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~DAHLIAWatching Edda's face turn pale with fear gave me immense satisfaction. Blood drained from her face, and she stared at me with her jaw hanging open. "You're kidding, right? You are not even the Alpha, and the guards don't submit to you. Is this another one of your ploys to make me believe you're more than you are?" she quipped, trying to sound brave. But I heard the underlying quiver of fear in her voice. I schooled my expression into one of neutrality as I stepped even closer to her."I am not trying to make you believe anything, Edda. You don't have to believe me," I deadpanned, and turned to face the guards. I was about to give the order on how to deal with her when she interrupted me. "Fine. Have me killed. That will make you happy, will it not? Just fucking kill me and be done with it. But when you're alone, Dahlia. When you have no one to put up a show for, I want you to think. I want you to remember ho

~EDDAMy nerves were jittery as I waited for Zayden to reply. I knew it was a kind of a long stretch to expect him to respond to my text message, but a part of me was holding out hope. I mean, Dahlia, in her anger against me, would have told him about my sneaky visits. Obviously. And while she might see it as me breaking the rule and disobeying his law, Zayden had to see my real intention behind doing what I did, right?He had to see that I broke the law just to see him. And if he didn't understand how much he meant to me then, if he didn't see that I would do anything for him just because I love him, then he was as blind as that stupid woman cosplaying as his Luna. My feet tapped nervously against the floor as I waited, and when minutes passed without a response from him, my heart fell. Zayden wasn't going to reply. Angry tears sprang into my eyes, and I bit back a groan of frustration. What would it cost him to take my side

~ZAYDENI was in the office when Leo brought me the news. "Apologies, my Lord. But it seems as if Edda covered her tracks pretty well this time. My men have been searching far and wide, and we can't find her."A sharp wave of irritation hit me at his words. I slowly placed the document I was reading on the desk before raising my head up to meet his gaze. "I think I am going to consider firing you, to be honest," I stated calmly. Surprise flashed across his face for an instant, but it disappeared as soon as it appeared. His expression settled back into the usual calm outlook, and he bowed before he responded. "Apologies, my Lord. My sincere apologies. I will double the men searching and leave no stone unturned," he stated reassuringly.I said nothing as I held his gaze, waiting to see when he would crack. Leo had always been calm. Always. But beneath that calm exterior, there was a man there. And I wanted to see how l

~DAHLIAJealousy was a bitch. I don't think I have really ever been jealous about something, or someone, but as I stormed out of the house and away from Zayden, hot, scalding jealousy was threatening to burn me inside out. Fuck this. Fuck Zayden and fuck that woman and fuck the person who took the damning image. Hell, fuck the writer of the article too. But most importantly, fuck Zayden. Angry tears sprang into my eyes, and I hated that I was hurt enough to cry. So I tried to push the tears away, but they refused to leave. Fine. Let the damn tears keep coming. It didn't matter anyway. Zayden had betrayed my trust again, and the pain was sharper this time, considering the fact that I actually wanted to get married to him this time. How could I have been so foolish? What the hell was I even thinking?I hailed a cab and gave him the directions to the old pack house where my adoptive grandfather and

~DAHLIAEven though grandfather knew that something was up between Zayden and I, the old man had no idea what it was. And I was grateful to him for not asking any questions. I was still pretty pissed about the entire situation, but what made my anger worse was how Zayden was handling it. I had been at Grandfather's for a few days now, and he hadn't even made an effort to come and see me. I knew he was aware that I was at the old Pack house, and he hadn't deemed it important enough to come and see me? Even if it was to apologise and set things straight between us?With each day that passed, my anger rose higher and higher. I became restless, and a part of me hated him for making me miserable. I tried not to spiral, but it was impossible for me not to. If he wasn't here to apologise to me, what was he doing then? Was he spending time with that woman? Was that it?Did he exile Edda just to have another woman take her place?