t, each floor coming up as if it were t

glossy doors was a troubled woman, with messy hai

r stomach that was still free of a baby

a inhaled deeply. The corridor was in fro

y of hope in what she considered

he only thing she could hold on was the hope that Ryder went back on his

the corridor appeared to be very long

eamlike feel of the entire scene. By the time she got to the

dark room. Kendra froze, the hair on the back of her neck s

pened the door a littl

t was the bedside lamp and it gave out a warm light

he sound was almost inaudible e

the loving warmth she'd grown accustomed to, repl

the hell are y

"You called me, remember?

hing with rage. "I did no such thing. And how can you just batch i

... the door was already open. I

groaned, his voice laden w

to the bathroom diverted her attention. The door opened and w

pt for the towel that covered h

pounding fast as

ick and sugary. "What are you doin

the clothes thrown all over the floor, the messy bed, and the air that had the feel

voice cracked. ''This cannot b

less. ''You should go, Kendra," Aria

s, facing Aria. "You are supposed to be my best fr

s not a big deal, Kendra," Aria said, "I was just... c

. The betrayal cut deep into her heart. "Ryder, please. Tell me t

nstinctively moving to cup her stomach. "Those picture

her name," Ryder growle

He grabbed Kendra's arm roughly, his grip bruising. "You're going to le

chest. The love that brought them together was now a fragile thing that was breaking, as

d to her knees and looked at Ryder with puffy eyes full of

"You have no idea what that word means. You better cle

r and the sound made her feel like she was buried alive. She sl

ad gone sour. It was only a few weeks ago when she and Ryder

e ever cared for. The weight of her situation came in full force

f she was walking through thick sludge; her mind was h

sat on a bench that was under an old oak tree. The night breeze

ll. Look w

who was walking towards her, fully cl

cquaintance, between them. In Aria's eyes, was

from crying. I believed we were friends at least that is what

er? Ha, you were just a tool to me, Kendra. I wanted R

nd feebly, her hand going to her belly again.

ke me laugh. Ryder deserves so much better than a pathetic little omega like you. The

e had been feeling. Her wolf woke up, and she could fee

yone to speak ill of

you lost, Ryder is mine now and there is nothing you can do about it. You are all alone with no one to he

ave when suddenly Aria's palm res

rs and in between the multipl

spat out venomously, her eyes fixed on Kendr

heel getting stuck on the surface of the

turn as Kendra fel

and unyielding. The sickening sound of shattering glass filled the ai

ng. She looked down in horror to see a jagged piece of broken bottle protr

ing over the wound, trying to stop the bleeding. "Please,

d soundtrack to Kendra's nightmare. "Oops. Looks like you

hild. She hadn't even had the chance to know it, to choose a name, to dr

down her cheeks nonstop. "I'm so sorry, li

ing to the encroaching darkness was Aria's

to happen to poor, clumsy Kendra, would we? Such a shame..

a final, desperate hope: that somehow, ag

t in a world that had