I watched in horror as he fell backwards with Jerome on top of him.
“What the hell is this?” He roared. “How dare you disrespect me and mark the woman I was supposed to marry? I will make you pay Hunter! You’re a dead man!”
Hunter looked up at me and winked … actually winked. I’d never seen him do anything like that and I was shocked for a good few seconds. I was quickly pounded back into reality when Jerome punched him in the face.
Hunter growled and tackled him to the ground. I didn’t know what to do; I wasn’t sure how to react to any of this. Everything was happening so fast that my mind was taking its dead time to wrap itself around it.
There was chaos all around us now. People were screaming and shouting as Hunter slammed him back into the crowd. Everyone were scattering and trying to get as far away from the fight as possible.
It was hardly a fight for Hunter however, Jerome was not as strong as him and it showed. It was only a few minutes into the fight when the Alpha was knocked out cold on the ground. However, soon after his pack barged in for revenge but they didn’t have a chance since Hunter’s men barged in the same time. After seeing that they were outnumbered they all surrendered and took their unconscious Alpha out of the ballroom.
“HOW COULD YOU!” A scream erupted from the crowd.
Hunter froze and his eyes fell to the crowd in shock. I saw the way his body immediately tensed as his eyes settled on something. I followed his gaze and saw what it was or rather who … Maggie. She was looking at him as though he’d betrayed her and for once the emotion on her face looked raw. She was actually hurt this time and I honestly couldn’t feel even a little bit sorry for her. My focus was only on Hunter and I was scared at what he was about to do now that he’d realized that she had seen everything between us.
I felt a sudden sink in my heart as he made an attempt to go to her. What was he going to do? He’d just marked me. Would he still keep her around after admitting that I was the woman he wanted to spend his life with?
………………
***MAGGIE***
I couldn’t believe what was happening before my eyes. Hunter actually mated with her?
How?
We were mates! How could this happen? When did she become his mate? My mind was racing with this new turn of events and I felt like I was about to lose my mind. I should have realized this a lot sooner, how did I miss it? How did I not see that Isabella was his second chance mate? But how?
I couldn’t pay attention to anything else happening around me. People were screaming and there was fighting as well but that was not my main area of concern. All I could see was Hunter mating Isabella. I couldn’t wrap my mind around it.
How did I not realize that our bond had been broken? I was so busy getting revenge that I hadn’t realized that Isabella had somehow replaced me. It all made sense now. It was why he no longer worshipped the ground I walked on. He was already gifted another mate and whatever he felt for me now must have been guilt from what had happened between us in the past.
But why did I feel like someone had broken my heart into a million pieces? If our bond was broken, I shouldn’t be able to feel anything. Did I somehow develop some sort of feelings for him in all of these years? Just the thought of it made me feel sick to my stomach.
“HOW COULD YOU!” I screamed at the top of my lungs.
I was surprised by my outburst but I couldn’t control myself. I felt so much pain and anger and I needed to direct it at someone and why not at the person who’d caused all of this in the first place!
Hunter turned and saw me in the crowd. I saw the shock and guilt on his face. Serves him right! He should feel guilty after doing this and embarrassing me in front of so many people!
I could feel eyes on me from all directions. What would people think about me now? I literally had to witness my husband mark another woman! I could already see all of the pitiful looks sent my way. Just a few minutes ago those pitiful looks were directed at Isabella. How did this even happen?
Hunter paused right in front of me and I could tell that he wasn’t sure what to say to me.
“I didn’t want you to have to find out like this.” He said. “I don’t know when it happened but I fell in love with Isabella, I can’t live without her. I’m sorry Maggie but she’s the only woman for me. I can’t have any other woman in my life but her …”
“STOP IT!” I screamed. “You can’t do this to me Hunter. You can’t leave me like this!”
“Maggie-.”
I didn’t wait for him to continue; instead I stormed out of the council with only one thing on my mind. Hunter actually thought that he could embarrass me like that and get away with it? He was about to be hit with something so hard that he will never be able to bounce back from it. My focus was never on Isabella but now that they were mated, he would literally die if anything ever happened to her.
Should I do to her the same thing I did to myself? Should I make it look like someone murdered her so that Hunter could suffer?
Then a few years later I could show him that she was indeed alive and make it look like she’d left him for someone else.
I shook my head at the thought of it. I wasn’t too pleased with this idea.
I did that already, and I wanted to try something new. I smiled as a new idea entered my head. Why hadn’t I thought about this sooner?
How would Hunter like it if the love his life, Isabella Cross tried to kill him?
I needed a powerful witch, someone that could control Isabella and force her to kill Hunter. I wanted to scream with excitement.
It would be a tragic ending for the both of them.
***HUnTER***
Maggie’s anger was understandable and there was nothing that I could do to help her. I’d hurt Isabella enough already and now I had to live in such a way that only brought laughter and joy to her. I wanted Isabella to be as happy as possible.
I turned to her and found her looking at me. I could tell that she was worried that I would still go to Maggie after everything. I needed to prove to her that my heart only belonged to her from now on. I walked towards her and gently took her soft hand in mine.
“HUnTER-,”
I glared at the prosecutor and he immediately shut his mouth. I wasn’t finished with the council and I would come back to deal with them in a minute. But I wanted to take Isabella home first. I didn’t want her to stay and witness anymore of this madness; she needed to go home and rest, especially since we needed to do over the rituals properly this time while surrounded by all of the members of my pack.
I didn’t stop walking until it was just Isabella and I alone outside the council’s walls.
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