Chapter 13
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My eyes flicked to her, desperately searching for some sign of recognition, of the
connection we once had. But she stood there, unreadable, as if she didn’t remember who I
was. As if the months we spent together, the bond we shared, meant nothing.
Had she deliberately made me think she was dead just so she could go to Mason’s pack?
It was unthinkable. But there I was thinking it.
I couldn’t breathe. Couldn’t move. My feet were rooted to the spot.
Mason, ever the opportunist, placed a hand on the small of her back. “Come on, Elena.
We’re done here.”
Just like that, they turned away from me, walking off as if I was nothing.
I wanted to go after them. I wanted to grab her, shake her, demand answers. But I forced
myself to stand still, my hands shaking with restraint.
I decided to call Joe. Fortunately he picked up almost immediately.
“Joe.” My voice was cold and sharp as a steel blade. “Mia is still alive.”
“Mi..What?!”
“Find out where she’s been. Find out how she survived. Find out everything about her and…
Mason, the Moonstone heir.”
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Derek was still obsessed with Mia. Elena. Whatever her name was.
I had thought time would break whatever hold she had on him. I had stayed by his side,
helped him rebuild himself, taken care of everything he was too shattered to handle. I had done everything right.
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And yet, the moment he saw her, all of that disappeared.
I clenched my fists, my nails digging into my palms. No. I wouldn’t let this happen.
Not again.
Elena was supposed to be dead. Gone. A ghost of the past.
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I had told those men to–they had sent me pictures. I shook my head. That could be dealt
with later.
Here was Elena, standing before us like some kind of miracle, like she hadn’t left a mess of wreckage behind, like she hadn’t shattered Derek into a thousand pieces and left me to pick them up.
And now she was parading around under a new name, clinging to Mason as if he was her
savior.
What had she told him? That Derek had abandoned her? That he had never loved her? That she was better off with another Alpha?
I could lose him to her. Again.
The thought made my blood boil. I had worked too hard, waited too long for her to waltz back in and unravel everything I had built.
I thought hard, considering my options. The Alpha Council meetings lasted two days, everyone staying at the hotel on–site. Which meant she’d be staying here, too.
After the meeting, I tracked down a staff member, slipping a pouch of cash into their palm. “Find out where Elena is staying. And if Mason–from the Moonstone pack–is sharing a room with her.”
The answer came back quickly. Elena and Mason weren’t sharing a room.
A slow smile spread across my lips. Perfect.
Derek was already seething, already losing himself to jealousy. He might not have wanted
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me the way I wanted him, but I knew him well enough to recognize the storm brewing behind his eyes. If I could push just a little further, if I could widen that crack in his resolve, I could turn that storm into a hurricane.
The next step was even easier. Another staff member, a little more money, and a simple instruction: “Put this in her pillow. Make sure she sleeps on it. Oh, and wear gloves.”
If Elena wanted to make a fool of me, I would destroy her first.
Derek wouldn’t want her once he saw her in a humiliating, disgraceful state. He would finally see her for what she was–an imposter, a fraud.
And then, he would have no choice but to turn back to me.
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