Escape from the Pack

Arielle’s POV:

I was hiding, I admitted it.

I had barely managed to keep still until everyone left the room I was in, which turned out to be in Lilian’s and Darren’s home. I was just waking up from my restless sleep when I overheard everything.

And it was too much for me to bear.

I was such a weakling, I didn’t care anymore about hiding it.

If Richard had to choose between me and his title as Alpha, then I was not meant to be in the picture. Not like this.

Hearing the anguish in my mate’s voice, that he couldn’t choose between keeping his pack and reputation, or keeping me, I knew that I had to be the one to help him choose.

That was why I had to leave.

I bit my lips as I walked close to the shadows, it wanting anyone to see me at this time of night. I had even gone to the lengths to cover my red habit, knowing that it would be a dead giveaway to anyone who spotted me as to my true identity.

It was a testament to my training from Lilian, that I was able to control my body so as to n