RHYS POVI walked out of her sight and to the corner, heading to Brunoโs room. She would have to check up on him and make sure that Miaโs tantrums did not in any way affect him. Her anger was just the exact reason why I did not like her. Always angry, always grumpy. She always had one thing to say after the other. Just at the dinner party, she dared to publicly ask me why I did not complement her beauty. First, there was nothing to even compliment, and second, did she seriously have to embarrass me like that, after everything I had done?I continually convinced myself that she was my mate as I reached Brunoโs room. She was my mate and wife, and sheโd given me a son. But what if my active wolf during sex with other people was her cause? My wolf already told me he didnโt get along with hersโฆI really donโt, Fenris growled.I rolled my eyes and knocked on Brunoโs room. Without waiting for the next beat, I nudged open the door. Bruno was with his nanny, trying out his vocal lessons. She l
ARABELLA POV I was attending to a patient when I walked in with a kid. I glanced at her briefly before finishing up with my patient. With the number of patients coming in each day, I constantly have to keep up to track. The woman who came in was standing impatiently, her eyes roving about, looking for someone. I finished up with the patient I was with and decided to go meet her. โExcuse me,โ I said with a smile. โI saw you come in. Is there anything I can help you with?โ As I asked that question, I looked down at the child she was holding. She was not more than 6 years old, though I could not be sure. Children these days grew bigger than their age. โI want Dr. Evans,โ the woman said. โYour child doesnโt seem too good,โ I said, noting the perspiration that ran down the sides of her face. โDo you want me to check her and see if sheโs okay? Is that it?โ โI want Dr. Evans!โ the woman practically roared. โIโm not listening to anyone else but Dr. Evans!โ I raised both my palms in the
ARABELLA POVMrs. Dingy was waiting for me when I exited the theatre room. I quickly took off my gloves and washed my hands, forcing myself to stop from touching my face. Iโm going to have to shower later, but first I needed to speak to her. To think that I overestimated her and my judgment was depressing. That child could have died from the little narrow time that she was wasting.โDr. Emma!โ she gushed immediately she saw me, her hands fluttering aimlessly in the air. โPlease how is she? Will she survive?โโIf she doesnโt, itโll be entirely your fault.โShe immediately paled at my words. I wonโt take it back; that child was so very close to death, so very close. She had nearly crossed over if not for the standby machines that we had at hand. At least the Alpha of the pack made sure to provide them with the necessary equipment to control incidents like these, but I guess you cannot control a motherโs stupidity. โIโm so sorry,โ the woman said โI didnโt mean to upset you.โโNo,โ I re
ARABELLA POVI turned my face away before his lips could touch mine. Then I swooped down under his armpit in his brief moment of shock and escaped from him. Rhys turned around, a sly smile on his face. I did not like it, not one bit. I knew what he was thinking; I could practically smell the arousal on it. However, this was not what I wanted, not now, not here, and not ever.โEmma,โ Rhys murmured. โAm i blind or did you just avoid me?โโYouโre very much clear eyed,โ I replied.โSo you are avoiding me.โโI just told you that your wife is unwell and you went straight to kissing me, in her near presence!โโI donโt hear her voice, so I think sheโs not home.โโWhy do you think the servants are avoiding this floor?โ I asked ironically. โBecause sheโs obviously home and in a sour mood. Thank the goddess that I had my strong pill to knock her out for a short while and help her regain her senses.โHe smiled at me, a long, calculative smile. It was then that I realized that Iโd revealed that hi
ARABELLA POV โRhys, open this door right now! Iโm sure youโre in there!โI paused, struck. For a moment I thought desperately of what to do. It would be just amazing to deal with Mia and give her a cup of her own tea, but at the same time it was just too early to reveal myself as an enemy. Rhys looked around, at the edge. He didnโt know what to do, and he was drawn to opening the door. I canโt believe Iโm in this sort of situation with him, but I needed to make good use of the situation. Before he stood up, I curved my hand around his neck and kissed him. He stood still, shocked for a second.โWhat are you doing?โ He asked my mouth.โShhh,โ I whispered, roving my hands around his body.He eased back into the bed when I grabbed his dick through the waistband of his underwear that heโd hurriedly put on. Rhys hissed out a breath, helpless as I slowly touched him.โEmma,โ he begged.I kissed him, slowly delving into his mouth with my tongue. It was a bold move, one that would surely stri
ARABELLA POVI choked, rising up my hand to hold hers that was tightened around my throat.โWhat did you just say, Emma?โ Mia repeated.I slapped her hand away repeatedly, unable to breathe. She finally understood what I was saying and released my neck slowly, her face flushed with a mixture of anger and suspicion. I shouldnโt have said that, damn me and my stupid mouth!โEmmaโโโYou really donโt have to strangle me to death because I made a simple statement!โ I said loudly, making sure to put my annoyance into my tone. โIf you kill me then how am I supposed to tell you what I mean?โShe rubbed her hand against her cloth, as if chastising her hand for their treacherous moves.โIโm sorry, Emma. I didnโt mean to actuallyโฆโ she stopped, shaking her head. โListen, Emma, do you know who heโs cheating on me with?โโI donโt.โโThen why will you say that heโs cheating on me?โโBecause I know the way a cheating man behaves, Mia. I know their mannerisms and their excuses; Iโm well aware of all
ARABELLA POVShit. Shit, shit, shit. This wasnโt what I expected. She would be more suspicious now, because Lily was a very private person and not everyone in the park knew where she lived. Those that knew always sent her a message first, asking her if she would be liable to meet. I was the only one back then who could come and go in her house whenever I pleased. I never really understood why she went about her privacy this way, but now that she had caught me in it, there was no going back. I needed to convince her so that she could n't be more suspicious.I laughed, shrugging and gesturing far apart with my arms. โI asked for directions to your house and some good people showed me the way.โShe cocked her brows at me in confusion. โPeople showed you the way to my houseโฆ willingly?โโWellโฆ yes.โ Lily leaned on the door frame, watching me wryly. I knew what she was thinking; she was calculating the number of people who would have the audacity to lead me straight to her house. Findi
Chapter.ARABELLA POV.The ride back home was sort of silent. I didnโt follow the route of her house, knowing that I wanted to take her home to meet my kids. I wanted to catch up with her and at the same time, reform the friendship between them. If Lily had been suspicious of me all these while, then she had a good hunch.โWhat are you doing back here?โ she spoke up in silence. โYou were dead, Arabella.โ She sniffed and continued. โAt first I didnโt want to believe that you were dead, but you were! What happened?โโCan we go to my place and talk?โI asked, knowing that she wonโt resist.Lily nodded. She was sniffing back her tears and I was trying so hard not to cry. Like her, no one knew where Dr. Emma (whom I was posing as) lived, so sheโd of course want to see.When I got home and opened the door, laughter filled the air as the triplets jumped on me. I laughed, circling them in my arms and playing with their hair.โMommy, youโre back!โ Damon laughed wildly, and then he looked behi
ARABELLA POVโI canโt believe youโre getting married,โ Lily said.I turned away from the mirror to face her. โDo you think I could be potentially making a mistake?โLily laughed and playfully slapped my arm. โDonโt be silly, Arabella. You thought about this for months. You even went through the painful process of telling everyone your identity.โI smiled at the memory of that. โYeah, it went surprisingly well. People took it in pretty well.โโYou know the one they took in the most? The arrest and public death of Mia.โMy mood dampened just a bit. My half sister was killed two weeks ago and here I was, getting married to the man she was previously married to. Rhys asked me not to overthink it as he wasnโt even hers to begin with, and I was working towards that step. I turned to Lily again.โDo you think James and Jenny would make it? They promised that they would show up today and theyโre not here yet.โLily slapped her forehead in embarrassment. Sheโs been slapping a lot of things lat
RHYS POVI stood outside the boysโ quarters, thinking of how best to go over this. If Jack wanted us to talk about whatever he wanted to talk about, then this was a big secret opener. I was dying to see just how much secret he was willing to uncover, and that included Mia.She was dancing when I stepped into her room. As always, it was open and inviting, as if she was waiting for the day when I would finally accept her. Was she expecting that day to be today? Had she done all this just because she wanted me?Yes, dumb ass. Yes.I ignored my wolf voice and cleared my throat. She stopped dancing and smiled brightly at me, as if I was the sunshine at the end of her tunnel.โYouโre here,โ she said, wiping her brows with a face towel.โAnd youโre dancing,โ I commented. โWhatโs the occasion?โโYouโve confined me to this mean, smelly place and I have to get used to it, Rhys.โ She gulped down a glass of water. โThe fact still remains that Iโm your wife and I will be until I sign the divorce p
ARABELLA POVIโve never had so many things happen to me in the space or hours or minutes but it was definitely happening now. First my children gets kidnapped, then after 24 long, excruciating hours, I go to get them and discover they had somehow managed to free themselves. Then I stupidly went into to the cabin instead of running away with them only to get kidnapped again and have a gun pointed at me.โYour children was a handful,โ the first man said. โThat is not surprising. I see now where they got it from. You do know we canโt leave you alive after this?โI immediately clasped my hands together in prayer. โPlease, Iโm begging you with the almighty name of the moon goddess, please let us go. I swear Iโve packed all my things! Iโm ready to leave now.โHe shook his head. โYouโve seen our face, lady. I wish there was some other way to not kill youโโThe door burst open, forcing a startled scream out of me. The kidnapper in front of me trembled. I angled my body to the side and shifted
ARABELLA POVโWhat are you going to do now?โ Lily asked me. โDo you have any plans on how to tackle this?โI paused my restless pacing and turned to her. โIโm burnt out, Lily. I donโt know what to do! Iโve tried to think of every possible thing but nothing. Rhys isnโt even helping matters. He thinks Mia is innocent simply because she hasnโt left the house in days!โโAnd the kidnappers want you to leave?โโYes! They clearly said no money, that I should just leave. Who else would not want money and ask me to leave?โShe cocked her head at me as both of our mind went to Mia. She was the only sworn enemy that I had that would dare though my children and go Scot free. Thinking about it made by blood boil. I wanted to grab her hair and force her head into a hot ovenโฆโOkay, youโre making that face again, โ Lily said. โWe just need to think about what to do next, Arabella. I know this must come as a shockโฆโโItโs quite the shock, Lily.โโBut we have better things to do like waiting for the k
Arabella PovI realized I was vibrating with fear and doom. I needed to calm down, but the thought of my children going through the most traumatic experience of their life was chilling to the bone. Why was it only them that was kidnapped out of all the children coming to school? The kidnappers had technically been aiming for me and my children. I glanced at Mia. It was her. It had to be her. There were no other logic asides the fact that Mia has a vindictive aura towards me and she was not afraid to use them.I turned my back to them and spoke into the phone. โWhat do you want, please? Can you just let my children go, please? Iโll do anything.โโOf course youโll do as youโre told, Dr. Emma, or youโll never see your children again.โI shivered once more, bracing myself as I asked the most important question. โWhat do you want then? Is it money? How much would you need to let my kids go?โโYou insult us, Dr. Emma. We donโt need your money. We only need you to do one thing and weโll retu
ARABELLA POVI was very upset, and rightfully so too. I thought about Rhys every day for five days, mostly wondering if he didnโt want to let Mia go. Did he trust her enough to be sure that she hadnโt killed his father? If only I had enough time then to pressure the guy more so he would tell me the truth about Mia. She certainly had more wicked things up her sleeve and I was very desperate to reveal them to the world.โDr. Emma, youโve wiped that post four times in a row now,โ a nurse said.I jerked back into consciousness and realized that I was in the hospital, wiping a patientโs wrist over and over so I coke inject their antibiotic for them. Murmuring my apologies, I quickly gave them their dose and stood up.โYou look tired,โ the nurse who had called my attention said. โYou can go home; Iโll cover your shift for you. Iโm not sure I want to see you dozing off the rest of your days here.โโIโm fine,โ I saidSpacing out. I was constantly spacing out because I was concerned for Rhys an
ARABELLA POVI was really bumped and hyped with energy when I took Bruno back to the car. He asked load of questions about why he wasnโt allowed to see the prisoner and I said something in the lines of how his ears were too little to hear all the important details. It would really sick if he had to hear from a strange prisoner that his mother was involved in a crime.Once I left him in the car and locked it, I ran back to the cell. My heart was drumming with excitement. I imagined that prisoner holding Miaโs picture and announcing that she was the one who had made the order. Oh, that would make so much sense! However, when I joined Rhys minutes later, I noticed that he was silent and now holding the picture, having collected it back from the Rogul. The Rogul was snacking heavily on the food I brought, which I now every much regret since the mood wasnโt what I expected it to be.โWhat did he say?โ I asked Rhys, a note of desperation in my voice. โHe was holding Miaโs picture, right?โ
ARABELLA POVI had a plan. A grand, beautiful plan. Rhys was going to be here anytime soon and he would be solely against it, which means I have to be wise towards it. I knocked once on the childrenโs door before opening it. They were laughing and walking about, looking for the perfect fit.โMom!โ Delinda cried when she saw me. โDo you think I should wear a dress to the park? I canโt seem to find the perfect fit.โI smiled reassuringly as I remained at the door. โYou donโt need to stress to much, my darling. You guys should all wear shorts and shirtโyou can wear a skirt, Delindaโand carry a backpack too.โDamon frowned. โA back pack?โโYeah. Itโll make you looo smart, like a professor.โI knew they would accept readily to what I said, yet I waited on high tension. When they finally agreed to dress like professors and carry their backpack, I grinned. Earlier today in the morning, I came across Brunoโs backpack and I slipped in Miaโs picture in it. At first when I saw her picture lying
MIA POVI paced around my room, completely restless. He hasnโt been sleeping at home lately and now Bruno was gone. When he was brought back from rhe hospital, Rhys took him away and said he wanted to take him to a recovery center. How long do recovery centers usually take? Did Arabella put this idea into his head?Oh, Arabella, that wench!I laughed wildly as I continued to pace around. She thought she won this time, didnโt see? She was the lowly, stupid omega in the past, and now sheโs come back a bit chic doctor whoโs trying to steal my man? How are people not violent towards this act?! Do I need to start an uproar? Sheโs not going to win against me. The deadly wench is not going to win me.โYou do not get to have the last laugh!โ I roared loudly, and then fell to my bedroom floor in a beep.My hair was a mess. With everything going awry, I havenโt give my much thought to how untidy Iโd been. That was fine; it didnโt matter what I looked like. I would have every single thing Iโd ev