ESTELLE
“MY LIFE IS RUINED! EVERYTHING IS RUINED!!” Jerome screamed out in rage, paving around our car.
We had parked along the road, after leaving Argon’s mansion. The fire from the heated battle had sunk into our brain, causing us to stop halfway in our journey, just to cool our heads.
Although, Jerome was the one who brought the drive to a halt. He couldn’t bear the fact that he was removed from his position by Argon.
He had to rush into our car when Argon’s guards threatened to toss us like rags outside the gate. Now he’s circling our vehicle like a circus freak, yelling at the top of his voice.
“No, no, no… NO!” He roared, stamping his feet on the floor like a mad man, who’s trying to shake the earth by force.
“WILL YOU STOP THAT NONSENSE!” Father sparked out at Jerome, glaring at the fallen Beta.
“Can’t you close your mouth for one second?! You are giving me nothing but headaches here!” He groaned out, rubbing his forehead.
When Jerome heard this, he didn’t do as father had instructed but increased the volume of his voice. “Don’t try to control me, Alpha Deron! This is all yours and your daughter’s fault! You two have ruined my life!”
“Excuse me?” I gasped at Jerome’s words, getting offended. In anger, I said, ” Don’t blame my father and I for your misfortune, you filthy man. You are the one who caused your problems yourself. You weren’t careful!”
“Oh, shut it!” He yelled at me, showing no respect to me or to my father. “Look at who is talking. Miss Bride-to-be, future Luna, mother of the Alpha’s heir… You are the main cause of our problem here!” Jerome accused, pointing his finger directly at me.
I gasped at his action, looking at my father to see what he’d do. But father just leaned against the car, with his hands covering his face in frustration.
“You know very well that the baby was the reason you won Alpha Argon back, right? But I don’t know what happened to that brain of yours, that you decided to kill the child! You killed the baby and began to act all innocent, accusing someone else for your crime!” Jerome threw back, demonstrating how I cried at the mansion.
“It was the poison. Brielle did it. Isn’t that right, Estelle?”
A mocking grin appeared across Jerome’s face, as he clapped and began to call me names! “Pathetic! Worthless! All you do is sit around, go to your model nonsense, and come back to ruin plans that took thousands of years to come up with! You are the reason for my misfortune, Estelle! You are Useless!”
“SHUT UP!” I yelled at Jerome, breathing heavily. My whole body was shaking at this disrespect from a mere wolf like him.
“How dare you talk to me like that! Have you forgotten who I am?!” I pointed at myself, reminding Jerome of my status.
He just scoffed, rolling his eyes at me. And that infuriated me.
“Daddy! Can you hear him? He’s accusing me of…” I paused on facing my father. His eyes had fallen on me unknowingly, and… they didn’t look friendly one bit.
What I saw was a bleeding man, who was trying to find his path. My father gave the sign of a ferocious beast, ready to pounce on his prey, no matter who it was.
He has never looked at me that way before.
“Even your father knows that you’re useless, Estelle,” Jerome jeered at me, cackling like a lunatic. “It’s crystal clear on his face. You spoilt everything with your stupidity! Only the goddess knows why you chose to destroy all our hard work and Why you did so. Huh Estelle? Why? ”
The look in father’s eyes made me weak. I had to shamefully look away from his point and back at this loud animal before us.
I refused to give him any response, but crossed my arms, looking the other way.
“What could have pushed you into such a heinous act?! You asked for the Alpha, you got him as you wanted, and just like that… Puff! You lost him. What is the reason behind your action, Estelle?”
“Stop asking me all these stupid questions. You are on your own, if you think I’m going to listen to your rubbish,” I fired back, trying to silence Jerome. Still, he wasn’t going to give in. He was bent on making me accept my crime.
“You can call it whatever you want, but I’m sure that you killed that baby just to please your secret lover outside.”
“What?!” My mouth dropped at the disgusting statement Jerome made. Is he calling me a whore?
“Isn’t that the truth? Why else will you kill that baby, after crying at Argon’s feet for a second chance? You have another man who pleases your sexual urges, isn’t it? ”
“How dare you?!” I shouted, storming towards Jerome. He has gone too far with his nonsense!
Before I could grab him and show him what I’m capable of, Father stepped in at once. He grasped Jerome from the neck and lifted him off the floor. I watched how Jerome choked in Father’s grip, struggling to set himself free.
“How dare you call my daughter a whore, you useless, good for nothing wolf! ” He sparked, tossing Jerome to the ground hard with his strength.
Jerome coughed and crawled away from us, staggering to his feet while gasping for air.
Finally, I could feel my father’s love for me again. He stood in my front, defending my image before this clown.
“You have forgotten that I am an Alpha and my daughter has a higher position than you. What are you before us? You are nothing but a common wolf, thrown out of the only place you called home. Your Alpha has disowns you. You have nothing.”
His words struck Jerome’s heart deeply. I could see his face turning red in anger.
Perfect!
Father delivered more wrenching words to Jerome, silencing the fool within seconds. He couldn’t speak back at us but shivered in his spot.
“I would have gotten my men to beat you up to nothing, but I don’t want them to get their hands dirty. Who knows if your bad luck would ruin my home, ” Father scoffed out.
Now I felt confident on seeing how Jerome’s pride fell in an instant. He had no one to back him up, nor does he have his position like before.
He is now a complete loser.
His body vibrated at the insults he received from my Dad. His hands tightened into a fist, hungry to launch it at someone.
I felt like laughing at this moron, but ceased when he bursted out, pointing at us, ” You two made me a pawn in your dirty game and destroyed my reputation. I won’t forget this, and that’s a promise.”
“Get lost! ” Father glowered at Jerome, signaling the guards over.
They were coming closer to handle Jerome, who began to draw his steps away from us, snapping his fingers in vexation.
“This isn’t over! You’re going to need me one day, and trust me, that will be the day I make you two kiss my feet. You’ll regret ever crossing paths with me!”
“GET LOST!” I shouted, grabbing my shoe and throwing it right at Jerome. But it didn’t meet him, since he was already a distance away from us.
I was panting out in my spot, trying to get myself. I turned around to hug my father for having my back like always, but…
“Get in the car,” He ordered in a cold voice, dimming his scary eyes at me.
My whole body shivered when I saw how his eyes flashed brightly. It read nothing but fury.
I gulped down my saliva, feeling my chest pumping with speed.
Father stood aside, staring at me while I made my way into his car.
“What’s he going to do? No, I shouldn’t overreact. Daddy is an understanding man. I’m sure he wants me to just get into the car and that’s all,” I believed, sitting down on the seats, shaking.
But the aura coming from him read a different meaning. It brought fear to my heart.