Chapter 16: Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Brielle

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I looked for another black dress because I didn’t want to wear anything bought by him, though it was still a question for him: how did he manage to buy them? Was he there? Keeping an eye on me?

But unfortunately, neither did I find any other black dress nor did I find the answer to my question. It looked like he had not just placed this black gown but replaced all other choices for me, leaving me with no option but to wear what he

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wanted.

I cursed him in my mind and asked Rory to help me get ready.

“If you don’t mind, then can I remove this pearl pendant from your n*eck?” Rory asked as the pendant wasn’t going great with my gown. I rarely removed that pendant because it was gifted to me by my

mother, and she had asked me not to remove it from my n*eck.

“Okay. But keep it safe. It is dear to me,” I said, thinking of wearing it back after a party.

Alph Tristan arrived just a moment after I got ready, and

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watching me in the clothes that he didn’t buy, he frowned. He signaled Rory to leave.

I had barely opened my mouth to explain to him what exactly happened when he slammed my head against the wall, grabbing my throat.

“Just because I’m ignoring your disrespectful behavior, that doesn’t mean you can do whatever you want.” Tears dwelled in my eyes because of pain. He let me go quickly and glared at me. “The next time you repeat something like that, then you will see the worst side of me,” he warned, not caring to listen to my side of the

story.

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“Let’s go now,” he said, walking away from me. No matter how much I controlled it, a lone tear sl*pped from my eyes, and I saw a pearl falling on the ground from nowhere. I wiped my tears and bent down to pick up the pearl that dropped

a moment ago.

‘From where did it fall?‘

I didn’t have time to figure it out because my jerk fiance was waiting for me. I was glad that I didn’t forgive him earlier because he proved that his apology was baseless.

The moment we reached the party, my eyes landed on Raya, who was wearing the same

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gown and n*ecklace that Tristan bought for me. I was sure that he would have seen that too, but I didn’t look at him

because I didn’t want to hear

how sorry he was again for misunderstanding me.

Murmurs and whispers began in the whole ballroom about how beautiful I was looking, how great we were looking together, and how I stole the limelight from Raya, who was looking the most beautiful until I arrived.

I kept smiling like a doll, acting like nothing happened for a moment, until my eyes found his red eyes. I quickly looked away because I was scared that

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he might see what I was hiding behind the smile.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Tristan asked when we were surrounded by no one.

“Really? You still have the guts to ask me that question?” I mocked him. “Did you give me a chance to speak? Anyway, leave it.” I dismissed the topic.

“I’m sor…”

“Don’t.” I cut him in between and gave him a stern look. “You can apologize over and over, but if your actions don’t change, the words become meaningless.” I felt him flinching for a second.

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“I’m sorry, but if you don’t mind, can you tell me now?” He asked.

“No,” I denied right away. I saw him mind–linking someone. The next thing, I saw him walking towards Raya furiously. I thought he might argue with her privately, but instead, he insulted her in front of her. Once he was done with her, he gave an earful lecture to Jade about changing the shopping bags.

I bet it would have been Rory who would have told him everything.

“Stop playing cheap tricks, Raya. Because next time, I will

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throw you out of the pack. Don’t forget that by messing with Brielle, you’re messing with me.“He growled and roughly pulled the n*ecklace from her n*eck, making Raya cry in pain.

“And you…” He growled, looking at Jade. “I don’t care if this happened because of a communication gap or whatever. I will send you back to your father’s pack because I don’t want stupid whores like you in my pack,” Tristan insulted her.

I bit my l*ps while grinning at his words.

‘Bri, save me, please. I didn’t

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do anything intentionally. Hell, Raya took advantage of me,’ Jade mind linked. Acting like a

savior sister, I went to Tristan’s side and held his arm, hoping for him to calm down because that was how we would look like a perfect couple.

And he played. If looks could kill, then I would have already been dead. That was the exact look Raya was giving me.

I wanted to laugh at her. She wanted to insult me by sending me that dress, but I ended up getting insulted instead.

“Are you happy now?” Tristan asked once the drama ended.

“Excuse me?”

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“I punished those who dared to hurt you.”

I rolled my eyes at his words. before speaking. “If you’re expecting me to praise you, then that’s not happening, Tristan. More than them,

you’re my culprit; are you going to punish yourself too?” I

questioned him and didn’t

receive any response from

him. “Bloody hypocrite,” I

muttered.

At the same time, I heard the announcement of the couple’s dance, which was going to start with our dance.

The light dimmed and

romantic music started in the

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background as he led me

towards the dance floor. I knew this meant nothing to me, but throughout the time, I felt like betraying my mate who was watching me, more like digging holes into my head with his angry glares.

I knew he was cheating on my back, but still, I was scared of his reaction watching me in his brother’s arms, wrapping my hand around his n*eck and my b*dy pressed against his.

I was so engrossed in thinking about it that I missed

observing how Tristan’s eyes were not leaving my face until he whiffed my scent.

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“What are you doing?” I asked in a low tone, feeling uncomfortable. Thankfully,

the whole area was sealed with

magic, so no Lycans or werewolves could listen to what others were whispering.

“Nothing, just acting,” he mumbled, to which I nodded my head, praying in mind to end this dance, and the

moment it did, my eyes

widened in shock when he

perked at my l*ps in front of

everyone.

They cheered and clapped for us, but for me, it left a bitter taste in my mouth.

I looked around in search of

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him and didn’t find him

anywhere. He might be very furious. I excused myself from the party, lying about my tiredness.

I wasn’t sure whether Tristan would let me go or not, but thankfully he did. In fact, he himself dropped me outside

my room.

Walking inside my room, I removed the diamond earring and walked inside the

washroom, washing my face repeatedly and rubbing my l*ps repeatedly.

“The guilt of cheating on me won’t go away this easily.” I

tried not to act shocked,

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watching him in the mirror. I saw this coming.

Taking a deep breath, I said something I should have done

a lot before: “Let’s reject each other.”

#TBC

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