Fated To Three, Betrayed By All… Until She Rose novel Chapter 111

111 Bad news.

Leilani.

Work that morning was extremely busy, and after several fruitless negotiations with the Landry group, they finally decided to invest in CUSP’s sister project, TINN.

My hands trembled slightly as we all rose to our feet, a satisfied smile playing on our lips as we shook hands formally.

I turned to Alpha Richard Landry and mouthed to him; “Thank you.”

He smiled-like genuinely smiled, then loud enough that everyone could hear, he drawled; “You’re always welcome, Leilani. And if one day you still want to take up my offer, know that it’s always open.”

A small frown creased my face at his words. I stared up at his weird shade of eyes and calmly asked; “What offer?”

“What other offer have I ever made to you besides wanting you to come work with me?” He joked, causing a few others to turn to us with a smile.

I smiled back too, but because now I was feeling quite uncomfortable, I gently let go of his hand and took a step back, my eyes widening when Jarek materialized beside me.

“Thank you for your kind offer…” he whispered coldly. “But I don’t think Frostclaw is ready… or will ever be ready to let go of a bright beautiful genius like her.”

My face colored a bright shade of red at his words, especially when the snickers around us grew louder. Richard smiled politely at Jarek but I knew for sure that he was fuming.

And then he left.

“So they’re indeed getting married?” Jarek’s voice slipped into my ears, snapping me out of my reverie. I turned fast to face him and nodded, my lashes lowering when I realized that he was talking about Chalice and the triplets.

I mused; “Yes.”

“But what about the mate bond?” He asked softly, and in his eyes, I could see the question he wasn’t asking.

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Why have they refused to reject you even now that they’re getting married to your

sister?

Why won’t they let you go?

And frankly, I didn’t know. I had no idea and it was frustrating to think about it.

The thought of the triplets getting married to Chalice… of them exchanging vows and saying the words; “I do,” filled me with a weird sense of jealousy. And I call it weird because I never thought I could feel that. I never imagined that I would one day be bothered about them despite my burning hatred for them.

And I never imagined that I would one day be so flustered whenever I remembered the kiss I shared with Kael.

And Zevran.

And oh my goddess, never Caelum… can never be Caelum! (2)

While briefing Jarek about everything, I told him about all that happened last night, about how Kael had come to me to ask me to help him out of his marriage. I’d told him about his drunken state and the weird things he said… But I could never bring myself

to tell him about the kiss.

Again, I lowered my head and sighed. “I’ll try rejecting them one more time. I’ll promise them to be good since that’s what they want from me so much. Hell, I may even agree to work with them now, on the condition that they let me go. I know they want the money… the deal… so they’ll do it.”

An emotion akin to disbelief flashed in Jay’s eyes before he looked away and rose to his feet. “I doubt they’ll do it since they’re so head bent on punishing you. But you can try.”

But I didn’t pay attention to his words. My eyes were on his face instead, and I couldn’t help wondering why he looked so… angry, so cold. So frustrated.

Was he beginning to feel exactly what I feel whenever I remember that he’s still linked

to Keisha?

Does he now understand my pain whenever her name is mentioned?

He looked downcast. Sad. And that made me guilty. I drawled; “…Jay?”

“Huh?”

Deciding to lighten his mood, I leaned forward and smiled; “I think I now know what

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perfect gift I should get them for their wedding,” I said softly, finally catching his

attention.

He turned to me, his eyes curious and scrutinizing, as he asked; “And what might that be? A car? A house? Some motherfucking drama?”

“Some evidence.”

He froze. “Leilani…?” Then shaking his head as if to dispel some of the thoughts in his head, he added; “What evil do you have up your sleeves right now?”

“A ton of evil,” I answered frankly. “But it’s nothing worse than the things they’ve done to me in the past.”

“And you’re repaying evil with greater evil…” he drawled with a smile. “I’m not judging you… I love that actually. Now, tell me, what do you intend to do?”

For the first time that day, I felt an excited flutter in my chest at the thought of the things I had planned. Hell, I could already imagine Chalice’s mortified face when she sees ‘my gift. I leaned forward, smiling widely as my eyes met his. And then I told him everything.

I told him about my plan to release all the evidence we’ve been stockpiling on Chalice; starting with the feigned pregnancy, to the things she’d said at the sauna, and to every other thing she’d said to me in the past.

I told him about what I’ve been having Agnes do at my father’s house for the past few days and how I intended to use the evidence to my advantage.

His smile was wider than a million stars when I finished talking. He leaned against his chair, his eyes gleaming with malicious delight as he muttered; “That’s dramatic as fuck… but you know me, I may not look like it, but I love drama.”

I chuckled then, finally feeling some of the weight that’s been pressing down on me ever since the beginning of the day, dissipate.

I sighed and leaned away from him to start arranging the files on my desk when suddenly, his voice came again. He asked; “You never mentioned telling them about her infidelity…”

I spun around, my eyes meeting his as I answered coldly. “Because that’s none of my business. I know that the triplets would never forgive infidelity… and call me a witch but I want them all to be together. That’s their punishment, their ruin for choosing

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her.”

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