Chapter 53

Words : 1561 Updated : May 20th, 2025

My hands were fisted, my jaw tight. I was literally shaking. I was so angry that I thought I would burst at any moment. "What the hell is happening?" I could hear King's voice asking, but it sounded so far away. I couldn't control my anger and bitterness as my mind drifted back to the days after I ended up sleeping with Alec. All I could see was Piper turning her back on me. All I could feel was the shattering of my heart and our friendship when she believed that I would drug her brother. That my crush had turned into an obsession and that I had crossed the line by taking advantage of him. Funny how I'm now his second mate. Bet none of those people saw that coming! I tried to control my anger, but it was no use. Every pore of my body screamed. Something inside me was building, and I felt like it was about to explode. I couldn't believe how Alec thought that I was a scheming woman. He didn't know me well, except as his little sister's best friend. Piper's betrayal, however, hurt the most. She knew me. We'd been friends since we were little girls. How could she think so little of me? That I would betray her and her brother? If the whole situation was flipped, I would have believed her. I would have looked for every possible scenario, every single angle. I would have gone above and beyond to prove that she was innocent because I knew her. I knew her heart and the kind of woman she was. Yet she turned on me at the first chance she got, believing what was said just like everyone else. "Sadie!" Someone screamed. “Snap out of it!" I could hear the fear in whoever it was that was calling, but I didn't understand. All I could see was red. All I could feel was anger and betrayal. All I wanted was to destroy. My heart constricted as the memories played over and over in my head. The only time Piper came to visit in the dungeons was to ask why I'd caused her brother so much pain. Why I'd cost him his mate. The bitterness and hatred in her eyes while I was innocent seared my already fragile soul. The last thing she told me was to confess instead of dragging it out. Whatever was building inside me was intense. I couldn't breathe, and my throat was clogged with emotions. I could feel the release starting to happen. I could feel it pouring out of me. Nyx's anger was combined with mine. I didn't know whether mine was feeding her or vice versa. All I knew was that we were one in our fury. Someone shook me—a full body, aggressive kind of shake. Nothing happened, and seconds later I felt a hot sting to my cheek. My head swung to the side, and I blinked rapidly at the unexpected hit. My vision cleared, and I snapped out of whatever it was that had a hold on me. "What the hell?" My head swung back, and I snapped at whoever it was that had slapped me. It was Raven. My eyes narrowed, and I glared at her. "What the hell was that for?" Her breathing was fast and hard. Her eyes were wide, and her mouth agape. It took a second to realize that she was scared. Fear was etched in her eyes. "You were losing control!" she screamed. "I didn't know what else to do." "What are you talking about?" I was so confused. I was angry, but that was it. King stepped forward, fear and uncertainty lingering in his gaze. "Your eyes started glowing white, and then it was like you went into a trance. Your wings came out, and seconds later, the ground began shaking. It was like we were having an earthquake." "We couldn't get to you or Nyx." Raven, who isn't normally shaken, whispered. “I didn't know what else to do since King didn't want to be the one to hit you." It's then I felt the heaviness on my back. I slightly turned around and saw my white wings. Closing my eyes, I imagined them gone, and seconds later they disappeared. My legs weakened, realizing that my emotions caused an earthquake, and I collapsed into my chair. Closing my eyes, I buried my face in my hands. What the hell was happening? How could I lose control like that? "We need to start training as soon as possible," Nyx said, pacing in my mind. "I didn't realize that our power would be much stronger this time." She whispered the last part, more to herself than to me. I didn't think I was meant to hear that, but I did, and it raised more questions. What did she mean by "this time"? She shook herself, seemingly to get it together. "You're already great at hand-to-hand combat. I can fight extremely well in wolf form, so that's no worry. What's left is to train with our powers. I need to teach you how to use and control them." I didn't say anything, but I agreed. If I could cause an earthquake while lost in my anger and bitterness, what else could I do when I lost control? "Sadie?" Raven's voice pulled me from my thoughts. "What happened? Why did you lose control?" I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down and push down my rage. The last thing I needed was to be consumed again. "One of the guards at the gates informed me that Piper was here," I finally said after a while. Even her name tasted bitter in my mouth. "Piper? Alec's sister?" she asked, surprise replacing the fear that was there a few minutes ago. "The one and the same," I replied, feeling exhausted all of a sudden. "Hearing she was here just brought a lot of painful memories. The way she betrayed and turned her back on me, combined with all the things Alec and the rest put me through, consumed me, and I was lost in all the pain, bitterness, and hatred I felt for them." Sighing, I stood up again. I was now restless despite feeling exhausted just moments before. I wanted, no, needed a release, but first, I had to deal with Alec and his pack. I didn't want any more of them just showing up here. "Are you ready to face her?" King asked, hitting the nail straight on the head. "I'm not sure, but it doesn't matter. Alec showing up here made sure that my time hiding was over." I mumbled, staring outside the window. I sucked in a deep breath and then turned to face Raven and King. "Come on, let's go and welcome our guest. Hopefully, she's not here to stay. I'd hate to accidentally hurt her." That idea didn't sound too bad. I'd probably enjoy it just like I enjoyed confronting her brother. I walked past my friends and opened the door before leaving. I headed straight to the living room, ignoring the broken vases, pictures, and art frames. They must have fallen due to the ground shaking. It didn't take long to find her. Her smell led straight to her. She was standing with Alec and hugging him. Micah and Jason were nowhere to be seen. "I found my mate," she told her brother in excitement when they broke apart. "He's just getting our luggage, so you'll meet him in a few." I stomped into the room before stopping a few paces from the duo. "What is she doing in my pack?" I almost yelled, feeling the familiar burning of my anger. Piper turned sharply at my voice and stumbled in shock at seeing me. She hadn't changed much in three years. The only difference was that her hair was longer, now reaching mid-back. "S-Sadie? You're not dead?" she asked through deep breaths, her hands pressing down on her chest, looking like she'd seen a ghost. I sneered at her. "Sorry to disappoint, but your brother never got the job done. Now I asked a question: what are you doing in my pack? As if it isn't bad enough that Alec and his merry band of tormentors are here and have refused to leave, now I have to deal with you too?" "Sadie," Alec growled, shooting daggers at me. He came to stand in front of her, in a move to protect her. He probably remembered how I reacted when I first saw him, and he's afraid I'll hurt his sister. "Shut up," I growled back. "I want you and your pack to leave. Take your sister with you. I don't want any of you near me or my pack." He opened his mouth to say something when the door opened. "What did you carry in this thing, babe? It weighs a ton," a gruff voice said, walking in. Both Alec and I turned at the same time. Everything disappeared when my eyes landed on the man. "You!"

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