Chapter 33
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Darryl’s laughter echoed in her mind at Howard’s words. He was pissed but he found the stupid Beta funny. Well, it was meant to be so a d Darryl hoped that he remained stupid. Diana wanted to laugh along with him but she remembered that she was currently staging an act and laughing would probably give her out since Howard could sense every little thing, instead she furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at him with a determined expression.
” I will remember his name and I will remember the rest of my memories so you and my brother will pay for this I promise!”
He laughed at her courage and leaned towards her again as if he wanted to kiss her but he didn’t, instead, he whispered to her with a mock shudder.” Oh, I’m so scared!”
“You must think you are still Decanal. You are just a weak wolfless female, you cannot even protect yourself. You should be a good girl and accept my love that I’m so willing to give you instead of making your brother and I, your enemy” Brushing a loose strand of her hair behind her ears. He ignored the disgusted reaction on her face before standing up. He took a deep breath and stared at her with a soft expression.
” We were so perfect, even at the beginning. I loved you first and I have always loved you since then until he showed up. What is so bad about me that you won’t choose me?” He said, his voice getting aggressive at the end.
” He is my mate! The one whom the moon goddess paired with me, my only soulmate. Do you think the soul potion will bind my soul to you forever? Keep dreaming, like every other spell, this one will also break and fade away and that is when I have my revenge for making me go through the pain of losing my mate” She crackled at the end which crept him out, her laughter sent chills down his spine but he masked his fear with ignoring her threats. Even though her words scared him, he still didn’t take her seriously. To him, she was like an injured puppy who didn’t have a choice but to bark at him. He knew her words were all bark and no bite, there was no way she was going to get Decanal back. He and Leonard will make sure of that.
Cutting through the tension with a knife he spoke softly at her. ” I will have your food brought to you, eat and sleep, we have a wedding to plan,” he said walking away from her, he was about to open the door when her voice stopped him.
” To hell with you and your food! I rather starve!” She yelled but as he turned around to look at her, she suddenly burst into laughter.
” Oh, you thought I would say that? Haha, I will eat, eat to my fill, and gain enormous strength. I will survive and live to see you pay for your sins” she continued while he was dumbfounded with nothing to say. He only replied with a slight hiss.
” After you drink that soul potion and finally become mine. I will remind you of your bluffing today” He said stepping out of the house and locking the door behind him. He took a deep breath, Even though he hated to see her like this, if he doesn’t take this step, she will never be his and he will be Damned to allow her to slip from his hands again.
Immediately he locked the door, Brittany appeared from afar holding a little pink pouch that she quickly hid away from his sight. Even though the day was dark already, she couldn’t risk him seeing it or noticing her holding it.
” Brittany?” He called noticing the woman moved closer to the house. She ignored him totally and went straight to the door only to find it tightly locked. She rushed after him immediately with a pissed look on her face.
” Now you lock her in now? After forcing her to marry you? Wow.. You are more despicable than I thought” She said with enough contempt in her eyes that could kill him if it were wolfsbane.
” Watch your mouth, Brittany! I will not tolerate such insults from you. I am still the Beta of this pack” He pointed his finger at her with a warning tone but she wasn’t fazed. He took a deep breath and faced her fully, towering over her in an attempt to intimidate her.
” You knew” He scoffed. She folded her hands between holding his gaze ” What?” she spat.
” You knew she has started gaining her memories and you hid it from us” He pointed his fingers at her but she never flinched.
” She has remembered her past? That is nice then, I’m so glad she does now”
He stared at her for a while before jamming her chest with the key to the house. He doesn’t trust her one bit but she looked innocent enough even when He asked her. She was only looking out for Diana but she was still against him.
” You better not help her escape” He growled and she only smiled.
” And if I helped her out of the house, where would she go? When you have the pack locked in an Oblivion? Enjoy your little happiness while it lasts but know for sure that one day, The soul potion effect will wear off one day and you will pay for your sins” She spat before storming off to the house without looking back. He only sighed and continued walking towards the pack house. His wolf was eerily quiet and that was strange, Sky could have surfaced and attacked Brittany for challenging that much but the wolf was quiet. It bothers him a little bit but only Diana occupied his mind at the moment.
The sounds of the key jingling wiped out the smile from Diana’s face. She was busy making jokes with Darryl’s voice in her mind immediately Howard left her alone.
” You are such a great actress little one” He had mused and she wiped her tears with her hands. She sat down comfortably on the cushion after drinking a glass of water to soothe her hoarse throat.
” What can I say? I have talent.” She chuckled.
” We just have to get Decanal and finally you will be out of their clutches”
” But what if I couldn’t find Decanal before I drink the soul potion?” She asked, a worried expression on her face, she could hear him sigh deeply.
” You don’t have to worry about the soul potion. Once I kill that idiot, the effect will wear off and you will remain mine” He said darkly and she smiled. She remembered that part of him that was always ready to kill any man who stepped out of their boundaries.
” Someone is coming,” He said and soon the sound of the keys jingling followed. The smile disappeared from her face and she switched to a sad moody expression immediately. Her almost clear eyes were becoming red again and she sniffed a little bit to bring out tears.
The front opened and Brittany stepped in. She went straight to the living room and found Diana sitting alone on the sofa with dried and fresh tears on her face. She sighed moving closer to her.
” Poor thing” She muttered sitting beside Diana who only sniffed in response.
” How did he find out that you were getting your memories back?” Brittany asked looking very worried.
” I asked him if he was my mate. Brittany, did you know they have been lying to me since? Both my brother and Howard” She sobbed.
” I’m sorry,” Brittany said rubbing circles on Diana’s back to comfort her. She pitied the poor girl, She was lied to by her sibling and is now being forced to drink a soul potion and mate with another man when she had just remembered her mate.
” Did you get what I asked you?” Diana asked wiping her fake tears away, she looked serious suddenly and faced Brittany.
” It took me forever before I could lure the Alpha out of his office but I did it anyway and I …”
” Where is the key?” Diana cut her off stretching out her palm to her.
” Calm your titties girl, here it is” Taking out the pink pouch she hid from Howard earlier, she placed it on Diana’s stretched palm.
” At last” Diana breathed taking out the key inside, she could taste her freedom.