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ARABELLA POV

I followed his tracks and came upon Rhys with one of the parents amongst us, Devon. I waited for a moment and arranged my dress, making sure the cleavage was very much in view before I continued. When I reached them, I smiled my signature seductive smile. Rhys rolled his eyes, as though he couldn’t believe I was here. We were playing a game, the both of us; a dangerous game that would either swallow us or kill us. Either way, we would be buried underneath.

“Emma!” Devon said with a smile. He stood up and gave me a side hug. “Wow, you look so pretty.”

“Don’t I?” I tugged at my hair, imitating the act of innocence. “Why, Devon, thank you.”

“Don’t you have like three kids?” he asked.

“Yes, I do.”

Devon’s eyes were as wide as saucepans.

“Wow, that’s… no one would ever believe that you’re a mother of three kids. Isn’t that right, Alpha Rhys?”

Rhys dragged his eyes away from me and looked at Devon. “Uh…I guess?”

I knew what he was playing at. He wanted to act like I didn’t exi