ARABELLA POVThe slap was so loud that it made the silence in the room uncomfortable. I just slapped the Alpha of the pack. Scared, I turned on my heels and ran out of the house. I had what I came for, even though I’d left more confused than ever. Had that night happened, or had it not? Why was he deflating from the truth? And even if he was telling the truth, why didn’t I trust him? Did he really not find me attractive? Rhys worshiped my body the day we engaged in sexual intimacy?No way… He must be taunting me, moreover I doubt if he had sex with me in a drunken state last night.I sat in my car for long minutes, wondering what had gone wrong. If he wasn’t taunting me so badly I wouldn’t have hit him. Now that I slapped him, I’d practically invited trouble. He could kill me!“Oh goddess,” I muttered to myself as I started her car.On my way to meet Mia, I stopped by an ice cream shop to get for Mia. She’d asked for a bag, but what was better than giving her a snack so she would tr
ARABELLA POVMia opened her car door and paused, as though forgetting something. She glanced at me briefly and asked,“You’re coming, right?”“Oh I’m with my car,” I said, gesturing to where I parked my own car. “You can go ahead, don’t worry. I’ll be right behind you.”“You sure?”“Of course, Luna Mia. Are you insinuating that I can’t take care of myself?”She scoffed. “I’m sure you can handle yourself since you have the liberty to ask me to give you access to my husband and my precious son”I smiled sweetly. “I can handle them.”“Of course you can. See you around, Emma.” Mia said.I watched her hop into her car and drive off. At first, I pretended to reach my car, just for the show-off. After three whole minutes, I went back into the lounge. There was no way I would leave in the middle of my game, just when I’d reached the top. I needed to carry out my revenge, even if it meant turning Mia’s friends against her. They didn’t even like her, so that was a plus. I could make this work,
RHY’S POVThere was something about her, something I couldn’t exactly place. It was an attraction, sizzling and hot and strange. I wanted her more and more, as if I was being tied to her somehow. Of course, that wasn’t technically possible as she wasn’t my mate, which boiled down to the fact that she seduced me, or at least she tried to. To be fair, I had quite a moment trying to keep my head straight. Somehow she seemed to embolden everything I wanted or more; that was until she slapped me.I rolled from side to side in my moveable chair and wondered what I did wrong to warrant that slap. Was it the way I spoke to her? Was she being regretful about being with me? It wasn’t like we were together, together. She was too drunk to find out…oh. I suddenly knew why she had slapped me.There was a knock on the door before Craig stuck his head in.“Alpha Rhys, you in here? I’ve been calling your name and you didn’t answer.”I waved my hand in the air. “Come on in. I was just deep in thoughts,
ARABELLA POVI checked my phone again, waiting for his reply. I wasn’t exactly in a hurry, but his texts had me excited. It meant he thought of me and was interested. What was better than exploiting a situation and having it work in your favor? Granted, the whole sex-is-not-great-with-you thing was annoying, but my reaction was perfectly normal. Now it would seem like he wasn’t interested in fighting or killing me, not in the slightest. It was a win.“Mommy?”I chuckled and caressed Damon’s hair. “Yes, baby?”“I’m having trouble with my assignment. Can you help me out?”“Here, let me take a look at it.”I peered into his book, calculating with him. The two other kids jumped around their beds and played with their toys, apparently free on their homework. Once I was done with Damon, I leaned back and allowed him to make the necessary adjustments to his taste. He was too smart for a six-year-old—they all were.My phone chimed with a notification and I immediately picked it up. The tex
ARABELLA POV It was the Parent-Teacher meeting. I smiled to myself as I lay back in my seat, eyeing the Luna who sat three seats before me. It pleased me especially that her husband was there with her; I was sure she pressured him to come so she could gloat about him to others. Nothing pleased Mia more than gloating about her husband. I was still stung by the blows he dealt me the other day, but it didn’t discourage me. For all I know, he could have been lying and being defensive. Someone raised her hand and stood up. The woman looked around to make sure she’d gathered enough attention before speaking. “I think we should have a leader in this Parent-Teacher meeting so we could hold more gatherings like this.” Everyone looked at her. It was obvious they had all been thinking about it before she said it, but none of them were brave enough to say it out loud. It was my chance to shine, as usual. The moon goddess was surely looking out for me she kept bringing out these opportunitie
ARABELLA POVI 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
RHYS POVThe cold shower was not enough. I needed more, but all I could ever think of was her. How did she do it? How was I able to be completely drawn to her in that way? The only person I had successfully done that with was…I shook her image out of my head. I did not want to think about that one either. There was something at play here, and I wasn’t just getting it. What did she want from me? She obviously had to want something, if she was so comfortable getting naked in my presence and touching herself like that. Like she was waiting for me to brew my cool. I hurriedly dressed and headed out of the house. Maybe if I dig my head into work then it would turn out just fine and I would stop thinking about her.When I got to my office, however, she was still in my head. I immediately downed myself into work and contacted the financial manager in my office.“Tell me, Elliot, how is it going? Have they started the tathe construction of the tapElliot was in charge of all the money that
MIA POVI woke up feeling fulfilled. I stretched and bumped into Rhys, who was still asleep. Then I turned on my side and watched him while he slept; his beautiful eyelids and oh-so-beautiful body. The way he touched me last night, the way he set my soul ablaze as he ravished my body was quite an experience I won’t let go of easily.I felt girly, like a teenager. A giggle escaped my lips as I continued to watch him. Last night was the best, and he was fully into me. We haven’t had sex in two years, much less had that kind of sex. It was rushed, powerful, mind-blowing. I felt heat in my center just thinking about it.“Oh, Rhys,” I muttered, raising a hand to adjust a strand of hair from his forehead. He sniffed, wrinkling his nose. Another giggle escaped me, and this time it woke him up. He looked at me openly for a moment, as if trying to remember where he was. My heart refused to break; he had come to me himself, and he was not drunk. He was very much conscious, and he agreed to sp