(Cara's POV)I couldn't believe what I did. I kissed him. I kissed Beta Teo. I couldn't stop asking myself why I had done that, why I had kissed him, and why I had said all those things.I felt like I had betrayed Rollins. He gave me everything I wanted; what more did I need? Was I always this ungrateful?Rollins kissed me in the morning; I didn't let him go further than that. It didn't feel right that I had let another man kiss me and then have sex with him the next day; it was unfair."I'll be back late today," Rollins said to me, and I could only nod. "Are you alright?""Yes, Rollins, I am alright."He stared at me longer, as if trying to read the expression on my face, but I gave none."Would you still be going out shopping with May?" He asked. I had told May that I would come along, but that was before Lucian told me all that stuff. Now, I didn't want to be anywhere near him and they were mates, it might feel a bit strange."I am not sure yet," I answered."You should; you know y
(Cara's POV)Someone had broken into Jake's house and chopped off his fingers.I remembered telling Rollins about Jake, and he wanted to hurt him. I begged him not to, and he agreed, but I always thought it was strange how quickly he agreed with me. That was only because he didn't see any use in arguing; he had already made up his mind.Rollins had done this. I had no proof, but I just knew.How could he do this? In the human world, 'partners' cheating isn't rare, but that doesn't mean he would go avenging me, chopping people's hands. Did he have no idea that Jake would remain that way for the rest of his life?Finally, what Lucian had said was sinking in. He was far more dangerous than I thought, far more dangerous than I could even imagine- he told me but I didn't believe him. I sat lost in thoughts. The question bothering me was: what would he do to me when he discovered what happened between me and Teo? What would he do to me if I ever broke his heart? Would he chop off my hands
(Cara's POV)It was my first pratical fighting session with Teo, and he finally thought I was ready.I couldn't help but feel very nervous. I pushed everything else from my mind, focusing on what was before me. Teo.He didn't come at me first; he waited patiently, and when he made no advances, I went at him first. I gave the first strike, and he swiftly dodged, returning the hit, and I dodged too, almost as fast as he did. He looked surprised. My improvement over the last few weeks was mind-blowing, according to him.I went for the next strike, and this time it hit him. Taking that grand opportunity, I threw more blows at him, and he managed to dodge some. I was so focused on giving out more blows that I didn't notice his legs; they moved so quickly, and in the next minute I was on the floor."Do you give up?" he asked. His attention wasn't on my hands anymore, but on my face. I used his momentary distraction."Never," I say, my hands gathering the sand from the bare ground, and befor
(Cara's POV)It has been three days. He didn't once visit our room; he avoided me so badly that I didn't see his face once during this three days. I missed him.Teo had also noticed what was going on, but I refused to speak to him about it. It was all my fault; if I had let that incident go, if I hadn't chased him out, this wouldn't have happened.I decided to walk around the pack today because I was tired of sitting down in the room.I switched on my phone to see many messages from Sophie. At first, she was calm, but then she went wild.She wrote:'What is happening? Is Mr. Hot freak there? Did you manage to hide your phone?'What is going on over there????''I dreamt about you last night with Mr. Hot Freak; it wasn't good. I need your response''Are you still alive???''I'm calling you now''It says your phone is switched off. What is happening?'I decided not bother reading the rest of her messages and so I sent her a quick reply.'I am so sorry for not texting you; there are so ma
(Cara's POV)Emmaline stared at me. I could see the hatred in her eyes. Teo had told me that I was her biggest opponent. I looked her in the eyes."If you wanted to talk to me, I believe you should start talking; I seriously have no time to waste."She laughed, "What are you busy with? Unimportant stuff, I guess; sitting down in your room is all you do with your day.I turned away, about to leave her behind."Haven't you wondered where he slept? Rollins, I mean"I turned back to her."Yes, Turn around, retrace your steps. He visited me; every night he wasn't with you, and what a fun night we had. Last night was pure magic. Didn't I warn you? No one can take him away; he can never be satisfied. You are just another girl from his hunt; he is done with you and has taken all he wanted. Now you are useless to him, and so, of course, he would come back to the only person who could really make him happy—me, of course.Though I must admit, you were a fool, thinking the Alpha loved you. All th
(Cara's POV)Now we were finally alone in his office. His cold, harsh stare on me, there was something different in those eyes."Why are you here?" He asked, his furry voice seeping into his words."Just a few days ago, you made me believe that you loved me, that I was the center of your universe, and the next day you go back to your slut, what different are you from Jake?" I asked, matching his tone."I am not Jake; don't compare me to him; you sent me away; you told me to leave, and I did.""So it's your own type of revenge, isn't it?""And if it were?, what would you do about it?" He asked, his eyes seemed to read into my soul, a smirk playing on his lips. I hated it; I wanted to make him feel a little of what I was feeling now."I would leave this place. I want to leave this place. If you think that Emmaline could do better, then make her your Luna. I would not fight over a man with her, even if you were the last man on earth.""Are you jealous?" He didn't seem to have heard what
(Rollins' POV)She didn't believe me.She didn't believe that I was no longer capable of loving any other woman but her, and that was the worst kind of betrayal.I haven't touched her for days. I felt like an addict facing withdrawal symptoms; I needed to be near her. A part of me didn't even care if she wanted intimacy or not; I wanted to take her by force, but wouldn't that make her scared of me? won't that make her seem like the animal I was?I couldn't understand why I was worried about what she would think of me.I could smell her before she entered, Emmaline.I snapped out of my thoughts to realize it was already night. How long have I spent thinking about her?"It was getting late, and... you weren't back in bed.""I would be busy; I am not coming to your room."She stared at me, curious. I could see the jealousy in her eyes."You have somewhere else to sleep?""I have a mate. Have you forgotten that?""I don't know; you didn't seem to bother about that when you stripped me nak
(Cara's POV)I ran with all I had, deep into the woods, and after a few hours, I discovered I was lost.Was I going forward or returning to the very place I tried escaping from?I had decided to leave the pack. I thought about going to Lucian, asking for his help, but I had no assurance he wouldn't rat me out, especially after I told Teo about his little plan. I had no doubt Teo would have confronted him; Lucian had also avoided me lately, he could rat me out as some kind of payback for doing the same to him, so I did the most stuppidest thing: I escaped through the balcony, climbing down.I tripped a lot of times and secured an unhealthy number of bruises , but I managed to hold on, praying that Rollins wouldn't find out till I was far away. I knew there might be guards, and I was right; I encountered some of them, but I walked past them with my head high. None of them dared question me, but as soon as I was too deep in the woods to be seen, I ran, as fast as I could, faster than I e