Chapter 1
Rhett would never lie to me. Even when everyone had been saying he’d choose his mate over me, the girl who had been with him from childhood and stood by his side before he became the Alpha that he was now. I still believed Rhett wouldn’t do that.
Because he said so.
Last night he still came to my room to tell me how much he loved me. He said he wouldn’t choose her, he barely knew her. He got into my bed and held me like I was the only woman he’d ever want to touch, made love to me and swore he’d never do it with her.
With Claire. The girl who turned out to be Rhett's mate, and who sprouted out of nowhere just after he asked me to be his Luna. The same girl who had provoked me over and over until my hand struck her face.
“See? This is who you are and Rhett will see it,” she said as she held her cheek. “I’ll make sure they all will.”
I clenched my fist. I couldn’t believe she followed me to the kitchen when I was already feeling so dizzy. I only wanted to drink some water and get away from the noise, and now I had to deal with her.
“You asked for th— ” I stumbled back, my dizziness taking hold of me again.
“They’ll see you for what you are. Unstable. Violent. Obsessive," she continued. Before I knew it, she slashed her own arm with the knife, shrieking before dropping it at my feet.
Rhett came rushing in and I felt relief bubbling up in my chest. I turned to lean against him because I was struggling to keep upward with how dizzy I felt.
He walked past me.
Rhett, who had always come to my rescue, was holding the girl in front of me. For a moment, I could see clearly. The fear in his eyes as he assessed her condition and the rage that flashed across his face when she pointed at me.
‘S-She came after me with the knife, l-like she wanted to kill me. I could only cover myself,” she sobbed, but I couldn’t tear my eyes away from Rhett’s and how his gaze didn’t hold an ounce of warmth for me.
More people had rushed in. I even heard gasps from behind me. No one checked on me. My head was spinning and the words were dying in my throat. What was happening? Why was this happening? Why do I feel like I couldn’t breathe?
“What have you done, Elena?” Rhett said, he shook his head and turned away with Claire in his arms before saying, “lock her up until we can investigate this.”
I reached out, but before my hand could touch him, he was already far out of my reach. Then my body gave out.
