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ARTEMISIA

A smile appeared on my face as my mind drifted to Sin.

It was a week after the battle with the Blood Moon Pack.

It was a huge celebration for us since the werewolves had been suffering for a long time and Sin's curse was broken as well.

I was glad everything had turned out well.

We had been attempting to work out everything that happened between us and it was going well.

Although we rarely slept in the same room, I wouldn't object if he came to me.

It was Sin who suggested we sleep separately the last time I saw him and I assumed he was trying to take everything slow as he had said and didn't want to overwhelm me.

I climbed down from the bed and walked towards the wardrobe.

I grasped the nightie Julie and Alisson had picked out for me when we went shopping.

Seeing it now, I blushed as I thought of all the naughty things that had been said.

I slipped into the lacy thigh-length nightie before I changed my mind and slipped into my robe

The last thing I needed was to run into Laurent on the way to Sin's room or even his mom.

It would be embarrassing if they saw me wearing a slutty outfit. Perhaps, not to Sin's mother as she had been suggesting we try again for a baby.

And for Laurent, I wasn't ready to hear the lame and flirty jokes he often said.

Again, running into Alisson and Julie was another thing.

I had lied about not visiting Sin tonight as I didn't want them to ask me for the details of how the night went.

I breathed out and used the lavender spray Sin loved on my body and I ruffled my hair and applied some lip gloss on my dry lips, to give me a sexy look I presume.

But, I didn't think I was anywhere close to it.

To me, I look like I was trying too hard to be noticed.

I shrugged and slipped out of the room before changing my mind.

I was going to forgive him tonight, aside from the other motive in my mind. I had made him wait long enough.

I furrowed my brows as I neared his door. The door was slightly opened.

Perhaps, he was expecting me already. Maybe Alisson and Julie had told him I was coming.

"Those big mouths," I grimaced.

I wanted it as a surprise, yet they had ruined it.

Or not.

My nose crinkled as I got closer. I perceived a more feminine scent next to the door.

It smells like Emma.

It was weird. I didn't know many people that used strawberry scent and only Emma was the one close by.

But had she been in here?

"No," I said to myself, shaking off the thought.

I heaved a breath and nudged the door open, attempting to slip in unnoticed.

I saw something that made me stagger backwards.

My eyes went wide and I glimpsed Sin and Emma in a compromising position.

She was on top of him and her lipstick was smeared. The top button of the blouse she donned was undone and her growing breasts seemed as though they would spill out if care wasn't taken.

Sin and Emma?

My head spun as I tried to grasp what I had just seen.

It couldn't be real, I pinched myself but I felt the pain.

It wasn't a dream, it was real.

"It's not what you think!" Sin said, shoving Emma off him. "I can explain."

I shook myself and took two steps to the door.

"Don't!" I choked out.

"Artemisia, please, nothing happened I promised!"

I didn't wait for whatever he wanted to say.

It was a lie. Everything had been a lie. Sin lied to me.

He was still sleeping with Emma behind my back and here I was foolishly thinking of forgiving him!

How naive was I?!

Sin took another step toward me and I did the first thing my brain said to me.

Run!

I darted out of the room, and down the hall.

I ran out of the huge gate of the palace, not bothering to take my mare with me.

He had betrayed me again.

I shouldn't have trusted him, I berated myself as I ran.

I didn't know where I was going but I kept going until my leg gave way.

I collapsed in the middle of the forest and sucked in a breath.

"How dare he? What did I do to deserve such?!"

I gazed up at the bright moon and sobbed. Tears clouded my vision and I winced as my heart constricted.

It ached, it aches so much. I wish I could pull out my heart to fill nothing, but it seemed impossible.

I had saved his ass. I had broken his curse.

Heck, I helped him in so many ways but all I got was my heart broken over again.

Emma.

Hatred surged through me as the name surfaced in my mind.

Now, I believed she was sent to destroy me. She was my doom and I wish I had taught her a lesson before leaving.

I wish I had made her feel the same pain I was feeling.

"Goodness, this hurt so much." I whimpered.

I stayed in the position I was in for a while, and then I realized I was far into the forest as I stood up to navigate my way around.

It was dark and I could make out the swaying of trees, but I didn't know my way back as I hadn't come this far before.

I had freaking lost myself.

I wonder if I should blame sin for what he had done or myself for running out with the little opportunity I got.

I shivered and wrapped my arms around myself.

A low growl sounded and my heartbeat quickened.

I turned and the leaves rustled and something leapt out.

Not something as I thought.

Rather, a freaking werewolf leapt out.

I was doomed. I was in danger and I had endangered myself.

I did the only thing I could at the moment.

I shrieked and stumbled as it moved to my side.