57: In denial


    I knew it. But that failed to exin the hurt that overwhelmed me. How had I failed to see it? I didn''t fail to see it though. even if part of my heart still


    clung to the hope that this was all a big fat joke.


    "Stop looking. Open your mouth," Dianne came in front of me and brought bread to my lips. Even if I wasn''t a fan of bread, at that moment the smell


    almost brought me relief.


    I looked at the bread and back at Dianne. This was the person I thought would never stop until she saw my downfall. But what changed? Although I


    knew the answer, I was unwilling to admit it. Meanwhile, she suddenly switched roles with her mother.


    "Eat. You need it for your baby. If not for you,” she said and I paused because I was actually about to eat the bread. I could no longer fight hunger.


    "How did you know I''m pregnant?" I stopped and looked up at her while she shrugged.


    "My mother wasn''t particrly silent about her ns for you." She looked to the door and pushed the bread further to my mouth. “You need to eat. It


    won''t be funny if my mother or any of her followers catches me here trying to bring you food.”


    I took a bite even though I wanted to ask her a lot of questions. But I just bite them down and eat for my baby.


    I ate the bread and drank the water she provided. I had trust in her that she wouldn''t poison me because of how her eyes shone with fear.


    "What other things were your mother not particrly silent about? Did she tell you why she kept me here? And where are we?"


    Dianne halted her movement as the cup almost dropped from her fingers and she bit her lips a confused expression on her face, “I''m sorry I can''t tell


    you any of those. Even if I hate you and would want you out of my life and that of Alexander, I don''t want this for you or your baby."


    "I understand,” I said and looked away from her. Even if she was of no help to me, at least the bread she gave me brought me some strength. And I


    hoped my wolf would wake up. Even if I had no idea what they did to her.


    And to be frank I was scared. The memories of the days I was without a wolf were still buried in the inner part of my heart. I had been traumatized


    because of it. And I wouldn''t want to experience that again.


    "I hope you will find a way to get out of here. But you don''t have to worry, my mother wouldn''t hurt you," she said as she moved.


    "I doubt that.” I said and she turned around to me.


    "My mother is not a murderer but thest thing she would do is to kill someone. She just wants to scare Alexander a little so he could give up the


    Alpha position,” she argued and I smirked because she was so much in the dark.


    "Sorry to be the one to break it to you. But the mother whom you have known to be so innocent is not so innocent after all. She is a murderer.”


    Dianne balled her fists. She could not ept that her mother was a murderer. And I wondered how she would take it if I told her her mother killed her


    stepbrother.


    "My mother is not a murderer. I understand that you are saying these things because of the condition you are in,” she pointed to the chair I was tied


    to. “But my mother would never hurt even a fly.”


    I burst outughing. She had so much faith in her mother. I was once in her shoes. If Dianne''s mother hadn''t shown her real side to me, I would


    probably be in denial. But someone needed to tell Dianne. She needed to know the truth about the death of Rudolph. I also had to clear her on it


    even if she didn’t believe a word I said.


    "Rudolph was killed by your mother," I whispered but I knew she heard because of the stiffness of her shoulders.


    Soon her eyes found mine. And there was disbelief in them. "How could you even say something like this? After all my mother did for you? She loved


    you like a daughter but you had to pin Rudolph''s death on her. You killed him and she loved you regardless! How could you be so heartless?" She


    yelled, forgetting her words of not wanting to be caught in here by her mother.


    "Have you ever thought about how I killed Rudolph like everyone had said?" I asked her and I could see some amount of anger leaving her.


    Her eyes darted every which way and I knew she was thinking hard about the question. And I continued


    “Rudolph was a huge boy and he


    had a wolf. While I was just a little


    weak girl withqo strength and no


    wolf. Yet, you-all believed I had been


    SO powerfulto get a stake through?


    his heart Tell me, how was I ablecto


    overpower him? Even if I caught him


    by surprise, I could have donéhsrk


    to-him but not to the point éf killing


    Hiffn. He was a strong wolf: A Beta.


    And the only person who could


    overpower him is another beta or an


    Alpha. Alexander couldn''t kill his


    best friend. Which only leaves your


    mother." I stopped to let the words


    sink into Dianne''s head.


    She was silent as she killed over my words, her face a mask of different emotions. Fear, disbelief and so much more I couldn''t point out before they


    were reced with another.


    “Your mother loved you so much she wanted the Beta position for you. But when it was almost handed to you, I still don''t know why you didn''t take it


    or why you had to give up the fight.”


    "I gave it up for Alexander. He wasn''t happy with me. I think it reminded him too much of Rudolph. And the fight was no longer in me when you left. I


    think because I knew you were the only rival I had," she said absentmindedly.


    "I don''t understand. You knew Alexander liked me even before he rejected me?"


    "It was obvious. And I suspected you were his mate and I let rage and jealousy consume me. I''m really sorry for those times, Sophia. If only I had


    been happy growing up," she stopped and looked at me.


    was jealous of you. Even though


    you were an orphan, you were


    lways happy. I didn''t know how you


    did it. Even hrough the bullying and


    ll, you always found a way to get .


    back on ydtir feet. I think seeing yeu


    getting.the happiness I so much.>


    craved made me mad with jealousy


    and-anger. And then I fell inJove with


    AJexander and was overjoyed


    because of the rules of this pack


    that a Beta had to mate with an


    Alpha to strengthen the pack. But


    Alexander always seemed so


    disinterested in me. But his eyes


    were always glued to you when you


    were not looking," She sighed and


    ran a hand through her hair.


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    Then sheughed. It was filled with pain and regret. “And you stole his attention without even putting in any effort. And then I rejected my mate


    because I thought Alexander would realize how much I love him ande to love me back. How wrong I was. Sometimes I miss him. He is from this


    pack,” she stopped, a lone smile ying on her lips.


    "Did you see him again after rejecting him?" Inaskedand the smile disappeared from her face to be reced with sadness.


    "No. Whenst I asked him, I was


    told he left the pack. He begged me


    toe back: wouldn''t lie. lwas


    hurting aftaty rejected him. He was


    a nice mah: Cared so much aboutc


    me, on ly that I was too focuseckon


    Alexandle to realize he loved me


    evermwithout the mate bondNow,


    I''ve lost both Alexander aad him.”


    She shook her head, "I stifl don''t


    believe my mother killed Rudolph. It


    could be someone else. Maybe an


    enemy that always wanted him


    dead.”


    I knew no matter what I said, it wouldn''t change how she thought about her mother until she saw who she was for herself. Dianne looked at me and


    walked away from the room without saying anything else.


    But with the way her eyes looked at me, I knew she was still trying to make heads or tails of the information I provided for her. And it was obvious she


    hadn''t given Rudolph''s death a second thought.


    From what I remember, they were never the best siblings.


    I sighed. I was once again left alone in the room. The only difference was my added strength. After some time, I was finally able to feel my wolf. She


    was stirring and I could finally break out from here.


    "Athena, can you hear me? You need to get us out of here," I said as she began toe to herself but there was no response.


    My heart beat fast in my chest because I knew one of the men from before would soone in to check on me. And if I were to get out of here, I


    needed to do it now.


    "Athena, can you hear me? I need you to take over." I said again.Têxt belongs to N?velDrama.Org.


    "Where are we?” She asked groggily and I could imagine her rubbing her eyes.


    "That doesn''t matter. Just take over and get us out of here. First, we need to do this by cutting the ropes."


    "On it," she said and I could finally feel my wsing out. And as thick as the ropes were, my ws cut them easily.


    I quickly cut the ones on my feet and stood up with aching limbs and back. But that was the least of my concerns. What I was more concerned about


    was someoneing into the room and finding out. I got my wolf back. They would do to me whatever it is they did before.


    I tiptoed to the door and tried the knob. To my relief, it wasn''t locked. I turned the handle and opened the door,ing face to face with Dianne''s


    mother.


    She smiled, "Look who got back her wolf.”