CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & NINETY ONE
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CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED & NINETY ONE
Viki’s POV
“And what do you need my help with?” I asked her as I sat down on the old, stained sofa. I knew as soon as I saw her face that Talia had arrived. I just wanted Maggie to tell me.
“You knew,” Maggie responded. “You knew he would bring her back.”
“Bring back who? I don’t know what you’re talking about,” I said.
“Yes, you do!” Maggie snapped. “The Princess. He brought back the Princess as his Luna.”
“Oh Yes,” I said simply. “I knew.”
Her hands clenched at her sides. “And you didn’t think to warn me?”
I tilted my head slightly. “Would you have listened? I tried to tell you that you would need me, but you thought I was crazy.”
“You could’ve still warned me,” Maggie said firmly.
“Do not direct your anger at me,” I told her firmly. “As I didn’t take the love of your life away from you.”
Maggie’s face flushed, but she did not deny it. She looked away instead as she sat down in a chair.
“The way,” she muttered. “The way he looks at her. He never looked at me like that.”
“I know exactly how that feels,” I told her.
She looked back at me sharply. “You do not.”
“I do,” I said, evenly. “Because she took my mate too.”
Maggie’s brow furrowed and asked, “What? How?”
‘You’re ying a dangerous game,’ my wolf hissed within my mind. I ignored her and pushed her down.
“I never told you how I ended up like this,” I said. “Alpha Jason of Shadoww was my mate, and she took her from me.”
Maggie’s eyes widened in surprise before they narrowed. “You’re that Viki?” she said before scoffing. “Everyone knows that Talia was Jason’s original mate. He betrayed her for you.”
“That is the story she tells,” I said with a sigh as I stood.
I began to walk around the room as I spoke as I spun my tale for this young fool.
“She came to Shadoww as Luna. She hid her true identity to ruin Shadoww from the inside out. When Jason served no purpose to her, she abandoned him for someone better,” I exined.
Maggie folded her arms and said, “That does not exin Nn.”
“Doesn’t it?” I replied, “The Alpha King uses his own daughter as a pawn. No one would expect the dainty, delicate princess to be a danger. I am sure that’s how she got close to Nolán. It’s how she won over Jason.”
“But how does Nn have anything to do with you?” Maggie asked.
“Talia doesn’t get her hands dirty,” I replied. “Nn hurt me for her.”
Maggie shook her head. “Nn would never hurt a woman. He would never do what you are implying.”
I stopped in front of her.
“You are wrong,” I said quietly. “He ruined me because I refused to disappear quietly.”
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Maggie didn’t believe me. I could tell in her eyes. So, I would just have to show. her what her beloved Nn was really capable of.
I reached up and slowly removed the half mask from my face. Maggie recoiled from me. She covered her mouth, gasping in horror at the jagged scar that stretched across my cheek and jaw. The skin was uneven, twisted in ces where it had never healed correctly.
“No, Nn, couldn’t have…. he wouldn’t!” Maggie stammered.
“This,” I said tly. “This is what he did to me for going against Talia.”
Maggie stood up and backed away from me. “That is not possible,” she muttered.
“It is,” I said. “And I begged him not to kill me.”
“Why would she want you dead?” Maggie asked. I kept my face neutral, but I wanted to smirk. Maggie had taken the bait. She was now asking the right questions.
“Because I threatened the perfect image she wanted to maintain,” I exined. “She had to get rid of me.”
I put my mask back on and said, “But Nn is merciful, I’ll give him that. He spared my life only because I begged, but he made sure I would remember to never cross Talia again.”
Maggie didn’t respond. I could tell she was trying to process all of it. She was young and na?ve. With the scar on my face and her jealousy, Maggie would find a reason to believe me.
‘You’re taking a risk,’ my wolf warned.
‘One we need to get revenge. Before she realizes she’s been fooled, it’ll be toote,’ I told her.
‘But what if she asks Nn?’ my wolf asked.
‘She won’t, because she would have to reveal that she hid a rogue, and it’s me. She won’t risk him being upset with her, not if she wants to be his Luna,’ I exined.
Maggie finally broke the silence and asked, “So why are you telling me this?”
“I want to help you by stopping her,” I replied. “You helped me and now I am going to help you.”
“Stop her, how?” Maggie asked.
“By making sure the Luna ritual doesn’t happen. She cannot secure her ce as Luna without it and if she cannot secure her ce, she can be reced,” I replied.
“Reced?”
I held her eyes. “Yes. Reced By the proper person that should be Luna.”
Maggie searched my eyes. She would not find deceit there. I would help her get rid of Talia, but that didn’t mean Maggie would be Luna.
“What do you need me to do?” Maggie finally asked.
“Watch them both. I need to know everything that they do,” I said.
Maggie frowned. “You want me to spy on them.”
“I want you to protect your future,” I replied. “It should be easy for you to do, right?”
Her fingers tightened in the fabric of her sleeves. “And if they find out?”
“They will not,” I said. “She underestimates women like us.”
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Maggie hesitated. “And if this fails?”
“It won’t,” I reassured her. “You have to believe in yourself and know you’re doing the right thing.”
She looked at me for a long moment before nodding,
“I will do it,” she said. “I will tell you everything.”
“Good,” I said. “Now go back for now. Allow me some time to n.”
As I watched Maggie leave, I felt the familiar thrill of purpose return. I was going to make them pay for everything they did to me. This time my revenge would not be taken from me.
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