LE

ith venom, my hands trembling at my sid

onic line of 'It's not what it looks l

, the betrayal scorching

y heel and bolted for the door, m

s a nightmare, because even if I woke

eral times, and he just had

as his footsteps thundered behind me. Before I could reac

lly wrenched free, whirling to face him a

"The excuses? The lies? Or should I listen to the way my heart is breaking right no

trembled, a storm raging inside me, ready to tear me a

e he could speak, the person I'd rather hear no word

ing against the doorframe like she belonged th

I'm the one be

o

k as she crossed her arms o

rld tilted as my pulse roared in my ears, my

y left my lips, my bre

s. Only if he would just say something to dispute the way his mouth opened and sn

gs. My knees threatened to give out, the edges of my vision darkening as bet

or him. I

never truly

She's my fir

e though if I was ordering or pleadin

nd I'll let all t

" Jace stated, and I could se

ly saying that I had my hopes up all for a

alling off the wedding." I answered in a firm voic

!" He said in a challenging

I wanted was to get back to my quarters and bawl my eyes out bef

nd me lazily, too tired to even shift into my wolf form when a pric

re had gone eerily

ng wasn

neven as I fought to shake off the

What I couldn't make out was the scent

ear take hold. I was an emotional wreck, my world alread

ake advantage of me in this st

wisting inside me. My hands clenched at my sides as I scan

espo

grief was making me paranoid

breath, forcing

imagining th

, searing pain ripp

at spread through my body, a sensation too foreign, too agonizing. My legs weak

a

g. He stood there, his chest rising and falling, his finger

hickened the air as it spilled freel

mug. Triumphant. Like this h

the, my vision dark

t real. This

my head, the one she had sai

ne,

words before. I ha

s. The way my father fought until his last breath. The w

t is happe

the blade, the

nees buckled, and I fell to the forest floor, my fingers pressin

tered over the betray

im, searching for somethin

rely above a whisper, thick wi

oid of the warmth I had on

my hands out as life and deat

ed to have wolf's bane in it because,

tionship with you," he said smoothly, the wor

let you tak

to unknown people the night before our big day. I'm sorry Selen

I heard Jace yell out to Elena as they both hur

body but failed as pain course

y last breath heavily, finishing off my plea in m