All Chapters of Marred by his Betrayal : Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

Lucas“Where is she? Have you seen her?” I asked Lia as I waded through the crowd huddled together away from the burning house.“Who?” her voice sounded parched, as she fell in line behind me.“Sarah, you dumbass! Have you seen her?”She had gotten out with her mother and left me to burn. Sweet, naive Sarah has become a monster. And I wanted nothing more than to show her how monsters played.“No, I haven't. And frankly, I don't care about her right now. Mum had a fall while running out of the house… And her injury isn't healing fast. You've to come take a look.”“Not now, Lisa.” I scanned the crowd, anxious to find Sarah.“Now, Lucas!” she grabbed my arm, stopping me in my tracks. “Mum needs you now! Not fucking, Sarah!”“Get your hands off me,” I growled, glaring at her.Her hand fell away but she held my gaze. Pain flashed through her eyes, replaced quickly by anger. “You’re worthless,” she hissed before turning and walking away from me. I dismissed Ava’s remark. She was sulking a

AlexisI stepped out of Sarah’s room, angry, my face still stinging from where she had hit me. I wanted to rip her face off, but I’d held myself back— there was time for everything.Simeon had failed me, just like every man in my life. When she had walked through the door with Ryder in Zane’s arms, I wanted to find Simeon and kill him myself. “Barren bitch! You'll get what’s coming for you,” I muttered under my breath as I took the stairs down to the ground floor.As I took a turn towards the kitchen, something caught my eye. I saw Sarah heading toward Ryder's room and trailed her silently, careful to stay out of sight. When the door clicked shut behind her, I pressed my ear against it, straining to catch every word.A ghost of a smile touched my lips when I heard Sarah insisting on leaving— she should have done that a long time ago.I pressed my ear harder against the door, trying to catch Ryder’s response. His voice was barely audible but I was able to pick out a few words, which l

Sarah“Your mama let me in,” the familiar voice startled me, but only for a second. “Wasn't expecting to see you home by this time.”“I would say the same,” I replied smiling, turning slowly to Ava. Her head was stuck in the bag of groceries she was offloading.“I know, I know… it wasn't what we agreed. But I needed to see for myself that you…” she lifted her head and her eyes roamed my body. A smile tugged at the corner of her lips. “You’re doing fine.” it wasn't a question but a statement.“Oh, Ava! I've missed you!” I exclaimed, waddling towards her and barely engulfing her in a hug. My protruding tummy made it difficult to squeeze her slender body.My relationship with Ava has blossomed these past months. It has been five months since I left the Blackwood pack with my mother. It was a spur-of-the-moment thing, after Alexis' threat and my suspicions— I couldn't take the risk.She returned my hug before pulling away and her hand cradled my already visible bump.“I’ve missed you too…

RyderI stood at the door, anxious, waiting for her to open. Waiting to see her face again, after these dreadful five months.You should have waited a little longer, I mentally scolded myself. But I couldn't, not when she called me, sounding scared. How was I going to convince her that I made it from Stormclaw to Ravenwolf pack— miles away from Stormclaw — within minutes?The door swung open and I opened my mouth to explain.“Sar—” The words died quickly from my mouth when I realised who was in front of me.“I knew it was you all along,” Ava's eyes were glaring at me. “—you knew?” I stammered, caught off-guard by her hostile voice.Ava’s gaze was steady, just as her stance between the door. She was clearly determined not to let me into the house. “Of course, I knew. You might have fooled her with your little trick, but not me. There was clearly no one else who had seen me.”I stood there, my mind racing. “Ava, I don't know what you're talking about. I came here for Sarah. She sounded

SarahI felt a chill run down my body, as her words sank in. But I didn't even have time to react or think, because she was grabbing at her throat and gasping for air.Ava was having a panic attack. Her face was a blundering red and her mouth was wide open.“Ava! Ava, take a deep breath,” I struggled out of bed and reached for her. My back was beginning to ache, but I ignored it.“Deep breaths, Ava… follow my lead,” I instructed, maintaining eye contact. “In… and out. Just like that, love… Slowly.”We kept at it for a while and finally exhausted, she settled into my arms. Gently, I led her to the bed and tucked her in.Her hand felt limp in mine when I held it. “You know what that means, Sarah. Now you know why I can't stay here. We are not safe here.”“Shhh…” I brushed the hair from her face. “Let's not talk about this right now. We can think of what to do tomorrow.”She nodded, weakly, and my heart broke at the sight. Ava has never appeared weak to me, not once. But here she was ter