TWISTED FATES BOOK 2: EVEN MORE TWISTED

Sammie

The moment I saw Dasha, all I could think of doing was ripping that snarky-ass grin off her face.

My fangs and claws extended, and my eyes were now completely black. I went to lunge at the bitch but was met with the snarling growl of the wolf that now stood in front of her.

Devon and Slade.

They were protecting her.

From me.

Why?

The sound of laughter broke the silence of every confused person standing in the entry hallway.

Slade paced guardedly in front of Dasha, growling at all of us while Dasha just laughed mockingly at us.

What. The. Actual Hell. Was going on here?

“Oh, my Goddess! You know, I always heard about how male wolves were very protective of their pups, but I must say they definitely didn’t do it justice.”

“What the fuck are you babbling about, Dasha?”

“Pups, Sammie. You know that thing that a walking corpse such as yourself cant produce without the help of magics.”

I growled. For some reason, I was not enjoying where Dasha’s little shit talk was leading.

“What does a pup have to do with anything. I don’t even see any pups here, and who the hell is protecting a pup, Dasha?”

She arched her eyebrow, looking at me as if I were missing the obvious.

“My pup Sammie. Or should I say mine and Devon’s pup? Isn’t that right, lover?”

She turned and looked at Devon/Slade, who was still in wolf form.

I just stood there trying to process her words and see through the lies she was spewing from her poisonous lips.

“Oh … you didn’t know? He didn’t tell you about our night together? The night we made this little bundle of joy in my womb?” She taunted while rubbing her rounded belly.

I found my eyes were drawn to her stomach and a small gasp escaped my lips. I saw it—the small bump protruding from her stomach. I shook my head frantically, trying to remove the image from my head. This couldn’t be. She had to be lying. I mean, that’s what she does, right?

I looked at Devon for reassurance. He had transformed back into his human form. Like a coward, he avoided my gaze altogether. I could hear someone quickly leave then return. It was from Michael. He tossed a pair of basketball shorts over to Devon since he was standing there bare as the day he was born.

I assumed Michael didn’t want Devon’s naked body displayed in front of his mate. Eh, male wolves and their possessive ways, you know.

I had wanted to deny Dasha’s declarations. But Devon’s silence was instilling a chilling fear in my bones that she wasn’t lying. The longer his silence, the louder the truth was becoming. My stomach twisted into a nauseating know. Part of me didn’t want to hear his truth. For some reason, my mouth could not form any words preventing me from asking him if it was true. The madness and pain were assuring me that I didn’t want to know. At this moment and time, I didn’t want to actually hear his words because once I heard them, it would make what was happening right now all too real.

I didn’t want to hear his truth. I couldn’t.

The heavy weight that surrounded the inhabitants of my foyer created a painfully uncomfortable silence.

Aiden finally addressed the elephant in the room, provoking the entire scenario in front of us to soar past the safe borders beyond the point of no return.

“I-is … is it true, Dev? Is what this bitch saying true? Is that your pup she’s carrying?

Devon just looked up at Aiden and slowly nodded his guilt-ridden head, his eyes slowly reddening from unshed tears.

“You fucking cheated on Sammie?! You cheated on my FUCKING SISTER FOR THAT WHORE?!”

Aiden began to shake as if his wolf, Jericho, was trying to break free and attack the man standing shamelessly in front of him. Astrid tried to calm him, and then without warning, the twisted circus of chaos ensued. Michael and Shay began yelling at Devon, Devon yelling back at them; Astrid was crying, trying to soothe Aiden. Aiden was painstakingly trying to reel his wolf Jericho in, and Dasha … she just stood silently in the doorway. Smiling.

I could feel myself becoming lost to the sounds around me. I could feel myself slipping away. The outraged voices of everyone dissipated off into the distance.

I was alone.

The creeping pain brought me a morbid sense of déjà vu.

Once again, I was betrayed. Once again, I wasn’t good enough. Once again, Dasha was able to take what was once mine. I was done. I didn’t want nor need this pain, not again. The sharp pains prickling at my insides were alerting me that I could not survive it either. I wouldn’t. There was only so much one person can take, and it appears that my scalding cup of suffering was officially full and overflowing.

I called upon Samantha and let her know what we needed to do. We needed to merge as one. I needed to break free from the revulsion of my misery. She acquiesced immediately without another word.

Little electric shocks tremored within me. In an instant, I felt a shift in my brain, in my core. I was me, but not. A tinge of anguish began to worm its way into my heart, and I shut the door on it, sealing it up tight. I would shed no tears for the man in front of me. He was no mate of mine.

I silently watched everyone before my eyes settled on the one who was the bane of my existence. Dasha.

She looked at me smugly, and I smiled in return; a look of confusion crossed over her vile face.

This mad circus of chaos was boring me. It was time to put a stop to it.

“ENOUGH!!!”

The power of my voice caused everyone to stop and snap their heads over in my direction.

I looked directly at Dasha then spoke with no emotion. No hint of sadness or anger. I just spoke.

“Dasha, thank you. Thank you for enlightening me on my mate’s infidelity and the fact that he will soon be the father of his whore’s bastard pup. Now, to be honest, I was going to rip your heart out and kill you, but in gratitude for my enlightenment, I am allowing you to leave my house and this property freely. I suggest doing so immediately as my generosity has a minimal time span. To add levity to my words, I have notified the higher ranks on this territory that you are currently trespassing, and they will be here shortly. So be a good little skank and leave. Right. Now.”

A growl escaped Devon at my threat, and Dasha smirked.

“Fine, Fine, Sammie. I did what I wanted for today anyway. And can I just say it was every bit as eventful as I had imagined? The looks on all your faces were truly wonderful. Now I need to take this little guy home. I have such great plans for him, you know.” She then turned her attention over to Dev and smirked. “Devon baby, thanks for giving me what I wanted. I’ll make sure to have our little pup pay you a visit when the time is right.”

Instantly she teleported out of sight.

Devon immediately broke out of whatever defensive father mode he had been in and looked at me. He seemed so remorseful I almost allowed myself to care.

Ahh … I did say almost. But not quite, my friends.

Nay Nay.

I stood silently, watching him as he quickly made his way over to me.

“Sammie … baby, please. Please listen. I know it looks- “

I could only laugh. Was someone seriously trying to talk his way out of this? Every single thing about Devon’s behavior for the last month made sense now. It was all so clear. He cheated on me and tried to hide himself away as if it would make it all go away.

Pathetic.

I could see the hurt in his eyes due to my demeanor. I felt no guilt over it. He is the one that caused this. Now I have to be the one to finish it.

“You know Devon. I thought for sure that this time we’d make it. I would have bet my life on it. That’s how sure I was. That’s how much I loved you, but you betrayed me. Maybe if it were any other woman, I could have forgiven you. But you cheated on me with her. With the person who has inflicted so much pain in my life. The person who killed my … my Jareth. The evil bitch that killed me. You chose her. That, I cannot forgive. Not now, not ever.”

I took a step away from him and looked him directly in the eyes, saying the one thing that would make everything between us come to an end.

“I, Samantha Hunter, reject you, Alpha Devon Montgomery as my mate. I relinquish any and all ties to the Blood Moon Pact and your potential Luna.”

Devon dropped to his knees in pain. He clutched his chest and began trembling as our bond was being ripped away from his body.

I, however, felt nothing.

I looked up at the stunned faces of my friends.

“I’m leaving. I don’t know for how long, but I just need to go. Astrid, Shay, this home is just as much yours as it is mine, so you are welcome to treat it as such in my absence. Michael and Aiden, please make sure to remove your Alpha and all of his belongings from my home immediately. Thanks, everyone, and sorry for my abrupt departure.”

I didn’t allow for any responses and dashed out of the front door. Out of my home. Away from the last person that I would ever allow to break my heart.