<h4>Chapter 496: 496-Greed For My Mate Ruined The n</h4>


    <strong>Troy:</strong>


    I heard some noise earlier outside my room, and when I opened the door, I saw Fauna enter Haiden’s bedroom.


    So I returned to my bed.


    "I think he likes her," my wolfmented, and I smiled, thinking about him being out of the equation.


    "Well, then that leaves just Yorick and Ian as mypetition," I added.


    "Aren’t you the one who was convincing Haiden to move on because we were sounding too desperate?" my wolf reminded me, a hint of yfulness in his voice.


    "Well, yeah, that was because there was too much crowd, and honestly, I was feeling guilty at that point until I returned to my room and my loneliness reminded me of Clementine and her beautiful face," I replied.


    While I was waiting, I heard banging against the walls.


    "Wow, it seems like Haiden is already hitting it," my wolfmented and Iughed, getting up from the bed.


    "Well, she is pretty, so it’s not bad for him," I told my wolf, pacing around the room and thinking about catching Fauna leave so I could tell Haiden that I knew everything, so he would not try to lie about it.


    Once he had moved on, he had better stay moved on.


    However, my phone started ringing again.


    I turned to it and growled, grabbing it and staring at the same unknown number as before.


    At this point, I thought about returning the call.


    If nobody spoke this time, I would call back.


    I picked up the phone and put it next to my ear, moving toward the balcony again.


    The night looked beautiful from here.


    "Hello," I answered, thinking the same thing would happen, that the person would cut the call and leave me confused.


    However, this time it was different.


    "Hello? You need to help me." A very soft whisper came from the other side. This time, the voice seemed familiar, almost like someone I knew.


    "I’m sorry, who is this?" I asked, watching the wind blow through the trees.


    "I’m Leysa."


    The minute she said her name, my heart jumped into my throat.


    "What? Leysa, why are you calling me?" I demanded, checking the phone. It looked like a different number.


    "Listen, you need to help me, but don’t call this number. It belongs to the people where I am stuck," she continued.


    I shook my head in disbelief. Did she really think I would trust her? I had known her since we were kids, and yes, I had found her extremely attractive, to the point that I had made mistakes with her in the past.


    But now it was getting too much. Did she really think I would fall for her lie?


    Before I could say anything else, she knew how to get my attention when she added, "Clementine is stuck with me."


    And that changed everything for me.


    "Wait, what are you saying? Are you being truthful?" I demanded, my posture shaking a little.


    "I’m telling you the truth. Just make sure youe here with your warriors. I’m going to give you the information right now. You need toe soon, please," she urged on the other side.


    I had known Leysa for a while, and I knew that she was capable of lying, but recently she had gone quiet.


    After her mother’s passing, I had not heard much from her.


    I had not heard her cause more trouble, so I thought this might be her moment to change.


    Now that she was calling me and saying she knew where Clementine was, and that Clementine was in danger, I did not want to risk ignoring it.


    "Okay, I will be—" I started to reply, but the call cut off.


    "Oh," I muttered, but that was enough.


    I did not need to know more.


    However, now the question was whether I should tell the others or save Clementine myself and be a hero.


    I had just returned from the balcony in a hurry when I got another call.


    During that call, she gave me the address and as much information as she could in those few minutes.


    I was in shock, but I did not have time to think.


    I needed to hurry.


    Somewhere along the way, jealousy got the best of me.


    Then I heard the door to Haiden’s room open.


    I cracked my door open a little and saw Haiden push Fauna out of the room.


    I began to wonder why he was doing that.


    Was he getting rid of her after using her?


    If that was the case, wow, what a scumbag.


    But that worried me.


    That would mean he was going to go back to Clementine.


    I left my room and rushed to his.


    When I knocked, he opened the door angrily.


    "What the fuck is wrong with you? Why are you back now?" he snapped.


    He was already mumbling and did not stop when he saw me.


    "Oh, it’s you," he muttered, stepping away from the door.


    The tension in his body told me it was not what I had been thinking.


    The room felt too quiet and dull for any kind of intimacy to have happened there.


    "I heard some noises from your room. Is everything okay?" I asked, keeping my voice low and pretending I was not suspicious, though deep down I was anxious.


    There were no warriors I could trust, only a few men from my pack who did not work for my stepbrother or my father.


    They were the only people I could rely on.


    "Yeah, she came in trying to make up lies and get close to me," Haiden grunted, shaking his head.


    "Oh, that is sad. I mean, I don’t know why she won’t give up," I muttered, scratching the back of my neck.


    "Yeah, you know what she was saying?" Haiden started, but I suddenly remembered Clementine’s face again.


    "I need to talk to you. It’s urgent," I said, lowering my head to avoid his eyes while rubbing my elbow and then my eyebrow.


    "What is it? You look worried," he asked in worry.