Yolia’s POV

From nothingness, I regained consciousness again. This time however, I could not feel the air, I could not feel the sun on my skin. I did not feel anything, even the ground beneath my feet. It was just hollow, emptiness.

I was dead and my hovering spirit was all that was left. I could move freely, anywhere I wanted to go and the first place that came to my mind was the Alpha’s office.

I flew there and saw him seated on his chair, well relaxed, with Reina.

He laid back on his comfortable couch, eyes closed with feet stretched out. Reina was opposite him, massaging his feet as she helped him relax.

I widened my eyes.

“This is what you were doing when I called and you calmed down, you were busy?!” I yelled out.

Renie had been getting on my nerves for a while now and I finally decided to put and end to it, moving to her at once to push her down.

However, I passed through her to the other side. I remembered I was a ghost now. All I could do was watch because they could neither hear nor see me.

I became restless, not knowing what to do. I did not think this low of him. How could he spend the day with Renie while I died on the road?

I knew he did not regard or rate me, but I did not know it was this bad.

He sat there with a slight frown on his face. One could see it even though his eyes were closed.

“You don’t have to be upset anymore.” Reina said to him. “Why won’t I be?” Alpha Ryan replied. “She never lets me be. Why does she have to be so clingy all the time?” He added.

“I know her call interrupted the massage session, but we are back to it. You shouldn’t let anything bother you. Remember we have a ball at night, and you will be the main character there.” She said softly.

Renie always has a pleasing way of saying things to win people over. She was like an orator, who could sweep the feets of people with her words. I know that is what she was doing to the Alpha, manipulating him and bending him to her will.

I could feel Alpha Ryan get absolutely relieved by her words as he calmed down.

After the foot massage, she went over his shoulders and his chest. I could not believe my eyes. He had never been this calm towards me. All I needed was 5 minutes of body contact with him and he would call me clingy. This was a totally different Ryan.

I stood there, tears in my eyes watching as it approached evening. Alpha Ryan was growing restless, checking his time continuously.

I know he was expecting me because we were supposed to go to the ball together.

Few minutes later, Reine came back into the office.

“Alpha. Are you still here?” She asked him. “Aren’t you supposed to be on your way to the ball already?” She asked again.

“Yolia isn’t here yet.” He said furiously. “She was supposed to be here in the afternoon.” He complained.

“Have you tried calling?”

“Calling, mindlinking, everything and still, no response from her.”

Renie came closer to him and touched him softly on the shoulder. “Maybe she’s angry because you didn’t hear what she had to say when she mind linked you and she wants to use this as pay back.” Renie told him.

“For real?!”

I was fuming from within. She was trying to make me a bad person. If only they knew what had actually happened.

“She will surely have a score to settle with me when we get home.” He said.

“What will you do now that you have no one to go with?” She asked him. “You know I’m free for the evening, right?” She added.

Ryan sized up with his eyes. “You’re not dressed properly.” He said to her.

“I can get a dress as soon as possible if you say yes.”

With that, Alpha Ryan agreed to have her come along and she sprinted out of the office, getting a dress so fast, she could be compared to a fictional speed character.

She came back dressed in a very revealing dress, one that made Ryan stare in lust. She did everything in her power to make sure he was constantly seduced by her.

On their way to the ball, Beta Milo walked to them. “My Alpha, have you heard about the rogue attack that happened earlier today?” He asked.

Finally, he was going to know about my attack. I waited for him to find out for so long.

“Beta Milo!” Renie cut in swiftly. “You know the Alpha has a ball to attend to and he has to be in a perfect state of mind. Why don’t you wait till later.” She advised me.

“It’s okay, I can handle it.” Ryan said.

“No you can’t. There are people who need impressing at the ball and any sense of uncertainty will turn them off. Besides, I am sure your efficient security team is working on it.” She was further persuaded.

As usual, she won against them. “why don’t we talk about it later?” Alpha Ryan told Beta Milo.

Milo had no other option but to nod and leave.

I was disappointed bevause I really wanted to see his reaction when he found out I was dead.

Together, the two went to the ball. Ryan had so much to drink that he became drunk. Renie had to help him to our door.

“Yolia, please come open the door!” She called out as she knocked. I wish I could do so, but I could not. Normally, with the first knock I would be running downstairs. Before the second, I would open the door already, but this wasn’t the case today and it was shocking to them.

“Why isn’t she out yet!” Alpha Ryan asked, looking pissed.

“She’s probably still trying to hurt you.” Renie said.

Anytime she tried to make me look bad, I cringed. Unfortunately, I did not have the power to defend myself anymore. All I could do was watch.

The most annoying thing was that Ryan always believed everything she said.

Growing tired of the wait, Ryan finally took out his keys and unlocked the door.

His voice echoed. “Yolia, better come explain your childish behavior before I do something you’ll regret!”

But immediately after saying this, he came to the realization that the house was pitch dark and devoid of any soul. His next words were stuck in his throat.

Yolia’s POV

I wished he could see me standing right before him, but he could not.

It was not usual for me not to be at the door when he came back. Even if I was asleep, I was a very light sleeper. I would still hear the knock and come downstairs.

I always cooked his dinner and made sure it stayed warm for his return.

He was tense when he didn’t see me. “Where the hell could she be?” Alpha Ryan asked.

“I do not know. She could be upstairs.” I went upstairs, I was right with them.

She followed him up to our bedroom. This was more or less the first time she entered this deep into my home. Normally, I would not even let her cross the door because I could see through her and I knew the kind of snake she was.

At first, we were friends. She would tell me how much she admired my relationship with the alpha and wanted to protect it.

“Do not worry baby, I will be sure to let you know anytime anyone wants to steal your man.” She would say. I was so happy back then because I knew I had someone to watch him for me.

From there, she began sending pictures of him and other women to me. This caused constant fights in the house and we began growing distant.

The day I finally knew her evil was when I paid her a surprise birthday visit at the office. There she was, with him, comforting him, while he complained about me and my nagging attitude.

She advised him to find someone better and end things with me. Hearing these things I was shocked to my bone marrow.

I confronted her and made her know I finally understood her game. She showed me these things to make me fight with him, while she acted as a comforter to him, drawing him closer to herself.

Since then, she had always been afraid to look into my eyes. She stopped sending the pictures. I just didn’t know that she was still seducing my mate and making me look bad before him.

When they entered the room, I was nowhere to be found. They became suspicious.

“She isn’t still here.” Ryan said. He yelled out my name over and over, but there was no response. I could feel him getting tense.

He was confused, but then again, Renie was there to twist his thoughts.

“Has she ever been out this late before?” She asked him.

“No, she hasn’t.”

“It could be that she’s seeing something. Nothing else could make her stay out this late.” She told him. Ryan grew angry.

“I would kill her if she did that! That would be the end of it!” He yelled angrily. “If you ask me, you guys ended a long time ago.” She said as he caressed him from behind.

“That’s what I have been trying to tell you for a while now, but you never listen.”

I know what she was trying to do. She wanted to have sex with him right there and then. I guess this was the first time she had him in the bedroom alone with her and she wanted to make the most out of it.

The mood changed when she accidentally knocked off a glass portrait of Alpha Ryan and I.

Alpha Ryan never liked to snap pictures. That was the only one I could fortunately take with him and she broke it.

“Oh my God!” She said at once as she bent down to pick the broken pieces.

“I am sorry, I am sure you both adored this portrait.” She said in a calm, serene voice. A voice that was impossible to get angry at.

“It’s okay, just don’t hurt yourself.” He told her. “I watched as she took my only picture with the love of my life and tossed it into the waste bin.

She saw a necklace on my jewelry table. The diamond necklace my Alpha gave to me on the day he engaged me and took it.

“This looks so pretty!” She said, “Can I try it on?” She asked.

Ryan gave a disapproving look because he knew the significance of that necklace. Not only was it expensive, it was the symbol of our love.

She however did not back down. She kept pleading and pleading and pleading until he could not bear anymore.

“You can give it a try.” He said.

She jumped in excitement as she quickly went to it. If I did the same thing, pressed for something like that, he would have called me out, but here he was, being all calm to this snake in werewolf form.

I watched her put on my greatest treasure, the one that meant the most to me. It felt like he just transferred my love to someone else. I was pained, the fact that I could not do anything about it anymore acted like icing to that cake.

She helped him take his clothes off and put him to bed. I guess her plan to have sex with him failed because once on the bed, he closed his eyes and I would say sleep at that time. I guess he was too drunk to do anything.

I could see the disappointment in her eyes as she expected more.

She laid beside him and began to caress him, then took pictures of him with her and sent them to me.

I was confused as to why she did them, until she captioned it. “I am taking care of him.” Followed by a kiss emoji. I guess it was to show me that she was winning.

She had my necklace on, she was on my bed and with my mate. What else did she need to prove that?

Things however took a drastic turn when she turned to Ryan and his eyes were wide open. He hadn’t been sleeping all along and he saw all she did. She was scared.