep breath and wiped the tears that fell from my eyes.

"That was a good laugh. And to answer your question. No, I am not in love with her and I can never fall in love with her. I need a strong woman by my side not some feeble creature who can't even control the thoughts of her mind."

Isabella smiled and then leaned closer to me before planting a kiss on my lips.

"That's good to hear."

She pulled away and a serious look was plastered on her face.

"So what are we going to do now."

I looked at her with a nonchalant look and turned to stare out the window.

"Now, we continue forcing her to become your patient and once we do that it would be easier to poison her mind."

She nodded her head and turned to the window but even without looking I could still see that there was something on her mind and as if to confirm my suspicions, she spoke.

"I get the feeling that we should be more careful of that woman. Something tells me that there is a conniving mind behind that weak form."

I chuckled at her unnecessary fear and said.

"You have nothing to worry about, Isa. She is weak both mentally and physically."

I admired the scenery outside and couldn't help but imagine the better days that were about to come.

Sophia, I don't know what you are thinking in that mind of yours but no matter what kind of strength you think you have I would show you that mine is far greater than yours. So you can run from me all you want but I would hunt you down like the prey you are.