Chapter 102. Betrayal

Emily's POV

"We followed you," Angelica continued, excitement clearly written on her face.

"What did you use? Wolfsbane?" I asked.

"If only!" She said this, sounding proud of her accomplishments. "Axel injected you with liquid silver."

Is that the reason why Willow struggled to return?

"We saw your wolf running with you earlier," Angelica continued. "With her out of the way, getting rid of you would be easy."

"What happened to Alex?" I asked worryingly.

"He saw what we did to you," she replied and sighed. She was kind of acting strangely—more than usual.

"Did Alex try to fight you off?" I asked.

"No, he shifted into that stupid black beast of his and went to protect you!" She hissed. "It was something amazing to watch, but it complicated things."

"That's when you suspected we were mates," I said; it wasn't a question, yet Angelica continued to elaborate.

"Only fated mates would protect their mate like