28. Scarlett's Confession

ATHENA’S POV

She hit me on the cheek and replied with gritting teeth, pointing her index finger at me, “You wouldn’t dare. I’ll ruin you to the core if you ever try it.”

I wasn’t scared of her threat because I knew we both had something to lose, although my stake was higher than hers.

“You’ll never find out if you just save me this last time and trust me when I say this man is no good for you. He does terrible things in the human community…” She interrupted me angrily, almost spitting on my face as words flew out of her mouth,

“I don’t care what he’d done. He’s my mate and I love him. Period. Mind your damn business and stay out of mine. I’ll choose him over and over again over that good-for-nothing pack.” She broke down in tears. I didn’t know her reason for the emotional breakdown but I did know that the thought of home for us was enough to shed painful tears.

“That’s why I need your help, you see?” I responded as I crawled toward her regardless of the tingling on my face, holding o