LOGINRHONDA“Victor, please take Leo back inside,” I muttered. I never wanted him to experience all these. I wanted him to grow up with love and not toxicity.“Okay,” he replied and promptly led Leo away.I had expected Theodore to flare up, but his reaction shocked me.“I am sorry, okay? I didn’t mean to use that against you. I know how sad you must be about it,” his jaw ticked. “I was really mad when I saw it. I was the only one who was supposed to know how you tasted.”Before I could reply, a car pulled over in front of us, and Agatha stormed out of it.“I saw what happened. How dare you lay your dirty fingers on my son?” she growled as she stormed towards me, ready to attack, but her son held her back.“Mom. It was my fault. I said what I shouldn’t have. Don’t take it out on her,” Theodore muttered.I narrowed my eyes as I stared at him. What had gotten into Theodore? He was never like this.“Why the hell will you condone this nonsense? Don’t you know who you are? The Alpha of Diamond
RHONDATheodore was the most delusional person I had ever had the misery of knowing. Not wanting to waste my annoyance on him, I allowed him to take some of the food and ate with us around the counter.“Are you ready for your surprise?” he asked Leo once we were done eating.“Yes!” he beamed.“Okay. Come here,” Theodore picked Leo up in his arms and strolled outside with him.The three of us followed closely behind.Outside was a blue children’s truck. A miniature Ford F-150, identical to Theodore’s own“Happy birthday!” he grinned.“I like it!” Leo exclaimed excitedly as he rushed towards it and jumped on it.Fuck. That was the same surprise I had prepared for him back at home. A miniature car identical to mine. Now, I’d have to change his gift. Or I could still present it to him, since that’s where he’ll be mostly. During his stay at West Haven, he’ll have mine to play with. Then when he’s here, he’ll have Theodore’s gift.I watched how he happily helped him navigate its usage and h
RHONDA“Oh,” I lifted a brow, “you also know how evil your daughter is?”“She’s not evil. She’s just... misguided,” James muttered. I was sure he also didn’t believe his own words.“Misguided?” a dark chuckle escaped me.“Yes,” he sighed. He stepped forward and tried to place his hand on my shoulder, but I jerked away.“I would appreciate it if you do not touch me please. We are not close.”“No matter what, you still know I am your father right?”“A man who abandoned me and my mother is not my father,” I retorted bluntly.“I didn’t mean to. It was....”“Save your stories. I do not want to hear them,” I picked asparagus from the shelf, shoved them into my cart, and pushed it.“Rhonda,” he called.I half turned to look at him, “yes?”“Please be careful around Layla. I am serious,” he muttered. There was something in his eyes. Worry? Fear. Whatever it was, I knew this wasn’t good.I couldn’t stop thinking about it on the way, wondering if Layla had something evil planned for me. One I co
RHONDAI took a step forward, my brows narrowing, “How did you know I was there?”“Nothing goes on in this town that I do not know about,” Theodore shrugged.“No. Someone at the orphanage must have told you this. That means you have contact with them. If so, you’ve probably been there without me regarding our supposed daughter’s adoption,” I muttered. “Theodore, did you erase traces of her from their records? Did you do it so that I wouldn’t find her and have to depend on you and your fucking conditions?”“What?” a frown claimed his face as if I had thrown the most bizarre accusation at him. “No. I help the needy a lot. Especially orphans. That place happens to be one of the places I frequent.”“I don’t remember you having passion for charity,” I spat.“People change. I became a better man. Why is it so hard for you to believe that?” he shot his brow up.“Because it is not true!” I groaned fiercely as I inched even closer to him. “Theodore, what did you do to the records?”“Nothing,”
RHONDAThe nerve of the bitch.Without hesitation, I patted her hands away and pulled my son closer.“Do not even dare!” I glared at her.“What?” she straightened up and snapped her gaze at me. “He was once my son, remember? Before you took him away from me.”“So that you wouldn’t end him,” I groaned.She blinked, and anyone who didn’t know her well would think she was innocent.“Rhonda, why would you say that?”“We are only here for the weekend, and while it lasts, please stay out of our lane. And we would try as much as possible to avoid you. Thank you for your cooperation.” I grabbed my son’s arm and pulled him along.I opened my former room’s door to see that it was clean. No bugs or whatsoever. But for some reason, something inside me wasn’t comfortable with staying there. Layla was as evil as a serpent and could have planted anything inside. Leo’s room didn’t feel safe either, because she knew that would have been our second option and could have also planted something evil.We
RHONDAI blinked repeatedly. “Baby, where did you hear that word from? It’s a bad word.”“The kids at the pack were saying it,” Leo cried.My gaze snapped at Victor, who was standing in one corner of the room.“He wanted to play, so I took him out. Some kids were playing in the pack square, so he joined them,” Kane explained.Everyone in this pack knew about it. Even the kids. This place wasn’t safe for us anymore. What terrified me the most was coming to pass. Leo getting bullied over it. I knew it was inevitable. People will always talk.“Mommy, they said my mommy is a whore. And I am a bastard. That my mommy wants to push me on their Alpha,” he continued to cry.I cradled him in my hands and patted his back gently. “It’s okay, baby. All those things they said are not true. You are not a bastard. You have a father who loves you. Okay?” I swallowed. “And your mommy is not a whore. They were all lying. Don’t listen to them.”“I’ll find out who the kids were and deal with them,” Malcol
RHONDAThe doctor and the private investigator came in, and we all sat around the living room.“So, what do we have?” Malcolm leaned forward, making a steeple of his fingers as he asked Dr. Francis.“Maternity tests for all fourteen children were carried out using Luna Rhonda’s s
RHONDA“I...” I swallowed hard as I flipped around to look at him. “I... uhm...” I trailed off, not knowing what to say in response.He had called me several times since last night, but I had been ignoring his calls.“It’s okay,” Malcolm said as he gently tucked a loose strand of hair behind my ear
RHONDAMalcolm stared at me with wide eyes, shock clearly written across his face, before a wide smile finally claimed his lips. I had thought about it all through the night, and coupled with the convincing from my friends, I finally decided to join him in his company. That would be a stepping sto
RHONDAThe sun streamed through the partly opened curtains, soothingly warming my face. I slowly opened my eyes and got off the bed, stepping into the shower to have a long, soothing bath. My mood felt bubbly today, especially knowing that I would get my revenge in hours.Once I was done, I wrappe







