LOGINChapter 28 Zoey Malik ~•~ Conrad tried calling me a few more times. But I ignored his call. I couldn’t even believe that he would ask me to attend the funeral and even go ahead to lie that Ethan’s parents wanted me there. Even if I had been exonerated, I still knew how a good number of them felt about me. And it would be really disrespectful to show up there. Either way, I still wasn’t interested in going. I spent the rest of my day in bed, reading books. When the day was dark, I stood up from the bed and went to the kitchen to get dinner. My stomach rumbled because I hadn’t eaten anything throughout the day. But on my way there, I ran into Sean in the dining room. “Zoey.” He called my name. “Sean.” “Eve told me that you didn’t touch your food in the morning.” He continued, his eyes glued to his plate of salad and roasted chicken. I rolled my eyes. “Yeah, I didn’t.” “Why?” He lifted his head and looked at me. “I wasn’t hungry,” I muttered, more t
Chapter 27 Conrad Stone ~•~ I stared at my phone in shock as Zoey abruptly hung up the call. I just wanted her to attend Ethan’s funeral, but she was acting like I was asking her to do something impossible. Yes, I might have exaggerated a bit. Ethan’s parents didn’t request her presence, but I just felt it would be something that would make them happy. But she blatantly refused. Did she really hate me that much and didn’t want to have anything to do with me? I dragged a hand down my face, letting out a frustrated sigh. Then I dialed her number again. It rang a few times. Then it disconnected. I knew she was ignoring me on purpose, so I just let it be. I would try calling her later in the day. I tossed my phone on the bed and made my way over to my father’s room. His health was getting a little bit better and I was grateful for that. “Hey,” I muttered as I stepped into his room. “How do you feel?” He shrugged. “I don’t know. I’m alive.” I chuckled lig
Chapter 26 Zoey Malik ~•~ “Hey.” Eve’s soft voice dragged me out of my thoughts. I turned around. “Hey.” She sat down on the chair across from me. “You haven’t touched your food.” She said, her eyes fixed on the full plate of pasta. I let out a deep sigh. “I’m not hungry.” She responded with a chuckle. “Why?” I shrugged my shoulders. “I don’t know….I just feel overwhelmed.” I admitted, my voice low. But I couldn’t tell her that it was because of the baby. I wasn’t sure if Sean wanted her to know that I was pregnant for someone else. I mean, it would be weird knowing that his mate had a baby for another man. A part of me was tempted to ask Sean if Eve knew about our arrangement. Eve was always around and it was only a matter of time before she realized that I was with child. For the past few days, I have started to feel comfortable around Eve. Initially, I didn’t even want to have a conversation with her, but after seeing that I had a year to spend wi
Chapter 25 Zoey Malik ~•~ “It’s either you let me leave now and be with the baby later, or I’ll terminate the pregnancy,” I replied, my voice firm. Conrad was out of his mind if he thought that he would successfully blackmail me with his father’s health. I didn’t hate Conrad’s father, but I didn’t care enough to stay back because his health was deteriorating. He wasn’t exactly my biggest fan. He didn’t cause me much trouble but I could tell that he wasn’t happy that Conrad ended up with me. So why did I have to consider him? “You won’t terminate the pregnancy, Zoey,” Conrad responded, his voice laced with anger. “What have you turned into?” I rolled my eyes even though he couldn’t see me. “Yes, I won’t terminate the pregnancy. But I won’t stay here either.” I replied, my voice filled with determination. There was nothing that Conrad could say that would convince me to stay back with his pack. The only thing I was interested in was Wendy. I wanted to make s
Chapter 24 Conrad Stone ~•~ I let out a deep sigh when one of the pack members came into the room. “We found something.” He whispered in my ear. I nodded and took one last glance at Zoey and Sean before stepping out of the room. I dragged a hand through my head as I closed the door behind me. “What did you find?” I asked, raising a skeptical brow at him. “Wendy.” “What about Wendy?” I demanded, my patience wearing thin. “We found details of her plane tickets. She has gone far away from here.” He replied, his voice measured. I narrowed my eyes. “Far away? Where exactly?” He hesitated, scared to speak like he was the one who was in trouble. “Paris. She left a few days ago, on a private charter.” I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself and stop myself from crashing out. “Did you find any other information? Like about where she is staying?” Did Wendy seriously think that she would do something so bad and run away without anyone trying to find her? Di
Chapter 23 Zoey Malik ~•~ When Conrad confronted Sean about him sleeping with me, my breath caught in my throat. Sean and I didn’t sleep together, and I didn’t want Conrad to know that I was lying. But before I could even come up with anything, Sean played it cool and responded without acting shocked or making it known that I lied about it. I let out a relieved sigh. As I watched them go back and forth because of me, I felt a little bit satisfied. Not because I liked the drama or loved seeing them fighting. But it felt good to see that I wasn’t the one chasing for once. Two powerful men, both stubborn and dangerous in their own ways, were clashing over me. And both of them weren’t backing down anytime soon. A tiny voice in my head reminded me that Sean’s own was just an act. He didn’t really care about me, we were just pretend mates. But I didn’t listen, I just wanted to enjoy the moment. For the first time in a while, I felt wanted. “I don’t care ab







