Chapter 79


    Roxanne''s voice stirred Rita from her solitary thoughts. She snapped back to reality and then a


    cloud covered her face. She was clearly not in her happy mood. She knew she had a lot of exining


    to do.


    Why she hid her connection to Asher.


    “I-I''m sorry Roxanne. I know it was cowardly of me to do it, but I didn’t tell you because I didn’t


    want you to see me the same way you viewed Asher.” Rita revealed


    “W-Why would I...?!” Roxanne muttered.


    “You may not have noticed, but you never stop talking about how you’d rather die than have


    anything to do with him. Remember when you first came here? I tried to exin things to you, but you


    wouldn’t listen. I knew I couldn’t tell you the truth then, so I decided to wait it out until you met Asher. At


    least you would feel what I did for Dax if you met him, or so I thought. Well, we both know how that


    turned out, don’t we? The more time passed with you, the more I became afraid of telling you the truth,


    the fact that I’m Asher''s half sister” Rita exined.


    Roxanne tried her best to listen to her without bias, though it was near impossible to do so.


    However, Roxanne could understand Rita''s perspective. Besides, it’s not like she actively concealed it.


    It’s just that she never mentioned it to Roxanne, it’s not like Roxanne asked any question in that aspect


    in any of their conversations.


    Nheless, she couldn’t let go of the thought that perhaps Rita had done all she did because of


    her potential as Asher''s mate, and not because of the reason she believed. She always thought Rita


    appeared too desperate for her friendship. Initially she just guessed Rita was weird, or a lonely woman.


    But, considering she had a friend like Cami, that began to appear doubtful.


    If the reason for that was just because Roxanne would marry her brother, then Roxanne didn’t


    know what to think about their friendship.


    “But Roxanne… I don’t want you to misunderstand my intentions toward you! It’s true that I want


    you to ept Asher as your mate, but it''s not because I’m his sister or anything. It’s because I truly


    want you to be happy, without any regrets. Your mate is your second half, even your mother said so. I


    never lied about it.” Rita stated.


    “Our friendship, everything… I didn’t deceive you, neither did I try to get closer to you because of


    your prospects. I admit, it makes me happy whenever I think we will be family, but it''s more than


    that for me Roxy! I truly see you as a friend, not just my brother’s mate!”


    “B-But that’s absurd! There’s no way you’d be so interested in me purely out of goodwill. Did Asher


    put you up to it? You just have had another motive, if not it doesn’t make sense. Why would someone


    like you try so hard to be friends with someone like me? I don’t understand it… I can’t!” Roxanne said.


    Rita kept quiet as she watched Roxanne vent her anger and insecurity on her.


    “You are right… I did have one motive for going so far” Rita muttered.


    “I knew it! You…”


    “I was just so very interested in you. I initially thought I could use you to satisfy my limited


    knowledge and curiosity about your modern and normal life” Rita revealed.


    “Y-You really…” Roxanne geared suspiciously.


    “But that was actually before I came to know you, Roxy!” She added.


    This made Roxanne’s eyes bulge with surprise.


    “You''re smart, strong, confident… Yes, you can be a brat sometimes and act like a kid, you’re


    someone who can deeply trust someone. From your reaction now, I can tell that you trust me. That’s


    why, even when Cami told you those things, you still decided to ask me yourself…. I also know that


    you get hurt easily… That’s why, Roxy, I want to be your friend. It’s simply because I like who you are.”


    Rita concluded with a smile.


    Her words warmed Roxanne''s heart, so much so that she slowly forgot the pangs of pain sown by


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    Cami''s words. Clearly, Rita didn’t mean to hurt her. She was someone she could trust, someone who


    had her back.


    “Yeah… Thanks Rita. I’m sorry for doubting you…” Roxanne let out, nearly tearing up.


    “Yeah, I’m sorry too…” Rita replied, feeling the same way.


    It didn’t take much for the two to be convinced that their friendship was safe. Such a matter


    became nothing to them, smiling as though nothing had happened, to the disappointment of someone


    who overheard them from outside the house.


    Rita''s house, no, all the houses in themunity were rigged in such a way that no werewolf


    could overhear whatever urred within it. So, as long as the werewolf was outside, they would not be


    able to listen to the conversation they had.


    However, Cami didn’t need to rely on her superhuman hearing to y spy. This was because


    she had quite the trick of her own. Technology was the key in such a situation. By simply nting a bug


    in the living room earlier, she overheard Roxanne and Rita''s every conversation. Even as she sat on a


    tree quite some distance from their home, she could hear everything. Such were the wonders of


    technology.


    “It is as father said… So Asher has gotten himself a mate… How unfortunate” Camimented.


    Cami''s face broke into a wide grin, not the usual friendly smile she gave in the presence of the


    other women. No, this was more twisted, contorted in a manner not suitable for others to see.


    “In that case… I just have to proceed with the n… Roxanne, it’s a pity. You seemed like such a


    good girl too…” She added in a whisper.


    “What is that about Roxanne?” A voice suddenly cut into Cami''s loud thoughts.


    Immediately, Cami''s skin jumped in surprise as she reacted to the voice. It was a masculine one,


    and from the sound she heard, it came from the foot of the tree. She looked down and saw a man she


    did not recognize. He had freckles across his cheeks and looked innocent, about her age but he had


    the appearance of a pushover.


    “Who’s that? Most likely an Omega” She said within herself.


    The young manughed when she red at him in a suspicious manner.


    “I can guess what you’re thinking. ‘Who’s that? Most likely an Omega''… Right?” He said.


    Her eyes widened as she heard this.


    “It can''t be! Could it be that he knows Wolf Art?” She thought to herself.


    “Could it be that he knows Wolf Art?” He mimicked her thoughts.


    “Y-You…” She said in an annoyed tone, not appreciating how he seemed to be messing with her.


    “Ah, now, now… Let’s not be too hasty” He said with a calm smile.