“You have ruined my life, thank your lucky stars that Thalia can't handle much stress because I'd kill you.” “As long as I have Arabella, it's all good.” “You stay away from her,” he warns. “I can't, I love her,” I tell him. “I would never hurt her. Bella is my little princess and if you let me stay with her? I won't tell Thalia anything but if you don't?” “Are you threatening—” “I'd never!” I feign a gasp, biting down on a smile. “All that I'm saying is I can't control what she hears, also how it is your word against mine, and mine comes with years of loyalty and truth unlike yours.” I hiss, “I can make them both despise you, Alpha Knox.” “You're bluffing.” “Am I?” I raise an eyebrow. If he believes and knows what I did to get us all here then he shouldn't doubt what I will do to keep us here. “Okay, try me then. And even if you did kill me Thalia and Bella will know everything, I will make sure of it even in my death. But they will only believe in my version, not yours
MARIELLA Thalia fucking Laurel! God, I've never hated anyone as much as that stuck-up pretender, I should have let my mother kill her, but I felt that was extreme, that would mess up Alpha Knox but now? I want her dead too. This is what I get for letting her loose and free, she should always be on a tight emotional leash that manipulates her very decision she ruins everything as easily as she gets fooled. She went to a funeral for crying out loud and she brought up the story of her dead daughter? What an attention whore! She should have kept that damn story under wraps just like she has for almost five years now but just like every single time when the attention isn't on her? She turned the tables, had to make Alpha Knox feel pity for her and now she's trying to ruin my life again but I won't let her. Arabella Venus came to my bedroom in the morning and I got her ready for school despite her fussing about not seeing her daddy this morning. I'm keeping Bella close to me, she's
”We are all going to sleep here tonight, I like your bed too, Damsel.” I smile, kicking off my shoes. ”But it's a small bed,” Arabella frowns, assessing it. ”Nonsense it's very big, you just have to share.” I tell you. ”Fine,” she huffs, “But I get to sleep near mommy Thalia.” “Of course,” Thalia grins, I know she has no intention of sleeping next to me at all. Arabella lies down in the middle and Thalia crawls into bed right beside her, leaving me to the other side. I will clarify things with her, just not in front of Arabella Venus. Bella turns her back to me and starts to tell Thalia a story, I do offer to tell them both a bedtime story but my daughter reminds me that I wasn't invited to their girls' party, so I should keep quiet to get an invitation next time. I watch them interacting, in the past, I would dismiss every interaction between them but they are so in sync, Arabella makes Thalia laugh a few times before she decides to be the adult and tells her to go to be
“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t rip your head off right now,” I growl. “I’m pregnant,” she says, her throat bobbing as her words settle in the space between us like a slow-rolling bomb. I blink, momentarily taken aback. I’m stunned. It’s the first time since I learned the truth about her. Still, her words don’t shock me enough, so I don’t let go of her throat. “What?” “I-I took a test this morning,” she stutters. “And it’s positive, I’m pregnant,” she repeats, but her gaze isn’t on me, it lingers somewhere over my shoulder. My head turns slowly, a frigid coil of dread settling in my chest as I see Thalia standing there with her mouth parted and chest rising and falling like she’s struggling to breathe. She looks like she’s just been shot. “Thalia,” my mouth hangs open and I drop my hand from Mariella’s throat. Thalia doesn’t even look at me, she stares at the door beside me and motions over her shoulder, “I’ll just…” She trails off, but she doesn’t get the rest of her
We left for Flame Valley two days ago, and Thalia has been pretty sad the entire trip back here, but Amara got a few words out of her. She slept the whole trip away and I want so badly to comfort her, but my guilt is kicking at me. She doesn’t deserve to be comforted by someone who hurt her so much, I’ve been stuck on how to tell her, Ry says I should tell her now, but I don’t know where to begin, I’m scared to lose her. When she spoke of forgiveness in her speech at the funeral, I so desperately wanted for her to mean it, but I don’t know to what extent her forgiveness stretches, and a huge part of me knows that despite having been forgiven so many times in the past, with Arabella Venus is where she draws the line. I should know, that’s where I drew the line too. Ryan is convincing his girlfriend to stay the night in the car as Thalia and I walk inside the house, it’s a quarter past eleven so the pack and pack house are entirely quiet. Until we enter the house that is, Arabella
I don’t talk to anyone the entire day, and when I give Baby Serenity back to Eliza, she’s asleep, tired of crying and being pitied by everyone around her. I ride with Amara and Ryan, offering to drive home so I don’t have to hear Mom talking about who looks saddest, how Alpha Ezra looks like his life ended.The moment I step into the house, I find Mom waiting for me, sitting on the sofa handle as she stares right at me.“That was a great speech, Rosie baby,” she says.But I don’t answer her. There’s this huge lump in my throat that will have me grumbling to the ground if I do, in fact, respond to her.I walk straight to the bedroom, stepping out of my shoes and dropping my coat somewhere by the door. Mom says something about food or hugs, but I’m too busy rushing up the stairs to hear it.My knees tremble when I get to my bedroom, and I fall to the floor, screaming into the mattress.I break. My shoulders shake, and the sound that leaves me isn’t even a cry. It’s something hoarse and