Chapter 59
Chapter 59 — The Rivalry
“Love has its own dark morality when rivalry enters in.“-Thomas Hardy
Kiya — One and a Half Weeks Later
What do you call it when two people were awkward with one another?
Because that epassed almost 100% of my interactions with Neron.
After my heat, | understood what a steak feels like on a grill. It wasn’t a fun time.
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Neron had been nothing but attentive during those torturous three days. | was impressed. He kept his promises and took care of
me. Even my friends were shocked when | told them. None of them had faith in Neron, so this moment might change their view
on him. Known by werewolf kind, Alphas, despite their strength, were notorious for their impulsivity and animalistic instincts. They
were the kings of the pack and denying them wasn’t heard of. Faced with fighting his true nature, | admire Neron’s abnormal
self-restraint..
He kept me safe and secure. Deep within me, foreign happiness stirred.
It wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows, however, | continued to keep my distance from him since then. Unfortunately, because of the
heat, | needed him at my side. | was desperate and on the brink of insanity. He was the sole person who could quell the heat that
was killing me from the inside out. Without him, who knows what would have happened?
The moments we shared the past three days were intimate. We were close, almost inseparable. The Alpha kept me near him
and held me when the pain became unbearable. For a human, we could have been mistaken as an affectionate couple. A couple
that couldn’t keep their hands off each other.
After the madness ended, | pushed him away. | had to rify immediately that those days meant nothing.
Neron epted my words more gracefully than | expected as he left me in the solitude of my room. That conclusion hurt me
more than | thought it would. A sliver of doubt swam through my heart, tugging at the heartstrings. | don’t love Neron, but |
couldn’t say | hate him either. He proved through his actions that he could keep his word, so he became tolerable. Still not fond
of his presence around me, but at least | don’t have the instinct to vomit yesterday''s lunch upon sight of him. Do | trust him?
Of course, not.
The pup trainees were on their hour-long break from training, spending time with their families, or socializing. | was grateful for
Jackie and Galen stepping up in their sessions in my absence. | could always count on my friends to have my back, especially
since I’ve been getting a whole slew of problemstely.
| have 99 problems, and Odessa was most of them..
She took back her rejection and it made Darien happy. Whenever I''d speak to him, there was this light in his eyes unmatched by
any star in the twilight. He was sincerely happy that Odessa epted him and was already dreaming of a future with them
together: moving into their future home, having a litter of puppies, the whole nine yards. My friends and | would spot him kissing
Odessa’s cheek lovingly, holding her body during pack bonfires, and more. Darien was bending over backward to make her
happy. My best friend was enamored with his mate.
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But this was where the confusion settles in.
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If the mate bond is strengthening, then why was Odessa incessantly pining after Neron? Since my heat ended, she amped up
her game. Some | had the unfortunate luck of witnessing.
Two Hours Earlier
In my hands, | had the trainees‘ progress reports. | was proud to say that most of the pups wereing along nicely while a few
needed a little more support. As for the adult trainees, | have already delivered their progress reports to Kwame. The mani
folders in my hand, eachbeled with the names of each pup trainee, some reports poking out from the holds. As | approached
the Alpha’s office, | heard a soft, feminine giggle from the other side. | arched an eyebrow as my cars picked up the errant
conversation.
“You know you want me, Neron. You’ve always wanted me.”
“Odessa, you and | are through. There’s nothing between us.”
“Your little friend says differently. Why deny your instincts, my love? Your body knows what it wants. Only | could make you feel
this way, my dearest Alpha.”
“Odess...”
“Let me take care of you, baby.”
| threw open the door. Why? | wish | knew, but | had to. | wasn’t prepared for the soft porn scene in front me. Odessa sat in
Neron’sp with her fingers tangled in his ck tresses, breasts sprung free from their fabric cages, and a skirt so short | could
see her bare ass. It was obvious Neron liked the attention, based on his hands gripping her hips and the forbidden tent in his
pants.
| said nothing about it. | didn’t have to. A sh of pain entered my heart upon sight. The brte woman looked at me with a
smirk of a champion, winning the prize she hungered for. | mmed the files down in the chair next to me, turning my back.
“These are the pups’ progress reports. Look over them when you''re
finished.”
The calls to my name rang deaf in my ears. Because | was focused on the pain twisting my heartstrings. | shouldn''t feel
anything, but | do. Why? | ran out of the house and into the forest, setting Artemis free.
Water trickles down my face, droplets raining in the sink. My eyes were hollow, expressionless as | reach for my towel. What am
| supposed to do? Watching Odessa y the part of the loyal, loving mate sickened me. She was ying with my best friend’s
heart while pursuing another man! But why didn’t Neron stop her? Does he still love her like he originally imed? There was no
reason for me to feel hurt about this, but | was for many reasons, but one topped them all.
Darien doesn''t deserve this.
So many questions, but so few answers. It was infuriating. With a growl, | threw my towel in the hamper and walked out of my
room, wanting to clear my head. Yet, Odessa was intent on taking away my mental peace as she stood on the other side of the
hallway, arms crossed under her cleavage.
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“What the hell do you want?” | asked. “I’m not in the mood for your shit today.”
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“| know you don’t want any problems, Halima.” She sneered. “All you have to do is stay the hell away from my men.” Her men?
The amount of disrespect this woman had for me was astounding. And she was the daughter of two warriors?
| wanted tough. “You''re joking.”
“I''m not. Stay out of my way and you won’t get hurt.”
“You should be more worried about me hurting you,” | snapped. Odessa towered over me by a couple of inches, but | refused to
stand down. “Now, about “your’ men, don’t think what you’re doing escapes my eyes. You''re a sick, twisted woman for leading on
my best friend in your fucked—up game.”
Odessa winced, her eyes dulling in sadness momentarily before melting into smugness. “Darien doesn’t have a problem with it.
He loves me. You can’t get in between the love mates have for each other.”
“Yet, you''re treating him like a side piece while you hunt for a man who doesn’t belong to you.”
“Neron was mine way before you were born, Halima.” She stepped closer to me. “No matter what the Moon Goddess says,
Neron belongs to me. Don’t forget that he broke your pathetic mate bond for me. Everything he ever did was and always will be
for me. You are but a mere afterthought, sloppy seconds from a shriveling bond. You''ll never mount up to me and deep down,
you know it.”
“You got one more time to call me Halima before | break your face. My name is Kiya, you fool.”
“You''ll always be Halima, the crying, sniffling ve covered in ugly scars. Who would want a scarred, useless woman when they
could have someone as wless as me?” She gestures to her body for emphasis, wiggling her hips. “You have no power here. |
do. | may be unmarked, but Neron had proimed me as Luna. And, from my knowledge, he hasn’t taken it back! So, if you
know what''s good for you, you''d respect me as the queen of this pack. Feel lucky that I’m not ordering your sorry ass back to the
dungeons.
My eyes mmed shut, forcing away the horrific memories back into the trenches of my mind. “I don’t care what you do to me. |
don’t care if you’re going after Neron. | care about Darien. He is a good man, and your intrinsic selfishness makes you blind to
his purity. Break his heart and | would take the utmost pleasure of breaking your spine. Messing with something the Moon
Goddess holds sacred only leads to trouble.”
Odessa released a cackleparable to the stereotypical witches in children’s cartoons. There was underlying evil in that
sound, which did its duty of sending chills down my spine. “As if I''m going to fear the word of a weak dog. Without that muscle,
you''re still a scrawny mutt. Tell me, how long did you cry after the guards got done ying with you?”
My fingers itched to wrap themselves around her throat. They itched to squeeze the life out of her body for poking fun at my
ordeal. She''ll never understand what happened to me in that hellscape prison. No one can and no one will.
Swallowing my anger, | gave her a deep, warning snarl. “Heed my warnings, Odessa. If you screw up, you only have yourself to
me.” With that, | walked away from her without an intimidating shoulder shove she gave
1.me.
| wish | could do something. | wish | could make Darien see the ugly truth behind Odessa’s sweet facade. But it was my word
against hers. As much as | hate to admit it, he would side with his mate. He was so deep into
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her abyss | was afraid he won''t see the light until it smacks him in the face.
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The world darkened around me at a
sudden realization. Trouble always
found its way to me, no matter how
far | ran from it. My. cay poundstat
the plethora of Girtictities
surrounding me from this pack. One
problem piled on another,
bow-wrapped in recollections that
made their humble abode in my
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When Adonis came in, emerald
twinkling upon sight, everything
changed. Children have this bri
aura around themit (Brirtgs the
bagmediays in the darkest nights.
“Miss Kiya!” He scuttled towards my
legs, looping his arms around my
thighs. Trailing behind him was his
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“Hello to you too, handsome.” | smiled, patting his head.
“Kiya, | have something to ask you.” Raina fiddled with her fingers; eyes focused on her child rather than me. | arched an
eyebrow, waiting. “Will you join us for dinner tonight?”
“Us?”
“Me, Adonis, Val, and...Mom and Dad.”
“No.”
“But-1”
“Not going to happen.” Swallowing liquid cyanide was better than dinner with Ashley and Steven.
“Kiya, why don’t you wanna eat with my grandpa and grandma?” Adonis asked me, head cocked to the side. “They are friendly!
And we''re having spaghetti tonight!”
“Adonis, go y with your friends.” Raina butted in, patting his back. The little boy took off like a rocket, leaving the two of us
behind. “Kiya, please. They want to formally apologize to you.”
| scoffed. “I don’t want to hear what they have to say. Nothing they say would erase what they did, let alone a
pasta dinner.”
“Aren''t you at least curious to hear
what they have to say?” If she means
them justifying thei est actions) |
t nyesil was eat us. Curious to
see what excuses they''ll cook up to
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| groaned, rolling my eyes. “This is stupid.”
“So, you''lle.”
“Maybe.” | sighed. Raina smiled, leaning in to hug me, but | violently recoiled. | still didn’t want her to touch me. She
acknowledges it and nods in understanding, pulling back. Silently, | walked away from her on my way into the woods.
Well, this would be a fun thing to talk about with my friends tonight.
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