Chapter 4

I wasn't surprised at all when Faith showed up at my office.

"Didn't you always act all aloof in the past, Wendy? Didn't you hate it when someone interfered with your relationship? When did you stoop so low to become someone's mistress? And how dare you do it so brazenly as well?"

Her accusations prompted the wolves around us to whisper among themselves.

Although I had expected Faith to confront me, I was still stunned by her logic.

I bit my lip when I saw Felix rushing over to us from the corner of my eye and mumbled, "I'm sorry, Faith. I didn't mean for things to end up this way. I just couldn't control myself because Felix is my fated mate."

"You bitch!" Faith roared, raising her hand to slap me.

Gasps erupted all around us.

I closed my eyes and steeled myself for the slap.

However, the pain never came.

Felix had grabbed Faith's wrist in the nick of time—just like how he stopped me from slapping her in the past.

"That's enough! Haven't you humiliated yourself enough?"

Faith stared at Felix in disbelief.

Felix ignored her and walked over to me. "I'm sorry for the trouble she's caused you, Wendy," he said softly.

I timidly looked up at him and fixed a wobbly smile on my face, shaking my head.

Felix looked like he had more to say, but when he noticed the growing crowd around us, he grabbed Faith's arm and dragged her out of the office.

Right before they left, I caught Faith shooting a hateful glare in my direction.

She had taken the bait.

As expected, someone hammered on the cottage door in the middle of the night.

Faith's face was terribly swollen. It didn't take a genius to figure out that Felix must have been the one responsible.

"Did you drug Felix with some sort of aphrodisiac? He actually raised his hand against me because of you!"

"Is it wrong for me to love him?" I asked, looking at Faith with a pleading expression. "The two of us are fated mates. It was a mistake for us to go our separate ways. I'm begging you. Please give him back to me. Let everything return to its proper course."

Faith let out a shriek as she shoved me to the ground. "Keep dreaming! You'll never be with him again!"

"Is that so?" I asked as I looked up at her. "If you're so certain, why are you here?"

Faith froze in place. The manic look in her eyes gradually morphed into fear.

I knew what she was thinking about.

She only had her current lifestyle because Felix had a change of heart back then. It was only natural that she was scared of losing everything if Felix changed his mind again.

A long time passed before Faith finally spoke again. "The two of you will never get back together because you're Ryan's mother," she said in a trembling voice.

She suddenly started cackling loudly. She sounded incredibly smug when she continued, "Do you still love Felix because he's your fated mate? Well, your lover is also the one who killed your pup!"

Although I already had my own suspicions, I couldn't help feeling as though my heart were being stabbed by blades when I heard what she said.

"You're lying," I said, continuing to provoke her. "Felix was also extremely upset when Ryan passed away. Why would he ever harm his own pup?"

Faith shot a mocking look at me and said, "That's because he was feeling scared and regretful. Felix knew that Ryan was allergic to the scent of lilies, but he still gave me a bottle of lily perfume and reminded me to use it when we were making love in Ryan's ward.

"After you raised your hand against me, he still summoned all the healers to my side even though he knew that I hadn't gotten hurt. Do you know why?"

A gleeful smile stretched across Faith's lips.

"It's because he didn't want a sick, weak pup anymore."

I dug my nails into my palms, nearly losing control of my anger.

Faith gave me a long look before she whirled around and left the cottage with a spring in her step.

I suppressed the hatred festering within me and retrieved the small camera that I had hidden in my clothes.

…

Three days later, Felix and Faith hosted their pup's full moon ceremony.

I arrived at the venue while holding the invitation Felix had given me.

Faith nearly jumped out of her skin when she saw me. "What are you doing here?" she demanded.

Felix glared at her. "She's one of my guests. Welcome, Wendy," he said, smiling as he led me into the hall.

There was a massive screen installed in the middle of the hall.

I smiled when I thought about how my "present" for them would be shown on that screen soon.

Felix carried his pup, preparing to kick off the celebrations.

The screen behind him flickered before a short, five-second clip of Faith began to play on a loop.

"Felix knew that Ryan was allergic to the scent of lilies, but he still gave me a bottle of lily perfume and reminded me to use it when we were making love in Ryan's ward.

"He still summoned all the healers to my side even though he knew that I hadn't gotten hurt.

"It's because he didn't want a sick, weak pup anymore."