Revenge, Best Served in Codes

Excitement bubbled through me the moment my feet touched the polished floor of Brighton City International Airport. My heart raced with anticipation. I couldn’t wait to share the secret I had been keeping from my husband. He’d be so proud of me. Hopefully, this would pull us together after the distance that had quietly formed between us over the years. I had been away for six months, studying a course abroad. But I hopped on a thirty-six-hour flight home to surprise Theodore on our six-year anniversary. The Uber I had booked ahead of time was already waiting outside the terminal. “The Diamond Moon Pack’s estate, Rose Hall, right?” the driver asked to confirm. “Yes,” I told him as I adjusted my large glasses that were starting to slide down my face. He looked at me strangely through the mirror, as though I didn’t belong to that hall. But I wouldn’t blame him. Only a handful of people knew that I was the Luna of the Diamond Moon Pack. Dressed the way I was, plain clothes over my sl

RHONDA I couldn’t believe what my eyes were seeing. The same pup I had almost lost my life bringing into this world. The same child whose birth had cost me my wolf. The same son I had sacrificed everything for stood there, smiling brightly, calling another woman his real mother. The pain was indescribable. My chest burned, my heart clenched painfully, but the resentment filling me wasn’t directed at him. It never could be. He was innocent. All my hatred was towards my so-called mate and his mistress. They had poisoned my little boy’s mind. Now I had to try with everything in me to get him back. Unable to contain my rage any longer, I marched toward them and roughly yanked Layla’s hand away from my son. “Hello, sweetheart,” I said, forcing sweetness into my voice as I looked down at him. “Mommy is here to pick you up.” He looked at me with an expression I could only read as contempt. It took him a second before he finally spoke. “Aunt Layla is already here to pick me up,” he sa

RHONDA If I didn’t find the password and tamper with the prototype, then Theodore would get away with everything. He would secure the billion-dollar contract, and he didn’t deserve it. Fortunately, he hadn’t arrived at the company yet. I took advantage of that, slipping into his office and quickly scanning through his files, hoping to find where he had saved the password. But I couldn’t find anything. Frustration burned through me. I clenched my fists, biting back a curse. I had to look for another way to contaminate the prototype. Just as I was about to sneak out of the office, the door opened and he slipped in. I froze. He paused when he saw me, a frown on his face as he stared at me. “I came to see you, but was about to leave when I didn’t see you,” I blurted out quickly. He looked at me skeptically but quickly softened his expression. “Okay. Uhm…” He pressed his lips together as he ventured further into the room. I held my breath when he came a little too close. His mistr

RHONDAIt had been two days since I received the devastating news that Leo was not my biological son.At first, I had refused to believe it. I had clung desperately to denial, convincing myself that the tests were wrong, that the hospitals had made some sort of mistake. But after all the evidence presented—the DNA results, the hospital records, the official investigations—it became painfully clear that Leo was not mine.My own son was out there somewhere. I couldn’t stop wondering if he was doing okay. I wondered if he had a roof over his head, clothes to keep him warm, food to eat. Thoughts of this drove me crazy.Despite everything, despite learning that Leo wasn’t biologically mine, I didn’t love him any less. I had grown to love him for five years. Such love couldn’t be erased from one’s heart overnight.Everything was just too overwhelming. I was too depressed to do anything. I barely ate and hadn’t had a shower since. The only thing I could do was lay in bed all day while I drow

RHONDAPeople had already gathered around, with their phones out to take photos and videos of the scene unfolding. Whispers also rippled through the crowd.Suddenly, the rage in Malcolm’s eyes evaporated like mist and was replaced by mere discomfort. His control was impressive.“Alpha Theodore, I believe this is really inappropriate, and I demand an apology,” he calmly said.“What is inappropriate is speaking to my mate and looking at her like that!” Theodore retorted.The audacity to be jealous after the humiliation he put me through every day.Theodore snapped his gaze at me. “How do you know him anyway?”“How is talking to my childhood…” Malcolm started, but paused, choosing his words carefully. “How is speaking to my childhood friend, catching up with her after a very long time, inappropriate?”Theodore narrowed his eyes. “Childhood friend?”His phone suddenly rang, and he answered immediately. A hard frown twisted his face as he listened.“What?” he barked suddenly. “Rush her to