Beautiful Traitor: The Complete Duet by Lindsey Devin

Author:Lindsey Devin [Devin, Lindsey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

ASHER

When the party ended two hours ago, Connor ordered me to the shed behind his manor to wait for him. The prick still hadn’t shown up.

The old tool shed was about five by five feet, with the ceiling only an inch or so above my head. At least I didn’t have to hunch. After three days in this shack, I had cleared the worst of the dust and cobwebs, but it was far from comfortable. The shed looked as haggard and angry as I felt. I longed for my old bed and the scent of my woods. Here, all I had was the lingering scent of dust, the sickeningly sweet scent of oil that had spilled years ago and soaked into the wood, and the scent of a forest that wasn’t my own. Worst of all, the wood creaked whenever I shifted my weight slightly, so pacing in this cage created a cacophony of noises.

Though it was the last thing I wanted to think about, the events of the party played through my mind. Shame and anger burned through me. I’d felt so fucking ridiculous standing up on that stage in front of all those people, forced to do Connor’s bidding. An alpha should never be made to feel that way. The fact Phaedra was there to see my greatest shame only made the event more painful.

But Goddess, she’d looked incredible. It had been the first time I’d seen her since Connor captured me, and from the moment I set my eyes on her, all I wanted was to take her in my arms and bolt. That orange dress made her stormy-gray eyes stand out, and her hair looked so soft, so feathery. I still remembered those strands passing through my fingers like silk, and how soft her skin felt in my hands. She was the picture of beauty and grace, the most stunning woman in that ballroom. My wolf whined at the thought of her, and I couldn’t blame him.

That was why it hurt to think of how easily she was able to play the part of a member of high-wolf society. The woman I fell in love with, the spitfire who wasn’t afraid to speak her mind, would never have fit in with the sort of people Connor was schmoozing up to. And yet I had to admit she played the role well. I couldn’t listen in on the conversations Connor had with those other people, though I wanted to.

But from what I observed, Phaedra knew exactly how to keep her features impassive, friendly even. I knew she was playing this part to protect me and my pack… but I wasn’t sure how to reconcile the woman I knew with the person on Connor’s arm.

If I were a stronger wolf, a better alpha, none of this would have happened. If I had just killed Edgar, my pack and I would be free of my father’s curse, and Phaedra… Phaedra would be on the mainland, living her dreams and making new connections.

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