Alpha Rhys's POVI did my best to concentrate on my paperwork but all I could think about was Emma.I feel like such a jerk.I shouldn't have spoken to her in such a manner.It's just that, I was fighting my desires. I don't want to give her hints that I like her. It could blow up in our faces.I'm fighting a battle inside me.Still, I shouldn't have spoken so rudely to her.She must feel bad.I shifted my papers to the side. I can't work in this state of mind.I need to see her. I have to apologize.She might still be home. I should go downstairs to see her and tell her how sorry I am. I doubt that she would forgive me so easily but it's worth a try. It's the right thing to do.I got up and made my way out of my office. I went downstairs to the living room.My heart rate increased in my chest as I movedI'm a bit nervous to know her reaction. I wonder what she must think of me now. I don't want her to see me as a man who disrespects women...When I got to the living room, I saw Bruno
Arabella's POVI sat in my dimly lit living room. The room was dark apart from the soft glow of a single lamp. I poured myself a glass of wine and took a sip as I let my thoughts consume me. Alpha Rhys. His name echoed through my mind. This is a man who had ignited a spark of attraction within me once. Why does it seem that this desire refuses to fade? Wait... Why am I thinking like this? I'm supposed to hate this man. I hate the fact that he has rejected my advances time and time again. Could he really love Mia? Why am I even bothered? Maybe it's the wine that's affecting me. I'm here for revenge and that's it. I shouldn't care if he likes me or not. I do want him to want me so that I can infiltrate his marriage. I took another sip of the wine, letting it dance across my taste buds. I can't deny something. Rhys was magnetic. His presence commanded attention. If I'm being honest, I was drawn to him like a moth to a flame. I crave his attention. His chiseled jawline, pierci
Arabella's POVThe next morning, I woke up with a pounding headache.The headache got worse as soon as the sunlight seeping through the windows hit my eyes."Oww!" I groaned in PainI had to close my eyes to reduce the severity of the headache.I yawned and stretched as I sat up in bed.My head was banging plus my body felt weak. Typical symptoms of a hangover.What happened last night?"If you find me so attractive" I said "Prove it"Fuck! What the hell was I thinking?Slowly, the events of yesterday came creeping into my mind. It was a bit of a blur though. There was a huge blank space I couldn't fill.What I do remember was that I had a lot of wine in the evening. After that, Rhys dropped my kids.I also remember us having a serious conversation. I don't even remember what the conversation was really about but I do remember me telling him to prove how attractive I was to him.How did I even get in bed?Did we do something?Did we have sex?I told him to prove it, after all. What if
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