When Maxwell refuses to acknowledge me, Scarlett smirks at that and Bianca stares the attention of thecrowd from the awkward and tense air between us all.“Thank you so much for coming sister in law.” Scarlett tells me all teeth exposed out. “You have no ideahow much your presence means to me.” Scarlett says.I know exactly how much how much my presence means to you, I think to myself.“Come on everyone, the couple should go to their various seats.” Bianca says in chorus and the crowdbegins to disperse and everyone returns to their tables.“You do not have to go, you are family.” Scarlett tells me taking a hold of my hand. I breathe deeply toswallow the urge of wanting to throw her hands off me instead.“I'm fine at my table.” I firmly tell her before walking off, not waiting for anyone to be able to stop me.The ceremony kicks off in full, Maxwell barely participates in any of it, aside from the part where heannounces their official engagement and wedding date. They are to be ma
“Scarlett?” I scoff out in disbelieve, unable to comprehend what exactly my eyes were focused on rightnow.If this is not some telenovelas, I have no idea what else is.The couple in front of me jump away from each other like they just heard a bomb explode somewhere.Ryan looks speechless to find me here and Scarlett looks more than fidgety as she endlessly wrinkles herfingers in front of her, trying to fold herself into Ryan like I haven't just seen all of her.“You fucking bitch.” I say chuckling still in disbelieve. Just when I was beginning to think, she mightmake a good wife for Maxwell atleast something good out of everything filthy that she is.But what shocks me even more is what exactly is the connection between this two and the more I thinkabout it, the angrier I begin to get. If they liked each other that much, why didn't they just stay together,why try so hard to separate Maxwell and I?“Since when?” I ask the two people in front of me. “Don't bother with that anymore
“What do you mean?” Maxwell asks looking between the both of us.“Nothing, Ana was just leaving.” Scarlett rushes to say fear written over her face.“Except I am not.” I insist.Scarlett stares at me in horror and then suddenly bursts into tears that it shocks. Maxwell looks visiblydisturbed at the sight of her and the sound of her cries.“How could make such huge claims and accusations on my person? Are you really that desperateAnastasia, I apologized to you and really thought that you forgave me already.” Scarlett cries with all herstrength.“I told you I was sorry, why do you still hate me so much, you really will like it if you ruin my life andmarriage right?” Scarlett continues to cry turning to look at Maxwell.“I know I've been a lot of things Maxy, but I've been nothing more than good to you and trying hard to bea better person for you. I know you love her and you will believe her over me no matter what I say.”Scarlett says sniffs hard and in the midst of this drama, I c
"Huh, I do not think that is a good idea,” Maria says, her eyes moving from Ava to her sister.“Of course it is, we can help the Luna Queen. It would be an honor, my Luna,” Anabella rushes to say. Maria is surely the twin to think thoroughly before making a decision.“No Sorcerer has ever lived in the pack house before. The werewolves hate us, and we will never be welcomed. This will only cause strain and chaos,” Maria tries to point out.“Leave that for me to handle. Under my command, no werewolf will be able to go against my orders,” Ava says. If she wasn't in a tight position, she wouldn't make them do this. She knew and understood firsthand what it meant to be an outcast and to be hated for no reason.“Maria, I really do not want to coerce you, especially out of your own free will, but I am desperate. I am making this request to you not just as your Luna who wants to save the King, but as a mate to another and a mother. Please help me out,” Ava says emotionally. Alice comes close
The men do not give me an answer and I begin to back away in apprehension.“What do you want?” I ask and still no answer, I begin to breathe hard in panic, wondering what was going on. So I decide to play it cool, I might just be panicking for no reason.“Okayy.” I nervously say flapping my hands around. “You both seem very busy so I'll just leave you to it.” I chuckle nervously and go to move around them to leave the room. I don't get too far though before one of the men is pulling hard on my hair, he throws me back in front of him and I stagger on the floortrying to keep myself from collapsing from dizziness I was feeling due to the harsh way he just rough handled me.I hold myself up, my body subconsciously used to this sort and violence and readying itself to defend it's own flesh from pain if need be.The man who just threw me backwards move closer to me and my heart is violently pumping against my ribcage.“I'll scream so loud, you will get caught.” I tell the man in front of m
The loud screaming does not stop and the men jump apart and away from me. I see a blurry vision ofMilly standing at the door looking horrified at the scene in front of her. Milly can barely run when themen begin to bark at her to stop yelling, she can only slide onto the floor, her eyes not wavering awayfrom my barely opened ones.A few men from the party run into the room, a look of horror also implemented on their faces. I half wantto crawl away from the multiple pair of eyes gazing into at my exposed flesh but there is nothing I can doin my state.Someone else bursts into the room again and this time it turns out to be Ryan, his eyes go from inspectinghis sister for any injuries before following her eyes and sliding to my position on the floor.Ryan's eyes harden at the sight of me but he doesn't look horrified, of course he wouldn't, he knows howto inflict such pain as this, this was not a new setting to him, he probably planned this alongside withScarlett.I barely notice
I continue to stare at the small crowd of my supposed family in front of me and I say nothing till Bianca and Jaxon leave the room. I let them disperse out of the room. When they both leave Ryan continues to stare right at me. I'm not even sure if I'm safe being alone in a room with him. “Did you perhaps hear anything from my phone call?” Ryan asks me and I stare at him in oblivion. “What do you mean?” I decide to play along. “You know exactly what I'm talking about, do not pretend.” Ryan accuses and I stare at him like he's stupid. “No Ryan I have no total Idea of what you are talking about.” I tell Ryan. When Ryan continues to look like he has no plan of letting this go I tell him. “I have no strength for this Ryan, I'm too tired for this.” I tell him, closing my eyes and pretending to be asleep. When Ryan concludes that he will be getting nothing out of me he leaves. I haven't tried but I barely think that I would be able to walk too far without causing more complicati
In the next week, Beatrice does not leave my side, she hovers around me like a mother hen and I cannotparticularly say that I dislike it, I quite like the attention even when she gets too much sometimes.Jersey has also been a great help, she has stopped by the house over a dozen times in the last week and Iam more than grateful for having the both of them with me.Jersey has been overseeing the business so I have nothing to worry about. Ryan has been no where to befound which I am also more than grateful for his absence, it gives me more time to think without hisperson invading my personal space.Bianca and Jaxon haven't been back here since the day I woke up and I would say good riddance to that. Iwould be lying if I say I wasn't beyond heart broken. There was this part of my heart that hoped whenMaxwell hears about what has happened to me, he'll be pissed and his love for me will return and he willcome take me away from all of this and we can finally be together. It was a st