15. Betrayed

My eyes are swollen when I wake up in the morning. A lot of thinking, a lot of crying has made me look a lot like a disheveled she wolf who went astray. The past few days with Theda has been hell.

The worst part of everything is that Jared is keeping quiet about it. I haven't crossed paths with him ever since the night of the kitchen encounter. But Theda has been going about the pack house and oppressing me like the devil she is.

I rub off the sleep from my eyes and prepare myself for the day's work. In order to avoid Theda's crazy delusions from affecting my life in the hard manner, I have made up my mind to join the omegas in their morning routine work. Much to her delight.

After taking my bath and dressing up in a simple flowery gown, I open my door and shockingly find Jared standing in front of it. His hands are hanging in the air - it's obvious that he is about to knock or contemplate on it.

"Hi." I say awkwardly.

"Hello, Isabel." He responds.

I'm not going to waste his time any