ZAIA.
Silence.
One that is an answer louder than any word could possibly be.
I stand up and he looks up at me, pale.
“I said nothing,” He says, his heart thumping. I said nothing!”
“Your silence was enough,” I say quietly as I walk around my desk and open my drawer.
I take out my gun, seeing his face drain.
“Please no! Please, forgive me! Have mercy!”
I ignore him and slide in a fully loaded cartridge, hearing the satisfying click as it locks in place – my heart clenching as I look at the door.
Agatha…
“Don’t do this! They’ll kill me, please!”
“Well, lucky for you, you’re going to be placed in a prison cell in isolation. You might just live, even if you don’t see the light of another day again.” I say coldly as I close the door.
Her smile, her bubbly persona, her concern for the children. I don’t want it to be her, I can’t take any more betrayal.
I feel like I have the strength to go on, but then something else hits me and I wonder how much more will I be able to handle.
myself, losing control of
please forgive me. I did everything because I had no choice.
despite the power it holds as I walk to the
a cell. I swear if he somehow goes missing, everyone
Where are you
I come
fine alone.” I answer
my own pack. I’m walking on edge, ready to be stabbed in the back
by one of my
pack hall. I can hear the rain pouring
and stare at the downpour.
out when my phone rings. I look
Atticus?
with a little glimmer of
“Any leads?” I ask.
yes, he- are you alone?” he asks. I look
“Yeah,”
Red. As much as I fucking hate to admit it, he fucking did.” His voice is low,
his voice. “It’s a damn clever blueprint of the pack, one that pinpoints dozens of secret cameras installed around that
Sebastian…
although he can’t see me. “Perfect, remove them all.
say.
we’re making our way through the grounds. Jai, your
He replies.
not to mention
“We won’t, rest assured.”
bye, I have something to handle,” I
he has
hate how you always invoke something inside. of me, Bastien… I hate
to escape as I gaze up at
door, refusing to let my emotions weaken me as I look over the wall that separates the pack hall from the King’s
extent… She must have been the one
have easily been able to access my bank accounts to make that
an only family home and a
to go anywhere, Ethan would take me. Of course… keep an
Annalise and was so happy
Lies.
plan, although I don’t understand why she would pretend to like me and
I’d choose the sublime? I don’t
slip it back into my pocket, making sure not to cover
through, and I walk
hard
back as the door is opened. “Alpha Zaia, welcome home.” The butler
you. Is anyone home?” I ask,
ma’am, Madam is
I see.
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