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Ophelia."Stop acting like a dummy, Lisa. Stop being so desperate that you have to involve a dead person in this," Alric said.I quietly stood by the corner, wishing that the conversation was not going to end badly because I knew that Alric was holding it in."When you gave me no other choice, what did you expect me to do? Sit around and let another girl take what rightfully belongs to me?" She asked, causing Alric to chuckle softly."I can't believe that we're back at the conversation and trust me, this is the last time that we're going to have it.""My mother is dead, and for your selfish reasons, you can't not use her came to blackmail me. It doesn't work, and I don't know if you're not smart enough to read between the lines. If it's not obvious now, then when is it going to get obvious that I've made my choice?""You've made your choice, forgetting everything we promised each other?" She asked, holding onto it.I wouldn't blame her for her actions. She was acting exactly as any gir

Ophelia"I'm not going to keep pretending to you. I'll give it a thought, but for the time being, don't expect much," I said."How long do you need to think about it?" She asked."I don't know; I just know that I'm not ready now and I want to think about it," I responded before turning to leave."24 hours. You have 24 hours to make your decision," She said with not even a single smile on her face."You shouldn't have forced him to mark you because now with the mark. Whatever is going to happen, you're going to feel it," she said while I left the room.After stepping out of the door, it felt like a big weight that was placed on me was lifted.My chest that was hurting really bad stopped and an overwhelming sense of peace washed over me."She's a lunatic!" Alric said from behind.He was waiting for me a few feet away from the door. I had no idea if he heard what we said, and for some reason, I wasn't sure I wanted to know.

Opehlia"How will you feel when I leave the park in your hands and the only thing you can do is make people feel that in my absence, they can do whatever they like?" Alric asked.He was right, but that didn't change the fact that my heart was breaking and I was hurting really bad."Come on, honey, sit up," he pleaded.I shook my head, imagining that my face was a mess right now. "Are you good?" He asked, and I shook my head because, truth be told, I was breaking."She's a hybrid like me... She's partly werewolf and human, and it hurts so much to know that I can't help my kind." I said, still in pain."Imagine I get into danger. I stole and got caught, and I ask you to help me. How would it make you feel to know that you can't help me?" I asked, trying to make him see from my view so he could understand why it hurts so much."First, no one would dare to harm you, knowing you're my mate. It's power and authority for you. Those that don'

Ophelia."He didn't come clean. Most of the words that escaped his lips were lies, and I fear that he might have made a deal with Lisa again to find a way to eliminate you. This time, I don't think the plan is to sell you or anything." Alric paused and turned to me, asking,"When you were home? You mentioned that Cassuis came right. You still haven't told me what he came to do."Immediately I knew that Cedric told him something. "Who did he come to see?" He asked.I didn't know what to say—the truth? That was my only option if I wanted to prove my loyalty to him."I think you're worried, and I don't know why," I murmured.He gazed at me as if I were speaking gibberish, and honestly, it felt like I was. "I asked you a question, and you're giving a different question... How does anything that you're saying align?" He asked, already sensing that I was lying.I didn't want to give him that impression again, so I just smiled and apol

Ophelia."I want to ask you a question and it's out of curiosity." Alric gave a small nod, giving me the go-ahead to ask my question."So there's something that I read... Back home at our library, I heard it's common knowledge amongst werewolves," I paused, waiting for him to say something or probably to get a reaction from him."What did you hear?" He inquired,"It's about a stone. I think it's called the heartstone," I said.I watched to see if I was going to see any change of expression on his face, but there was none.I knew this was the reason my stepmother was here. They are probably already growing impatient because they need it desperately to make Alric defenseless, but if I were being honest, I don't believe his defense lies with that stone."What have you read about it?" He asked,"Well, not much, but I heard it was created by the mood goddess and guarded by witches. Then my father said something about it being locked