Rosalie POVSlowly I rose to my feet, my eyes glued on Daphne's surprise expression.Had she seen?“Stay away from me, you monster” she whispered, her voice trembling.My hands clenched around the spine of the book I was holding, knuckles going white. “I… what?”Her lips parted, but no words came out at first. Just shaky breaths. Her fingers trembled where her bandage was.“I said stay away!” she burst out, louder this time.Oh. This was just another Oscar winning performance. But no one was around. Why did she keep up with the act?Still I was grateful, a sigh of relief escaping my lips. She hadn’t seen it. She couldn’t have. She was busy invested in trying to make me look bad to notice it.That was a relief.For the first time I actually welcomed her shabby games.Playing along, I bowed my head quickly, forcing myself to act neutral.“I didn’t mean to upset you,” I choked out. “I’ll leave.”I turned on my heel, grabbing the book tighter against my chest, already halfway to the door
Rosalie's POV "Rosalie this isn't funny" he insisted his brows drawn together as he strained to get to his feet.I let go of his arm taking a step back.He badly wanted to believe I did this to him.There had to be a mistake."What is it?" Nathan questioned stepping over some clothes."I can't tell for sure but it looks suspicious we have to get this to the hospital to be tested" the guard announced and my face paled.Daphne wasn't walking down the hallway she had been in my room, she had done this to frame me.I was so lost in thought I didn't hear when footsteps thundered in my direction till he grabbed me by the wrist."I'm giving you on last chance Rosalie, confess and maybe I might be able to help you" he said his eyes pleading.I didn't even care how my appearance made me look guilty. He believed I could do such a heinous thing?"Yes, I'm the villain in this story, I was so desperate that I was devious enough to try and hurt an innocent child growing in my sister's womb" I spat
Rosalie's POV I always had a hard time making friends, even within my own kind.The tears couldn't be held back anymore and the first test slipped through my right eye.I looked at Sia through the blur in my vision, my heart aching. If she wasn't holding Daphne as a hostage I would have given her a hug.“I’m happy,” I whispered, voice barely holding together, “so happy… to be your friend.”Sia’s eyes flickered. Her grip on Daphne didn’t waver, but her voice was softer when she replied, “Stop crying, Rosalie. We still have to leave.”She turned to face the Council, tightening her grip just enough to make Daphne wince.“If you want your precious Luna-to-be to remain alive,” she announced, “you’ll grant us easy access to the pack borders.”A few murmurs broke out, then one of the councilmen spoke up. “If you release Daphne, it can be arranged—”“You think I'm stupid? I want a car now. When we reach the border—then I’ll let her go. Not a second before.”She looked around the room, her to
Rosalie's POVA twist in time.I should’ve known something was amiss when Sia began begging. The fierce lady I knew would never beg.The guards sitting next to me rose to their feet while my jaw was on the floor.Everyone was on their toes, fists clenched, but no one moved.“Let her go! This is only adding to your sentence. She’s pregnant with the future heir— you can’t be heartless enough to kill her!” someone from the front echoed.“Shut up, old man,” Sia spat, her eyes scanning everyone. She turned with Daphne, the chains rattling.If my hands weren’t cuffed, I would’ve applauded her. The strength it took to accomplish this… I was sure she had hurt her hand in the process. But that’s who she was.A fighter.“Let Daphne go!” a voice I knew too well barked. Nathan walked carefully toward them, and Daphne yelped out.“Don’t do it. One suspicious move and I won’t hesitate to kill her. Ask Alpha Kincaid about me,” Sia warned, her hold on Daphne tightening.“Wait. Let’s be calm about thi
Rosalie’s POV“Nathan, why are you doing this?”The music from the party still pulsed behind the door of my bedroom, after his announcement my feet moved on their own heading to him but he saw my movement and dragged me away so we wouldn’t cause a scene.I couldn’t recognize the man in front of me.I had been fighting tooth and nail to help Sia and Giveon and he knew that still he confidently used those lips to throwaway my efforts.Nathan stood with his arms crossed, his brows raised slightly.“I don’t know what you’re talking about. I’m the alpha heir and owe my people assurance.”I stepped closer, fists clenched at my sides. “You’re going to kill those poor humans for nothing. Because your frigile ego was bruised!”He scoffed. “If only you had just listened to me. If only once—”“Oh, this is my fault now?” I let out a bitter, broken laugh. “You’re killing people to make a statement because of me?”His silence told me everything.I stared at him like I didn’t know who he was anymore
Chapter Rosalie’s POVI stood shoulder to shoulder with Brad, my heart thundering in my chest as a ring of humans surrounded us.“Who are they?” Brad asked cautiously beside me.I lifted my hands slowly, palms out in peace. “I’m not your enemy,” I said firmly. “My name is Rosalie. I’m the werewolf who was once your prisoner. I’m here to help you.”A few of them tensed, and I saw their grips tighten around the hilts of their blades.Then one voice broke through. “Wait… I know her.”My eyes darted toward the girl who stepped forward. “Cassie?” I breathed.She gave a stiff nod.The others glanced between us, uncertain, but one by one their swords dipped. Not away completely, but enough for breath to flow again.“We’re not safe here,” I said quickly. “Sia and Giveon are imprisoned and there are more wolves coming. They won’t spare anyone. We need to move.”Brad stepped up beside me. “We have a way. But we need to act now.”“What’s the plan?” one of the older men asked, clutching a child