Betrayed by My Pack – Wolfless Hybrids Escape

Saoirse's

POV

"You want to punish me, Adra?' Saoirse scoffed right after asking her question. "For What? Because I found my mate? What gives you the right to try to take him away from me? You spelled him and sexually assaulted MY mate. He was never yours, no matter what your pea-sized brain says. You took away his consent and did what you wanted despite knowing that he was marked and mated. You intentionally caused me pain. Not just physical pain, which I can get past. You wanted to cause me emotional pain. You read me and my past and struck where it would hurt me the most." Adra grinned and said, "Glad it worked. You were so upset at me touching your mate that you never even realized that you put your guard down. You might be a stronger witch than me, but you are still pathetic. You are weak, and you don't deserve him. He was mine, bitch, until you showed up. Did you think I was going to roll over and let you have him? Get real, that was never going to happen. Or did you forget that he stayed behind to comfort me for almost an hour after you left that day? That had to hurt, didn't it?" Adra's smirk was getting on my last nerve. I wanted to end her now, but I needed to know if my hunch was correct. I needed to know if she had groomed him. I was pretty sure she had. I wanted to know for my own good. It would explain so much and make me forgive Robert more easily. My heart wanted me to forgive him so badly, but I needed to make sure I was right. I also wanted to get the name of her accomplice.

"Oh, no, I didn't forget, Adra. Don't worry, I never will forget every single malicious thing you did to me. I notice it has taken you over three years to reach this point. That must have been so hard for you to go so slowly trying to attract Robert. I am sure it was so frustrating for you," I asked her, observing her expression to see if I was right.

Her face ran through a few emotions: anger, fear, and weary before she put on a blank expression. "What do you mean?" she asked, trying to play it off.

"I mean that he was never yours. He appreciated everything you did to lure him in, but you were unsuccessful. Didn't you hear him? You two were friends. Only friends and nothing else. His heart belongs to me. It must be a horrible feeling to know that you tried so hard for so long, and what did it get you? You lost, Adra. Even with two spells on him, he still didn't want you. That must have been such a huge slap in the face," I mockingly responded to her. I needed to push her over the edge so she would give me what I needed.

Adra jumped up from her chair and reached her hand out towards me to attack. I stayed in my chair and smirked before leaning back to show her I was not fearful of her. "What happened to my powers?" she asked in surprise as she sank back into her chair. I stayed silent as I watched her repeatedly trying to use her powers against me. She was unsuccessful in every attempt. Now all her cockiness was wholly gone, and she was near tears. Leaving in its place a frightened woman.

"I took them. I needed to, didn't I? You just pointed out to me just how weak I am. So clearly, I needed your powers to help build me up. I am going through a lot of my power these days. Carrying Robert's child is draining me. You understand, right? Even if you haven't had a child, you know that they can absorb our power from us. We are all taught that from a young age. I am so glad that Robert will be ecstatic, whether our baby is a wolf, a witch, or a hybrid. I'm hoping they are a hybrid," I told her in a confidential tone. I was happy to see the look of shock on her face.

"No! No, you are not pregnant. How? How could you be?" Adra snapped out.

"Oh, I think you know exactly how it happened, Adra," I winked at her to push her even further. "Robert and I are thrilled about it," I replied, my smile growing even larger by the minute. The anger on her face let me know that I was getting to her now.

"You bitch! You better be glad you took my powers, or I would kill you and your little bastard. I doubt Robert is happy about it. I know you're lying to me. He couldn't be happy about this at all. Stop lying to yourself, Saoirse. So what if you're pregnant? Robert loves me more than you. Why would he come to me unless he cared for me more than you?" Adra asked.

"Because you groomed him, Adra. You rewarded him with praise and all his favorite meals. You slowly got him used to your touching him. That probably took a while to get him to where he would allow you to hold his hand. You probably told him stories about when you were scared- making him think you needed him when you just wanted him. It's how all predators lure their victims," I told her.

"I am not a predator. I love him. Probably more than you do if you are willing to just up and leave him over just a kiss. You are so insecure. That is probably why he doesn't want you as his mate, Saoirse. You are pathetic. I'm sure that's why he chose me over you," Adra smirked. "Saying you're not a predator doesn't make it true, Adra. Just because Robert was a teenager when you started this doesn't mean you didn't do precisely that. You got him convinced that he was your only protector. The only person you could count on in this pack. You forced him to be your go-between with the pack. You then caused a disturbance every time he wasn't the one who brought your delivery to you. You made him feel protective over you with your pitiful, sad stories. Even embellishing them to the point of outright lies, didn't you, Adra?" I asked her. I already knew I was right because I could feel it. Her body stiffened up. Her eyes shifted around the room, refusing to meet mine, which told me I had hit the nail on the head. I glanced over to Anton, and he nodded. I had assumed I was correct, but now I knew I was. Anton looked upset by this revelation, but this wasn't on him. He and Cheryl had been busy with their babies. They hadn't had time to notice. No one had. Robert didn't even know that she was molding him into her perfect boyfriend.

The ranked wolves caved, too, letting Robert be the one to take her delivery. So, she managed to slip through the cracks. They didn't know what she was doing, but she was fully aware of what she was doing. She had set this whole plan into motion. She would not stop until Robert became hers. She proved it by going out and getting the items needed to cast the spells. She was determined not to lose, especially to me. Her teeth were grinding in anger, but she still kept silent.

"I guess you agree with me, which is why you are not defending yourself," I prodded her. I wanted her to lose it. I wasn't going to be done with her until she snapped. That was when the truth would come out.

"I only viewed him as a friend until last year. He was twenty then, and we were both lonely. Our friendship had blossomed into something more. Something beautiful. He makes me happy, and I make him happy, too. I understand him. I listened to him when he talked about his thoughts and feelings. We have a connection beyond the mate bond," Adra told me coldly.

"There is no connection beyond the mate bond for us," Jaxon told her drily. I was glad he interjected here. I was starting to lose my temper, and I didn't want to, not yet. I was saving my anger to deal with her when it was time for her to be sentenced. I still need her to admit this; she will only do that if I push her hard.

"He loves me! He wants me, not her! He came to me to help me out when I needed him. I was having an episode. She didn't want him to go, but he came to me anyway. That tells the whole story of what happened. She is just a placeholder for me. He might find her desirable. I won't deny she is beautiful. But there is more to relationships than just being attractive. His care and concern for me tells me that he loves me, too. You are deliberately keeping us apart. Probably to keep him from telling me that he wants me, not her. Get him back here. He will tell you the same thing," Adra cried out.

I could feel Jaxon looking at me, and I shrugged. I was OK with Robert coming back. Adra had caused me pain. Why wouldn't I give some back to her? I really couldn't turn down this opportunity. It was like she didn't hear a word he had said to her before he left.

A voice rang through the room, catching Adra and I by surprise. "Actually, he didn't want to go, Adra. I was the one who told him he had to. We all knew you did best with him dealing with you, so I ordered him to go to your home. I wasn't aware of what you were doing to him. He didn't either, but we knew he only wanted his mate. I feel terrible that I instructed him to go there. I am sorry, Saoirse. I didn't know, and he didn't mention that you were concerned about something bad happening. He only mentioned that you had a feeling. I was planning on staying with him the whole time. I didn't know that Lena would set a fire like she did. But he didn't go because he had feelings for you. He only went because he is a loyal ranked member of the Black Adder pack. That is the truth. If I had known for one moment what you were planning to do to him, I would have never forced him to come out there with me," Chase's voice was loud and clear inside the interview room.

"You're lying! He cares for me. He has for years. I don't believe you. I want him here right now to tell me that himself," Adra screamed. She now understood that the mirror behind us was a viewing room for the interview room. I had assumed it was because the rest of their group came for this, but they didn't enter the room with us. I had wanted to be the one who drove her over the edge, but I am fine with Chase doing it. I just needed her to be too angry to lie to us. She is there now, and she is pissed. I just wanted to get the truth from her, and I believe we were about to get it.