Lance's POV.A lot of things are not adding up, something about this case feels very wrong and very close to home, maybe it's because the person that was killed is a guard, someone that I personally trained with and someone that I trained.I know this investigation is broad and there are different angles of it that I've not touched, but something is amiss, something I cannot place my hand on, I groan in frustration, wishing Dylan was here.Dylan is doing his own part in this investigation, and I need to do my own part too, although he does not know about my incessant snooping around, but something in me, is telling me not to tell him yet, to wait.This whole thing is making me jittery, not to talk about the rest of the pack, although the information was to keep a tight kid on this disaster, somehow, the news was spreading rapidly like wildfire all over the pack and everyone was scared and rattled.And that's why I can't let my snooping or whatever I find get out, not even Dylan as tha
Elaine's Pov.Allyssa is proving to be a hard nut to crack, thankfully, I did not expect her to easily go with the notion that her mate is the culprit, but I do know that I have planted a seed of doubt in her mind, now I just need to make it seem like the Alpha is actually doing something very suspicious, and my plan will start.But, I also need to know what the Alpha is doing, I can't attempt to frame him without knowing exactly what he is up to, if he is still busy investigating the death of that useless guard and how far he has gone, I could use it against him.I need to make him look bad in front of Allyssa, and even try to make him suspicious of Allyssa too, but that would be harder.There's a knock on my door, interrupting my thoughts.Grumbling, I wonder who it is, I go to open the door, and a guard stress down at me, clearing his throat he speaks,"The Alpha has called for you, he is waiting for you and said I should escort you to him" he tells me.Well, isn't that delightful,
Lance's POV.What the hell is taking their time, it's been thirty minutes and still no sign of the guard or Elaine.I don't have the patience to wait for her, but here I am, because I need to clarify exactly who she is and why I found her belonging at the crime site, two possible places that could have been the hideout.Also, now that I know she was one of the people there, I need to know who she was meeting at that spot. I want to find out what shady business she was doing at that place. I start pacing, wondering what the hell is keeping them, when I check my time again, fifteen minutes have gone by and still no sign of the guard or the woman in question.The guard soon comes barrelling into the meeting room, sweat dripping from his face and his pants filling the room."What's wrong, I clearly told you to come with her and it's been forty-five minutes already, do you think I have the time and the patience for you to dilly dally around?" I ask him and he shakes his head in apology."
Allyssa's POV.Elaine's words leave me shocked and rattled and try as I might, I don't think I can brush her off anymore, her words are sinking in, and I hate that, I hate that I'm letting her words get to me, but she is my aunt, it's not like she is Belinda whom I know is against me.This is my aunt I'm talking about, but then again Lance is my mate, and I am supposed to know my mate like the back of my palm, so why am I here doubting him like he is just a phantom in my life.I breathe hard, Elaine looked really scared and dead serious, hell, she was even crying, my heart wrenches and folds over in my chest as I picture her teary face trying to convince me that her life is in danger.I stand up from my position on the sofa and start pacing, what the hell makes her believe that the Alpha is after her life and why in the world is after her life in the first place, assuming her suspicions are in fact correct.But then again, why am I thinking like Aunt Elaine is right and the Alpha is w
Lance's POV.As I stare at her and see that fucking smirk I almost come undone, rage pouring through me in waves as I think of the different ways I'm going to rip her head from her body."You called me Alpha" , she repeats, one brow raised as if to ask exactly why I called her."Who are you?" I ask, I never actually liked her and right now, I am feeling really aggressive, but I need answers first, before I work on my rage."I'm Elaine, you know who I am, why do you ask?" She still has that smug look on her face as she replies, and I'm very sure that she is trying to rile me up, if that's her goal, it's actually working, because I punch the desk before me.I don't just punch it, I punch 'through' the desk, leaving a gaping hole right where my fist punched through. She gasps looking shocked, "What's going on?Why are you being so aggressive?" She asks and the question makes me laugh, hard in her face."Tell me the truth now you imposter, who the fuck are you?, Why are you here? Why are
Allyssa's POV.The shock on my face must show because he is taken aback, I feel a lot of emotions at this point, disgust, rage, anger, sadness, I feel betrayed.I think I'm going to vomit, I look at him like he is sick, deranged, unstable, and honestly, he is.She warned me, she came to me and begged me to save her from him, but I denied, maybe if I had not denied all the facts she told me, if I had not brushed all of it off as hysterics, she would still be alive.When I look at her again, her body mangled on the floor, I bend over and vomit in one of the shrubs.When I turn back to look at the Alpha, the blood on his hands, on his face and his clothes tells me everything I need to know, tells me who exactly is responsible for this crime.I watch his face closely, wondering why the hell he had to do this, a tear gleams on his face and I am taken aback, I feel the urge to laugh at him.Why is he crying? The almighty Alpha? Why is he showing this emotion? He fucking killed my aunt! My o
Lance's POV.I'm angry and frustrated, Allyssa has succeeded in making me utterly enraged, she is not even giving me the chance to speak for myself, she just up and assumed that I was at fault, and I guess in a way I am, but I wasn't the one that killed the woman and she is not allowing me to clear myself.And I am even more angry when she just threatens to end our relationship, like it's some superficial bond, like the mating bond means nothing to her, it makes me so angry that my wolf growls. I'm so angry, rage fills my head, my vision turning red and dangerous.I look at as she speaks, barely registering her words, my head feels like it's about to burst, she is shaking, from whatever emotions are rocking her body, her eyes are red and bloodshot, the tears still falling in torrents like it's not going to end.When she says that she wants to end our relationship, I laugh in her face, the laughter just erupts from the pit of my stomach, bubbling it's way out of my mouth with an intens
Belinda's POV.HappinessHow long does it last? Because mine suddenly seems to last forever.When last did I smile and treat myself to a bottle of wine and a pedicure? I think I'll do that right now, I'm so happy I feel like I'm going to combust, I am so happy that I persevered, I am finally getting very close to my goal.This is the happiest I have been in ages, I'm not even lying.The look on the Alpha's face when Allyssa told him that she did not want to be his mate anymore, and the broken look on Allyssa's face as she flung baseless accusations at the Alpha.Their relationship is at rock bottom and I am so very happy about it, I cannot believe that idiot Allyssa.I'm convinced at this point that her brain is only for decoration and she does not use it to think at all, it's all for fancy.I laugh out loud and pick a bottle of champagne that I iced in a bucket, pouring the sparkling white wine in a glass, the paper brownish-gold color excites me.I lift it to my lips and taste the b