Scarlet clenched her jaw. Of course, her mother would do this; she was the kind of woman who would do absolutely anything to make sure that her precious mama boy doesn’t lose his precious position as the enforcer. Which was foolish if someone asked her; Ricky was not weak enough to be kicked out of that position just because his sister ran away from the pack.
Their Alpha might be half cuckoo, but he is not a fool.
"Right, and you believe her?" Scarlet scoffed. No one in their right mind should be trusting her mother. That woman was a sucker for attention, no doubt a trauma reaction that she received after Inez’s father dumped her. That woman didn’t do well when she was not the centre of attention, and it showed.
Even now, she was trying to get as much attention as she could with Inez gone. She didn’t care that Inez was part siren and a latent, a combination so deadly that she might lose her life before any of them could even find her.
Evelyn looked at Scarlet. Her eyes were pinned eerily on her. For two seconds, the woman didn’t say anything and simply looked at her. But then she parted her lips and said sternly, "Of course, I don’t. But time is running out, Scar. The competition is right around the corner, and with Inez gone, what do you think I can even do?"
"Maybe you can use your brain and try to make a draft on your own for once," Scarlet remarked with her eyes rolling in their sockets. She glanced at the woman who was smaller than her and stated in a quiet voice, "You have worked together with my sister for so long; you should at least know something, right?"
Red blotched Evelyn’s cheeks as she glared at Scarlet. She said to her, "You better hope that we find her, Scar. Dom’s patience is wearing thin, and I don’t believe he will wait any longer unless you tell him where Inez went."
"How many times do I have to say it, damn it?" Scarlet snapped. "I don’t know."
Evelyn scoffed as if she did not believe it. She then returned to checking out more dresses, and Scarlet let out a long-suffering sigh. She wished she could return home and do something worthwhile. But with her job taken and put on hold, she had nothing to do other than sleep and read books on healing.
She glanced at the woman who was still looking for a new dress and turned to sit down on the bench that had a plush couch. Scarlet had hardly sat down when another person walked over.
With a raise of her head, Scarlet looked at the redhead who was looking down at her.
"Can I sit next to you?" the woman asked.
Scarlet frowned but nodded as she shifted to one side.
The redhead sat down next to her. She didn’t speak for a while, and Scarlet didn’t expect her to, as the two of them were nothing but strangers. But then —
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