I dabbed my tears. “I didn’t deserve what you did to me. It was more than a betrayal, Alpha. You fucking hurt me!” “Jaris?” Someone called behind me. I noticed his gaze also shift.
When I turned, Marta was there, looking concerned.
I wiped my face as I turned back to Jaris. “Your date is here. Why don’t you go back to her while I find something else to do with my life.”
It was a bit stunning-his silence. But I didn’t bring myself to care.
I just walked away from them both, heading to my car.
Gods, I hated my life. I hated ever coming back home. And I hated ever listening to my father and going to Darkspire.
JARIS
I was pissed. Throughout the remaining hours of the party, I only kept myself busy with drinks.
Lyric’s words replayed in my head. She thought she had the right to be angry? After everything? And oh, she even thought I slept with Marta that night. I was tempted to laugh at her at that point.
Obviously, it hurt her. And I liked it. At least, she got a taste of what she made me go through that night.
I’d been compelled to confront her about what she did, but if I did, things would get really bad between us. She probably thinks I don’t know what she did. She thinks her secret is safe with Zarek. If I bring it up and we talk about it; I watch her cry and apologize, I’ll never be able to look her in the face again.
The only reason I’m still able to tolerate her sometimes is because she hasn’t confessed to it herself.
I didn’t wait for the party to end before I desired to go home. I left with my people and didn’t say a word the entire ride, not even when Marta had tried to strike a lake conversation.
I headed to my bathroom, taking a quick shower and ignoring the bulge in my pants.
I changed into my nightwear and decided to check for updates on my laptop. Turned out there were some rogue attacks an hour ago, though it was far from Darkspire.
I was checking for more updates when Nerion knocked.
“Boss.” He entered. He always preferred calling me boss to Alpha. “Thought you’d like to know that Lyric is not back yet.”
JARIS
I snapped my head up from my laptop to his face. “What’re you talking about?” I glanced at the time. “It’s eleven.” And she left the party a long time ago. I thought she was heading home.
“Have you tried calling her?” I picked up my phone.
“Yes. She isn’t answering. I’ve dropped her multiple texts too. No response.”
What the hell?
I tried calling her with my phone but got the same feedback.
“Let her be. I’m sure she’s just being silly.” I dismissed Nerion.
But by one a.m, she still wasn’t back and now, I was fucking pissed.
Where the fuck was she!? Had she gone to meet Zarek or another secret lover of hers?
Kael and Nerion called her father and even her male friend, but none of them knew where she was.
My mind suddenly drifted to the rogue attack. The
What if she was in the area when it happened?
Fuck.
I stormed toward the car. news mentioned some victims. But it didn’t happen close to Darkspire.
“Where are we going?” Nerion asked, already fishing the
“Where the rogue attack happened.” car key from his pocket.
I held out to my hand to him when we got to the car. “I’m driving.”
He looked uncertain but ended up passing the keys to me.
In less than a minute, myself, Nerion and Kael were on the road with me driving at a crazy speed.
It took us forty-five minutes to reach the location. Some wolf guards had already taken care of the scene with a few of them still lingering around.
They looked at me with surprise when they saw me. “Alpha Jaris.”
“I need to see the victims.” I cut them off. I wasn’t here for the unnecessary pleasantries.
He pointed to the back of a truck for me and without hesitating, I rushed over. There were three covered bodies. I uncovered them and checked out their faces. Two males. One female.
“She’s not here,” Nerion said behind me.
Yes. She’s not.
I couldn’t believe the amount of relief that crushed me.
I walked away from the bodies, took out my phone and called Rhys.
“Hey, man…”
“Lyric didn’t happen to come back to your party after I left, did she?” I cut him off.
“Jaris, the party’s over.”
And down went my last ball of hope.
“But she’s here. In my home.” Rhys added, surprising me.
It sounded like I’d just been told that I was born a woman.
“What’re you talking about?” I scoffed, my face crumpling in confusion.
“Apparently, my mate and her sister befriended her at the party. Juan is hosting this mini girls-only after party, and she invited Lyric. So, they’re all here, having the fun of their lives.”
No way. I was worried sick, and the whole time, Lyric was somewhere partying?
I ended the call, angrily storming into the car with Kael and Nerion. It was a good thing they were with me, because there was no telling what I’d do when I finally laid ey
It took me another forty-five minutes to get to have a very busy day tomorrow. or. Whichever it was. sleeping right now, considering the fact that I
Rhys must already be expecting me, because I met him outside when we reached.
“You shouldn’t have bothered, Jaris. She’s fine.” He tried to calm the situation.
“Take me to her, Rhys. Now.”
He led the way, taking me into the house and to the second balcony where I could see the pool area below.
They were there, about twenty ladies, drinking, dancing, laughing and having fun. I felt the speakers were a bit too loud, and it grated on my nerves. Or maybe it was just me being easily irritated.
Right in the middle of it, on the center stage they’d created, Lyric stood tall, dancing and shaking her wet hair around.
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