Tris & Arthur
Iris
Suddenly, as I''m reading the legal letter, a sharp knock at the door breaks through the silence. I fold the letter quickly and tuck it into my dress pocket, then open the door without checking first-a mistake.
Selina is standing there.
"We need to talk," she says, pushing past me into the apartment without waiting for an invitation.
I turn to face her, my hand gripping the doorknob. "Leave. There''s nothing to talk about."
"You''ve ruined everything," she hisses, ignoring my request for her to leave. "Do you have any idea what you''ve done? Arthur just publicly humiliated me''in front of everyone who matters in Ordan."
My breath catches. "What are you talking about?"
"He announced that our engagement is over." She spits the words at me like venom. "In front of the entire gallery. Years of nning, of positioning myself, of loving him, all destroyed because he couldn''t keep it in his pants around you."
I stand frozen, processing her words. Arthur ended the engagement after all? Publicly?
"You should have taken the money and nevere back," Selina hisses, stepping closer. "All those years ago. You could have livedfortably in Bo''Arrocan, you could have"
"I didn''t want it," I cut her off, folding my arms across my chest. My eyes flick to my phone sitting on the kitchen counter, and I begin to move toward it, wondering
if I should call the police before this gets out of hand. Which it will.
Selina''s eyes sh. "Bullshit. All you ever cared about was money."
"No, I didn''t. I never cared about any of that."
"Please." Selina rolls her eyes. "We both know you''re just a gold-digger whotched onto a rich Alpha the second you have a chance. You happily let Arthur take care of you for years so you wouldn''t have to work."
I step forward, my hands balling into fists at my sides. "I''ve never chosen Arthur for his money. I chose him because I love him. I''ve always loved him. Even if he were dirt poor, I would have stayed with him."
"Love?" Selina scoffs. "You know nothing about Arthur or what he needs. You''re just a human-a distraction. You can''t give him what I can."
"And what''s that? A loveless political marriage? A partner who only cares about power and status?"
Her smile turns cruel. "A true understanding of what it means to be an Alpha. Strength. Children who can carry on his legacy. Even though that kid of yours is a wolf, that hybrid freak will never amount to anything. He''s too much like his mother."
I think of Miles, sleeping peacefully upstairs, unaware of any of this. I''d like to keep it that way, so I keep my voice low and steady as I say, "You don''t know anything about my son. And furthermore, he''s not a wolf. He''s a human."
"Is he?" As if she expected this, Selina reaches into her purse and pulls out a folded document. She thrusts it toward me with a malicious little smile. "Take a look."
With shaking hands, I unfold the paper. It''s a test result. A DNA test.
"Wolf gene expression: positive."
My stomach drops. This has to be some kind of a trick. How could I possibly believe anything Selina has to say? Miles isn''t an Alpha wolf-he''s a human. Like me. The doctor told me so when I was pregnant.
And yet, somehow, I can''t find a lie in her eyes. Miles...
"What is this?" I ask, my voice hardly more than a whisper,
Selina''s smile turns triumphant. "Aw. He didn''t tell you, did he?" She jerks her chin toward the document. "I found that in his office. Look at the date."
I stare at the paper, my mind racing. The date is set to weeks ago. Has Arthur known for weeks that Miles is a wolf and not a human? He''s known all this time, and he hasn''t said a word to me? What is he trying to hide from me?
Selina suddenly takes the paper back from my limp fingers. "Why do you think he''s suddenly so interested in. ying daddy? It''s not because he loves you, Iris. It''s because he wants an Alpha heir. That''s all Miles is to him- political currency. Today''s Bonus Offer