Chapter 33
Selene’s POV
Call it intuition or instinct, call it prophecy or clairvoyance, but the moment I see Arabella on the other side of the door, I know this night will be my last.
I’ve felt this way once before, the day I tried to provoke Garrick into killing me. However then I had nothing to live for, and nothing to lose. Now things are very different. I may not have much, and my life might not be worth fighting for, but my baby’s certainly is.
I pull the door open, surveying the she-wolf waiting on the other side. Arabella looks as perfect as always: her voluptuous curves swathed in expensive fabrics tailored to highlight her considerable assets. Her makeup is flawless, but her lovely features are twisted into a sneer.
“Can’t you ever do what you’re supposed to?” She says by way of greeting.
“Excuse me?” I retort, blocking the entrance.
Arabella pushes past me into the cabin. “I had everything planned out so perfectly!” She exclaims, “The crime scene, the threat, your blood.” She throws her hands up in exasperation, “But you’re like a cat with nine lives. No matter how many times I knock you down, you keep getting back up.”
Alarm bells blare in my mind. She wouldn’t admit all this if she planned on letting me walk away. “I don’t think I’m as resilient as you believe.” I grumble. “They want to arrest me.”
“And yet here you are.” She snipes, “Safe in the family cabin. My family, not yours.”
“I have every right to be here.” I whisper, “Until the rejection at least.”
“The rejection.” Arabella mocks, And when will that be?”
*It might have already happened if you hadn’t been so impatient.” I skirt around her, painfully aware of how vulnerable I am. If she shifts, it’s all over for me. “He Doesn’t. Want. Me.” I remind her thickly. “So why do you feel so threatened?”
He put his true love aside, in the name of obligation. That’s who he is.” Arabella hisses, “Surely I
and praying I can stall long enough for Odette to return, I ask,
hospital for that.” Arabella-snorts, “The hematology lab’s security isn’t exactly state of
long have you been planning this?”
day you stole him.” She bares her pearly white teeth, which means
Bastien’s POV
Another dead end.
fist, full force, into the wall; sending
it easy, brother.” Aiden encourages, warily patting my shoulder. “The
by a thread, the pack is on the verge of overthrowing me, and
are in a pile on the ground, and our bodies are no more than streaks of fur
my lungs are gasping for air. I run until
finally collapse at the edge of a cliff overlooking the lake,
lot. Aiden finally acknowledges, ignoring my derisive grunt. But anything would seem overwhelming taken all together. You have to tackle your problems one at a time. Start by finding Arabella, then focus on Selene, and so
to tackle our problems in stages. The world is falling apart around us, and
do it all alone. Aiden snaps, You have
face appears in my mind. The last time I leaned on a friend it didn’t turn out so
Aiden objects immediately. That was his choice, and acting like it wasn‘t
you get so bossy? I
you decided to lose your
you can’t
Selene’s POV
are you
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